Year: 1859

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Itisnot unknown that many warm and zeal.
| GUS friends of the Democratic party, and We


may add, of the opposition too, in different


portions of the State, desired the nomination
| of T. J. Hudson, Of Marshall, on account o.
| his intimate association with our State Agri.


cultural Bureau, supposing, as was natural


enough, that in the event of his election, he


would have given it more cordial and ener-
getic support than any other individual among


the aspirants for the honor of Executive sta


ton, whose names We're presented to the re-


cent Democratic Convention. While this may


have been so, it by no means follows as mat


ter of course, that the nominee, J. j. Pettus,


of Kemper, will fall short of his duty, either


personal or official, in reference to this new
|-ssssasusz n state polloy oHfar ffpn that in


fact, we have the best guarantees that he VIII


be among its warmest advocates, and give it


whatever of support an enlightened judgment,


and high official position may deem the most


advisable. To show that we are well sus-


tained in this averment, let us look at facts for


a moment.


First, Col. Pettus is a farmer by profession
or business, and his interests, pleasures and
associations, as connected with the obligations
Of his calling, all have an agricultural bias.


Whatever will advance the interests of the
farmers of Mississippi, elevate the dignity of
their pursuit, or enlarge the sphere of their
usefulness, will, as member of their commu-
nifty, operate upon his opinions and actions,
and consequently it will be his pleasure as well
as duty, to aid in any and every measure that
may be calculated to carry the experiment of
our bureau to entire success. Again, before
the establishment of the Bureau, Col. Pettus
was an active member of the Kemper County
Agricultural Society, not only ever ready to
participate in its deliberations, but to bring
he may have had, for exhibition at its fairs
and festivals, thus evincing his faith in such
associations, by his works. The transition of
membership, therefore, from County to a
State organization, was to him work by no
means irksome or ungrateful, and when he
was elected by the members from his Con-
gressional District, as their Representative in
the Bureau, it was not merely compliment
to his talents and integrity as a man, but a fit
ting tribute to his taste and zeal as farmer.
As member of that body, the Bureau, he at
tended all their deliberations, and did as much
for its present state of organization as any 9TH
er, proving himself on all occasions, its warm
friend and able advocate. Aside, however,
from all these considerations, his course during
the passage of the bill in the Senate is all re-
corded on the right side.


From all these considerations, and many
more that we might give, were it necessary,
what reason has the most ardent friend of the
measure, to apprehend even lukewarmness in
his support of the Bureau, much less hostility?
We regard his nomination in reference to this
matter as fortunate, for had we been called
upon to select the candidate with reference to
this consideration alone, he certainly would
have been second only to Hudson in his iden-
tity with it. We feel assured in saying that
he will give the Bureau and agricultural mn
provement generally, whatever personal and
official sanction they may legitimately claim at
his hands, and carry on the work so auspi-
ciously begun to glorious consummation.


Moreover, because Mr.. Hudson was not
we see nc reason why he should
be less the friend of the measure than former
", and we are prepared to say, that his defeat
before the Convention will not in the least af-
feet his friendship for the agricultural inter-
ests of our State, as involved in the Bureau,
Or paralize his efforts for its more perfect Or
ganization and increased prosperity Mr.
Hudson is man of too much intelligence and
pride to suffer such consideration for one
to abate his interest in a measure that
promises so much good eventually, and from
which he has to great extent received re-
nown co-extensiye with the State, and which
N the end, with other considerations, will
place at his disposal the honors which his
friends contended were due him in the late
Convention. Considering his age and expert
snce, the vote he got in the Convention was
highly complimentary, and he may justly feel
proud of the reputation he has made within
ew brief years. To the friends of ofagricultur-
Il progress we would say, let us work on
hopefully and diligently for our sacred cause,
h., of
10 be called, and with Hudson at present Pres
dent of the Bureau, and Pettus Governor Of
the State, we will in due time reapa rich harvest
If good from scheme Of improvement, which
every farmer should work for with diligence,
md every patriot welcome with pleasure.