The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-09-29
FINN ne BaLtern.
$ Mere Availability,'
"Tho Available Canaidate.o

Such are the perases with which the slang
whangers Of al sides assail the Philadelphia
Convention and its nominee. +" See Whit the
Woigs'haye sacrificed to availibility,' shouts
MI. Foote, Of Mississippi, at tho top of his
voice, on the floor 81 the Senate of the United
States. In minion and long primer italics,
small capitals and big capitals, Mr.. S271,468
Richie keeps il before the people, that the
Wings have only been looking after an availa-
Bile candidate, and have sacrificed all their
principles, and ever Thing else, to availability.
Old HaNk Tisu,, ihroagh the month Of Senator
Dickinson, prqcllims that these base and pro-
figate Wings have turned their attention this
time merely to the selection Of an available
mans; and Mr.. $4,000 per annum Croswell
republishes what Mr. Senator Dickinson says.
though he thinks the word " ayaiIable' may
connect Itself in the minds of some Of his read
ers with the assets Of the Canal Bank. The
Tribune boldly ropudiats the Convention, from
its disgust at the bare idea of aynilabili-
~. Wilson and Allen bolt, for the same
cause. With their associate turn.coats and
renegadcs they 90 into The Buffalo Convention
and there join In accusing the Wings Of ia
hardening their distinctive principles for mere
availability.n
As this is about the only charge that is brought
against the Wings and Gen. Taylor, it be-
comes q suject Of importance to inquire into
- Thau ,ra makirr ~ ynnoh r,,afo ~ .bi,
single s%tring-these Locolocos and Barnburn-
ets-that it will be well to listen to ii awhile
and understandwha it all means.
What means The word 1" available?n Turn
ing to Dr., Johnson-for weare afraid to write a
line without grammar and dictionary by us,
lest our Mrs. Malaeprop IN pantaloons Of the
Union should have cause to censure our parts o.
speech-turning 10 DR.. Johnson, we find that
available means . profitable, advantageous,
powerful, in force" So availableness, Tor, as
We now say, " availability,') is defined by the
Doctor to mean " the power Of pro noting the
end for which it is used"
The charge against The Wings, then, is
that, with an end to accomplish, the have
sought what they esteemed the most " profit
able advantageous, and powerful" means Of
accomplishing that end. This charge against
General Taylor is in effect that lie POSSESSES,
b%eyound all other men, SC the power Of promo.
ting the end for which he is used"
Well, nov, what makes d man g profitable,
advantageous, and POWERFUL candidate? WAY
popularity. And what makes a man ropq-
LAR with an intelligent sensible People?-
Merit, surely. The People are capable iudg-
ing who ought TO be President. The most
available candidate is a man who recommends
himselfto the judgement Of thegreatest number
ofhls fellow citizens In looking round, then,
Tor such a candidate, the Wings have merely.
indicated the respectin which they hold the
wishes, feelings, and judgment Of the major-
ty,f
We admit then tho wings do go for availa-
bility. They were forthe man whose achieve
ments and character, they suppose, W Il be
most likely to commend him to the American
People, Who have a right to be pleased in
in this matter-the majority and the minority,
To select an unavailable candidate, what is il
but to select a man for n candidate whom YOU
suppose not to be acceptable to d minority -
This may be very good Baltimore Convention
Democracy, but it has about it no SAVIOR Of
Whiggism.
The selection Of the man for a candi
date whom they consider the most likely to
receive a majority OF the votes Of the Ameri-
can People, on account of his eminent servi-
ces, his distinguished talents, and his %unsulli-
ed integrity-this is the sum total ofthe charge
against the Wings Of seeking the mos ~avalla-
BILE candidate. This charge we acmit in full
length and breadth. The Wings have not only
meant to do this very wicked tbig, but they
have done it, and g no mistaken
Such a selection, on such grounds, we deem
to be true Democracy We could hardly ex-
pect, however, that it would commend itself
to that Democracy which sustains the veto Of
the President agains; the will of the People,
and takes away the right of Legislation from
the majority to vest itin oligarchy, composed
Of the Executive and a fraction ofieither branch
Of Congress, y
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