The organizer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1849-07-14

| vantages over other modes of APP
pointment. Our judiCiaI.stations have
been filed with as much. if not more
ability, learning, and weight of char
acter, than formerly. So far, the
| people Of our State have appeared
to perform this delicate duty with as
much intelligence and discernment,
and / conceive, with more integrity
Of purpose, than any other appoint
ling power. We have seen the cleo
tors Of districts, in the midst Of pol
litical party excitement, elect judges
differing from them on political ques-
lions and believe no instance has
Iyet occurred Of the election of a
Judge: 30 our State, upon mere par.
~ questions.
Upon the whole, after careful
observation Of the operation of our
system, give it as my decided opin-
ion, that the experiment of electing
judges by the direct vote of the peo-
pie, has proved eminently successful
in our State.
/ am very respectfully, your obe-
dent servant, ]. A. QUlTMAN.
In order to create prejudice and dis.
satisfaction in the ranks of the Dem
ocracy the Jackson Southron and oil
the diminutive organs Of Whiggery in
this State, have gone as far back as
1924, to find the political pedigree of
Gen. Quitman. The Southron dived
deep into the files Of old newspapers,
and came up with the number Of a
paper published in this city in 1924,
wherein ii appears that Gen. Quitman
acted.as the Secretary Of a meeting
friendly tothe election of John Quin-
cy Adams to the Presidency, and the
Southron takes it for granted that he
Uoted for Mr.. Adams, and charges the
General with crime and an outrage
upon the Democracy down to ls40.
The charge is not true. Gen. @ neUer
Uoted for J.. Quincy Adams, and we
find him 10 1924. an active member Of
the friends of Crawford. He voted
for Crawford in 1924, and not Adams.
Will the Southron make the eorroc-
toni We presume not. IL is NOT
Customary with the Wing editors to
correct mistakes. Il would have a
bad effect upon tho prospects Of Gen.
Qoitinan's Wing opponent, for wbose
benefit the mistake was purposely
made.
IN 1928 Gen. Quiiman again voted
against Mr.. Adams, and declined rum
ming as the Federal candidate for Re-
preventative in the Legislature.
AZ a political discussion in Liberty,
in 1896, between Mr.. Posey and Gen.
Quitman, Mr.. POsey PrOPounded this
question; "Did you not support John
Quincy Adams reelection in 1928 :"
Gen. q replied: "NOP But admit
ling the statement Of the Southron 10
be true, what does il amounttoi Just
nothing az oil. IfGen. Quitman was
an Adams man twenty-four years
ago, he should have credit Tor discoy-
ering the fact that he was acting with
the Federalists, and as soon as he was
convinced Of The dangerous tendencies
of tho infenis and objects Of the
Adams party. ho .forsook the spoil
encountered foc7 and Joined The State
Rights Party. the only party who has
stood up through good and through
evil report, to Southern rights and
Southern instituiions. He has been
AN uncompromislng Democrat ever
We might here draw a parallel be-
tween Henry Clay and Gen. (lnitman,
but as We arc not disposed % throw
salt upon the already laoeraled feel
incs Of lInl unIonnnnic gentleman's !
very sensitive tIenda wei must desisf
and content ourselves with he remark
thar Henry Clay was a good Democrat
IN 1871. aud thar ID Gen Quiiman
acted wisely ia turning Democrat
Civ acted the part n an idiot when
be turned Foderalisi
Wan lrcrnaxr Il u right and iusg
Is give publicity 10 an incident in
Iho slornine of ihe city 81 Nezico,
which illustrates he bravery and pat
rio|Ic edthlsssu OF Gen. QuIiman,
bni which be 0o1c.ff bed sarprl ..cd
rom fhe knoH ed ol the county.
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