Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-03-29
EDITORIAL.
4 talk WITH MI OLD FRIENDS.

Nrl - stiInns ttuidss nc Afts anu eStSHSestl
with their manifold aud useful inventions and
discoveries, giving lie and vigor to all Industrial
pursuits. and imparling ease and comfort to civ
liked man, have progressed within the last few
years with rspidity which has Outstrippsd ell
practical calculation, and surpassed even the
wild and visionary dreams Of the most enthusi.
astic theosis,. BIZ. though we have made such
astonishing progress ia the useful asss--though
We are now enabled by the aid Of steam 10 cross
oceans and seas III few days which . shOH
time age, took Us as many weeks and months 10
pass over though we haze bowed the mountains
with our roads, or excayaled and iuuneed them
for our railroads and canals though we have
brought ia the aid Of electricity, which speeds
thought from one end Of the continent to the
other with lightning rapidi,y--
Fleet as the glance Of the mind
Compared with the speed Of whose fight,
The tempest itself lags behind,
And the swift winged arrows Of light.
Yet Notwithstanding all these strange discove-
ries--lhese stirring Inventions and this astonist>
ing progress in all that is grand and useful in the
application Of the arts and sciences to The ordi-
nary purposes and comforts Of life, the mind Of
man remains the same--his thoughts, his feels
Iings, his preiudices and his afisc,ons--soiteaed
though they may be BY purer religious beliet'
aud chastened and humanised by better and
kindlier state of society, remain still the same
in all their important features and characteristics.
He il sill the same fallen and sinful creature,
though often the energetic and noble minded be-
ling, who
Lived. three thousand years ago,
When Homer wrote, ard burning Sappho loved and
sang.
you will perhaps think, my friends. that this
rather Eighty exordium is out IL place and ha. n 4,
proper connection with my subject; but | wish 70
point your attention 10 the fact that The same
elements Of passion, Of discord and faction which
prevailed IN ancient times still exist in society,
and that with all our advantages the light
Of revelation to guide our steps, and with the
irees government that man ever lived under,
our fate may be the same with that Of the re-
pubcs Of Greece and Rome, and some future
Gibbon may have TO write the History Of the
"Decline and Fall" Of the Republic Of tho u.
States Of America. God grant that the dreaded
day when this great republic shall fall may be
far, far of and that our children and our chil>
dren's children---our decendenis through count.
less generations may be blest with the same free
and happy government as il is our good fortune
TO enjoy. But come, and come it will at no dis
ant date, unless we are true to ourselves, unless
wepreserve in vestal purity the constitution which
our wise and patriotic iorefathers framed for US,
and irown down all sectional faction and useless
agitation.
I will now, my friends, give you talk upon
the sublec, which was compelled 10 defer last
week, to.wis the policy and necessity Of form
ing Union party in this State.
am aware that the democratic press in Vir-
GINA, Kentucky, Tennessee and believe, some
other southern States have mostly condemned the
formation Of Union parry, but to use the trile
saying, circumstances alter cases" and in this
instance, the circumstances In those States are
far different from what they are withus. All are
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exceptions, and Of course there is no necessity
for their adopting new party organization.
They are quiescent--both wings and democrats
they are willing to abide BY the compromise
measures and the constitution as il 10. Their
papers all proclaim ii and the proceedings and
| speeches a their pubic meetings and conven.
tons prove Il. They are clearly opposed 10 any
further agitation. Even Senator Mason, Of Wiz.
| GINA, If we mistake not, who 90 warmly opposed
| the compromise, is now willing to give It fail
trial He was nominated for reelection BY q
ccmpromise delegate IL The Legislature, and be
could hardly have been elected, unless i hat
been understood thai he was in favor Of acqui
escence III The measures Of adjustment, provided
they are carried on. ia good faith.
But far different Is The case with Us. We have
open and avOwed disunionists among Us, mel
who stand On the platform Of Rhel. and Cheves
and who boldly and, no doubt. honestly proclaim
that secession i The only efec,ual remedy. w
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have TOO among u q very large number Of both
democrats and wings who are for continued agi'
talon aud resistance Of some sor, and Of sucl
democrats md wings . majority ofour last Leg
islasure was composed. But in addition y IL
this, md whas has forced the matter 10 crisi
With N. and rendered The formation IF ! Uniol
party Hos only polite Bot necessary, our lag
I Executive, Gov. Quiinan. issued his proclama
ton lass All, calling N extra session Of the Leg
islature y meetin iha ensuing November.
!, thought then and ssiIl think. hal III call "a