The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-12-10
ANTI-REPUBLICAN

That the disposition Of those who support
the recent measures of Congress who oppose
the right Of secession aud the State rights een-
efally, may be seen, we give this extract from
a letter written by a gentleman, of great re-
spectability, to the Louisiana Courier, in rela-
ton to one Of the leaders of the class:
sThe editor of the Crescent is a federalist.
who derides democracy, and republican gov
ernment-who has been often heard to saw
that he was in favor Of distinctions in society,
and preferred A LINZ ED MONARCHY. or AN
ARIsToCRAcY OF LEARNING AYD WEALTH to
dhg0ther form Of government, or THAT he pre-
tefredl any government which would sustain
the gentleman dboUe Tie laborer, or rabble. as
he terms them.N'
We do not doubt for a moment the precise
accuracy Of this statement. The great fea-
ture in the opposition made by the submission
lists to any action, is confidence in the Govern
ment They believe in the federalist doc
t@rine--a strong government: and they. there
lore, are in favor Of submitting the rights of
the States TO its control This confidence and
belief ina strong government arises. Of course
from a distrust in the intelligence and inte orr
" Of the people; aud in fact these federaIists
are not yet purged from the monarchical prin-
ciples Of Europe. They think, in their con-
ceitedness, thai they "are the people, and wis
dom will die with themp IN truth. they are
the visible manifestations Of the spirit Of Pride.
We would say to this editor, and 10 all such,
that if they viii behave as gentlemen. they
will be treated as such, even il this democrat.
Lie aanntrua
The editor Of the Crescent has high notions
he must be aspiring to quit editing, to be talk.
ing oil raising himself above the laborer.
MR, FoorE AND rms DtsrRlcr on CoLpMBrA
BrL,-The honorable Senator when here.
told US that he had bluifed Mr.. Benton had
eurfied down MIR. Seward twenty times, had
got 'or the South seven new slave States; had
said something Or other to or about Roger Bar
Ton, who aspired % has place ia the Senate
and Of several other Interesting circumstances
but he totally forgot to tell us ol the gloFiously
prominent part he played in relation 10 The
bill abolishing The slave trade in the Dis,acr
Of Columbia.
Let US tell il Tor him. When il was pro.
posed 10 strike out the clause declaring thai
The slave brought in contrary tothe law, shall
be liberated and free which clause it was
and Is affirmed, is an assumption upon the
part Of Congress 10 regulate and abolish slaye-
~ wherever j exists within lis jurisdiction
and she declaration upon the part Of the Gov
eminent that il will no longer favor slavery.
but declares itself against il when it was pro.
! posed 4 to strike this out. we say, NJ. F6ofs roted
against 4; and, to use a cant phrase, lodged d
faei uois upou the bsQf
Mr.. Foo,e did not tell Is this but we learn
from the Iazoo Democrat that he tctsihe peo.
pie Of yaxoO that he did dodge on that occa-
sion, though uct used TO aoaging;
His reason ios doing 50. was that he shonld
have yosed for the bill il hs had xoted II all
and b already had sins enough 70 account for'
and did not wish to embarras& or render his
d%eteace beiose the people oi mississippi more
difficult