Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-04
THE CONTEST m Mrssfssfppr.
PROM 4 SOUTHERN coanrsroypr.r.

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nave company now for, strange ay the valiant resers
VINO nave been branding them wi opprobous epthets for
submitting 70 the laws o their country, proclaim them
serves submissive not to laws but the majority who
can ee men TO pass them, We may well rejoice over this
result u Is the triumph Of law and the Union II a.
saes Us protection against the open violence and the more
nsdIous arts Of the demagogu~s ambitious a.psnts who
were warning against peculiar hspoy
Tor those demagogues under the popular BAN
May they ever continue so
The victory gained if of the brilliant ever won in
the nation was under circumstances enng the Union
party to the praise. In the first place. the State had
been largely Democratic the entire delegation in both Houses
was Democratic all Of il, Gen. Foors excepted had oD
posed the Compromise The State officers from Governor
down. were also Democrats and warmly espoused the doc
VINE o. resistance The Legislature, largely Democratic in
nuenced by Gov QuDan Co., had conceded in the same
views and had attempted to carry them The State BY
system OF management well understood had been made
to take the initiative (Souh Carolina for reasons Of Dey
soai nature, decafey declining the ocs) in the first pro-
ceednss connected with the Southern Convention and il
being then dcaimed TO be party saeion or disunion
movement Wings we'll Democrats bad gone into the
chase. ~.
Almost all The party leaders in the State the retired Office
holders and the large Of those who booking for
office in the future, against US all the Democratic
papers in the Stats, one oaly excepted the columb,
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democrat went the way. In advance OF the Union
party hey had organized and scattered and wide their
incendAy views and their appeas passion and preiu
dce Many Of the leading Wings in different portions Of the
state went OH with them, and these seemed to be more zeal
Gus In the faith than the regular Democracy III possible
The then most popular in the State. QUrnAx and
aeaued 'n's -asenen and they added to the nfu-
nce o. neir personal and political character sbtas the
fresh lsurels won in battle. Col Davis added more H
Inf
vaing and commanding, and bold and solliery bearing
he had much epute for independence Of mere party ties
and there was prestige about him Of chivay and herom
winch made him an object of general attention and attraction
ne mad powerfully impressed the msgnaons Of the youth
OF the country An adro abe eloquent and effective de-
oae ne was necessarily most dangerous adversary even n
ne had had less stake the issue of the contest than hs
own political fortunes.
The democratic Southern Rights I give them their
last aa men had early attacked Gen. Foorr and had kept
up the attack when interested himself that gentleman
not being before the people, in defending him. The presses
and orators OF other States helping in the same work.
Inc consequence was that before Gen. FoorE took the field
prejudice sgans him, very widely spread and in some cases
very deep, seized upon the public mind.
Mississippi, il is known, is young and mpuIsive State
largely peoped With young men in proportion to its whole
Popuaton and Stale possessed Of much pride and as
much moral daring any in the Union Il is State full Of
popular eoquence and young talent and, unfortunately for
u.s. much OF this eloquence and talent enlisted on the
side OF the esisters The majority Of those who former
contests had won the confidence Of people US
The resistes numbered their ranks the most adroi, and
willy political managers in tue Sate They were sanguneo
success The local and sectional appeals and uences were
all put into active service and the bodnes Of their attacks
and the ierceness Of their denuncaons the ssNorhern
allies, was calculated to bring the tmd TO their STAN
dard, or TO silence opposition to their projects
In this condition Of things the Union party was organized
10 the patriotic counses Of the convention Of that party it
owed its success The Wings, composing large proportion
OF the party, wisely and msgnanmousy refused to be cand
dates except in some instances for minor places Office
Democrats OF ability and of unquestionabe orthodoxy were
selected The Union party knew that the cry Of Whe"
and Whg trick" would be rased if the Wings showed any
disposition to turn to personal party the great
ton of the day. They scorned to be suspected of H.
First Of ALL the candidate be selected was the candidate
for Ge~e.nn- HRSnr s. Fnnrr saacted agans. hiy
wsn AZ the sacrifice OF every interest," the hazard OF his
life be took upon himself this hecuean task. No man was
SO well fitted for this post To energies which if exered
under the eye Of Napoleon would have won the baton Of
Marshal of the Empire, he added moral heroism which
would have done dsced Luther gnatus Fearless
Of all personal consequences coung opposition; def ant
Of personal political hosties uncompromsns he bore
himself through the compelling the respect Of his
enemies and the admiration and love Of all others Of his fell
low-czens He rebuked treasongave it its proper name
tore off the mask from the faces of Disunonists and held
them up the and contempt Of the people His in
formation, bis ready talent for debate his whitening nvec-
tive, bis inmable ridcule, his irony and wit made con-
tempbe in the eyes of the people the doctrines which bis
clear augmentation had demonstrated to be false.
What labors he through with, what champions he
met and demolished what services he rendered. would re-
qure history to tell. Suffice it say he organized
contributed largely to organize, the party throughout the
whole State couned with and encouraged the leaders and
members brought into personal correspondence with
thousands Of the people maintained written correspond
which Of itself enough for private secretary can
vassed the entire Sae (some whole districts several times y
spoke with and against every opponents attended and spoke
barbecucs and other extraordinary gatherings and all this
in the sury months Of climate more fervid this
than probably known for long whe If before
The excitement was intense it almost furious Dis
unonsm be sure, grew smal by degrees and beauti
fully less the battle waged Resistance" began to
grow impapabe, and Remedies grew delightfully."- vague;
Southern Rights got back behind the entrenchment Of
49, and finally vanished in the smoke they tried to raise
abolonism &c. But q fight of life and death
TO the leaders, and their animosy FoorE seemed to grow
their anuosty Foors's principles grew fainter
To show the extent OF this excitement may be mentioned
that in certain localities, Union forbidden to spesk
and that from single box Gen. FoorE received six letters
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