The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-08-31
The Democratic State Convention

" last. manifested in all its proceedings, a
degree Of hostility TO Union linen, only ex-
"celed by the more open and unmasked con.
clayes Of the same sort. in 1851"
The suggestion that the Convention was
actuated by hostility to Union men, is wholly
unsustained by facts, and is contradicted by
its whole history. On the contrary. the Con-
ycntion was influenced. from the first to last,
by a sincere desire to make ticket that would
be acceptable 10 Union Democrats, and it
earnestly invoked their aid in the accomplish.
mcnt Of the object. A large number Of lead
ing Union Democrats were members Of the
Convention, and only two Of them (Kinyon
and Horne) expressed any dissatisfaction with
its proceedings. The men who now complain
Of hostility and injustice, are those who held
aloof from the Convention, and refused to
nominate candidates, or to express any wishes
or preferences, in order that they might be
free to indulge their predetermination to be
dissatisfied in any event, no matter what
might be done. The Convention had to make
a ticket out Of the material before it, and
those who staid away and refused to make
known their wishes, have no right to complain
Of injustice or neglect Indeed, for Union
Democrat 10 accept place on the ticket, or
to act in any way in unison with the party,
is in the eyes Of these gentlemen, the unpar-
donablc sin; aud had Hemingway. Clarke,
Wilson, or any ether distinguished Union
leader accepted such a nomination, they
would forthwith have been denounced as trail
tors precisely as Muse and Barksdale are
now denounced and their nomination would
have been called, not concession to the
Uuionists. but an accession to the Secs
sionists.
We will briefly notice few of the Herald's
specifications of the hostility Of the COnven-
ton to Union men. Il is true resolution
was passed complimentary Of Col. Davis
proceeding to which Union Democrats ought
not to object, seeing that he had just been Sc
lected BY Union President for seat in his
Cabinet, and especially if it be true, as the
Herald says, that he has been recently making
Union speeches at the North.
Il is true, that Of the six candidates nomi-
mated by the Convention. three 10 Wit Nc
Rae, McAaee and Glenn.) had been decided
Southern Rights-anti-C Compromise men, tho
now in favor Of acquiescence in the Compro-
mise measures; and the other three,-Muse,
Hemingway and Barksdale.-had been Union
Democrats. Muse aud Barksdale, having ac-
cepted the nominations, and thereby shown
their desire TO re-unite the Democratic party,
are denounced as traitors but Hemingway,
having for pirate and personal reasons
declined, comes in for the Herald's eommen.
dalion, twice repeated in half a dozen lines,
as sterling Union Democrat" We are
afraid the Herald will have to qualify this ex-
preston little, when it comes TO be informed
that Gen. Hemingway does not concur in its
condemnation Of the Convention, or the ticket.
On the contrary. before the Convention met,
Gen. III. had written thus: II most Wne.
Quirocalky declare, that actOeUer may b
The nominees Of that Convention, shall re-
ceiUe my hearty support" !" and in bis letter
Of decension, which he puts on the ground
that his private business would not permit
him to remove to jackson, he says: Ag
refusal wiH not in dse slightest degree ef'
feet mn action t0lcards tae ticket" Veri.
", Gen. Hemingway is not only a " sterling
Union Democrat" but he is sterling Ma
tionaI Democrat, who does not allow Obso'
lete issues to prevent the reunion Of hi
party.
It's true that certain resolutions the char
acter of which, as we are informed, is not cor
rectly stated by the Herald, were offered by
Mr.. Kinyon, and voted down, in consequence
Of which. Mr.. X. and Mr.. Horne, Of Wayne
Left the Convention. These resolutions were
opposed, and denounced as incendiayy' by
nearly all the leading Union Democrats in the
Convention and Mr.. Kinyon himself ac'
knowledged before the Convention, that nc
had offered them in general meeting Of the
Democracy Of the Union county of Tisho-
miugo. where nearly all the Democrats arc
Union men, and that they had been votea
zoru-yoted down in the County that gave
the largest Union majority in ls5l;-voted
down by the very meeting BY which Mr.. Kin
yon was appointed delegate to the COnven
ton VOTED down as tending only to disor'
panize and disturb the Democratic party
which the Democracy Of TishOmingo desired
70 see united, harmonious and triumphant.
The Herald's article winds up BY an effort
70 create the impression that injustice wa'
dope to our esteemed tOwnsman, Mr.. Wilson
We are satisfied that Mr.. Wilson is no party