The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-12-02
Look Out Democrats

we sec lateiy puoishca' ~ several hHiS
PareSs. a call on those whom they ehOose,
very lovingly. 10 designate Union Demo-
era,s.' (evideEily intending 70 leave the
false impression that true dembcrats are
generally not Union men, 70 meet at jack.
son on tie 9Th Of January next, 70 elect DEL
eyaiss 20 attend the Baltimore convention.
next spring. for the purpose OF nominating
democratic candidates for President and
Vice President OF the United States. Now,
how comes It that wings are calling demo-
cratic conventions! Why is lhe false clam
or kept mp, and the prssu,npruous aitemrt
to continue the agitation OF n question:
which the wings themselves, almost to a
man, declared was, or would at fauhest, be
finally settled at the November election.
Look at most Of their leading newspapers
just after the September election; what did
they say! Why, that the question Of ac-
quAescence in the Compromise was definite
" and finally settled BY the voice Of the SOW.
ereign people. The dernoC-sts acquiesced
ia the decision, all parties then agreed that
The peoples will ought and should put the
question at rest 30 far as Mississippi was
concerned. But ths wing wire.workers
soon found that their organs had been a
little TOO fast they plainly saw that to adj
NIT the question TO be definitely settled, aud
to cease the false cry and clamor about the
'humbug Of disunion aud secession would
ut once expose their hypocrisy, and defeat
all their high hopes of dividing the demo,
cratic party. They saw that a large mum.
Der Of the true democrats would Of course
take their former weIl.tried positions. They
knew II a fair portion Of those who had
voted IN favor Of The compromise, after that
question was settled, should take their for
mer places in the democratic ranks, the
wings, federalists, Eillmorcnes, I'D o1i'e
genus would be just nowhere at ALL
Hence. in a very short while after the afore.
said wing papers had come out so strongly
and decidedly in favor of The final settle
msnt OF the Compromise question, by the
sovereign voice Of the people, at the Sep.
TENDER election, we see them suddenly turn.
ing round, and voclferously crying out, no
the question is not settled; no, no the false
clamor must still BIO kept up we must con-
tinue TO shout, disunion, secession, blood,
and thunder, at the top of our
voices, until after the November election
then the question will indeed be finally set
tied, dead and buried. Well, the Novem-
Der election came, aud the people have con.
firmed their previous decision of acquies-
ccnce in the Compromise a perfect and
hearty acquiescence is given by all parties
TO the dscision expressed by the sovereign
voice Of the people.
The convention representing the sover.
eighty OF the people of the state lately as.
sembled at jackson, expressly declare in the
9TH resolution adopted by it That the PEG
pie of the state Of Mississippi, in the opinion
OF this convention, desire all further dgita-
tioa Of the starery question TO cease, and
have acted upon and DEciDED all the forego-
ing questions, (refering to the measures o.
the compromise) thereby making It the duty
OF this convention to pass no acts within the
rurview and spirit Of the law under which
II (he convention) was called" Now this
must strike every candid, honest minded man
OF whatever party he may be, that the com
promise measurs are in reality considered
on all sides definitely and finally settled, so
far as the State Of Mississippi is concern
ed. We would then, in all sincerity, aud
irankness. again ask, why il Is, that ultra
wings and their more anscrupulus journals,
with certain pretended Democrats, who are
siding with them, are striving 10 keep up
the further agitation Of this settled question,
and are urging with all their might aud
main a division OF the Democratic party 4?
Is it from motives OF patriotism, OF from the
good will they have for true Democrats and
their old JefIersonian principles, that they
have thus suddenly become so kind and af-
feciionate. towards their old enemies-the
Democrats? No indeed, all must see that
that's not it their object is quite different ;
they well know that so long as the true
Democrats are united, there is no earthly
chance Tor Whiggery, Federalism. Fillmore.
ism. Banks. Protective tariffs, &c, &c., in
this State.
Hence this desperate attempt on the par,
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