Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-04-15

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who has lately arrived in this city,
: gentlemen, what are Your opinions
on the subject of the currency p My
friend would doubtless say something
about hardmoHey, and geld and silver;
but cur colleague in the Senate would
tell Us that he believes ii paper money,
and banks. SsPPoSe the Two gentle
mgn should be asked what they tho't
on the subject of protection? Ny
friend here would-commence le6turing
yon about free-trade; but his colleague
in the Senate would begin TO tell Us
how much protection we want. And
it would be thus in regard 10 distribu-
ton, internal improvement By the Fed
eral Government, the Sab-Treasury.
and upon all other party questions. Ii
you ask them what they are for, they
tell You they are for the Union. But
as TO what politicaf Treasures they pro-
pose 10 carry out, they denot ali agree,
even among themselves.
Why, SIR. Il laas hesalioved, Ia this
high council-place, TO Indulge Il - -
ecdote, | think can tell one illustrative
of the position Of this Union party.
and especially the Union party of my
own State. There was an old gentle
man who kept what was called the
i" Union Hotel" 4 traveller rode NJ
and inquired whether he couS have
breakfast The landlord said, " What
viii you have 7" "Nen," said he, 'sI'Il
take hroiied chicken and coffee" Il
don't keep them" g Letme have beef
steak and boiled eggs, then" "Idon't
keep them" Well," said the travel
er, "never mind; give nae something
TO eat" :" / don't keep anything to
eat" Then" said the traveller, get
ting little out OF patience, ''ieed my
horse; give him some oats" q don't
keep oats" "Then give him little
hay" q dent keep hay" "Wer,
give him something TO eat" Iaugh-
ter.) 81 don't keep anything for horses
to eat" Then what the devil do
YOU keep?' Il keep the Union HOTEL"
(Renewed laughter) SO with this Tn
ion party. They are for the Union,
and they are for nothing else. They
are constantly trying to save the Union.
and are making a great outcry about
| if, when, in fact, nobody has sought or
/ is seeking to destroy it, They keep
the Union Hotel, but they don't keep
anything else:
Now, sir, TO come a step further in
| the progress Of Mississippi politics.
4 As soon as the election in our State re-
suited adversely TO my friends and to
myself, we, as amatter of course, aban-
doned the issue upon which it had been
conducted. We gave up contest in
which we had been beaten. But We
did not change our opinions as to the
soundness of the prisciple. 1t was {
contest for the maintenance of par
tieular State principle, or State policy.
We were oveFthrown by majority of
the people Of our own State, and con-
sequently we gave up the issue. I'M
mediateiy afterwards, by the usual au-
thority and in the usual way, there
was a notice inserted iii the leading
4 Democratic papers of the State, calling
I upon the Democratic party, without
reference to past disputes, to assemble
in convention for the purpose of ap-
, pointing delegates TO attend the Balti-
more National Democratic Convention.
This was in November, 1851. Almost
Immediately afterwards, the Union par
, ty called Union Convention, which
assembled on the Ist Monday in Janu-
airy last. Ii was represented by about
thirty-six delegates, from twelve or
; fourteen counties. On the Sth of the
same month, the Democratic Conver-
: ton proper, assembled, represented by
: some two hundred or more delegates,
: from fifty-five counties. Our conven-
t tion was called as Democratic Con-
) vention. 1t assembled as Democratic
! Convention. 1t deliberated as a Dem
ocratic Convention. Il appointed del
!, egates 10 the Baltimore Convention as
: Democratic Convention. 1t appoin-
} ted Democratic electors. It represen-
ted emphaticahyt the democracy of Mis-
2 sissippi. Having been beaten on the
issues of State poIicy,I repeat, we gave
2 them up. We so publicly announced;
!. and when we met in Convention on
: the Sth of January, it was as Demo
: Gratis on the old issues.
Il How was it with the Union Conven.
!. tion Was that Democratic Con-
D vention Was there any such pre-
{ tencef no, sir: it assembled as Tn.
/ Ion Convention-a Union meeting to
K appoint delegates to attend q Demo.
g cratic National Convention. WHY
r what an ideal What right had such a
i meeting TO appoint delegates 10 Dem
= ocratic National Convention II the
/ Union party, calling themselves Dem.
/ ocrats, may appoint delegates to the
a National Democratic Convention, why
: may not the Free Democracy Of Ohio,
D typified in the person of the gentle.
e man across the way, lMr. GIDpsSGs,) J
). do the same tfingf They CLAIM to be
Democrats, and have organized the
0 free Democracy; and why may noi
e they serd their representation to tht
: Democratic Conventionl Suppose ths
|. Free-Soii Democrats get up an organ
{ ization, Why may not they send dele
: gates tool and why may not every
0 other faction and political organization
e have its representatives. fherel Ne