The Weekly register. (Ponola [sic] Panola, Miss.) 1843-1844, 1844-07-27

terprize. Dorr did not find his ambl-
lious aspirations Sufficiently graiitied
under this venerable government, and
he undertook 10 subvert it. Asserting
the principle that every people has
right to al;er, modify and change their
government whenever they think prop
er-an abstract principle which, with
cautious limitations, may be true
without consulting the established gov
eminent and the public authorities, he
undertook 10 beat up for recruits, TO
hold irregular elections, az which per-
sons qualified and unqualified, dead and
living were pretended TO have voted.
and thus securing a Heterogeneous ma.
iori,v, he proceeded to form new
Constitution and TO set up new gov
ernmcnt. In the meaRtime, the legiti-
mate and regular government proceed
ed in operation and prepared to sustain
itself and put down the insurrectionary
proceedings. Dorr few to arms and
collected military force, as irregular
and heterogeneous as his civil majority
had been But on the first approach of
military force, on the part of the legiti.
mate and regular government, Dorr
took TO his heels and ANONYMOUSLY fed,
leaving his motley coniederates 10 fare
as they might Now, folow-citizens
what has been the conduct Of the two
parties in respect to this instruction
which Al one time, seemed to be so
threatening. The Wings, every where
believe, to man, have disqpproyed
and condemned the nlovementol Dcrr
II has been otherwise with our oPpo
nents. Without meaning 10 assert
that the whole Of them countenanced
and supported Dorr, every body knows
that al! the sympathy and encourage
ment which he has received have been
among them. Aud they have intro
dUced the subject into the present iionsc
OF Representatives We shal! see what
they will do with it. You can readily
comprehend and feel what would be
the cffec; and consequence of Dorrism
at the South, if Dorrism were FREEDOM
inant. Any unprinciped advenlurer
would have nothing TO do bat collect a
round him mosaic majority, black and
white aliens and citizens, young, and
old, male and female, overturn exist
ing governments and set up new ones,
1t his pleasure or caprice! What
earthly security for life, liberty or
properly, would remain, If proceed
lug so fraught with confusion, disorder
and INSTRUMENTATION, were tolerated and
sanctioned!
Then there is Rcpudianon--llai dark
and foul spot Gpon the American name
and characler-how came it thcre?-
The stainh been put there by the dem
ocra,ic majority Of the Legislature Of
Mississippi. Under special pleas, ami
colorado pIetexts, which any private
man of honor and probity would scorn
to employ, they have refused TO pay
The debts Of the State-debts contracted !
by the receipt of an. equivalent expend
ed within the State! The Wigs OF
the State, who are The principal Tax
paying portion OF the population, with
remarkable unanimity, are in favor OF
preserving the honor and good faith, BY
a reimbursement Of the debt; but the
Democratic majority persist in refusing
to provide for it. am far from chdrg-
ing the whole of the Democratic party
with this shameful public fraud perpe-
trated by their brethren in the State of
Mississippi. Without the State 10 their
honor, be it said, most Of them disap-
prove OF it; and within the State there
are many honorable exceptions among
the Democrats.
Other examples might be cited TO
prove the destructive and disorganizing
tendency of the character, tendency and
principles Of the Democratic party, but
these will suffice for this occasion. If
the systems and measures Of policy of
the two parties are contrasted, and com
pared, the result will be not less favor
! able to the Wing party With the
Wing party there prevails entire con-
curreuceas to the principles and meas