The republic., 1851-06-11
Hon. Jefferson Davi. and the Compromis.
From The Columbus (lMiss.) Republican.

From the Columbus (lIiss.) Republican.
With more than usual interest attended the
court house last week with an impatient curiosity
to hear the Southern Rights Senator harangue the
public upon the exciting questions in which he has
borne so conspicuous part. II a high personal
admiration part for the hero of Buena Vista,
combined with strong theoretic sympathes, was
sufficient to preclude all prejudice, then may our
judgment of the discourse be considered strictly
impartial, If it is not vigorously just. We believed
Davis to be an able man, possessing strong powers
OF discrimination, and expository powers sufficient
70 place every question not only in its strongest but
clearcst light We therefore expected to hear from
him distinct enunciation of his views to the
best policy to be pursued by the South. 1t was
this point that we were particularly curious, and
unfortunately 1t was on the same point that
were doomed to meet with complete disappoint-
mcnt. So far as his reputation for ability was con-
cerned, his speech amply sustained it, from the
simple fact that after exposing in an earnest and
artistic manner all the tyrannica enormites of the
adjustment" he, with graceful ingenuity, left
US just where he found to the remedy to be
applied. AS to the demerits of the Compromise, he
was pointed and emphatic As to ary distinct and
unequivocal mode of resistance, he was nebulous
as the clouds, and about remote, in his location
of the retributive correction.
Now, we allute to this fact in queruous and
uncharitablc spirit, but for the simple and legiti
mate purpose OF deriving on important lesson. So
far as Daviss hostility to the Compromise is con-
ccrned we disposed to make every allowance,
not only on account of kind personal feelings, but
from our proneness to pardon much to the spirit OF
liberty" Nor il it our design to find fault with
him, in the present instance for failing to point out
any specific remedy for what he believes to be op-
prcssive measures That exercise of prudence
which prccludes the policy of his doing go, can
easily appreciate. Davis is sensible man, nndvery
well understands that accession is the only ade-
quate remedy for intoerable oppression the part
Of the Government Not being prepared to counsel
unpopular and unpromsing a scheme, he is left
at loss with all his ability. to indicate any other
specihc mode of resistance, and qs he is opposed to
the policy Of acquiescence, like Noah's dove, he is
forced 10 wander the shore of southern
rights, as il is termed. To prove that we have
done injustice to Colonel Davis, wo have inter-
rogated several of his admirers ns to the point Of
policy indicated by his speech, without decisive
answer. All this goes to prove the wisdom Of the
Union platform, including it does not only ac-
quiesccnco in the Compromise, but distinct and
solemn pledge of resistance to dissoution-of any
future aggression. This platform, would have
our readers recolect, was not the offspring of a
party caucus, was il put forth to subserve party
ends II was the deliberate result Of convention Of
citizens in neighboring State, who we're called
together TO view and decide the question in all it's
bearings, including as 1t did degree OF talent in
tegrity, and political experience rarely congre-
gated in one body. When we contrast the firm,
temperate, and emphatic decision OF the Georgia
convention with the uncertain indefinite, and con-
Trajectory teachiees of the so-called Southern
Rights party, we are surprised that any should be
deceived.