The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-08-17
State of Parties in Mississippi.

The Democrats have presented ticket
to the people Of the State. and on that
ticket are the names Of men from both wings
of the party. The nominations were made
BY the whole party in convention assembled,
and in good faith. A Cancellation was effec-
ted, and the Democracy seemed once more
united, and, as consequence. invincible.--
But one or two men, being disappointed as
10 the action Of the Convention in regard to
themselves. repudiated its proceedings, and
opposed its ticket Gen. Reuben Davis, not
receiving the nomination for Congress from
tbe State at large. put himself before the
people as an Independent candidate, taking
from the support of the regular ticket some
Of his particular friends. SO far, the Demo
cratic party was disunited by men calling
themselves Democrats, Of the strictest Sc ool
The issue, sought to be raised between these
two men, was merely personal, and could not
have divided tho mass of the party. This
opposition ha $ almost ceased, and, before the
November election, viii be utterly extinct =
The difference has been encouraged by the
Wing press. and for their own purposes
The Wing Convention met in the city Of
Jackson. A large body of the Wings in the
State were in favor Of mixed ticket, CON-
posed Of Wings and Union Democrats
Many such men were delegates to the Con-
vention. Yet there we're some Of the old
true.blues, and these were opposed to pander-
ing to any faction, but were for an out-and-
out Wing ticket. The talents of this body,
and their former service for the party, rem
dered them powerful in council. These pre-
vailed, and the consequence was,a full-blooded
Wing ticket. Of the National Bank and High
Protective Tariff stripe. This ticket is pre-
sentod to the people, in opposition to the one
presented by the Democratic party through
its Convention.
Though these tickets are presented as
Wing and Democrat after the ancient faith
Of the two parties, yet the Wings claim the
support Of the Union Democrats for their par
~, its men and measures. This claim is
based upon the consideration that the Whig
ticket is composed entirely Of Union men,
Yet these Wings forget to tell the Union
Democrats that this ticket is made up Of men
who opposed the election of President Pierce
aud Of men who are opposed TO the Admins
tration Of the man whose Inaugural the I'm
ion Democrats adopt as their platform. Many
Wing papers publish the Whig ticket, not as
Wing, but as the Union ticket-thus endeav-
oring, by mere quibble. to mislead men,
and cheat them out Of their votes. They try
to cover their opposition to Democratic mea-
sures with the pretence Of saving the Union.
After the Compromise measures have been
acquiesced in by all parties. the Wings con-
tinue to agiiate the question of Union, for the
purpose of dividing and thereby defeating,
the Democratic party. Can that party be
conquered by such plain strategem Of the
enemy? VIII the people fall into the tolls
thus prepared for them? BY their action
in recommending a Wing State ticket. the
Wing Convention declared the Union issue
to be dead yet in tcOrds they call on part of
the Democracy to vote on that issue. Il
looks little like inconsistency. Though the
leaders in that Convention declared they we're
not in favor of "pandering to any faction,
yet their followers would try to make Union
Democrats believe that, for the sake Of I'm
ionism alone. was the Wing ticket recommen-
ded Though the leaders buried Banquo,
their followers will try to raise his ghost
Their trickery will prove a mere shadow.
From the signs Of the times, We arc to
have warm work between this time and No
vember. There will be marching and cOun-
termarching scheming and wire-pulling =
Il is the duty of the Democracy to cleave
to their party organization, if they wish its
principles to succeed, and the administration
of Franklin Pierce to be sustained by tho
Democratic State Of Mississippi.
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