Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-08-01
TOthe people Of the I'd Com
gressiOnal District Of Hiss.
BELOW CITIzENs.-

FELLOW CITIZENS,-
Some three months sinci ! an
nounced mvsclfas a candidatdto rep
resent YOU in the 3lst. Congress oil
the Uniied States ,-Scveral reasons
Influenced me IN making that an
MANAGEMENT. None, however had q
more direct bearing in determining
me than that ofan ardeit desire 10
secure the Triumphant succes OF the
nInciples Of the party TO which
acknowledge fealty. That an extra
ordinary effort was then being made
nv the wings to ca ry this distrletand
that every artifice was then being rul-
cd in as legitimate to aid them m lhcF
unboly designs was becomlns hour.
av more apparent. Beneath the vel
with which they attempted to conceal
their maneuvers, ] discovered en-
.ough of their designs to convince me
the hour of action had arrived. While
their plans were vet uumotuteo az Z
they had not yet brought forward
their whole scheme Of operations l
determined to step in and offer my
self as an independent candidate, to
turn as will show, the ba'ie.y they
designed for us against them in the
coming contest, 800,
The last two campaigns had left
our ascendcncy in this distric; in a
very precarious condition, aud very
small further loss would have suGec-
ed the democratic party to deIeat.
The most efficient and successful
weapon used By our adversaries, and
the one from which we have received
the largest amout OF injury is the a.
bandonment by them OF party ties
and party principles. They com
mence by denomceing the conven,
ton system, against which they lull
well know a very extensive and very
lust opposition exists in the body oil
The party that resort to its use. They
have repaid immense advantage by
this denuncialion, and yet they them
selves organize by caucus or. rs
some ostheir distinguished men S1y'
by private consultation.
Ii was manifest even TO the most
superficial that the wings were organ
ling not with reference TO the POlltl-
cal questions which have divided par,
ties in this country, but solely ana
alone with view to success; IL
seemed probable at the time | an,
nounced myselfas candidate that
the wings would put forward gentle
men who, assuming himself TO be IN
dependent, would yet abandon his
political faith, OF at least 50 much
of II as TO render him quite accepta-
bic 10 a party nototiously willing to
abandon all principles SO success
might inure to it. Subsequent events
have proved was not mistaken in
my estimate Of thc purity of the whis
party.
1t has presented q gentleman pro
Tossing a desire to abandon party IS
sues and advocating a union olpar
ties South, for the preservation OF tho
south. This position in the canFa'
Of 1918 did more to weaken ant
reduce our party power than all othe
causes combined. | believed tia
with this position in the coming can
vass aided as it was bound to be b,
the Southern ADDRESS, would Prov
irresistible. To wrest from the hand
of the wings this Herculian club, t,
furnish proof incontrovertibly positive
that they were not, never had beer
sincere in their declations for On
ion of parties unless It Was TO inur
TO their benefit, seemed'to be a dut
devolving on some one TO discharge
attempted to discharge it.
The district had or was being pull;
ed from the centre to all the extreme
to ascertain whether the McClun
and TAYLOR democrats would unit
with the wings again. TWAS neces
sary to ascertain also the most avail
able, popular ond plant instrumen
uDOn which this union was proposes
to be formed, Politicians, the bette
to conceal their designs, travelled a
temperance messengers;-aspirant
were refusing to announce themselve
without reservations furnishing con
elusive proof that system Of ntrigu
was on foot in all of The larger com
ties. which, if LEFT to MIXTURE without
exposure, would result in almost ce
tain success. While these secrc
moves were in progress, tho dem'
cratic party in open and ilrect OPP,
sitloa 70 the sage counsel ofthe SoJtl
arm Address was preparing to meet
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