The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-02-12

~ ~" e'NntS, Out who did not approve of the
compromise Reasures--who fears thew will
MOP glve.Peace to the Countrywide is, not 4
genuine compromise man''-what then q
WIN the gentleman adhere to his Compress
nonal pledge, and the associations based mn
on 1t or will he abide by his canvass dechr.
ahons It is only beginners who weave \
tangled web when they practice to deceive.
! leave him in his mesh, to disentanrle Il #
he may, by the instruments he has always n
hand and by which it was woven. His com
promise pledge, his unqualified declarations
OF an intention to support the nominees of
the Baltimore Convention, and his position
IN the following sentence Of the letter now
under consideration:
-"though | could easily mention sew
eral worthy gentlemen, besides, Of the Dem
ocratic party, for whom would vote, if Gen.
Cass were out IF the way
ARE attitudes which will probably seem
70 plain dealing men irreconcilable to each
other
In connection with his charge that with
others, everywhere denied all regular affi-
liatiou with the National Democratic party
Of the Union" he further says-'what was
Col Davis attitude, you will sec sufficiently
explained in the correspondence between GER
tam worthy gentlemen Of the county of Nox-
ubce, in this State, to which | invite your
special attention" When | went as a dele
gate to the Democratic convention Of the 9Th
Of january last, my attention was called to
an article copied in the Fag Of tie Union,
continuing the assertion that at a public
meeting in Noxubce county | had been ask
ed whether or not would support the nom
inces Of the National Democratic Convention,
and that had replied cmphatically, MOL
would not When, by invitation, | address
ed the Convention, l referred TO that state
ment to brand it publicly as ialsohood, and
II the gentleman now comes forward inmoFe
general terms to renew substantially the same
Islander, pronounce him liar.
Nor can he escape by his reference to
worthy men Of Noxubcc county. They ad-
dressed themselves to different question
from that contained in the SANDER which 1
publicly branded as soon as it came to my
knowledge. Those gentlemen (six in num-
bcr) when called on by him with whom had
the discussion in Noxubee county, state
"Acc0riing to our best recollection of
what occurred on that occasion, you propoun-
ded two questions to Col Davis as Il Demo-
crat, which were as follows: care you viii
ling to 90 into the Baltimore Convention
with the Democratic parity should they, as
usual, hold such convention; and should that
convention rc-enact the Baltimore Democrats
ic platform If 1914 and 1913, no more and
no less, and nominate for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency Lewis Cass, Levi Wo 3dbury,
II. S. Foote, Dickinson, Dallas, Buchanan,
or any other reputable Democratic states
man, he or they subscribing to that platform,
will you vote for the nominees of said CON
ventionE Col. Davis was sitting to your
left, in front Of the platform; he turned his
head and asked ifyou would have his answer
then, to which YOU replied in the affirmative.
Col. Davis rose and said: In answer to the
first question Of the gentleman | answer NO
"A member Of Congress has no business
Presidcnt-making in a convention. In an
swer 10 the second question of the gentle
man, | answer MOTH vote for no man
whom my heart and conscience don tapprovc,
and took his scat amidst the rapturous APP
plausc Of his party friends"
Though this does not quite agree with my
recollection Of what occurred, and the style
does not strike mc as my own, or that of my
opponent on that occasion, the replies are
substantially such as might have made
After an interval of eight months, rely
more upon a knowledge of what my opinions
were, than upon the remembrance Of what
language was used | was then, and am
now, opposed to the selection Of members of
Congress as delegates to the convention to
nominate candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency The plan of a National
Convention grew out Of the distrust, if not
the abuses, of the Congressional caucus
The reformation would have been little
more than nominal if the delegates to the
convention had been drawn from the two
houses Of Congress, instead of coming fresh
from the people l would have declined
when | was 4 member of Congress to serve
as a delegate to the Baltimore Convention
and by giving that as the reason would hav,
sgnihed my appreciation of the convention
on the principle that he who gives a singh
reason for not doing an act, implies that bu
for that reason he would do it. And this a
grecs with the opinion l expressed to all will
whom converscd during the last spring ant
elH.o.t, ,.s. tina; wc should send delegate
u the National Democratic Convention.
was not willing then, and am not now
to bind myself to vote for whomsoever til
Baltimore Convention might nominate, with
out respect to his past acts or present views
approve of the great principles laid dow
in the resolutions Of SO, 40, Al and rs
but are there not men who would subscrib
without reading them, if that act was mad
the condition on which they should be non
mated for the Presidency and Vice PresideI
cy? Il could easily mention several gen
tlemcu" whom | would no more hope bin
by such pledges, than / would expect to ca
ry water in a seive. When aided in II
appointment Of delegates to the Baltimol
Convention, it was that they should 60 in
council in good f. it'll, and that they shou
endeavor to procure such nominations as y
could confidently and cheerfully support
Not intending to deprive them ofall inf
.ence bya pledge to support whatever tick
should there be formed, thus rendering Il
will of their constituents matter ofno II
portancc to the convention. The power
the South is most felt in a Presidential Gle
ton, and if properly oxerted, may do niut
to protect our constitutional rights aud secu
us from future aggression. That infueIf
should be used, neither abus nor abando
ed. When say must approve the M
whom / would support as candidate for 4
n IL \