The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-04-29
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and zeal ere now the W1lehMelds, and q
uuanimity q action oharaetefises The moye-
ments e ths grea. Wing party, and ! de-
te1minalion IS manifested q have every
county IN the State represented in the Con-
lvention. Il 6 important that every county
lin the State should send delegates ana ,hat
the delegates. appointed should attend. e
by this means the claims q prominent
Wings can Be suggested end eanrassea and
such selections made as vii give universal
satisfaction and receive The united and zsal-
aus supporto tie entire Wing party Much
aepends upon the action 81 The Convention
The hopes Of the Whig. party VIII 81 reyiy.
ed or depressed - unanimity q discord
may characterize its proceedings. and she
elements & tie opposition win Be altered
or united as q spirit Of coinpromise OF jeal.
ousy may prevail over is celebrations.
The members Of lhe Convention should
bear in mind that the object Of the Wing
party IS success. md that they are assem-
bled together to comupne and reason upon
the best means of securing The triumph Of
great political primo. .lss and the advance
Inent of the t,s.e Interests of the State In
order to enter fully upon the duties of selects
ing State Ticket with any hOpes Of a fay-
orabIe issue, it viii be the duty Of The mem
bers of that body to discard from then
breasts every prejudice, predilecii0n OF &c
tional Ieference-to examine tle whole
bearings of The question of aVailii55slsig, With
Eeyes Of reason; and decide it without preju-
dee. Let, then, the delegates meet as
brothers. as co-laboIers in a great and holy
cause. and NOT as partizans pledged to sup
port the psrtensions d particular men.
The Convention should not FORGET. that
to secure the election of the Wing Ticket,
Fit win be necessary to use every means to
conciliate and harmonic seemingly conflict
ing sectional interests. The pretensions Of
each candidate should be weighed in the
balance Of calm reflection Tie preferences
Of the different sections u The siate should
be considered y is great ss''heraiion. Moth
inc should be lightly resolved Criminal
bickesines. sarcasns. lnfiamatory speeches,
aid inVidious comparisons should be studi-
oas|S avoided. The judgment should be
appealed to only Every proposition should
be scrutinized with reason unclouded by
passion. and decided with reference to its
effect upon thewhole opposition, and notify
narrow and contracted notions Of sectional
character.
AS unanimity and concord on the part of
the delegates could not fail to produce a
corresponding concert and union in the
ranks of the party lhe Convention shoula
uaaniaaoalsly nominate each candidate and
recommend him 10 the SURFACES Of their
constituents Let them show by their de-
alterations ratthey are willing to surrender
private and sectional preferences to the com
mon good. Let them prove 70 our oppon-
ents that We are contending for principles
and the enhancement of the interests of the
stase--that ours is indeed party Of princi-
Eples-Aa party cemented By the ties Of coun-
/ try. and the hope Of working out the saliva
ton Of the State Worthy Of every person
al sacrifice IS lhe wing cause: The pfihei-
pies for which the Wings strive form the
basis Of al inst governments; they are esa
sensial TO the preservation of Our liberties,
and the purity Of populo9s institutions.
Who would allow his admlfation Of men 70
leopard their safety.
We would, with all due Difference, sug-
gest, that an ADDE'S should be drawn up
by the Conyention, enbodying the princi-I
pies At issue, their importance to the-wclfare.
of the State, and The claims Of the nomi-l
nses upon the confidence Of tile people &c
an address should be drawn up, & IS inpol
tant that it should not be Of q length To
deter people from reading i; it should be-
put into the hands ofeyery citizen, ID a
form g invite perusaI Lett contain plain
truths told n plain way Let this be-
done: and Il the love Of eoa..lry Is not ex
tingluished ii Che breasts Of the people; ~
palriotism has nel taken wings and fled The
land If the allegations Of citizenship have
not been benumbed BY Che grossne and
frequency 81 Locofoea delinquency. shel
Wings may look ri coniidenee 9 the ap-
preaching contest. II the Convention does
lis duty. Concert s alone needed g secure
the victol Let l1sss 1ho are disanpeInl-
edip the selection, not regard the result IS
a.tfiumph over them. They should remen