The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-10-31
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GEN oUrTMAN AND THE WING PRESS.
The disposition among mankind to denounce
man, whose principles and high moral worth
elevate him above his traducers has never been
more strikingly displayed, than in the case oil
Gen. Quitmln, and the submission press.
Why does the Wing press 70 teen with abuse!
Why so represent the character of MN
whose standing among his countrymon, wheth-
er derived from his public acts or his private
virtues, is SO unblemished and fair that the
poisoned arrow finds no spot at which to aim
in his history.
But, notwithstanding this, the press lays on.
No scathing epithet-no bitter insinuation
is forgotten, as they breathe forth their vile
calumnies; and for what! merely because they
are so steepcd in corruption themselves, thutI
they cannot appreciate his high virtues, nor
see how he can do good deed for the mere
love of good under disguised cobweb mask
of love for the Union, they deem it virtue
to vllify the characters of all who have the
presumption to disagree with them; and our
chief magistrate comes in for an elder broth
ers share.
Is this the part of an honorable opponent!
Why not use reason, why not bring argu-
ment and fairly and openly combat his Princi-
pies.
There has been no fighting behind a bush
with our worthy Governor. In the beginning of
this contest-his message proclaimed his posi-
ton, ond right we'll has he maintained it; and
so long as he is shielded with truth and con-
sistelcy so long will he remain impenetrable
to the stains which the wing press would
thrust upon his good name. His bold and
! consistent stand makes too striking a contrast
!, with their lodging aid quibing. He has
thought it becoming a consistent man and a
> gentleman to make his actions correspond
r with his words. When he met side by side
with the wings in our primary meetings and
, conventions, he did not feel at liberty to sup
pose these NEE ings were for the mere purpose
: Of blowing off steam and that his wing coadju-
tors would retire and take what they could
{ get. He could not believe that all this noise
l. and hubbub was to end in gas and base submis-
n sion. He, unfortunate for the wings, believed
It them in earnest Incapable of playing the bull
!, ly, and believing the whole South would stand
l. up for her rights, he took his stand and like a
; true patriot and brave man, intends to main
tain it; and all the abuse they may heap upoI
him cannot divert public attention from thi
base desertion of their posts, nor weaken the
obloquy which properly attaches to such mean
: ness. The miserable special pleas whcl
: they put in as an excuse for net ''provin!
d their faith by their works" is unworthy of
e high-minded people. Because forsoota, tn
e robbery was not Perpetrated Gin manner an
j FORM as they imagined it would be, they re
ct fuse to pursue the thief and attempt to reclaim
the goods, or bar the door against future de
predations. Gov Quitman dares to take Il
err the issue upon its merits. 1t is the fact of ez
- GLIDING the South from foothold upon tn
:. Pacific and from our equal share of the con
mon property ofthe country, and not the man
ner of doing it, that he does, and all ought t
e complain of. The South has been plundered {
~ her asst rights-the most reckless submission
Ill list doas not deny this. In defence of thes
he rights, Gov. Quitman, backed by wing leade
TO and the whig press Of the State, raised hi
nd voice, and now That the pluadercrs have turf
lis ed deaf ear to his remonstrances, he is {,
mt retaining his position and leaving it to thos
n. who have pushed matters to this extreme
''count up the cost" This he did before /
=, assayed to take his stand He is far too hol
nv orable and brave to bully and blustcr hefo
ret the hour of action comes, and when it do
is come, take counsel of his fears, and bend to
tie calamity, he has not nerve to meet.