The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-01-29

~ ps lstains INC power OF thinking for our,
selVes-andswe win Be free 10 fact, MOI mefe.
" in name. 4 rlyIoe MN
The resent and the Future,
The campaign in Tennessee, in view Of what
trahspired recently at the Democratic Conven.
tlon here, may be considered a. fairIy opened,
i we are 70 Judge Of the signs ofthe iimes, Is
likely TO be an animated one. The uction Of
that Convention gave the wings, we may SUD-
pose, an earnest N their purpose o make ade..
terifincd struggle 10 aid the Administration in
retaining thai power Id the national councils
'or another four years, which they hare,d urihnp
their sway used SO unwisely. II ia egiJent-
very evldentlrom their moyements, that of all1
men IN the nation, they would rather the wbips
would select any other man than Gen. TayloFl
as their candidate for the Office ofChief Macis-
trato. There are many reasons far this! Hen.
ny Clay they could have abused asin times oast
to their hearts crntent. But not'so with ola |
Rough and R 3ady-the bIuF old soldier-,bs
republican patriot, whose mere name st1ira
oodlikesa trumpet call when We think oil
Buena Vista, It's iron storm, and, a ~tIittle more
grape Capt. Bfagg?r How win they manage
they are ut off from fheir usual vocntion
-'helr privilege Of charging r,e Wig candidate
2 "federafsp'-thutma caicRword which
,as7'eretofore proved resource when every.
hing like argument was wanting, They see.
diticully, and with The instinct III 10.
tine defeat which they must see, unless some
o~nslngency happen, Hewaits thems The abuse
'hlchNas layished upon Mr. Clay during he
~ canvass has been forgotten, ~ late, and
ven The Washington Uaion, III hopes s6St MI
get is batteries tobssToncs more S
I'M could assist p b1ingj6g him before
e people by eplogizing ia Rewy discovered
Duringthe late canyass now tfiey IbYu!
ated on what ihsy chafaed as ihe poiides
aasgressiens otthat disingaishsa man How
ley hatd Up and denounced almost every uub.
z sctso biz life, misrepreseniing his motise.
ad,seskiQg g bIackenHis characterq TkSy
arStous 2 have N eopportunity afforded
ls1l onee more Of rePsssiug all tbs; andH
NET wonderful iii view 9Th, s6S.ii,Sy look II
lth dislike upon the domination of ON Fay.
I ior The Pissidency, Asa eaudidate Tor hat
go otics, who will b. hardy enough 10 abuse
rs gallant old man. before The food peopls y
~ nation. Who will date ID accuse lin ~ II
antlng u patriotism, simply because he has
e i~ndependepce 70 diaetin political sentims6t
James X. Palk. wheFe. Is ale man Vial |
members She terrific storm, u Buena vista
wtt saySihat The hero If tbot memogoss (
onlesi, after such . signal evidence Of IA
'adiness to sacrifice all for his country. who I
u say thai he is not willing to offer All tbat E
2 ls, and expects TO b, forfHSf conntryq-A q
ralys ouF opponents have hafdASna ub9n1,. {
task before them, IN the effort tbsy mn. p
'se 10 make 10 defeat him, for thew need $
ay'ths hatiering junction IL their sorls,, ~, {
y other viii be the one they win be eapsa
to oppose. They must throw tbei, sb,f,.
n'm--'hey must follow up the game BEGAN
long ago by MI, Polk-the vote Of eensnro d
q the attempt to supercede him, &C.. &c. La
IN o'ner demonstrations calculated 10 de. b
'aqe Nun IN the eyes Of the nation, unless 'tbev u
'o0se 70 give up the contest without s,r,r. a
Every effort has been made to prevent M .
.nlgs 'rom rpqnninghim Our opponents have p
llmed7him az with them in pfinciple. nntiIh
at length 10 give Ia
! |, aaora,ng some hopes Of sqperoediug him o.
70 the Wings, even the Washington Iiaion Of
7 been found lauding Mr. Clay. The XXI in
too, to cripple Gen. .Taylor,s 4.
.s',ss popularity, has epdeavcred 10 arrov e
sn' scott against him, as a rival Ne 49, Ell