Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-06-12

eTdiie SAFE Rights Convention. recently bed IN
Jackson. and Wil Gov briefly give you nv rra
son,. Agsln sik yOD 70 hear me- foe my cause ;
WIN " nOsAIDs slisnmls Dor e, down aushi IN
malice.
This cossentlon-Whal vas C A pure demo.
erade convention dsny Ill question its Or.
ihOdOay and vii not Be guided Of controlled by i,S
dictates OF lie nominations. Il WAs IN fact q
piece Of Mosaic wOrk-hsrs little white and
there little blaek-hsrs lIuls green and there
littls gray ell mixed up Ia heterogeneous or.
der for the purpose Of securing the spOIls Of Of.
Gee. ] cannot Be deceived In these men. Who
have sueh Wig as Cor. 0uion ior one Of their
leaders
\ No, my friends, although have always been
. warm party man, svers democrat by prInci.
pie and by education. unchanged aud u7chanRa.
ble; although have generally submitted to par
~ discipline and supported nominations for he
sake Of the cause, which | did not entirely ap.
prove Of, there are some things that I cannot
submi to, and Of lhis character are The nomlna>
lions made and the resolutions adopted by the
Estate Rights Convention" These resolution.
appear to me weak 10 argument, false IN princi.
pie and falae Ia fact. | DO not BY TIL. asser.
ton mean to caa any impu,alon on the honor
or character ofshe gentlemen who composed
the convention. am sure that they are all, all
Ia
honorable men and patriots. But In my bum.
bio Judgment they are mistakcn--wrong every
way in their views and opinions. so | think
and 50 ssy. They may call inc a reprObaio
and dsserIer from the democratic ranks, but such
lamentations pass by me ~ the idle wind which
] regard not. ! act for myself--I act upon the
impulses Of an honest conviction. I have lived
long enough and know party movements and hu-
man nature we'll enough, 10 "lhnk and sternly
speak the truth"
An bu. II will be said, "you supported this
ticket two years ago with what consistency
can you oppose 4 nowi" Wy friends, men may
change, but principles are eternal. have never
changed In my principles, but have changed
IN regard to men because they have changed
and deceived me. A new issue has been brought
up-new questions have arissn--a momentous
crisis 10 Al hand, which 10 to decide the fale Of
our government, the preservation Of our Union
and the prosperity Of our people. With this is-
sue, on these questions. and in this approaching
crisis, find myself honestly differing with tho
nominees ofthe convention and cannot IN con.
sistency with my opinions and principles support
them. !. l. Ia fac. they who have changed front
and no. !. stand where always stood.
come now 10 the ticket, and Is the leader.
Gov Quitrnan, speaks Cor ell and controls their
movements. ! shall speak Of him Alone. have
the highest Tsspsc. for oil the nominees on the
ticket. know them I'll personally and know them
TO be high minded, honorable gentlemen. But
politically, they are In my opinion, all sadly
mistaken, and become, some Of them perhaps
without knowing |. themselves, CalhOunised.--
They are al in the same category and must 60
overheard together.
supported Gov Qui,man In 1870, bu, with
some reluctance, and with many doubts and
misgivings. Ives under party drill and besides
| niue. candidly confess tina, was much con.
irolled by my highly esteemed and deeply lamen.
ted friend, the lcs Dr.. Lipscomb, who Ia repeat
ed conversations with me, assured me, that the
General, although might consider him Eighty,
impulsive and inconsisten,, was true To- the cause
and would mako an able and efficient Chic!
Magistrate that he had the prestige Of military
fame and tina, bic name would add immensely Ia
the strength Of our State and county ticket. Il
was on this hin, tina, spake, and under this
party influence ! acted.
Subsequent cyen,s--some Of them unexpected
at the time, have forced upon my mind the con.
viclion that was RICH, in my doubts and mis-
givings and that my reyercd friend was mistak
en-. lie was mistaken also in regard TO Mr.
Calhoun, for whom he had the highes, admira
.ion---an admiration amounting almost to idola,ry
and he candidly admitted TO me, IN 1916 as h.
did think to several other gentlemen, that h,
would much rather have heard Of Mr.. Calhoun
death than to have heard that he refused to vol
for tho bill declaring that a state Of wa
existed between this country and Mexico in con
sequence Of the sggressions Of the latter.
But let me 90 on with my talk without an
moro DEPRESSION. ] am speaking Of Gen. uui
man. As man, esteem and admire him. NJ
acquaintance with him convinces me tha. no
"every inch" gentleman, but - . POLITICAL
bis course has satisfied me that he
Is variable as the shade
BY the light quivering aspen made.
Is Gen. Quiiman democrat or wing, feder
alisi, or republican, That's the question, an
il Is one tLat cannot answer. His previou
course gives US no clue to his real sentiments o
the great public questions which have divide