The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-08-18
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ouirv imbedded in it's leader on the same sub
isct, 70 wits
uWby does not il 1.-THE Republlc) state the
views ofGen Taylor on the Wilmot PTovlso-
whether he susIgias the North or supports the
SOUTH"
When the Union can convince US that any
amount Of agitation of this question by the
Washington press, can produce the slightest
effect on tile people Of the North or South,
other than to aggravale the evils which its dis
~cussions has already produced, we shall Wrl'e
with il by the acre and wrangle with It by the
day. When it can show that its wi lab"rs IN
this behalf, have prevented its party IN
the North from rushing pell-mell into the io'd
Of the Free sOrlers, we shall begin TO consider
whether anything but mischief can come Of
thrusiing ourselves between people vino are Of
one mind upon the subject. The Unions pro-
position involves the idea, that the people Of
the North entertain one set Of views respecting
the ~proviso, and that the people OF the South
hold another and different set-that Wing and
Locofoco in one section are alike opposed TO
il. Both parties in the same section OF the
Union hold like opinion in relation to II. Does
the North, then, stand in need OF urging to
produce unanimity Ofsentiment there Does
the South require advice to effect unity there?
Surely no one will say 50. What good object
can there be attained, we would ask, by taking
sides with the North where there is no diversity
Of opinion? NonelwhOtever. Let Wings or
Democrats be elected from the South, and they
will be anti-provisO :Or Wings or Democrats
be elected in the North and they are for the
~proyisO. Hence it is manifest that no change
can he produced in the anRRQsition Of Con-
gress, in so far as this q is concerned,
by all the help that can possibly be volunteered
TO either section. The only result fr1m such
a course would be, that the passions and ami
mosities Of each would be iniamed against
each other, and the difficulties in settling down
upon some national and satisfactory adjust
, ment multiplied and enlarged. The difference
; between the two parties at the North is, the
; Wing party maintains its organization on ia
tional grounds, whilst the LOcOfocO party is
forming itself upon a sectional abolition plat
. form. When the Union can arrest tn s ANAL
. gamatiOn, it will be time enough for it to in
d vite its contemporaries to dabble in the water
which stirring can only make muddiOr.
But the Union wants the President to declare
. for the North OF the South. Surely the num-
9 bers are few, in any section OF the country,
D who really desire to see the Chief Magistrate
. Of this nation coming down into the arena Of
individual strife by taking sides upon a sec.
tional issue. 1t was bad enough when the
d Congress OF the United States was threatened
with the Executive purpose, it would be worse
to menace the people themselves. Is he The
Pre- ident Of the North that he should b.
against the South? Is he the President Of the
South that he should declare against thu
North? Is he not the President Of the whole
Union, elected by the SURFACES OF the Nortl
and the South, and should he not hold himsel
h as arbiter between the two, rather than become
the partisan Of either?
We are persuaded that Gen. Taylor will taxi
no such step as this. We have seen him stant
aloof frem sectional agitAtions whilst the pas
tiOns Of an exciting canvass were raging abou
him. We have known him to possess his sou
y, in calmness, when demagogues denOunce'
n him as an abolitiOnist, hard by his humbl
r dwelling in the South. Bat no prOvocation
IN could anger him into taking a position which
in the event Of his election, would d%isqualif
him from holding out the olive branch to tn
4. people Of the whole Union, and inviting III
people Of. all SectiOnp to be at peace with on
~ another. The Union, in one Of it's articles
- states, that il he were TO define his positioI
upon the subject, il would have an effect upoI
~ the pending elections. 1t may be, indeed
10 that Gen. Taylor might secure a Wing HOus
Of Representatives by a few electioneerin
!, dispatches; bus sooner than resort to such dc
= vices TO ensure success, we IRE sure he ha
/. rather see his administration overwhelmed wit
!. defeat. file would not compromise the dignit
! Of the Executive Office by securing it by sue
: means, much less will he do 50 whilst fulflliD
his duties. IA it
"a In that darker or drearier aspect in whic
NJ this subject is sometimes pressed, there is
or warning which none snail despise. 1t is a
u admonition that, who ever takes sides upon i
10 as a partisan, will not be respected as a peace
Al maker. We have faith in the final adiustmen
,F Of this controversy to the contentment Of III
>. country. But unasked for interference ca
only widen the breach; and here whe'e harmC
ny must be restored, if it ever be, is the las
place where wanton intermeddliHg should b
Expected, or would be we'll received.
"I am for Good Roads, Good Harborr
2, and Good Laws, and then we can z
Ahead.S
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