The Woodville Republican., 1851-09-23
The Scuth D,lud,d

| WlKnteneu OF lno Ckakf i'hbe9 Ne~N " -.
bug.bear disunion." The true issue before
the people was not union or disunion--eas
the approva! or disappfovaI OF the principles
of the compromise. fheTe IS DOT do1en
of submissionists in this county, who denJ
that the compromise was unjust 20 the
South yet the old wings loved their psi-
ty better than the State, and saeeeeced 10
gaining a victory by the continual CRY o'
the Uzioa 10 danger
mississippi has been frightened of the
State Rights track by tie bug.bear aisnnion
The plausible and glib rhetoric Of Foote. the
senseless oulory Of parlisans--ous, above sh
the high price received for last year. crop.
have overcome, for time, at least, thcss
mnny views aud principle for which sucn
true sons of the South. as Quitmsh. Davis.
Guion aud Stewart. have conteuded wiihs
noble devotion. worthy OF the cause
Though others may cherish the hope oi ne
eventual triumph of Quitman, we eoniess
we are not so sanguine. II takes more tnen
three or six months TO cure people oi
deluslon, 50 deep seated, rs that which Pas
possessed large portion OF the people o. 'ns
South, The sober second though VIII aot
come around for sometime yet. The Souia
is candidate for still further aggrsssion.
Its invitation will be promp'y accepted
We shall have more comprumtses--lnore
submission--further suppression Of all resis'
lunc under the cry OF dlsunion There Is q
good time now for Presidential candidates
deeply linctured with Freesoilisrn. Great
will be the 10Y of Var Buren, aud Rantoui.
ofGreeIey aud Adams. They will now rule
/ he roost in the democratic and wing Con.
vention, Sam Houston willno longer need
the services of his old friend Donnldson. ana
Seward will again over.slaugh Fillmore
"Why." they will argue down their tender
footed coneres, should we be OF all ;Toub-
led about the South. They have swallow
ed the compromise, which, though not
whole.hog measure, is n good beginin9,---,
and now, thst we understand tho capacity
of their oseophagas, we should not recede
an inch, but prepare Tor them another
dose. Such will be the political effect OF tae
late elections to the South. Disguise the
matter as you may, there is no escaping the
conclusion, that the eagerness with which
sd many of the Southern people have era.
braced the compromise, must produce. IN
the minds Of the Northern people, the con-
viction that we are easily satisfied. that
there is scarcely anything we will not ae-
cept, under the outcry that our refusal may
| endanger the Union. Sometime ago there
was some talk Of conditions and provisos
Toombs and Stevens, of Georgia, fred ur.
as they usually do every six months, and de.
clare that any further concessions were In
compatible with Southern honor and safety
But this has now passed away. II is now
neck or nothing. 1t is only necessary to ssy
n man is dlsuniohists, to crtsh him. Pfins
| cipcs which incline to State rights. and up
on which the Southern States have stood
for years, now tend to disunion and must be
repudatel The dcfnocractic PARTY, whoss
success, heretofore, Is niaitiy due TO it's de.
votioI 10 State sovereignty has fallen into
the trap SO cuniiinly set for il by the wings
States rights are prostrated under bad aud
spurious name. IL remains TO be seen whe
ther it is wiser to conciIIiate, or resist sggrss
sion. We were opposed to tho comproris.
because we were frlends OF the Union. Ne
| example can be found IN history, OF strong
party ever stopping at moderate concessions
from weaker. I en- years ago the bare
suggestion that the South would be depnvd
of all advantages from the aquisitioh Of Cali.
fornla would be virtually excluded from
her limits, would have been received. BY
every man in the South. with a contemptu-
ors denial. It is now stern realty. aud
our people are deli ghted with IT, Cotton
has ffttened us up TO that degtee that the
Northern collar is esteemed au ornament 10
our sickness. We have no longer the
pride Of the Iiehrys. the Masons. the Ran
dolphs, the Pinckneys. the CaIhoGns. which
preferred the high.toned independence ard
manly spirit Of the South, 20 all the spin.
ming iennlesard lronfouuddes of the North
A few years, nay months. will prove
which have been the better friends Of the
Union,--those who constantly have tha,
word upon their lips who imagine iliat il
can be strengthened by concessions. by de-
, partures from the Constitution and its iunG
amental basis Of equality, or those tia. hold
that the Union rests upon the Consultation.
and It's secnrity depend upon the Pfeserva
ton ofbotb the lrtter aud spirit OF that ins.
trument. In permitting one potion Of the
: Union 10 appreciate entirely 10 itself vast
country, acquired by the blood and treasure
Of all the States, yor have made wide GAP
in that Constitution, into which the wedge
1 OF Northern aggression has been inserted
Soon the requisite pressure will be applied.
: and that sacred covenant be severed in
!, twain. What then will become Of the
I Union We shrink from looking dowr
. that precinice.
/. is no modification. 10 us AZ least. E,
find ourselves in rniuorty in defence Of IN.
? doctrine Of States rights--of the power
i rights and interests OF that section wher.
!. our lives have been passed. whist attach
ed to the Union as sincerely, as those whc
I cry aloud their devotion in tile highwoys
we shall never abandon those noble pnnci
rs pies, by a recurrence aud devoiioa 70 esl;cl.