The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-11-09

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itscolumns, ia italics, our phrnseology in call
ing attention to the meeting, and trying to
make il appear Objectionable, has brought our
neighbOr out in reply, in an article Of nearly a
column. The Mddi'Onian evidently felt that
we had it on the hip, or it would not have de-
voted SO much time and space to iIs defence
against a charge which it designates as +" lame
aud impotent." 1t may have & astOnished the
natives" as it certainly did US, to see, that in
a matter of such magnitude as that now at issue
between us, the Madisonian should, 10 its leader,
lead off with a severe criticism upon our gram
MARIA criticism that throws fat into the shade
the biting sarcasm and caustic wit Of the Sing
fish Bards and Scotch Reviewers" A criti-
cism much less pointed and malicious than this,
served TO send poor Keats TO the grave, and
were it not that we are somewhat used to the
buffetings Of the world, we should fear a sim
liar fate, and should be ready to cry out to our
critic" Peccaui! ReceaUi % But toparade our
false syntax at the head ofits column, "%soiitary
and alone" in the middle of the line, in iLalics,
is more than frail humanity can bear-it is
Indeed " The most unkindest cut Of ALL"
We do not pretend to write very good Eng.
lish-we care but little for the punctilious ar
rangement Of propositions, pronouns and par
ticiples-the defence Of a principle in politics
or morals IS Of much greater importance to US
than grammatical bubbles and dissertations
on the English. We were never fitted out to
s. teach the young idea how 10 Shoot" or the
older one to parse a sentences. We cannot
boast Of having been a "~gradiuae," as can our
neighbor. In our boyish days, an cold field
schoolmaster," who rejoiced in the ineuphonic
patronymic Of Benjamin Witcher, supervised
our juvenile studies, and he did say that we
progressed from our G-b abs to baker with aston
ishing celebrity, and that we overcame " cruci-
fix F." with wonderful ease, scaling on and SUI.
mounting the difficulties oil" Passamaquoddy,"
"Mishilimackinack" and "Ompompanoosuck"
with a velocity which delighted the old peda.
gogucs heart; and for which rapid advance
ment he was wont occasionally to give us a
fancy t%hcmbpaper, as a 'Freward Of merit,"-
such an one as we would now present to our
erudite neighbor, as a suitable reward for the
lesson he has Just read US in grammar, had we
the talent for drawing in poke-berry juice and
black ink possessed by our ancient and veneer
able MASTER! Such a trophy would be fit
reward Tor such an achievement! We didn't
get as singh up in the pictures'' as Murray, in
our log>cabIn education, and our neighbor,
seeing our ignorance in that department, should
have had the magnanimity to spare us the so.e
infiction Of his grammatical acumen. But his
insinuation that we are unable to spell { baker,
wounds us in a still more tender point. Great
Cesar! how the spirit Of WTtcher would haunt
him, could he but hear the unmiligated SANDER
upon the genealogical requirements Of his "a
vorite pupil!
But to be serious. The Madisonian has the
hardihood to charge Us with the attempt to
draw lines of distinction between the rich and
the poor class Of our community, and bases its
charge upon the fact that we stated that the
call for the Union meeting to be held here on
Monday was made " at the instance Of some Of
the most wealthy and influential citizens of
the county" In reply to this we have only to
repeat what we have already said: that the
fact that men Of wealth, large slave owners,
IL HL &C.
who, if the South is in danger from the en-.
croachmeats Of northern fanaticism on the sub.
lect OF slavery, will be the first and The greatest
sufferers by 1.-THE fact that such men feel
no oppression from the late acts Of Congress,
and are in favor of maintaining the Union as
IT is, is calculated TO quiet excitement and give
renewed confidence in our safety aud the sta
bllity OF our Institutions. This is a plain prop
%osition, one that can be understood even by
those who have. no knowledge OF the principles
OF grammar, as taught by Indy Murray, John
Smith, and our neighbor of the MadisOnian.
The charge Of our contemporary, that " men
OF wealth" Gn our community " arroganlIy
claim the right TO dictate to their poorer neigh
bors, for no other reason than because they are
able to dress in 'PurPIe and fine linen every
day." is the most consummate twaddle-per-
feet tom-foOlery. II is the key to which the
demagogue always pitches his tune, to catch
the ears of "lhe tOiling Million" the " dear,
poor people," to induce them to believe that
there is an iron-heeled aristocracy in the land,
that is endeavOring to curtail their liberties and
grind them in the dust. This cry Of dictatiou
is a dangerous one Tor the Madisonian to raise,
for go far as We have seen or heard, all the at,
tempts to dictate, all the representations with
men Of the sam party, for signing calls, &c.
have come from the side OF the disunionists
We have heard Of ZONE attempts Of this sort
and the MACEDONIAN would do well to be ga
easy as possible," or, by 81. Patrick, we'll peacl
upon them!
The attempt Of the IMadisonaan 10 foiat uno,