The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-09-07
The Senatorial Election.

The Senatorial Election.
Our accounts from all parts Of the Dis
trict, leave no room to doubt that Mr..
McLAIN will be elected to the Senate by
a large majority over either Of his COM
petitors. Surprising that both Of hi> COM
petitors should run through. we think it
more than probable that lac will get
larger vote than both Of them put to-
gcthcr. We do not believe that many Of
the sensible people Of this district can al
low themselves to be turned against such
a man a. RoRrRr Nolan, by the means
which are resorted to to defeat him. The |
kind Of warfare waged against him, is dis
graceful to the District, and an insult to |
the intelligence Of the people. In this |
connection we ask the attention Of every |
reader to the following calm and well rca-
soned article from the last number Of the
Quitman I8rutscr. We took up our pen
for the mere purpose Of introducing this
article to our readers. While it appeals
strongly to all voters. it must strike the
old line wings Of the District, with pccu-
liar force:
OIR REASONS TpR SuPruRTISG Ma. Nc
LNIN.-ln the present attitude of affairs, as
an Old Line Wing. we are induced 20 the
necessity Of choosing between men.
Among the present aspirants for Senatorial
honOrs, we have no hesitancy in expressing
a decided preference for Mr.. Mclain:
lst. Mr.. McIain we have known for
many years, to be active, practical hu~i-
ness man-ready nc all times to lay hold
If any ENTERPRISE, calculated to advance
the interest of his community. VII, repu-
tatiop As such i not confined to the State
in which he lives hut he is known, and
his influence has been felt, far beyond
the confines Of Mississippi, the land Of his
adoption. or Tennessee the land Of his
birth. Ills qualifications for this position,
| coupled with his intimate knowledge Of.
and identity with, all the interests and
| institutions Of his State, point to him as
the man for the occasion.
His high position, his knowledge Of the
/ district, and his unbending purpose to
/ act for the good Of his constituents.
are questioned by none, except by a few
| disappointed ones, who were seeking the
] position, to whic.. he has been called by
/ the spontaneous voice Of the people.
2nd. The course pursued by the oppo-
\ sition to Mr.. McLain, Is enough to drive
| all good men to his support. Unable to
| attack his capacity or honesty with any
| hope Of success. we find them condescend-
| ing as their only resort, to attack him on
/ account of his professional attitude, and
by attempting to drag into political can
/ vass all the religious preiudices Of the
/ THE Lou nd ttpr,,op1y- otfaY,,v,t
is already recoiling upon the heads of his
assailants with redoubled fury and the
man who uses this as his only weapon, in
this guerrilla warfare, will find himself
held in contempt by the public mind,
sooner or later.
Admit that Mr.. McLain should be strick-
en- down, because he is a moral man, and
sometimes endeavors in public way to
inforce the principles of morality upon
the minds of the people. and the position
may be assumed, that our elders, class
leaders, and all who act in a religious ca
pacity, must be politically decapitated,
because they are religious men. Such a
course as this is sure to awaken public
suspicion against those who have no better
argument to offer, and Is sure TO call popu.
lar Indignation upon its perpetrators
I
purer days Of the Republic.
Again we could not be induced TO act
with the present opposition to Mr. McLain,
because Of their utter failure to present
any platform Of principles, a. the basis OF
political action and because Of their
vacillating course in conducting the can.
yass. First we had presented to Us. rs 4
competitor Of Mr.. McLain. one who call.
ell himself an independent candidate
an anti-conventiOn man: but who, in
reality, was the nominee Of . small squad
Of politicians in the town Of Enterprise
! he comes down. and Col. Ward is put
b upon the track, by the same company.
In the mean time DR.. poHer appear
upon the field and declares himself an in.
dependent candidate, without any com
Z | pliGIty with the aforesaid company; yet
{ both Of these candidates seem yoked
, | together in their attacks upon Mr.. McLain
i'm all their speeches during the canvass
And when the published list of appoint
ments at this place is ended, we find
them going into caucus, tocalculate upon
. their relative strength, aud 10 decide fol
, the ireemen Of this district. which they
shall vote for in opposition to Mr. McI.sin
p and also to Judge OF thepropriety Of boil
Y coming down, aud starting ont another
I, man.
Again: the old Wing party to which
We have always belonged, has now no cX
istence, according to Dr. Dozier's owl
q declaration il so, he cannot claim GU
p support from tho fact Of our havin!
A., both been Whigs-especially when ",
find him in concert with Col. Ward, pub
licy proposing to abandon their old part,
! organizations, and to form new part,
n on their remains. Having always been
. national man, and deprecating every ten
denCy To the dissolution of the Unioi
bequeathed to us by our fathers; and be
J. lieving as we do, that this new fangle,
Ward and Dozier party, should it succeed
would result in a speedy dissolution o
the Union, we cannot yield our supper
!, to such party simply because it is in OF
4 position to the Democracy, and when
q does not have a principle in common
with our own. Under these oircumstar
ces, we cannot consistently or conscier
tiously do otherwise, than support tn
2 only national party in existence, in pre-
i ference to a party purely sectional, eithe
!. North or South.
We are influenced by no party name,
or party prejudices we cherish onl
g principles: and for the most vital of thes
Q we now find the only protection and Sc
n curity in the national Democratic party
! Political measures may pass away will
: the necessities that induce them; but on
{ political principles our theory of govern
o ment, is of more lasting duration. An
J. to the party, which amid the politics
, chaos Of the times, brings the best ev
= dence Of an ability to protect our govern
y ment. and Of a willingness to advance i
3 interest, to that party we will most chez
= fully bring our support-call it by wha
.r ever name you may. We are no bin
idolitsr of party names-foreyer worship
ing at the sepulchre of a defupct part
e But whenever we find party ombracin
If principles that we can endorse, to tn
II we guarantee our support; and TO a
= those bearing its standard and pledgin
" | Ahnir Eln.liA,. 20 L. r.rincirlns