The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser. (Woodville, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1853-05-10
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proceedings Of the recent democratic cOnven-
ton, | will endeavor, briefly, to give them the
principal incidents and events
The convention was organized on Monday
I'd of May, by calling R. w. Cannon, Esq to
the chair. The attendance of delegates was
unusually large-and, indeed, the "oldest in
habitant" is decidedly of the opinion, that on
no similar occasion, was the capital ever so
crowded. Harmony and concert Of action,
seemed to be the object of every delegate pres
ent, save Gov. Foote'S man, Kinyon, of Tishe-
mingo. Kinyon "put up" at the Governors
residence, andhis Excellency was closeted with
him, during the whole sitting of the conyen-
ton. No sooner was the convention organic
ed than this "Kinyon or Kenyon" attempted
70 throw a fre-brand into it, and cause it to
break up in a row. He introduced a set Of
resolutions to the Convention, which he had
offered at the meeting at Tishemingo, which
appointed him a delegate-but which resolu-
tons were there voted down by both union and
State Rights democrats, as infamous and in
sulting. The resolutions proposals., the
adoption of President Pierce's inaugural, as
the platform Of the Democratic party. I'd,
that the Convention pledge itself to make an
equal distribution of the offices among State
Rights and union democrats; and Sd, Gnsis-
ted on in caucus) that among the Union dem
ocrats to be nominated, Parson Majors was
to be selected as the candidate for floating
Congressman. The first proposition was
unanimously voted down, OF the ground that,
although the Convention recognized and ap-
proved the principles and were willing to &C
quiesce in the opinions advanced in the inau-
gural, yet, it would be a dangerous precedent,
to so far disregard the usages of the party as
to adopt any mans inaugural, proclamation
or speech, as the platform, per Sc, Of the dem
o%cratic party. The second proposition was
secuted by the Convention as an infamous pro
position for bargain and corruption and the
third was assailed and most Indignantly re-
pulsed by the union democrats in the Con-
v%ention. The scathing rebuke given to Mr..
"Kinyon or Kenyon" caused him to writhe
like a magot in hot embers, and so far discon-
certed him, as to elicit from him an open
avowal that he had been sent to the Conven-
ton by apacked meeting in Tishemingo. He
asked the Convention openly to drive him to
the arms of the whig party he had found
two years ago many warm friends in that par
ty, and he was now satisfied to be permitted
to return to it. | will mention here that Mr..
"Kinyon or Kenyon" had, at the organization
Of the Convention, been elected a vice-Presi-
dent, and when he made the declaration that
he had been sent as a delegate by a "pack-
ed meeting" SO indignant was the convention
that be was permitted to retire from his seat,
amid the ~scornful shouts and Kisses of all pres
ent. His own colleague, Mr.. Cawley, denied
that the meeting in Tishemingo was "pack-
ed" that usual notice had been given of the
time and place of meeting, and that it was
largely attended by union and State Rights
democrats, who united there in voting down
his resolutions as infamous. 1t was very evil
dent that "Kinyon or Kenyon came to the
Convention for the porpose of sowing discord;
for he avowed his belief that his resolutions
would not be adopted, and declared that his
object was to prevent thier adoption, and also
the nomination Of any union candidate for State
office. With the simple exception of SKIN
yon or Kenyon" and the editor Of the Holly
Springs Guard, who is a relative Of Governor
Foote, and is under his influence, the Con-
v%ention was a unit, and its actions were heart
lily approved by the union delegates. Not a
murmur was heard, but on the contrary, all
the distinguished union democrats were re-
joiccd and declared they would support the
nominations with zeal and fidelity.
You will see from the nominations, that af-
ter Indignantly rejecting "Kinyon or Ken
yon's" resolutions, the Convention magnani-
mously nominated without reference to past
differences.
After the Convention adjourned Gov. Foote
made a speech, in which he announced him
self a candidate for U, s. Senator, and said he
would prosecute the canvass to the @bitter
end" unless the wings should put a candi-
date in the field, in which case he would de-
Cline. He assured the public that he knew
the wings would not sacrifice him-that they
) would make no other nomination than him