The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-07-14

/ an attack Of bilious pneumonia, from which
am now slowly, but l hope surely, recovering.
have had several relaPses, and they may Tecur
again-making the probability Of immediate
usefulness absolutely out Of the question. It
is high time that our eIectOr should be IN the
field. He should be an active, working man,
efficient on the stump, possessing a clear head
and a sound heaEt-One who will labor in sea-
son and out Of season, for the good Of the
cause, and not merely a holiday elector. We
have a plenty Of such gallant wings, who are
ready for the conflict.
l greatly fear that my health will not be re-
stored in time to do "yeoman's services" for
our glorious old chiel. And then, if it for
%tunately should be, the fatigues Of a warm
campaign and ardaOus duty on the stump,
might cause a relapse. 1t would mortify me
to the core, to know that the harvest needed
the brawny arm Of the reaper, when mine hung
pOwerless by my side. To avoid this, and per-
haps the loss of the State, for want Of prompt
and vigorous action in this district, ! beseech
my frlends to let me stand aside, and let q
stronger man put in his sickle. We have a
number of the finest speakers in the State,
with ready and willing hearts, whose want Of
health would form no imPediment to the can
vass. In begging to be excused, feel conf
dent that my place can be filled by a far ADLER
man, mentally as we'll as physically--and that
so far from %lnjuring the cause Of old lack and
the country, it will benefit both in the highest
degree.
l am rejoiced at the nomination Of General
Taylor, and If l had for a moment thought il
essential, and my health would justify, no sac
riice OF time or any thing else merely earthly
that ] could place on so holy an Altar, would
be considered too great, to restore the govern
ment to its original purity. He, you we'll
know, wac my first and my last choice, believ-
ing that, through him, the country had a glo-
riOus Buena Vista of peace and prosperity. 1t
is not therefore because my heart is faint-or
my faith w~aVering-my zeal lagging-or my
hopes failing, that | decline; for l feel as
ever did, certain Of his success, if the whigs
will but do their duty, organize, work more,
and brag less.
Let us rally on the original wing principle
privilege against prerOgative-.the popular will,
against executive encrOachment and power.
Let us restrict the Executive to a simple dis
charge Of his executory duties, as the cOnsIitu-
ton PresCEibeS, and restore Congress to its ORR
ginal power, the mirror Of the public will. Lot
us put down the monster party, which builds
up a wall Of partition between brothers, and
re-establish the old, and time hOnOred system
of our fathers, liberty, equality, and fraternity.
These things we can do and must do. My
heart is in the cause, and whenever / think Of
old Rough and Ready, and the good he will &C.
cOmPIish for the whole people, | feel almost
inspired. love that pure and firm old man,
who has " nothing to serve but his country"
His very name, my hearts blood warns. God
grant he may arrest the downward tendency Of
things, produced by the OfiCe.hOlding dynasty,
whose vile abuses are gOrging all the sIuices
OF corruption. May the peOPle through his
wise c~ounssls, learn to look to their represent
tatiVes in Congress as exponents of their will,
and not to the Executive, who never was in
tended by the trainers Of the Constitution to
control Legislation, and make himself a monarch
indeed, Unless this palutary lesson can be
taught emphatically and effectively, the pa
triot's hope Of the future is enveloped in mys-
terry, " and shadows, clouds and darkness rest
upon it,"
If health should be permitted me, and / pray
it may, l will endeavOr to rouse my country
mentO the dangers Of the dynAstiC faction, who
have brought us step by step to the perilOus
edge of destruction. mean, | will do so rs
a private citizen-as one who dearly loves his
country, and the revolutionary name of his
fathers.
You will confer a favor by laying this before
the Rough and Ready Club, of which l am
proud to hear you are President.
Most truly and sincerely your friend and the
friend Of Taylor and Fillmore.
PATRICK HENRY.
Hon. JOHN |, GUIoN,
Pendent Rough and Ready Club, Jackson.
Gen. CaHh-The following is the character