The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-06-10

The Wing scema To- hare Obtained one
INDUSTRIOUS idea, that Gen. Quitmhn i q dis.
uiHomst and nothing eau eradicate Inc m,s
impression. That idea siss Ii our
.neighoof's hnin like a mockins did ia .
F7lly tree, beating off all othsrs tAat ap.
proaeh. In its last ifsue il says
"in the Published proceedings Of he south.
efa Rights meeting Of this county. there ap.
pears Z resblution iustfueting their delegater
70 me southern Rights Convention to vote iol
zen. John A. Quitman. Il does not say ioI
wat once, but we suppose, that Of Governor
Is intended. We like this; because, IL he
should be nominated, the question would be
clearly presented-Shall Mississippi sustain
Gen. Quiiman, with his SECESSION message, and
man9uvre themselves Uut Of the Union, e
gratiiy his. overlapping ambition We like
Y, because II expresses the opinion that the
southern Rights Association Of this county Il
not only willing, but anxious, to sustain Gen
Qpiiman."
The wings have so often been told that
there u no secession party in the county.
unless 1t be them, that it seems useless to
cast pearls" longer 10 them. They know
well that their only chance of success is in
creating a false issue, by charging disunion-
ism to the Southern Rights party. aud their
efortsto sustain this issue is commensurate
with their love Of spoils,
The Southern Rights party have ever
taken grounds against the expediency OF
secession. We do not believe that Mississ.
ippi has any idea, at this time, of placing
herself upon the platform occupied by South
Caroline. In the language of Col. Gordon,
" our rights are in the Union, and in the
Union we will battle for those rights"
We hope our neigiber has read the de.
bate which occurred between Gems. Foote
and Quitmnl, recently, in Jackson. In chat
debate, Foote charged secessionism upon
Quitman, aud said that he and his party
were aiming to place Mississippi by the side
of South Carolina. Foc:e quoted from Gen.
Qultman's message, to sustain his charges.
In his reply, Gen. Quitman stated that he
did not approve of the South Carolina plat.
form, and denied emphatically that he was
or ever had been in favor Of separate seces-
sion; nor did he think it expedient, under
existing circumstances" He went on and
reviewed bis late message, showing how
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much 1t had been misinterprcted and mis-
understood by Foote and others, aud fully
explained that, by the "separate State ac-
ton" he recommended, he intended only
the action Of the State as q sovereign, in
making demands for redress aud new guar.
antees. He was not in favor Of secession,
until every other effort and remedy had been
exhausted.
The Mississippian has defined its position,
and we believe it to be the position of every
Southern Rights journal in the State, That
it is not in favor Of secession under existing
circumstances. Says the Mississippian: "If
is a single leading member of the par.
~, throughout the limits Of the State, who
In favor of separate State secession, under
existing circumstances. we do not know it"
But there is no Use in meeting the oft
refuted charges of the wings. A thousand
they have been told that we are no
secessionists; but they are true to the Old
that
"a man convinced against his will,
Is of the same opinion still.p
II they are determined to make secession
the issue-as their policy certainly will do
evcntually-we will hold ourself prepared
to meet it when it comes. Come it certain
ly will, if the wings do not cease their de-
fence and support of Northern aggression
upon Southern rights.