The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-09
THE WEEKaz.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1858.

From the North Mississippi Union.
10 the People Of the First Conggcs,
sional District Of NEisssssippts
FELLOW CITIZENS:
/ Owing to sickness in my family, I am de
prised Of the privilege of addressing yor
personally, and have therefore to speak t.
you through The press.
In 1851. you were kind enough to cleo
me. BY most aattering vote. to seat ii
Congress. thank you most cordially fol
the confidence reposed in me, and I have
labored to deserve it.
In the canvass which resulted in my cleo
tion. l told you was g Union Democrat, .
and told you the truth. The charge there.
fore. that am Wing, is false, no matter
by whom it is made. In 40, | was nomi-
mated by the democratic party Of Tippah
county and was elected a member of the
Legislature. I was delegate to the Balti-
more Democratic Convention of 1852, and
no one objected to my democracy.
At The late tfrs-eating Convention at Jack
son my name was proposed as suitable
candidate for Congress from the State at
large, andstrong efforts were made to infu-
ence me to submit mynanls to the Pontotoc
Convention Why were those efforts made
20 influence Wing to go before Demo-
cratic Convention, if | were Wing? No
decent opponent can; in the face Of this ac-
ton Of his own party, charge me with being
a Wing. Their own conduct stop them. I
shall treat this fasehood with scorn. Twas
solicitous to act with all true democrats as
an equal, but the terms offered are such as
I would feel degraded to accept. Union
Democrats asked if any of the nominations
were given them, that they might select
such of their friends as were acceptable to
them. This reasonable request was treated
with contempt. It is said. know, that the
State Ticket is composed of an equal num-
her of Union and State Rights men, but this
is false by the statement of one of the nomi-
nees. Capt. Barksdale says that he is a
State Rights man. Mr.. Hemingway re-
fuses the nomination and Mr.. Muse was put
on the ticket, net oat Of love for 1Rr. Muse
or respect for Union men, BUT as BID FOR
THE VOTE OF T1sHoM1Neo COUNTY.
The voice of Union democrats was stiAed
in the Convention, and whilst some Union
men are on the State Ticket, they are such
as pleased our enemies and such as we new
er asked. Most unreasonable things are re-
CURED of Union democrats. The compro-
mise questions have been decided in our
favor, and yet we are to be excluded from
all places Of honor and our opponents pro-
noted To be good democrats we are re-
CURED BY those who presumptuoosly claim
10 rule the democratic party, to vote for Mr..
MeRae, the author of the resolutions Of cen
sure against Gov. Foote. In the 1st, End,
3rd and 4th Congressional Districts. ultra
State Rights men have been nominated for
who exhausted the language
n search Of insulting epithets to goad US in
1851.
But our opponents do not stop their out
,ageous conduct here They denounce all
democrats who voted the Union ticket in
1851 and demand equality now. as Wings,
while they recognize as democrats all wings
who voted the State Rights ticket in 1851,
,hus making democracy to consist in the
single item Of fire -oot;ngi The course pur-
sued by the State Rights leaders in Missis-
sippi, shows them to be not only destitute
IF democratic principle. but to be Federal
SIS at heart. They treat the popular will
With disrespect and virtually deny the capa-
oilities Of the people to govern themselves.
70 prove this charge submit the following
facts:
In 1850, before the compromise question
had been submitted to a vote Of the people,
Of censure had been passed upon
GOV. Foote. When, however, the people
we're heard at the ballot box, they decided
- majority Of 1000 that Gov. Foote did
lot deserve censure, but these Federalists
Who attempt to deceive by assuming tho
lame Of democrats. refused to rescind the
'esolutions Of censure and SO far from re-
cinding them, bring forward the author Of
hose resolutions for Governor. and require
5oy Foote and Cor Foote's friends to vote
Or himl
Take another sample Of Federal af6nities.
d 1851 decided majority on joint ballot