The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-06-30
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Il is our duty to those Of our Wing readers
who were not at the late Democratic Conven-
ton to Uniform ,hemtha t a deliberate attempt was
made in that body to declare every Southern
Wing a traitor to Southern rights and Insti-
tutions. Such a proposition was made, and
we are sorry to say that it met with much more
favor than it deserved. 1t was, however not
adopted, owing to the influence ofa lew prom
fnent delegates, one of whom would not Of
fend the Wings for the world SO long as be
thinks it probable their supposed gratitude
for his course in the late Presidential canvass
may be of practical service to him in some
not very distant sessions in the Legislature!-
We are not sorry that tile Democratic convention
failed to adopt a resolution declaring the South.
ern Wings to be traitors on the slavery ques-
ton, but the ungenerous and hating manner
in which the convention refused to take such
action 70 BIS its negative oFall merit,and assures
US Ihut it it would have assumed all the virtue
and all the patriotism on the subject Of South
ern rights il il could have done so with the
certainty Of subscribing its own party interest
and injuring the interests of the Wing party
But it was afraid Of a directly opposite result;
and that was a most lucky fear, for if it had
not prevented the announcement Of an mag
mary wing treason BY tina, body, its nominees
would have been made to quail before the re-
tribution which must have followed such an
outrage upon truth and decencys
We were never more surprised than when
the proposition declaring the whigs traitors "a
the South was announced in the convention .
We thought its proposer-a Mr. LewIs SGuUder
OF NatcheE-was deranged or intoxicated, anC
that some Of his friends would certainly CONF
forward and " carry him out" But he wa
listened to attentively and supported so strong
ly that he came very near carrying his point
No grounds worthy Of a thought, were giveT
as sustaining the proposition; it was merely al
o utburst of party bitterness from a fountain
that seems to be impregnated with all name
Of political corrup ton. 1t is but just to say
that some of the members acknowledged to III
a most profound contempt for the proposition
and its mover, and seemed to feel deeply cha
grined at the disgrace which had thus beer
brought upon the convention. We regret Il
believe, however, that those who felt thus werl
in a minority in the convention, and that ma
ny there who voted against the proposition di'
so from motives of policy rather than justice
But we are bound 10 admit that such motive
are not in our opinion, shared by a majorit!
of the Democracy in the State. A large poi
ton of our Democratic brethren would indig
nantly frOwn upon any a attempt to make a pal
ty question out Of Southern resistance to Nor
thern aggressitn n, and will cordially and hoT
estly unite with the wings at the meeting
be hel on that subject in October next, an
in supporting whatever well-cOnsidered posi-
tons may then be taken. In elsctlng dele
, gates to that convention both parties shoul
be extremely careful to select prudent me
who will not be likely to bring disgrace upo
the deliberations by proposing and advoCatin
faIsehood, or by any other action or design
variance with a united expression Of the OPiI
ions and determination Of both parties in r
ference to a subject involving the interests ar
honor OF all good citizens Of the State.-
Wing.
From The N, o. Delta i!