The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-12

Tho lainy season had SET n On tle 18TH 4
mus
Tho Empire City has also arrived Ct New
York, with 550 sengegs, and nearlY two.
millions in gold DUST.
For the Primitive RepnN
Mn. aD1f6R:
The famous resistance par
u Of Ilowndes county after arranging ala
re-arfanging, caucusing and re-caucusing tol
The last two or three months have Ct lass
come out with their plat form and ca'ldis1dses
and have fairly presented themselves before
the people Of Lowndes With reference to
the gentlemen whose names have been. pre-
scented for election to the State Convention
we entertain the highest respect Theya
high minded, honorable men and We only
regret, that they have placed themselves in
q position before the community in which
their true motives and designs might be sus-
pectcd, and if we were illiberal enough, we
might accuse them of representing party
who have presented themselves before the
country, in the attitude of bird rendered
famous in Natural history, who conceiyes
when pursued, that BY hiding his head he
coneeals his whole body, We are greatly
mistaken in the intelligence Of the people Of
this county, il. they can be deceived and mis-
led from the true issue presented before the
country at this time, by false issues concoet7
ed with much pains and mental labour
What is the true issue? In order to an
swer this question we must recur to the past
|historyof our country, and more particular
" to the scenes that transpired in the ma
tional councils during the session Of Con
gross in which the adjustment bills were pas
sed. The slavery question with which all
are familiar, had been 50 long handled both
North and South by politicians and design
ing men, By courting the taaQtics of the
north upon the one hand and the ultra 1ne,,
Of the South upon the other, for the purpose
of Presidential-making, that the whole coun-
try had become imbued more or less with
sentiments and feelingsof radicalism. Pas
sion and prejudice had, supplied the place Of
reason and judgment and parties were form
ing and assuming positions Of an ultra char
acter, which if not abandoned in part, by one
or the other would have certainly destroyed
this glorious Union purchased and cemented
by the best blood Of the best and truest pa
itriots. During the session Of Congress Of
1S49 and 1850 this excitement lad reached
its highest point, IN consequence of the ne
Eeessity of providing governments for terri
tories which had recently been acquired by
the United States AllwilI remember the
scenes of that Congress produced by the Ill
ira positions of the two parties and which
caused the stoutest heart in the country to
tremble for the fate of our time honored
Union. The excitement was so great, that
the dissolution of this Union was threatened
by the highest and most influential men il
authority, and even the friends of liberty il
other nations looked on at the contest viii
apprehonsions, considering the destruction
of this republic as theslast hope ofmankind
for the liberty and equal rights of man. s.
: great was the state of feeling, amongst tn,
representatives of the nation, that nearly
: two months expired before the House 8
Representatives could be organized by til,
selection of Speaker under the forms 0
the Constitution. A convention compose,
i of delegates from all the Southern State
o was called to take into consideration the pro
: priety of concert of action by portion 0
! the states of this Union The most inham
atory addresses.were made to the people re
commencing dissolution of the Union an,
! endeavoring to prepare the public mind 70
that awful catastrophe. One party occupie
$ the position that slavery should be EXCLUDES
I by legislative action from the newly acquire
: territories, the other party contending tina
6 Congress should pass such laws protectin
: slavery, as would virtually be establisltin
slavery in those territories, (by the way,
= doctrine never promulgated in the South VI
til within the last few years,) the Sout
. having, until within the last few years, a
ways eontended for neutrality-suspicious. by Cor
j gress with slavery in the territories
L..
Thus matters stood, when the true patriots
: the country, of both great political parties
perceived that unless something was don,
to arrest the madness Of parties, and restor
peace and quiet and tranquility to the cOu,
try, our constitution was gone, and this r
: public, which had not yet reached the FIR
: century Of its existence, was doomed to &,
: pire before the eyes of those yet in life WI
: had witnessed its birth Forgetting form,
= prejudices and. predictions engendered
(" bitter political contests, they assembled
q roundthe altar Of their country, determine
"a to save the country if possible even at Il
Y sacrifice of themselves. The Senate of Il
United States appointed acommittee compc
ed of thirteen members, as nearly as possib
representing thevaried Interests and pgejuo
ces and passions of this extensive and gro
ing republic. The design Of said commit