The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-04-24

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The Republican.
l4eIi6li !. sIla discussion # those h
poftant Questions which the aIproachin
canvass in this State will dsvelye upon as
ii public Journalists we propose take
brief reyieYsof The policy heretofore adv
Ieated by our ps PEI. as Illustrative Of thol
Ienli tened views which have safelly guide
! us through aa past, and By which Ne are i
lsolyed to regulate the future: Appropriat
.as.sueh . retrospee tire exercise always d.
furnishing as the past must do, the % ost sd
isfactory standard to determine fhesclaim
Iof public counsellor, we appeal to the re
cord with the more pleasure becausesof til
proud and triuinp liant testimony which i a
forSls not only to our own individual course
but to those cardinal principles of lnodera
latior and wisdom which sooner Or later vii
always be sanctioned an enlightened pub
lie opinion. Ths conductor Of q ublicpres
who With d Just and solemn apprehension q
responsibility spires to some hing high
or than the deseitial patronage OF pplasis'
which. rewards the blindsanSl clamerols sup
port Of partizan dogma i and who regard
hinaself Is Clio ora Ii of trslth, instead of thu
mere echo of paplll ar opiiAi pills the trlls
tee of the public interests instead Of the
pensioncr Of the public bounty, finds his
greatest consolation in the sanctions of that
Ksssober, second llought which IN its nature,
IS closely allied to the s.yerdictof posterity. I
Enhanced as this responsibility has beensbJ
the investigation Of questions which invol-
we'd the preservation Of the union, and the
protection of the consti tutional quality of its
component pal.ts and excited as the contro-
versy was by all.tlle iinhanlnatory elementssof
party and sectional strife, making passion
prolific Of defamation, where reason should
have been fruitful Of argument under such
of impetuous conflict between
extremes, alike unprep itieus 70 the calrnncss.
of inquiry orsdiscovei.y Of strutl, it's surely
matter Of Just ngratulation, that we not
only avoided the current errors of ultraism,
bnt in so doing reached that moderate ground
upon which the conservative have settled
Town.
It has been justly remarked that "cascs
n :. 81, !, Icf,,,,.., Of III ai1-5s
# censure, is of itself the highest cause Of /
1.-THE controversy respect
ng the policy of the South presented such
case, by multiplying the probabilities of /
ash and iniudicions decision, then may we
lain for the Republican all the praise of
he negative, with the additional triumph of
ne positive achievement. Inproudly point
g to that striking coincidence which OBJ /:
inns between the early expressed views of
us paper and the.naturcd sentiment Of the
7nion party, we do not arrogate to ourselves
~ superior powers of disccrnment or Wis
om, beyond other men. These in fact We
ever deemed necessary in any extraordina-
degree to produce the conclusions upon I
lrich the present Union platform is based i
he wisdom and justice of that platform,
g always regarded as 50 simple that moth
g was wanting to its perception but the 3
'sence of bigotry and passion; this was /
lustrated in the fact of its proclamation by E
e first deliberatiye tribunal Of citizens who i
led the issue.
In the carly PRONUNCIATION byus, however,
those views upon which the enlightened
I'd conservative portion of the South have
ken their positions we had to encounter
le violent opposition of two extremes, made
p of AFFECT submissionists on one hand, and
osolute seccssionists on the other, the for
Ter regarding that as an object of glori6ca-
on, which the latter viewed as sufficient
ause for an exterminating war. So bitter
nd bigoted had this party strife become, that
anding as we did on moderate ground, we
sceiyed the fires of both, in such terms as
on the one hand, and .'dis-
nionist' on the other.
Such was the firm but temperate course
{ this paper, when every thing eonspired to
brighten US out Of our propriety," and
hen unseduced by daliance, and uniatimi-
ated BY opposition, we advocated that true
ohcy which has been SO signally indicated
y public opinion.
We refer to this portion of past history
! no inyidious Or yainglorious spirit, but !
18th a design as legitimate, as the object
lined at, is just, and important. Whatev-
: of credit it rightfully reflects upon our
aper as an Independent and reliable organ
f.truth, and whatever claim to public com
dencc is consequently authenticated, We
lost certainly will not under-yalue, but the
resent review is undertaken for the simple
le purpose Of illustrating those principles Is
hich as they have successfully guided Us &
rough the pastawill as assuredly be adher-
to through the future, and which, as =
icy are too temperate to subserve the in ]
'restsef party rancor, will be the more !