The Democratic Whig., 1843-05-18

victory. No obstacles iupedsd their brilliant
charges, no hesi,ancy checked their reckless
valsf. The hardy vetena Of the "Seutinol,'
a perfect Mufat in morals andipolitief, at one
grand laapcieusfihe Union and Planters bank
bonds, and boldly Placed himself upon the
broad grounds Of uniosrsal Republication. The
SMiaissippian" too, close in his rear like
wen trained Subaltern, nObly sustained his lea
Ger. But when the troops saw the awful
chasm. which they bad to leap, and the reck-
uess SPIRIT with which they were led to the
charge, equaIled only BY the disOrganizing iu-
" the Parisian mobs, they abFuPty halted at
the Planters bank bonds, and utterly refused
70 move forward. The aSentineP can sstill
Be heard snoriiag ID triumph, or muttering in
rare At the dastardly eowardice Of bis recrean'
followers. But the poor "MississiPPian" q"
whose nerves are not 50 strong, or whose har-
dihood Is not SO dauntless, may be seen on the
brink Of the schasm" which he has jumped
but whether bis "voice is still for war" "io the
knife" or whether be isencouraging'the troops
10 preserve their present position until be can
with safety crawl over 10 them, it is isimpossible
to find out. for bis language is confused and
indis tinct. We take from The Natchez "Cou-
rier" the subjoined account. the present con.
dition Of fRepudiation.
REPUTATION DYING OFF.
What a change as taken place a
moug 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 indignily; motion was
actually made and probably carried,
to have them taken into the street. As
we'll as we could ascertain, a prominent
objection TO Gov. fuckers renomina-
tiou, was thar be was in favor Of the
payment Of the Planters Bank bonds
Ii has been stated that General Brown
actually minated 10 the convention,
probably told them plainly, that his
opinions would be such as the cOnven-
lion 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.
pinious from his letter, be is surely
much more expect in deciphering non
sensical gibberish than we are. Gen.
Brown has not had the bUldness or
independence 10 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 il 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 bis letter, a disposition to 60 with it.
WheR 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
fnd il strongly intimated that Gov
ernor McNuu is about TO express him
himselfas a Planters Bank bond-pay-
er. II This arch repudia,or, this prime
mover and principal actor in the grand
tragedy whose catastrophe has been
the morlilying disgrace OF our State,
does 50 change his ground to suit the
popular dic,um, be will prove himself
a worse, a morereckles3 and abandoned
man than bis worst enemies have ever
called him. His desertion Of the little
band Of unconditional repudiators'
who have so CALAMITY stood by him
ever since the questions was started,
and who have bee, ;"4soad hy HE
countenance and the expectation Of
his support 10 approach the dangerous
ground which be is about TO desert,
will rank him, not with John Tyler
not with the head ofa band Of traitors,
but with the subordinates, the small
fry, whose movements are governed by
a superior body round which they
revOlve. He will lien prove to the
world, that no pledges to party will
hold him to it, but that,
elfself the wa'vring balance shake.
lt's seldom right adjusted"
II, on the other hand, Dr., Hagan,
and those who think with him on the
subject Of unconditional Reputation,
go OUer ,oih Ex-Governor McNuu,
Whaswill there be provenl Why, th t
reputation cannot come TO a head
even in Mississippi, where It once took
such powerful root and sprung up with
such laxuriant growth; that the rats
are deserting the sinking ship; and it
is more than likely that many OF them
will be drowned in attempting to get
ashore. However, let's wait a while
and see what course the unconditional