The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-24


j. sissippi that has not kept the Uulon flag BY in
at its mast head from the opening Of tho con
!. test down TO this hour, ask my colleague 4
say which one il is Ii there was Democrat
paper in the State Of one years standing tha
d did not take the State Rights side, with but
f single exception, the Columbus Democrat an.
v keep it, do not know where it il to be found
/ Who seems from these facts 10 have been get
ting out Of the Democratic party-my colleague
who is sustained by the Wing press, or |, win
have been and am yet sustained by the Demo
cratic press
, More than this The Union party called
convention in April, 1851. 1t was to be, by lii,
, terms of the call, a Union cOnvention-mark you
it was not Democratic convention, il was no
Wing convention, bu; it was Union conven
, ton. What did it do! Did it nominate Dem
ocrats for office 1t made four nominations, ant
two of them were open and avowed Wings. i
did not assemble as Democratic convention
, II did not sit as Democratic convention. Il
did not make Democratic nominations. II nom
mated two Wings and two Democrats, and my
colleague voted the ticket thus nominated
Who was it, let me ask, that, following after
strange gods, thus put himself outside the Dem.
ocratic party; and who is he that, in coming
back, will have occasion to sneak into the ranks
The State Rights party, or the Democratic
State Rights party, as it is termed in our State
assembled in convention in June. " hat did
they do? They made their nominations, and
they selected their nominations from the old line
Democracy. General John A. Quitman was
made our standard bearer. was surprised the
other day to hear my colleague going back to
1924 and 1928, to find the evidence OF Quitman's
want of fidelity to Democratic principles. Some
thing has been said about statute of limitation
h.t Hos tl,o late J;at;n hoJ nf
Democracy of Mississippi requires statute OF
limitation, certainly do not know. Ii he voted
for John Quincy A dams in 1924 and 1928, and
hls since seen the error of his way, where is the
Democrat who will not forgive him! Where
is the Mississippi Democrat who has not forgiv-
en- him! But we have his own word for saying,
that he did not vote for John Quincy Adams ia
1924 He did not vote for him in 1928. He
was always n State Rights man of the strctest
sect and upon the issuing of General Jackson's
proclamation against South Carolina, he, like
hundreds and thousands Of others who had been
always faithful to the standard of the old hero,
abandoned him and they returned to him in
their own good time.
But if it be so grave an oifense in the Demo-
Gratis of Mississippi to have nominated gentle
man who voted (alowng the charge ofmy FRIEND
to be true) for John Quincy Adams in 1924, and
and again in 1928, what shall my friend say of
Governor Foote. He claims to be better De-
mocrat than anybody else; and yet he held the
only office that he ever did hold at the hands of
the people in Mississippi, until he was elected
governor, from the Wings of the county Of
Kinds, and that SO late as 1889. Yes, my
friend forgot that in 1888, Governor Foote run
as Wing, was elected as Wing, and served
as Wing, in our legislature. SO upon the
score of consistency, think, allowing my
friends statement to be true, we stand quite as
we'll as he does. And submit to my colleague
whether it is not little too late for him, or for
his friend the governor of the--l was going to
say Union party, but he is governor of the State
| by the cOnstituton--to complain of Governor
Qnitman's want Of Democracy. Did not both
you and Governor Foote vote for Quitman for
governor In lS49? Did not Governor Foote
put forth, or aid in putting forth, pamphlet in
this city, urging the claims of this same ohm A.
Quitman for the Vice Presidency! Yes, sir, so
late rs l848 he recommended him, as man
worthy Of trust, to the whole Democracy of the
Union. Yet my friend lays charges against his
political orthodoxy, dated rs far back as 1924
and l828-twenty years beyond the time when
he received the Endorsement of Governor Foote
and nearly one third of the whole Democracy of
the Union twenty. one years beyond the time
for governor, and my friends vote for the same
office. If the Endorsement of the national De-
mocracy in l848 If the Endorsement of Missis.
sippi Democracy in l849-iftie Endorsement of
Governor Foote, and of my colleague also, may
be relied on, think Quitman can pass muster.
He is sound.
Our nominees were all Democrats. We run
them as Democrats--as State Rights Democrats
against the Union ticket, composed Of two
Wings and two Democrats. We were beaten.
And what has happened since the election
Who is it that has gone out of the Democratic
party? The legislature assembled-tbe new
governor was inaugurated. What was almost
his first act! 1t was to app int an adjutant.
general. 1t was an important appointment
the most important in his gift. Did he appoint
Union Democrat? No, not he. Did he APP
point secession Democrat, as my friend calls
them! No, not at all but he appointed a
Wing. That was his first important appoint
ment as governor and he dismissed Democrat
to make it. What did his faithful Union leg
i-lature" do? 1t did not send him back to the
Senate, that is clear. | will tell You what il
did There was an old and venerable Democrat
, experimenting the pententiary. twas mere
, ministerial office, filled by man who had con-
, fesscdy discharged his duties with ability and
integrity, and to the entire satisfaction of every
, body He was turned out by the Union legs
lature, and WING put in his place. A gentle
man who had discharged for series of years
; the duties of clerk OF the same establishment
with fidelity, and to the entire satisfaction OF
, every one, was also dismissed, and Wing put
in his place. A Wing sergeant-at-arms was
. elected. Places were given to other Wings
over the heads Of Democrats. The patronage
Of the State, so far the governor and legisla-
turc could control it, has been given to the
Wings; and so far as the executive advertising
has been concerned, it has, with scarcely an ex-
ception, been given to the Wing press. | ask
, if this looks ike Democracy! Two vacancies
existed in the United States Senate. How were
they filed! With Democrats, did you say
old, long tried, and consistent Democrats
Were they sent here to represent the Union
J men of Mississippi! No, sir. One Democrat
and one Wing were returned II these things
I show that my colleague, and his associates
. in Msss ipp, have been faithful to the Demo
cratic party, why, then, must confess have
, grown strangely wild in my opinions of politi