The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-07-29
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Yeaf after year he city u the Blsas y
bang shop % bet beauty. an4l ef opul,sc ace
end commerce are seeking more ooagenial
e%le.. The thistle y spdnging nniosch.
cd upon the street. vhici, bR,s sw years
ago, waa the pathway % business. thread
ed by thoussBjs Of human beings her
churches. RESIDENCES. etc. ae in the ''sefe
aud yellow leaf Of decay, aud lAs pride OF
her soas are dropping with het glory. The
gay aud social SALOONS, the magnificent no.
tels, aIe closed. and the s,lider has webLed
the dooS. because tie warm aud generous
spirit Of social democracy has sought its
abode in another regiOI.
But a few years ago. Wilkinson, Amite
and Pike were large aud valuable custom.
ers TO Natchez; the highways were throng-
ed throughout the year with teams freight
ed with the great staple. or the commodity
purchased in exchange. The cheerful
voice OF the teaInster was heard from every
hill. and the hearty aud happy laugh of the
planter, who had received fair returns for
his labor, rang forth on every breeze.
1t may be asked. what has produced this
great CHANGE the stranger who looks
down upon her long streets, will inquire
where are the Cheerful. faces and the hur.
ried tread, that once filled with life this
beautiful city? But yet, the question will
hardly be propounded, ere it suggests its
own answer.
The present poPulation-that is the bu.
Slness portion, are far different people from
that which built up her beauty, The bees
who "labored hard TO store it we'll" are
gone, and droues,--aye, worse than drones
have usurped their place. The good old
spirit of sociality has been frozen by the ICY
hand of a%ristocracy, and the warm heart Of
reciprocity has ceased to beat in her bust.
ness marts. The industrious aud respecta.
BILE farmer who once visited her, and was
treated with respect and attention, is me,
by the cold face of Goldfish aristocracy
while the young man, born and reared in
her own bosom, is prescribed and persecu.
ted if his religion or his politics do not suit
the "big parties"
There was once a time when a mar
could wear a dress Goa. or white stockings,
without having the church cannons
brought upon him, aud when he could
stand up and say he was a DEMOCRAT, and
not be prescribed from all place and honor.
We are assured that there is but one de-
mocrat in Adams county, that is in office,
and he holds the honorable and lucrative
post Ut trustee Of n school. We have seen
for %ourself, politics run into every station
of life, and even the s~anctity OF the mystical
retreat invaded by ihem, Years ago, we
saw that the funds of Odd Fellowship were
lavished upon wings, when democrats rs
fai.hfal and good, as men could be, were
willing to do the same work at so per cent
less AS with this institution, so will it be
with all others IN Natchcz. We rejoice
that the Grand Lodge has been moved
from her, and hope, that unless a spirit of
justice and 'iberality shall return to her peo-
pie, that every other institution may follow
the example.
There is such an affinity between aristo-
cracy and monarchy, that the one eau not
exist without the other-and in a Republi-
can State, where either exists there must
he oppression to the humber or weaker
class, unless by dint of luck they can break
down the bars OF society. Such has. been
the case of Natchez-and Natchez the pref.
test aud l~oveliest city Of the South--the
fairest daughter of c. State, is being sacri.
feed upon the altar of political and secta.
ran bigotry.
Can u people which grants neither res
pect or federation to the opinions of others,
expect to receive their patronage and sup
port The common Instincts of nature,
give a negative answer. Then. we hope
for the sake OF Na,chez, that she may at
once abandon that foolish bigotry which is
rushing her to ruin as fast as the wheels of
time can carry her,
10 A large aud enthusiastic audience
greeted Mr.. Van Eaton and Col. Stewart