The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-19
For the Mississppian.
The Coalition.

1t is very plainly to be seen that the Doug
las party, failing in their attempt to fost their
leader upon the Democratic party at Charles
ton and Baltimore, as the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency, are now determined.
1t possible, to break down the party and to
defeat the election of Mr.. Breckenridge, by
any and all means in their power Hence we
see the Douglas leaders in the South uniting
and coalescing with the old enemies of the
Democracy-WhigS ADasricans and R,ao,s-
nothings. In the North they openly declare
that they prefer the election of Lincoln to that
of Breckinridge. Rule or ruin" is their
motto.
1t was very apparent at Charleston that Mr.
Douglas was not the first choice of a single
Southern State, upon whom the party had tc
rely for the election OF Democrat to the
fresidency, and of tiiose Northern States
who were for him, it was not at all probable
that more than one or two could be carried
for him. Under these circumstances, would
1t not have been reasonable for the Northern
delegates to have united upon the nomination
OF some one who would have been satisfactory
70 the South, and who would have also some
prospect of carrying some one or two of the
Northern States? But such was not the will
Of the squatter sovereignty faction. Who will
say, then, that the Southern delegates did
wrong in withdrawing from said Conyen.
-
tion9 Ifthere was any doubt of their entire
justification then, there can be none now,
whsn the Douglas party are everywhere OPEN
ly advocating the election Of Bell and Everett,
wherever Douglas himself has no chances
pecially in the South. To defeat Breckin-
ridge, who is everywhere admitted to be q
sound Democrat. they are willing to play into
the hands of the party, who have always been
the bitter enemies Of Democracy. Can this
Douglas squatter faction any longer hay claim
to be Democrats ? Shade OF jackson and
Polk! are these Democrats Will any man
in the South who claims to be Democrat,
support this Douglas faction longer? We hope
not, but that every man who claims to be a
Democrat, and especially every man who ad
mires consistency, respects honesty and loves
the South, will come out from this faction and
support by their voice and vote the Breckin.
ridge and Lane ticket
1t is not at all wonderful that the Old
Wings and Know-nothings. should oppose
Breckenridge and Lane nor that they should
be willing to amalgamate with the sauattei
sovereignty faction, and even with the Blacl
Republicans to defeat them. They have tn,
memory of long and fierce contest and many
defeats, to urge them on. Old party feuds ant
quarrels still rankle in their bosoms. Ambi
ton and the love of Office and political honors
spur. them up. But that Democrats in th,
South should forget their former conquests
the fame of their fathers, the good of thei
country, and the rights of their section, ant
follow after this false Gods strange, passin,
strange, tits wonderful. Let me, then, invok
every Democrat, every man who loves hi
own dear and sunny South, to come out from
among these demagogues, and strike one NOR
blow for the old Democratic party-ior th
| rights of the South and the maintenance c
| their rights in the Union, by the election {
kentucky's chivalrous son to the Presidency
| Sea Shore, Sept i, 1850. PUBLIUS.