Southern standard., 1853-07-02
from the Monroe Democrat.
To the Democrats Of MississIpgi.

maze IN the Northern counties, against the action
OF the late Democratic State Convention at Jack
son, demands that should state the facts and
reasons upon which base it. purposed to have
done SO, before now. Imperative engagements
have prevented me. have received letters re
guessing it. The Southern press challenged me
To attempt it. l shall now accede toIhe one and
accept the other, | must now do so, hastily
shall, however, seek to remember, that ridicue is
not argument and that slang and sneering are
but the weapons of the vulgar partisan. | shall
be courteous, using plain phrase.
Let me premise that have not. neither do
now, charge the grpot body Of that convention,
with the intriguing combinations, by which the
rights of the North violated, and their plain
est wishes utterly dI>regarded. A large portion
! OF 1t, doubt not, were then, and are now igno-
rant of the motives by which few selfish poll
tlclans were actuated, in controlling their action
They are al>o ignorant of the facts BY which this
is proved. l shall attempt to state thcm.
By the last apportionment. Mississippi was a
warded Il fifth member TO Congress. There were
only four Districts. The Legislature failed to re-
district the State. The duty, therefore, devoIved
on The State Convention, of nominating the fifth
member. The increased population by which we
obtained this member, was in the Norihern coun-
ties. An examination of its character, VIII also
show it to have been democratic. The Northern
counties, therefore, claimcd the right Of selecting
the canddat" for this position. Thot cl0ina aeaS
! acknowledged, and tie right admitted. 1t is now
attempted to be denied Necessity forces that un-
f irncss. 1t cannot be done. | never saw an ar
tlcle in a Southern sheet, denying it, previous to
the Convention; whilst the whole action of the
North was being predcated upon its admission.
| can safely DEFY It's production. Gov. Brown in
his speech in this place, declared that our claim
had been distinctly admitted aud was opposed by
no one, up to the assembling of the Convention.
Mr. Adams, the able editor of the ''Ciari0h. -
admits It, It's denial is atter-thou9ht This
night and 1t was Just one, on the part of the
Northern counties, having been admittt d, we pro-
ceed to select the man, in whose nomination it
should be exercised-and Gen. REUBEN DAVIS,
WAS presented to our Southern friends, with rare
unanmity. No one opposed him-many of the
counties instructed their dc gates to support him
| know, personally. that every prominent Demo
crat in this section of the State, was his friend
But more Than this Almost the entire body o
the Union party was in this section. Mr.. Banks
dale, of the ''Mssi>sippian, admits the STATE
Rights party polled nearly the Democratic strength
in the lower division of tie State in 1851. The
strongest Union counties were his most zeaou,
supporters, and l. also, know the leading men o
that wing were his friends.
The Convention which was to nominate the f(tt
Congressman, would also select candidate 70
had already had the last two Governors, in th'
persons Of Gen. Quman and Gov. Feote, an&
i Gen. Quitman as the opponent of Gov. Fooe.--
e Under The policy of alternating between the tw'
e sections, which seems 10 have been adopted, will
regard to our Executives, the North was NOR
# than entitled to that Office, this time. With tn
IS view, however, OF acting with llberaity and fair
d ness, the North again yielded to the South, III
right to select another of her sons, as Chic
n
spoken of, in the North for that nomination
Our right to the foater had been admitted. an
l. we had harmonized upon choice. Havin
l. yielded the Governor to Southern friends, W
e left them to do the same thing. An attempt wa
: made to do 50. Col. VIM. Ii. Johnson OF War
ren, was brought before the party. He was
leading Union Democrat--had fallen out, it WA
l. said with Gov. Foote--had been run on the elec
y tora ticket, and did good service in the campaig
II Of 1852 In the North, it supposed, IL
u some time, he would be the man, chosen by tn
! South, and the North came to his support. Th
Southern Standard . Monroe Democrat, pei
haps, Houston Argus" and other papers in th
section, spoke avorably of the selection. Tt
= meeting in Calhoun recommended him. No voice
that | know of, raised against him. In
short time we found we were mistaken. in SUI
posing Col johnson would unite the South. Il
l., was abandoned. Without even a suggestion, "
of awaited another indication from the South, of h'
choice, for Governor The circular of Col. Mo
gan McAfee and Mr.. HuSsey, seeking to unite Il
IT. party, appearI g about this time, | saw the nan
OF Mr.. McAtee, shortly afterwards. spoken of
}, connection with the nomination. He had receive
nd the warmest pauditS from the Slater ghts vii
er- of our party, for his effort reconcile nc
confidently anticipated his selection. | was mi
taken. Instead of that his proposed nominate
seemed to meet with but lutte favor. Rchmon
ar now began to spring up all over the field. Nan
10 after name was suggested. of gentlemen resdil
er , in every portion OF the South, until they becar
:" Legion The claims of each were urged Lo
IN greater or less degree of enthusiasm, by their
spective friends In all this rivalry. the North
tered not one word To select the Governor. "
NJ; their riqht To reconcile their rivalrics tn
oio . duty-not ours. With this unanimty on our pa
as to our choce for the Office, granted US. a
f with this dissention with regard to the choice
the South for the Office yielded to them, the ia,
son Convention met.
To digress at this point The next Legislatt
has to elect Il Senator. Gov. Foote was a can
n date before the people, as against caucus not
!, nation. Two other aspirants were eagerly reat
,I sne ing for the seals: l mean the Hon. JoHN j.
"f RAE and Gov. A. G. Brown. Public feelil
! e in their section Of the State, had already ht
are deeply awakened; and meetings in different COZ
not ties had expressed decided preferences betw'
lbe these two gentlemen Both could not be eec
the each desired a clear Southern held--both W
residents of the South. and in tie same Distr
That one or the other must get out of the way
I'll If either was successful--was inevitable. II
.~ nta saw it and felt it. So did their friends.
sell should it be 1? and how can it be adjusted? 5