The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-09-25

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rafe ~ previous condition. md
take part IN ite convention
Seuss Reasons for Opposing the
Dent Tlfkti.
II is offered in eSlcuuatio III
their action by those whose change
of spirit has led them io the has,
eupport Of The nominees. Of the
National Republican party that
they are acting with the people and
The prominent men Of the State,
and that this alone should bc sufi
cent atonemont for their sudden
divergence from any previously en-
%tcrtaiucd principles. With the
prominent men we acknowledge
they are acting but II Is with those
men who have made themselves
prominent by the issuance ofunau.
thorized and uncallcd for documents.
and by the betrayal Of the trust re-
posed in them by n convention of
the people who left to them the
sacred duty Of rc-assembling that
convention when the requirements
ofthe times called for it, and BY
doing all in their power to defeat a
a free expression of opinion on
public matters, BY these means
they have made themselves "promi.
nent," and the people will remember
in future the men who failed in their
duty when the greatest emergency
called upon them to act, and allow
them to seek that retirement to
which their failures admirably enti-
Tie them.
That they are acting with the
people, We cannot believe, for we
have G e nothing to convince us on
that point. On the contrary il we
look ut the proceedings Of the con.
vention Of the 9Th we are assured of
the groundlessncss of such an asser.
ton. In that asscmblagc twenty.
two OF the most populous COMMITTEES,
containing n population of two
hundred and fifty thousand, were
not claimed to be represented, while
at least one hall ofthosc represented
were represented by proxies, among
whom We're some of these .ucyy
prominent men. This is truly a
slight foundation upon which to
base a statement ofsuch magnitude,
and we would advise those "Dentri.
fees to sec far better evidence than
this before they attempt to prove
that the people sanction this move
mcnt. Again, it seems that entire
a~cquiescence in the acts of the Con
vention is not yielded, oven by many
OF the warnlest supporters of the
ticket In the support OF the Con.
grcssional ticket there is a great
diversity ofopmion, andconvontions
TO make other nominations are
called. Our neighbour of tho Grena-
do Sentinel, an earnest and consistent
supporter of Dent, speaks warmly
on this question, and at the same
time, a swil be seen by the follow
extract, gives that body q lively dig:
"We will give tho State ticket
our warmost support, but would
have done so more. willingly
had there been q few Conservative
Republicans on it, as it is, the Jack.
son clique shows its cloven foot
through all the nominations made"
But evidence on this point is so
conclusive that we willnot pursue
it further.
We have yet to meet the man
who, in the past, acted with the Con-
sentative party, that win now claim
that principles have in tho slightest
degree controlled his action. Wei,
are always met with the delusiye (,
cry Of policy. Has policy ever yet /
achleved any permanent end? II it (
has, we have yet to learn 1t. /,
"fnnelple wins in the long run.-- ,
Policy is always cheated, and al. !
ways deludsd. We may not be !
considered up with the aspirit of
the age to soy so, but the history 81 :,