The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-06-24

- Ii tic btiilOCIdlrt ~ NhOR thSA RN''y
name to unite under the new organization
of the Union party, are TRAITORS to Their
party, how happens it that wings, who class
themselves under the new name OF the
Southern Rights party are not traitors, too!
y How comes 10 that Judge
Guion, Col. T. Jones Stewart, and other
wings, acting with the Southern Rights par
ty, are not traitors to Their parry Wig.
The above is a pretty fair sample of the
view norIhern men take ofsouthern patriots
who dare TO assert the sovereignty of their
State. 1t is the policy of this administra-
ton, and its supporters, to hunt down like
wolves those southern men who raise then
voice against Federal usurpation. Because
Gov. Quitman had the manly courage to as
sumo a resisting attitude towards the ag-
gressive spirit of the month, he was broken
of his Office, and dragged, under the custody
of the U. S. Marshal, to the tribunal Of
another State, to be tried as a TRAIToR-
while at the same time the President Of the
United States was wiring an apology for
the Boston abolitionists for having violated
one Of the p~lainest laws of the land. This
is a beautiful equality Not only are south
ern men hunted down, but southern terrific,
ry, for which the South had already paid full
value, is extoftei from us, and the federal
soldiery planted among us to awe us into.
submission. And because such men as
Stewart and Guion do not act with the fed
eral party, the Wing can not see why they
are not traitors! Verify, the South is ap-
preaching the condition Of Ireland, as rap
idly as federalism can drive her. In a very
few years, If things continue, we cannot APP
proach the governmental chair except as
cringing slaves and suppIieants.
Gfthe Wing knew the history Of Col. II.
J Stewards political career perhaps it would
understand why he is not a traitor. Col
Stewart, Hon c. P. Smith, Hon. Jehu Wall
and Chancellor Smylie are among the oldest
State Rights menin South Mississippi. Ia
the year 1889, 1--WE think Col. Stewart was
a. candidate to represent Ami;e County ia
the Legislature. He run upon the State
rights doctrine, but was defeated. At tile
following election, he entered the campaign
early, and published an address to the PEG.
pie. lie stood boldly upon the platform Of
the Virginia and Kentucky resolutio ms, and
defended with great ability, the State Rights
doctrine. The contest resulted by e~lecting
him to the Legislature. by a large majority.
COL Stewart has never for a moment aban.
doned his position, and to-day he stands ex.
actly where he did in ls32Tand inasmuch
as he was not a traitor then, the Whig-
which emig,atca to this region long since
that time-should not make him a traitor
now, We would advise our neighbor tc
inquire a little into the history Of Southern
men before it lights its rush again. IL has
been the unhappy fate Of our neighbor tt
" paint bears in the waves and dolphins il
the woods" ever since 1T started. One o
Of its first misfortunes was to run afoul o
some of its own party me~n--Judge Niece
hee, Gov Brandon, and others-on the ia
riff question. In short, its whole history ha
been" q comedy of errors" d9 .