The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-10-01

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your trust in him.
My brothers, who are your clergymep,
your lawyers, your doctors. your merchants.
your instructors of your children, your me-
chanics! Employ no northern or southern
man or woman with northern free-soil feel
ings,
will notice one thing more before close
this communication our learned fools and
their northern allies are holding up prece-
dents TO us as rule of action. When
precedent is based on fact, with justice to
sustain IT, we should acknowledge its force,
but when founded in error, aud sustained by
ialschood, it no longer deserves the name OF
precedent-the repetition of wrong princl-
pie cannot make it right To apply this
definition of precedent to acts Of our gov
ernment, win notice two things first, the
objects OF our Union; second, part of the
acts of government since the Union.
First, the objects are clearly set forth IN
the constitution, and are in substance as fol.
lows rational liberty, perfect equality, mu"@
tua protection Of life, liberty and property
against domestic strife aud foreign foes.
Second, the acts of the government. the
ordinance or act of Congress in 1887 was a
papable violation of the rights OF the south,
the Missouri compromise Gobbery, If You
pease) the Oregon territorial bill, the treaty
of annexation with Texas and the admis-
sion of California, all base violations OF
the rights of the South Now, in the name
OF comrnon sense are these outrages to be
dignified with the name of precedents; does
a blind submission to wrong make it
right? No, million times no! A blind
infatuated love, virgin love for the Un-
ion by the south has brought on the present
crisis
TO make the case more plain, will in.
troduce fable; There were two twin broth
ers, the oldest had been well QlD cared for.
his parents nursed and projected all his
whims in truth he was a spoiled child the
yougest was neglected, he grew up in par.
tial ignorance indeed, he is not wise yet, he
seems however to be waking up now. The
cause of his waking up, was as follows: the
elder boy, from being spoiled, and seeing his
brother cast off, began to hector over him
finally, he began to beat and otherwise mis-.
use him; the poor fellow loved family quiet.
, and to secure it. permitted his tyrant BROTH
er to knock him down whenever 1t suited
his fancy; the blows came thicker and har4
=, der, at last his patience and endurance be;
: gan to fail, lie complained and began to show
signs of resistance, the fanatic brother
thought il was best TO reason with Cuis;
: he said Cuff how is it? you are growing
. troublesome, Cufy replied, Jonathan in
y 1887 You struck me blow in the hortIi-wes.
4 tern territory Of Virginia, you tied my hands
y. in Missouri, you knocked me down in Ore
- gon, you put your foot on my neck in Texas
:, and Mexico, you are stabbing my vitals in
=, this District of Columbia, you have been
n slipping your hands in my pockets ever since
1916 and to fill up the measure Of your sim
- full heart you would foment war, both civil
"a and servile--Stop, brother Cuhy, let us rea-
40 son; your continued submission led me on
you suffered a precedent to be established in
your early forbearance, you must not COM
plain now, you are in my power; shall use
ftx. Lnrt ..t,k, ,..Rnr
Cufy dropped his head, and for few months
he seemed to be in study his countenance
- changing with his thoughts, as he viewed
the past, he felt the blush OF shame cover
his face he was at once convinced that he
had not been true to himself; he viewed the
present. for few moments glance at the fu.
ture that future was submission or ress-
- tance ; he suddenly raised his head his face
beamed forth an expression that surprised
Jonathan; they silently scanned each other
" each thought Of the future, it was dant
future almost without hope. Cuff was tn,
" preached his brother with determined ex
preston on his countenance; he said, my
brother are you man or devil? if man
-, hear men it is true have passively sub
- mitted to repeated wrongs from you yo'
=. know the repetition of q wrong cannot max
! it right Hence forth you must be just tt
your brother or take the journey Of lil
alone.
,ro will leave the public to draw a mora
-, from this fable; it is true picture; it wi
III find place in the breast of every true Anne