Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-04-15
HOLLY SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY APRIL Is 1852

A1aiiIS VI tIlE pal aESCA+ II Vas SaiiSA liz
"Southron." That title no longer suit
ed their purpose, and they called il the
Flag Of the Union.
But they left the cid Wing editor to con
duet ii. True it IS that they associated
with him a so-called Union Democrat And
it IS equally true that the old line Whig and
the new line Democrat vet conduct that
journal. From this point. the unhappy
controversy which has continued in Missis
siPpi, took its progress. The Democratic
party became divided. But there can be
no difficulty in deciding who kept up The
old organization. The newspaper press Of
the State gives always pretty clear indi-
cation as TO how parties stand. Il there is
one single,- solitary Wing paper in the State
of Mississippi, that has not kept the Union
flag fging at its mast head from the open
ing of the contest down TO this hour, | ask
my colleague to say which one it Is. If
there sssss = nereoesaais naper in the State
of one years standing that did not take
State Rights side, with but single exeep-
ton, the Columbus Democrat, and keep it,
do not know where it is to be found
Who seems from these facts to have been
getting out of the Democratic party-my
colleague, who is sustained by the Wing
press, or |, who have been and am yet sus-
tanned by the Democratic press
More than this The Union party called
convention in April, 1851. 1t was to be, by
the terms of the call, Union Convention,
mark you, it was not Democratic ConFen-
ton, it was not Wing Convention. What
did it do? Did it nominate Democrats for
Office? 1t made four nominations, and two
of them were Democrats by name, and two
of them were open and avowed Nhigs.-
! It did not assemble as a Democratic Con-
vention. It did not sit as a Democratic
Convention. 1t did not make Democratic
nominations. 1t nominated two Wings and
/ two Democrats, and my colleague voted
/ the ticket thus nominated. Who was it,,
| ask. that, followed after strange gods,
/ thus put himself outside Of the Democratic
party and who is he that, in coming back,
will not have occasion to sneak into the
ranks
The State Rights party, or the Dem
ocratic States Rights party, as it is
termed in our State, assembled in Con-
vention in June. What did they do !
They made their nominations and they
selected their nominees from the old
line Democracy. Cen. John 4. Quit
man was made cur standard-bearer.
| was surprised the other day 10 hear
my colleague going back to 1924 and
1898, to find the eyidenceof Qultman's
want Of fidelity to true Democratic
principles. Something has been said
about statute Of limitation. Wheth.
er the late distinguished nominee Of the
| Democracy Of Mississippi requires :
statute of Limitation, certainly do moi
know. If he voted for John Quincy
Adams in 1924 and 1928, and has since
seen the error of his way, where is the
i Democrat who will not forgive him
Where is the Mississippi Democrat
who has not forgiven him2 But we
have his own word for saying, that he
did not vote for John Quincy Adams
in 1921. lie did not vote for him in
/ 1923. lie was always a State-Rights
man of the strictest sect; and upon
! the issuing of General Jackson's proc
lamation against South Carolina, he
like hundreds and thousands OF other;
!; who had been always faithful to ths
standard OF the old hero, abandoned
him; and they returned to him in theil
own good time. But if il be so grave
an olfense in the Democrats of Missis
, sippi to have nominated a gentleman
who voted (allowing the charge Of my
friend to be-true) for John Quincy Ad
ans in 1924, and again in 1928, wha
f shall my friend say of Governor Foote
, He claims to be a better Democra
than anybody else; and yet he he'll
the only office that he ever did hold a
the hands of the people in, Mississippi
r until he was elected Governor, from
Wings of the county of Kinds, AM
[ that so late as 1889. Yes: my frien,
5 forgot that, in 1888, Governor Foot
f run as Wing, was elected as Whig
+ and served as Wing, in our Legisla
/, ture. So, upon the score Of consisten
E cy, think, allowing my friends state
f ments TO be true, we stand quite as wei
r as he does. And | submit TO my col
e league whether it is not a little too lat
for him, or for his friend, the Goyerno
!, of the late--I was going to say Union pa
e tv, but he is Governor of the State b
q the consttution--to complain of Go
:, vernon Quitman's want OF Democracy
4 Did not both you and Governor Foot
Y vote for Quitman for Governor in 1915
0 Did not Governor Foote put forth, o
Y aid in putting forth, pamphIet in thi
!, city, urging the claims Of this sam
3 John A. Qaitman for the Vice Pres
dency? Yes, sir, SO late as 1913 b
e recommended him, as man worthy (
: trust, to the whole Democracy Of tn
fl Union. Yet my friend lays charge
0 against his political orthodoxy, date
! as far back as 1874 and iS2S-fwent
:; years beyond the time when he receive
= the endorsement of Governor Foot
+ and nearly one third of the whole De
0 mocracy of the Union; twenty-on
Y years beyond the time when he RI
# ceiyed the endorsement of Mississippi
e for Governor, and my friends vote fe
+ the same office. If the endorsemel
! of the National Democracy in 1915
n if the endorsement of Mississippi u,
J. mocracy in Is49-if the endorsemeT
d of Governor Foote, and Of my CO
d league also, may be relied on, thin
n Quitman can pass muster. lie
r sound.
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