Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-07-12
UNION ORGANIZATIONS.

commencement Ofthe Controversies winch mark
The issues discussed in he p.nding canvass
The convention al Jackson which nominated
Gen. Qui,man for Governor is called By lis sup.
porters Democratic convention, and the attempt
is made TO rally upon its nominations a. Demo.
cratic in the party sense. Yet among the pr,a>
ciple members of the convention were some Of
the most unyiediug Wings OF the State. Oae
Of the Vice Presidents was I. J. Stewart, late
candidate for elector on the Wing presidential
ticket. One Of the speakers WAS Henry Gray,
a Wing candidate for Congress al the last cleo
! ton in opposition to Col. Neville; and among
the pronnen, members Mere John |! Gujon,
/ Wig President OF the State Sen7te, ald g. K.
Clifton, one Of the leading Whig9 ot tho State
! Not one OF these gentlemen has Unlimited ne
/ disavowal ola single one Of ihe patn, W ba pare
~ faith. On the other hand Gea tu4,e, wan
beads the Union ticket which Il, ad efsar-' call
the Wing ticket, is Dmocra and &c Un,0a
candidate for Congress in every district 81 the
State, and supelfuous one running as a flat
! er" is also Democrat.
Ii will he hard TO make party issue on such a
state OF facts, with every promine nj candidate on
both tickets comm tied by his principles aud pro
tdssons 10 the support Of nemocr .tic measures,
and large bodies of men OF both parties, acting
unfortunately together, The Union men sp,
near TO act, in good faith, upon the admitted fact
! tina, Mississippi is Democratic State; ard that
| in making the present issues, which they hope
will be temporary against disunion IN all It's
forms Of direct or prospective secessionlsm Tor
any existing cause, they are willing 10 let party
questions remain in abeyance rs they were, and
defer to another seasunthe struggle tor party vic,
| tory. The first question to be tried is, whether
the Government shall be permitted to last in its
present firm. " hen that is secured, the con
/ Dict may come again, upon the secondary qnes
tioussin regard TO the rules Of policy upon which
| II shali be administered.
/ Both tickets are of Democrats, but neither
party is exclusively of Democrats. The old
parties have been broken up for the time. They
will subside into their original position again
with few possible excepions-as soon rs the
new issues are decided that 10, iiihe project Of
accession immediate or prospeclye--as a
measure Of resistance TO The compromise, is
completely hutled. Should the opposite parry
prevail on the avowed grounds whereon the
''Souhern Rights" party appeal to the people,
that dsunion ls the immediate or ultimate but
| tUcNHhniF July O Tue OttlP, tit Ghiuu Hduists
ton will undoubtedly be continued, to the exclu-
sion Of all olherisspes Cor the purpose Of prevent
ing the consamaten Of that purpose, in the des
| sruction Of the Government. Whether such
designs are made the tests Of a party, there will
| be counter organization, irrespective OF any
secondary issues and thousands OF The best citi.
zens and strict party men, distinguished, as well
for their unaned honor as tor their ser ices
as champions and teachers Of opposite political
| fath-which each prizes as the religion OF pat-
riolism-wili be found acting together, harIno-
nously for the couse Of tbs Union as i! is, and
| he constitution as Il is.
| Il is at points Of danger only that ibis rally lie
made. There only il is nesssary, or can it be
useful Such is the cohesive spirit OF parry, that
the danger must be- imminent and strong, to
drive opposing politicians uo union. II is So
! felt in Mississippi and Georgia. 1t WIS felt
more strongly some time since, for leading
st cessonists in both States considerably modified
there tone, without really much altering their
sentiments, having subtiiuted cooperative and
prospective secession tor Immediate and separate
State action. Blu, the principles to be combated
remain the same-that a dissolution OF the Govern
men,, sooner or later, by single or cooperative
secession, is the desirable" inevitable, and only
effective form Of "resistance" to the compromise
law as they are. Against this there wilt be
counter organization, wherever il Is made he 10.
sue as certainly as patriotism il a higher law Tor
mems minds than party And ifthat orgjntzl-
ton do not triumph at The Iirst appeal, i W be
simply because the power OF parry wala4ye pre-
vented many from seeing tue issue 10 s 8oo
light.
In making that issue. il is a mere mys.,irl
ton to assume that dif'rances OF 90 nion abou'
the abstract merits Of the compromise, as an
original measure, are the essential elements Of
destination tetween the parties, designated as
Unionist and Dsunionist. The real points, to
be followed and watched, are the revolutionary
purpose ofresisiance, and the methods projected
Tor carrying il out to the avowed end The
Sucessionists hold that submission to the COM
promise is incompatible with honor and SAFETY and
thatth only quesion.is, as to the most convenient
form Of resistance al all hazards even TO the
dissolution OF the Union. In South Carolina they
are for immediate and separate State action; in
Georgia, Mississippi and part OF AiabanA, they
are fjr co operative secession, waiting and sifiy.
inc to organize several States. with view
u lont secession, as Tue sHe fenfny lof the
present eievances Of the South. 1t is against
this issue Of dlsunion, immediate or remote, on
these grounds, that the Union men unite; and
they only are classed with tho Secessionists or
Disunionists who carry their housiility 10 the
compromise, 10 the extent Of counssiIing and aid.
ing in the revolutionary remedy. II is not fairly
asked, az a test Of Dslnonism--Do you app
prove of the compromise in all its parts or
would you have desired an adjustment, more
distinctly reconizing the claims aud rights of the
Southl To SO few men would hesitate to
answer in the negative. 1t is in the essence
OF a compromise tha, both parties would have
desired and executed, if they could some thing
different; thar, on the original merits OF the
question, both should have points Of discomfort,
with any thing to which both could be brought
to agree.
The lruer test is, does your hostility TO the