The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-09-01
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.Ag NAFau Nluaa jaw ANENaAANA ~ HAtA~
spirit evinced by the last mississiP-
IN commenting upon the attitude Of ME-
Leo, as ihe Taylor candidate, On oPPOsiion to
the Cass nominee,) for the Office Of Governor
Of this State. When a canvass opens withsuch
an air Of BTistoeratic assumption on the one
hand, aud Of imputed inferiOrity on the other,
it is to be feared that personal VituPsFation
andabases (Which many supposed had become
Praetices,) will be again revived and
resovted to, as elements Of party succsfs In
order to show the spirit Of the attack o. Mr..
Lea, we invite attention 70 the following pas
sageS in the MIssissiPpian's article:
@Mr. lea may rest satisfied that, however
palalabIe il may be to him 20 receive Hobristy
from the hands Of the press, which he seems
TO regard in no onviable light, IL will have lit
tie occasion TO waste ammunition upon , gen.
tleman who has been 80 often repuGiated by the
people. This only offices Of honor which he
ever held, were, BY appointment, in sntesSee,
and a membership in our State Legislative, BY
the drill Of a party ticket in q strong Wing
County.H la
N1he idea, however interesting Il may be 10
MI. Luke Lea, that Gen. QntgSaa Shoald ac-
eept appointments offered by Mr.. Ledsand go
through the State attracting croIOds for his dipsr-
siOn, 10 not at all in keeping with OUR VIEWS OF
THE CANVASS We have, in the foregoing speech
and in the letter ACCEPTING his nomination an
indication Of 1.-THE course to be pursued by him.
The only work he has undertaken 10 acc6m-
pIisb, lie that Of jns.ifying Gen. TaylorbeiOre
the people Of Mississippi, and to do this he
wishes Gen. Quitman to go round aboat wi0h
him to dldUtke erBaCds. Gen, Quiuman will no
doubt visit many portions Of the State and'see
the people, but as to making an iseue riM Mr..
Luke Lea on Ne subject Of Gen. Taylor's derelec-
lions, we apprehend that Gen. Quitman will
have something better to DO. Tho people - as
sCell Informed On the subject as NJ. Lea, and as
able to make up their judgment upon il; but,
IL he thinks differently, lei him rneke his ocn
appointments, and go to work inslruciiDg the
people Of Mississippi on the PrOptety Of Cen
Taylods conduct"
"President Taylor owes his election to gross
trickty and deception, and as This il now show.
ing itself in the most m~,crciless prescription o.
all the officers Of government, whether honest
nithful or capable, whether according TO hi
: standard or not, ii is impossible that be car
longer retain bis hold upon the sympathy ant
respect Of Mississippi
"When Mr.. Lea uttered the words that h,
expected to be abused By Ute press, the audience
no doubt laughed in their sleeves. sTbe wick
ed ilee,' saith the scriptures, s when no maj
pursueth.' The Democratic press Of Missis
sippi are fully equal to Mr.. Lea in point o
{ repectGbiity'-tha term dweIt on with 81
much emphasis by Gen. Henry, the Pfesiden
Of the Wing State COnvontiOn-and sGrpas
him in discretion.
"Far from making the Hon. Lake lea
minister abroad, a consul even to Lyons, OF
postmaster at jackson, or any other dissin
guished man, BY abusing him, the democratic
press foelmore inclined TO regard Me farce 3
running him for Governor as d most ininpiESbl
piece oCdrOHey for their dOersion 1 DE aog dag
GAGgWst"
Before we proceed 10 correct the misttate
. ments in the above, we will ask if.the want Q
confidence in Gen. Quitman's ability 70 cop
with MI. Lea on the stump, has not mSfe u d
with The anxiety that he should not co-operat
with him in 8 drawing crowds, than ths belle
thar IT would be beneath his dignity to appea
y on the same day with SO humble a competitor
!. 'Does il not show that the Editors feel Cwhal
ever they may feignD that the diversion
which their meeting might afford tthe crowds
J. present, would be too much at the eapeNse
y their party, to make such intellectual conflict
at all profitable or ugreeabIeq
But, as the question has been asked, vii
i is Luke Lea?' and aS the answer to 1t will col
q rect the blundeFs Of the MiSsissippian, we wi
d briefly state a few facts connected with his pal
career, and leave q republican people to 50
whether there is anything in his history /
which any friend should be ashamed, OF whic
d should place him 6elOU his worthy compotitc
Il in the scale Of soeial, Intellectual, Of pOlidcl
equality:
The Hon. Luke Lea Is the youngest son I
the Rev. Major Lea, Of Tennessee, d native
II North CarOlins, a Baptist minister, who's
N memory is rsyered and cherished BY a Iaru
number Of relatives and friends. PFoverbislT
honest asa man. and az 4 christian Tsmarkab
for his charity, piesyand zeal, no man svsr D,
quealhed to HE childrena putsE' Og more vi
blsmished reputation. Luke Lea 10 native
Granger county, East Tennessee, md d in a
Both year Of bis age, aud II the vigsr % II
IN and robust health. He received the rudimen
. Of an English education at an old field schoo
In his native county. According to the Gu
tom of the country, he was sent 10 schc,
during the fall and winter months, and kept
work on the farm during the other half Of Il
year. He was. however, subsequcntly zen,