The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-08-20

that, sir for il Is probably settled that, in
the next Presidential ass race (horse race
no longer sir) he is to ride behind Mr.. Clay
as candidate for the Vice Presidency
What light Southern man is to ride en-
croHpe behind MIR. Webster; what North.
ern man with Southern principles Or what
Southern man with Northern principles, be.
hind Gen Cass, | do not care to inquire
One thing do know, sir. Only one of the
three can be President, but let who will be
elected, all the five understrappers of that
committee will be provided for. What
then does MIR. Foote care for Mississippi?
About as much as she will henceforth care
for him.
/ But all that have said, all the vast in
terests involved in this controversy are to
be disregarded, and stern realities are to be
dissipated into thin air, by the potent spell of
the magic word "Union.' Sir, there is no
Southern man whose heart has not felt the
power of that spell. In the South attach
ment to the Union is matter of sentiment.
In the North it is an affair of calculation.
The conjuror who uses the word to blind
the minds and palsy the limbs of others, feels
nothing of its power over himself. Had
Union been to the North what it has been
to us, the North would have dissolved it fif-
ty years ago. What has it been to us
Sir, it is the old story of the Giant and the
Dwarf-a partnership in which one gets all
the profit the other nothing out dry blows
Who stormed the walls of Montery :! Who
scaled the heights of Chorubosco? Whose
blood enriches the field of Buena Vista
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Missis.
sippi Alabama, Arkansas, and Texas, are
here to answer-"OURs, " and the prize won
| by such sacrifice; for whom is that? For
those who "kissed my Lady Peace at home, !"
and blessed themselves that they were not
man slayers and cut lhroats. Judas sold
his masters blood, but could not. keep the
wages of his crime. These men will shed
no blood not they. But the price of blood
they cannot find i'll their hearts to refuse
that When we complain of this, they say,
"are we not brethren? Let there be no
strife among us" Why do they not 90 on
with the words Of Abraham? "Go you to
the right, and we will go the left, or 60 you
to the left, and we will go the right n'
Why? Because of the Bible, as of the
Constitution, they read just as much as suits
them no more. Do we still demonstrate
They become stern. care we not stronger
than you? Have we not our foot upon your
neck. Attempt 10 withdraw it, and we will
trample you into the earth" In three vic
torious fights the Giant gained for himself a
castelated palace, broad fertile lands, and a
beautiful wife; the Dwarf lost an eye, an
arm, atd leg. "Come my little hero,
says the Giant, let us repose on our laures
you can sit and turn the spit at my kitchen
fire, you will find warm bed in the ashes,
and YOU shall have asop out of the dripping
pan" "That is hardly fair DIVISION" says
the Dwarf. at is the best you can get, "
says the Giant cooly. You'd better take
it." "No," says tile Dwarf Il will rath-
er drag my mangled carcase elsewhere, and
sooner depend upon the charity of strangers
than on your Justice" "Turn the spit you
manned urchin, is the reply; 'if You give
yourself any airs will throw you behind the
fire." The story is not exactly i'll point, sir.
In our case it is the Giant that has beeu
manned and crippled, and the Dwarf, taking
advantage of his helpless condition, has
cheated him of the purchase of his prowess
and his blood.
No people ever existed more ready to sac
rifice to friendship or generority than Vir.
ginia. Ii is the character of individuals
and of the State. She will divide her bread
with the hungry; she will give her garment
to comfort the naked. She will strip herself
to the shirt; but when You claim that too,
the instinct OF self-respectful rnodesty is call
ed UP, and supplies the place Of more sor-
did feeling. She says no, to that sir. IT
has been said of her "that there is no more
I than the thickness of bit of linen between
her and downright fool" This may be
true, sir, but wo to linn, with profane hand
who ventures to touch that last safeguard ot
her stainless honor.
But who are we, mere handful of dept
ties who presume to speak for Virginia
Sir, we do not speak for her. She has sent
us here to confer with you, and to speak tc
her and to- the world. We speak not fol
her; but we speak OF her as she is, with fl
ial reverence and admiring love. We are
indeed but few-but what of that?
t9f we are marked to die, we are enough
To do our country loss, but if to live,
The fewer men the greater share of honor
As for me, sir, speak. only for myself
and shrink from no responsibility. Were i
tenfold more it would be only the more wei
come wish none to divide it with me.
Il would not TO lose 80 great an honor
AS one man more methinks would shar,
from me,
For the best hope have"
have no fear. sir, that Virginia will dis
claim me know the dull ass will bacl
upon the spur, and throw. and kick his rider
J know the dog that has no stomach for tn
J flight, will bite the hand that tarrs him on
But Virginia is no dull ass Virginia is n,
coward cur; and, however reluctant Il
, tstrke for sordid interests, she will never dis