The Woodville Republican., 1851-10-28

The "Present Political
Question:


Though you bay iooi IA a morsf, With.
a psssls, saith the wise man. yet will not
his iolly depart from hin. Wishing by all
means to BE-. and appear respectful, we are
nevertheless. compelled to the belief. that
there are some among Us, to whom IN po-
liical sense. these significant words Of Israel
king, are particularly applicable some to
who would iain be leaders and directors Of
public opinion Enthusiastically plain as the
present position Of parties must be TO every
man of sense and discernment, there is yet
as much attempt at dispute and justification
as If lparties had never been formed on the
lines OF distinction plainly drawn. Let RS
examine a little; early in the present season,
and until very reCsnty the people of Missis-
sippi, were discussing and hearing discussed
questions growing out of the late adjust
mgnt measure adopted Joy the general gov
ernment, and parties were plainly arraged
with reference to the question mainly, whe-
ther or not the South had received all she
had a right to demand in fairness and in
justice by those measures. In accordance
with previous action delegates from each
county were to be chosen by the people for
State Convention, which was to take this
matter particularly in hand. and whose ac-
ton would be taken as an exposition of the
feelings of the people in regard to the mat
ter, more particularly if approved by them
subsequently in their sovereign capacity at
the ballot box. Itso happens that the two
great political parties almost as such took
antagonistic grounds, the one entirely drop.
ping as it oft had done before, when circnm
stances suited, its old title, completely sink
ing or striving to do so, the name of "whig''
in that of "Union piece of generalship for
which by the way, they for the time being
may for party purposes claim considerable
credit. The other did not go so far, but
again rallying around a doctrine to which
they have always clung, they merely added
Estate Rights to the former title aud stood
forth as the democratic State Rights par
ty," name of which they may well be
proud, and involving doctrine which con-
tains the foundation and corner stone, of all
we value or hold dear in our present form OF
government. Thus arrayed the then pend
ing and absorbing questions Were duly dis.
cussed, and emphaticaIly decided and for'all
possible practicable purposes must be consi-
dered as at rest and completely settled.
Previous to the election which decided
this matter, candidates for State offices were
brought forward, and as was but natural by
the two parties, for the time being dividing
; the minds of the people, aud right here 9
very little scrutiny will satisfy any one tha
the doctrines of whig and democrat, played
the most prominent part in the qualifca
1 tions of the men selected for standard bear
: ventions, whose peculiar business it is t.
5 pass upon the previous matter Of dsput,
have all been elected, and the cause for ag
2 ltation which before existed, have passet
I away Officers or agents yet to be electe,
n have and can have nothing to do in tn
is premises, 1t comes not legitimately within
n their sphere of action then I ask, why il
y the name of reason, oldsissues should still
!. be brought forward as test II the lee
islature are to act in the matter, then VIII
g a convention? But if the convention TAX
" the business into their own hands, as the
=; alone can, what then have the legislature t
o do with it? Clearly, nothing and the an
Ii nexation Of Cuba OF Mexico might as we
be made qualifying test Of Legislative
: candidates political standing, as his opr
= ions on the subject matter before spoken o
ID This being the case, what complexion the
nt do parties now assume Clearly and sin
ply, the old issues, for this is all that is e
!, !. MS and as to politics, whether man is
m whig or a democrat, is all we need to know
ar But such is not the policy Of the whig le;
q ders and editors, who being convinced ths
4 there must be some potency in the magi
N spell of a name, one too be adopted for e
IN feet, christened by misrepresentation an
gross unfairness, and finally clung to at tl
sacrifice of truth and principle, still c'amo
!" ously claim to be known as Union men, an
" the Union party, forsooth, par rceileac
y and wonder opens its eyes when paper NJ
: a whit behind its patty in any of the vi
'e schemes resored to for temporary success