The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-05-20

SEVENTH ELECToR.-ln placing at our
masthead to-day the name of w. III. john
son, we avail ourselves of the following arti-
Gle from the Mississippi Palladium, explana-
tory of the whole subject:
When the Democratic convention of the
9Th of january nominated six persons to
form the Electoral ticket for this State, it
was not known that the State would be en-
titled to an additional one under the census
of 1850. Since then Congress has decided
that the apportionment under the neaO CEN
sus shall take effect this year; consequently,
Mississippi has right to elect SeUen instead
of sac electors at the next Presidential cleo
ton. Hence, it became necessary for the
Democratic Executive Committee appointed
by the Convention to fill vacancies, &c-to
nominate seventh. In discharge of this
duty, the Committee held meeting at Jack
son, on the 9th inst, They nominated VIM.
H. johnson, of Warren county as addition
al Elector.
Mr. johnson was President of the Dem
ocratic Union Convention which assembled
at jackson on the 5th of January last
The first resolution of that Convention is in
these words
Resolved, That this Convention adheres
to the principles and measures of policy adop-
ted by the National Democracy in the Con.
ventiOns held in Baltimore in 1910, 1874
and 1913, whose wisdom, we believe, has
been illustrated, by the prosperity, which,
under their auspices, has attended the ad-
ministration Of the government"
Since the adjournment of that Conven-
ton, the Union Democrats have taken no
further action under its authority, of which
we are apprised to oppose, or keep them
selves separated from, the main body of the
Democratic party. 1t is now notorious that
the Union party organization has ceased to
exist, and that its elements are being abb
sOrbed by the Democratic and Wing parties,
which are marshalling their hosts for an old
fashioned fight between Democracy and
Whiggery On the dissolution of the In
ion party, the adherence to the principles
and measures of the National Democracy
set forth in the above resolution, by the I'm
ion Democrats, seems to put them in the
same position on the National Democratic
Platform, that they occupied prior to the
contest which grew out of the Compromise
measures. If they choose on principle, to
re-unite themselves with the main body of
the Democratic party and declare their will
lingness to fight with us and tor us against
Whiggery, the common adversary of our
measures and policy, We are not disposed to
reject them.
Mr.. johnson has accepted the nomination
for additional Elcctor on the democratic tick
ct formed by the Eighth of january Con-
ventiOn, and in doing so, he terminates all
connection between him and the late Union
Organization. In his letter to the Chair
man of the Committee which recently nomi-
mated him, he says: "In accepting the posi-
ton assigned me, will embrace the occa-
sion to express my hearty concurrence in the
resolutions adopted by the Convention which
yOw represent. They constitute a platform
upon which the entire Democracy can rally
with full confidence of victory"
With these assurances on his part, we
hope the whole democratic Press will rally
to the support of the Electoral ticket, with
out making any individiOus distinctions on
account of past considerations.
IT'S human to eT-Divine to forgive.