The weekly Mississippian., 1860-04-11
Presidential Electors.

We have not deemed it called for, as yet, to
place at the head of our columns, the Mlssls-
sippi Electoral Ticket, which was made out
and recommended at the Democratic Conyen-
ton in this State In the first place, it is
deemed to be sufficiently soon to put up the
Ticket after the sitting Of the Charleston Con-
vention. Secondly, it is not recorded that
the present electors will serve if the Charles
ton nominee should not suit them. In the
third place. it is also not recorded that Mis-
sissppi if not suited'in the nomination, will
not arise, en- masse, in her protesting majesty
and repudate it. And, fourthly, even should
the electors and Mississippi, though not pleased
at all, nevertheless acquiesce in the nomina-
tion-so improbable thing as to be almost
mpossbst is not RECORDED ss n ths5sfers
editcrially or personally.-Cr City.
We presume that if the Charleston Conven-
tion should so far outrage the sentiment of the
Mississippi Democracy and violate the cond-
tion upon which they have appointed delegates
to that body, as to nominate a candidate for
the Presidency who declares Gas Douglas does)
that he will not accept the nomination, if the
Convention endorse the principle of protection
to slave property which goes into the territories
under the solemn guarantees of the Constitu-
tion-there is not member of the Mississippi
electoral ticket who will compromise his po-
litical integrity and betray the trust confided
to him by supporting the candidate.
But this by no means involves the duty Of
refusing to serve on the contrary, twill furn-
ish an additional reason why the members of
the ticket should stand to their post and per-
form its labors and responsibilities with all
the zeal, energy and talent at their command.
Ifa Squatter Sovereignty candidate is nomi-
mated, the Central Committee of which Mr.. |
Jos. NJ. Jayne of Rankin, is Chairman, will |
Immediately call Convention of the Democ-
racy of the State, which will re-affirm the |
creed Of the party as heretofore interpreted by |
them, and will take measures to bring into the |
field third candidate, separately, or jointly
with other States which will not permit them
selves to be dragooned even by the potent ma
chinery Of party appliances, into the support
of candidate who advocates the shortest
cut to all the ends Of Blank Republicanism
LII HoWeVeT, conlIaTy 10 ali reiSOnanle eApec-
tation, there should be any member of the
electoral ticket who would prefer the Squat
ter nominee and a gangrened national organi-
zation, to sound candidate and pure and
true Southern Democratic organization, he will
necessarily resign his commission and betake
himself to quarters where he will find congo
NAL spirits. The Democratic organization of
Mississippi will have no use for him; they
will drum him out of the ranks as coward,
or hang him as deserter.
But no such trouble need be apprehended.
We know the stuff out of which our electoral
ticket is made. 1t combines sterling integri-
ty, political orthodoxy, unfaltering courage
and unwavering devotion to principle. 1t is
like the Mississippi platform ITSELF 1t is ''heart
of oak and contains no spurious, slippery or
lecaying materials.
a~---~.-ss-F,r-- >s-s-y"
,ratic party. 1t has hitherto survived all the
Efforts Of factionists and traitors to swerve it |
rom its high purposes, and we cherish an ,
sbiding hope that it will not be found want
inf he of |