The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-02-11
The q Constitutional uniOn Parry Dead

the great Union party" it has prov
en- to be a miserable abortion--has fall
en- still-born in the hands of the politi>
! CO, iG;ris Aanls Who begot ii, Il was
10 be the savior of the GLORIOUS Union"
and (as one of its authors, Gen. Foote,
would say) PROSTATE faction and fac
tioniSts wherever they might be found
to exist !"
But alas neither the pretty name
that was given to the bantling--nor
the wonderful mission it was designed
to fulfill, could plead strongly enough
TO save it from premature grave. 1t
has
"GOne glimmering through the dream of things
thatwere-I
A school boys tale-the wonder ofan hour"
The authors of this humbug had
proposed to dessecrate the anniversary
of the birth of the Fatherof his Coun
try, by q convention at Washington
city on that day. But no State except
Georgia responded to the call. And
this, combined with another cause,
wiz: the jealousy of the broken down
politicians whose fortunes were to be
mended by iD led TO the consignment
of the humbug to the tomb, where it
lies. Poor thing There are "none
so poor to do it reverence"
Various reasons have been assigned
Tor the failure of the Convention on
the 22d, to arrange the plan of opera
tions Gen. Foote, alias Little Paci>
ficator," who was one of the origina.
tors. the movement, has published a
card in the Union, explaining the mat
ter. In our next we will publish this
document entire; for the present, we
must content ourselves with the pre-
ciouS morceau extracted from it, Our
readers will form their own opinion !;
but we think with contemporary, that
it makes the cause of the failure "as
clear as mud"
:" will now offer a short explana-
tion OF what has recently occurred.
Several gentlemen, including myself,
, were written to about ten days since
, by the Union Safety Committee Of
New York, requesting us to express
our opinion as to the expediency of
{ holding a Union Mass Convention in
Washington. 1t was thought that
such convention might have the ef-
feet Of imparting additional zeal and
efficiency to the movements of the
friends OF the Union in every party Of
the republic. 1t was expected that at
z tb,s ,oa.1,,t,o., ,.,.,,l1 L.
adopted declaring the determinations
of its members TO sustain the plan of
adjustment in all its parts, and to CO.
operate in the prostration of faction
and factlonists, wherever they might
be found to exist The idea was also
suggested, and generally if not unan-
} Emously approved, that it should be rec>
commended by the convention to the
, Union-loving citizens everywhere to
celebrate the approaching anniyerary
Of Washington's birthday by the holds
ing Of Union meetings in every vii
Iagc, town and city on the continent.
confess that the proposition met with
much favor with me in the beginning !;
, and ] did not hesitate to declare at
once that if the movement proposed
could be kept entirely disconnected
; with the presidential question, should
) be more than willing to participate in
it. But this separation deemed indis-
pensable; and had the convention as
sembled, / designed offering a resolu>
ton to that effect, which | do not doubt
would have been unanimously sane
toned.
"Only a few days had elapsed after
the reception of this letter from New
York, before various rumors obtained
circulation touching our proposed con-
ventional meeting; and grave suspi-
cions found expression, also, which
seemed to admonish those who at first
favored its assembling, that, for sever
al reasons, Washington would not be
the most suitable place in all respects
for our theatre of action; and | be-
lieve all who have written on that sub
ject to the New York committee
have perfectly harmoniSed in their
views on that subject in regard to all
important points, from the beginning
10 the end"
Humbug RediUus Since the forc>
going was put 10 type, we have receiv.
ed teegraphic despatch TO be found
in another column stating that Mr..
Clay, Gen. Foote and some others, were
trying 10 revive the bumbug, whose
death we had announced. We Sup
pose the particulars of this new "co-
ALTON" will come to hand for our next
! issue. MississipPian.
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