The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-05-18
REpUDIATIoN.

march, al b0uyant with hope ana comment "
victory. No obstacles impedsd their brilliant
charges. mo shesitancy checked their reckless
yalor. The hardy veteran OF the ASentlnel
. perfect Murat in morals andipoliticfs at one8
Grand lean ctseredthe Union and Planters bank
bopds, and boldly placed himself upon the
broad grounds Of universal Republication. The
4.Mississppia2" too. close in his rear like
wen trained Subaltern, nobly sustained his lea
der. But when the troops saw the awful
chasm, which they had to leap. and the reck-
less spirit, with which they were led 70 the
charge, equaIled only BY the disorganlzing fn-
~ ofthe Partisan mobs, they abruptly halted at
the Planters bank bonds, and utterly refused
20 move forward. The "SentineP can still
be heard snorting in triumph, or muttcring in
rage al the dastardly cowardice OF his recrean'
followers. But the poor "Mlssisspplan
whose nerves are not so strong, or whose har-
dihood is not SO dauntless, may be seen on the
brink Of the "chasm'' which he has jumped )
but whether his "voice is still for war" "to the
knife" or whether he is encouragingthe troops
to preserve their present position until he can
with safety crawl over 10 them, it is impossible
to find out, for his language is confused and
indistinct. We take from the Natchez "Cou-
rier'' the subjoined account. of the present con.
dition of Reputation.
REPUTATION DYING OFF.
What change as taken place a
mong the locos since their late conven-
ton, on the subject of reputation! At
that convention the resolutions of Mr..
Moore, from L owndes, favoring the
liability of the State for the Planters
Bank bonds, were treated with the
most perfect indignity; motion was
actually made and probably carried,
to have them taken into the street. AS
well as we could ascertain, prominent
objection 10 Gov. fuckers renomina-
tior, was that he was in favor of the
payment of the Planters Bank bonds
1t has been stated that General Brown
actually minated 10 the convention,
probably told them plainly, that his
opinions would be such as the conven-
ton might desire, no matter what they
might wish, and his late letter on the
subject is fully corroberative of this
statement. If any man can tell his o.
pinions from his letter, he is surely
much more expect in deciphering nom
sensical gibberish than we are. Gen.
Brown has not had the boldness or
independence to- take any decided
stand. He does not seem to know what
his opinions are, if he has any On the
subject. He has not, although he has
written long letter on the subject TO
the editor of the Holly Springs Guard
expressed any positive opinion ia rela-
ton to the matter, whether from de-
sign, or inability to express himself,
we are unable to sly. His friends,
however, say for him, that he is in
favor of paying the Planters Bank
bonds. Finding the popular breeze
is in favor OF their payment, he shows
ia his letter, disposition to go with it.
When Mr.. Howard became a bond
payer, we do not know, but he has
since the convention, only, expressed
himself publicly as being of the opin-
ion that State faith should be held invio-
late and State credit preserved. We
find it strongly intimated that ex-Gov-
ernor McNutt is about to express him
himself as Planters Bank bond-pay.
or. If this arch repudiator, this prime
mover and principal actor in the grand
tragedy whose catastrophe has been
the Notifying disgrace OF our State,
doessO change his ground to suit the
popular dic!um, he will prove himsel
worse, more reckless and abandoned
man than his worst enemies have ever
called him. His desertion the little
band Of unconditional repudiators'
who have SO gallantly Stood by him
ever since the questions was started,
and who have bean induced by bis
countenance and the expectation Of
his support to approach the dangerous
ground which he is about to desert,
will rank him, NOT with John Tyler
not with the head of band oftraitors,
but with the subordinales, the small
fry, whose movements are governed by
a superior body round which they
revolve. He will tten prove to the
world, that no pledges to party will
hold him to it. but that,
'Ifself the wa'vring balance shake.
It's seldom right adjusted"
II, on the other hand, DR.. Hagan,
and those who think with him on the
subject of unconditional repudiation,
go orer Nth Governor McNntt
what will there be prevent Why, tn;
Reputation cannot come TO a head
even in Mississippi, where il once took
such powerful root and sprung up viii
such luxusiant growth; that the rats
are deserving the sinking ships and i
y more than likely that many Of them
will be drowned in attempting to gel
ashore. However. lets wait while
s = .eas !.