The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-09-25
..The late Demoeratio state oonVensioi

THE late Democratic State Convention,
y In $50 ippiali vii pc found, 2
notice fa1 &c committee appointed BE- the
hte saoriaic Stnte convention, to tlll "
cancels III lie State ticket, Is meet at Jack
son. % Tusslag next
Tlle last Demaerafie State Convention held
20 Mississippi, took place, according to our
lfcceIleetiof, III jane 1919. OF that Conyen-
tiatthe writerof this article, had the distinc-
sianef beng member, andattended the said
Convention FROM It's first organization, till its
close, when he had the honor Of Offering the
closing resolution Of thanks to the worthy
presiding officer. There were no achigs in
that Convention; nor were there any issues
ttea, thanpoty issues, to divide the people Of
Mississippi. There was, however, q Conren-
i'm held in jackson, on the 10Th Of June
last, 9aJbed after some debate among the
members as we were informed at the time,
"the Democratic State Rights Convention. I"
This Convention was not democratic con-
vcntion, de tacto, nor did the members 50
style themselves. 1t was made up of Estate
Rights" men-or Southern Rights men,
who had formerly acted with the wing and
democratic parties, as their political opinions
on former party issues, had inclined them =
But when convened as State rights men, they
refused to ealltlemselyes either wings or dem
ocrats; but dubbed the convention, "the
Democratic STATE RIGHTs" convention
Under this name, they nominated their can
didates for State offices, published pro
gramme of principles, in a series Of resolu-
tons and reported to the convention, by the
committee on resolutions, an address, which
from prudential motives, was neither adopted
by the convention, nor given to the people
The nominees of this convention, all accept
ed their nominations, and thus stood pledged
| by their act' whatever might have been their
pirate opinions, to the programme of princi
piles, laid down in their resolutions. They
were thus, then presented to the voters OF
Mississippi upon their platform of 10th Of
June, with which they were willing to rise
provided the people were willing to support
them and their platform together.
Gov. Quiman, the head and exponent o.
the party, as well as of the convention ant
its ticket, pledged himself, we believe, t.
rise or fall with the principles avowed in tho
resolutions of the convention. And faith
fully has he adhered to his pledge for since
the late election for the Convention, he is 5,
we'll satisfied that his opinions and the plat
form Of the convention, have been 50 en-
tirely condemned by the voice of the people
that he has retired from the position assign
ed him by the convention, because "tho peo
pie have declared against the principles up
on which he was nominated, and upon which
he had alone consented to run" The Gen
eral thus 1t IS seen, very independently, ant
for good reasons given, abandons the l,ositt;ol
assigned him by his party, but still adhere
to the 2ozai{ora' and principles which he ha
.tosner(g ayowod Not 50 however, wit
Others Of The democratic State rights party
They seem detc1m;ncl-to hold on to the pc
sition in which the convention has place
them, while they obotdon its Piagorm
And tie process by which this lcgcrdema
movements is effected, is both curious an
amusing. BY peculiar juggle, and my,
FERROUS rREsTo, the two words "Starc rights,
wholly disappear from the name of the cor
vention, and it is made to read, at once, an
! withno great deal of explanation, The Den
ocratic-p party, where the words Sta
rights formerly stood, nothing now is to b
seen but tong black line Perhaps this
one of the ways in which our opponents e,
pect to drau party lines.-F}ag fhe Unio,
s