The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1851-06-13
From he CoIumbus Democrof.
lREPoRTED TO THE DEMOCRAT BY HENRY oUIN-
. TON OF oUINTON HILL

H
TON OF oUNToN HILL.
Scene--a room at tte house Of Squire Broadare
IN the country-iMaJ. Tsnderfoe- Col. SKY
rocket and Squire Broadare seated together.
Squire Broadaxe. Well Mai. Tendertoe,
what is the news out at your little village of
underground, this morning? understand that
some OF The wise politicians, out that way, have
made the wonderful discovery, by which man
can SO wind himself up and twist himself round,
that you can't tell whether he is for the Union
or against It. How can you go for such nom
sense?
Maj. Tendertoe.- Oh! my dear Squire, your
people in the country hear great many things
that are not so. We only ask for protection in
the territories, and propose little taxation, by
way of smoothing things down to palatable
consisence.-The Quitman decoction was too
strong for The public stomach. II has produced
some nausea. Our treatment will give strength
and tone, and is with all happy medium.
Col. Skyrocket.-Pshaw! pshaw! That will
never do. | have examined well this middle
ground. 1t lodges every thng.-We must
come boldly to the 2oint-meet the issues and
risk the consequences. have no compromise
TO make with the North. They have outraged
us, and ] am FOR thrashing them. Equality in
Squire Broadaxe.-You both know gentle.
men, very well, my views upon these questions.
] am for standing up to the Compromise ard the
fight for my country. and am readylo do SO
again, when necessity requires. But 60 on, ]
want to hear what Mai. Tendertoe has TO say
for his side Of the question.
Maj. Tendertoe.-You must remember, gen.
Rha flI kLoN al = =
war" There is right way and wrong way
to 90 every thing. If had my own way about
things, should go for Disunion too; but believe
me the people are dangerous animals when you
get them mad. The love OF the Union is holy
sentiment with them; and if you tell them right
out you intend to destroy il, they will crush you.
Genius and science must be brought to bear on
them. Get them committed by degrees. >Ac.
customed the public mind to think on disunion
and all will be right after while Taxation
will do to start with. A demand for protection
will bring new agitation and so and so on. So
you see there is more in our philosophy than you
have dreamed of. OF course this is all inter
nos; but there is certainly bond of sympathy
between your disunionists and US; but you are
entirely too 6rash 1t wont do to force the crisis
You must train The public mind and make it phi.
able
Col. Skyrocket.-I have ever been opposed
to this wishy washy, dilly daily course about
every thing. But prizes are only won with a
strong nerve and a brave heart. Tine Union is
nothing but al engine of oppression. Let the
people rise in their might and tear it TO pieces
This would open wide field for men of gener
Gus ambition. # would multiply officers-Il
would give military men the ascendent. My
friend, have you no ambition-no taste eor true
glory.
Squire Broadaxe.-It makes my old blood run
chill to hear the Union of our fathers thus de.
rided. Yes, that Union that I fought TO make
These scars, (openening his breast.) tell what
have done in other days. But now men, who
have never suffered for this Union; but wIln have
enjoyed IFS thousand blessings, wish to destroy
it. Gentlemen, you are too free; live under q
king as have done; fight as have fought, ior
liberty and then talk TO me about destroying the
only real free government under Heaven.
Maj. Tendertoe. ha! Daddy Broadaxe
your old Revolutionary fires will blaze up occa~
sionally. The truth is you were born in old
fashion times, and il is not to be expected that
the young men Of the present enlightened day
and generation are TO be bound down to the worn
out notions of those times. Progress, advance.
ment, destiny are the watchwords now.-Col.
Skyrocket and myself agree-Sub rosG-about
what is to be done; but how 20 do it is the ques-
lion. The modus operandi is always important.
am for policy; he is all impulse and fire. But
| can tell him that more flies can be caught with
sngar than vinegar. Our nice little platform is
the sugar that want to use. This combines
both the sweet and the acid. To agitators it
offers resistance IN the way of taxation; to the
pacific, peace and obedience TO the laws. Now
to my taste this is decidedly ckerish bait, to
all sides.-For the war-like, we have resistance
to the compromise, and renewed agitation; to the
friends of the Union, we are opposed to using
force. OF course we are all Union men TO the
world Bnt from lawful resistance to forcible,
is an easy transition. The thing is to get Union
men committed, then the game is blocked. So
you will perceive, Colonel, that in this country
some things can be done as well as others.
Col. Skyrocket You ought 10 know, Maj
Tendertoe. that have perfect contempt for a
temporzing policy. But most strictly entire nous,
there is no denying the fact that the people are
dead out against disunion. Men who dare brave
every thing for glory and ambition, can't be
fonnd this side OF South Carolina. Disunion,
no matter how desirable, (and to no one, Major,
can it be more so. than to you and |. who
have military titles.) yet it has been held up as
great bug-bear--a perfect 'rda6 head and bloody
bones. TO frighten the timld.
But what in the Devil is to be done?-We
have made so much fuss, that we can't ease
down TOO qnick, Whether we shall fall mar
tyr: or comp. and turn up on new hook? that
is the question.
have never known martyr to make much
yet, and then TO be laughed al is double agony
Besides not TO "kick against the pricks," is
divine injunction, Ithas been suggested, Major,
that your folks and ours should have joint tick
ei; if this was gone into, il would OF course|be,
on the base Of mutual grants and concessions in
the acay Of officers. AS fer myself. God knows
that want nothing, bnt feel it religious duty
to provide for nv friends. II is true however,
that my name has been suggested by many
friends; but
Squire Broadaxe.-Ah. ha! gentlemen, "mu-
tual grants and concessions, in the way of Off
GERS" think you. sir-hence the flavor of the
cocoanut--I presume.
Major Tendertoe. Uncle Jake, none
os your cuts and jibes. We are all friends here
to-day, differing widely it is true, but still talk
ing freely together We know that this gov~
ernment cost much patriotism; but the true idea
is 10 make the most of it by playing the adyan-
tages low dowa.
But. Colonel, as to your suggestion Of joni
fickef think vo,lr crowd is IN small FIR ronre-