The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-07-31
The Game.

The Southern ,Stan3ara, published at
Charleston, s. c., in the following extracts,
coolly tells the Southern Rights party to
'Iplay the game" In order to do this, the
reader will perceive, that it is deemed impor-
tants for them not to "show their hands or
''talk around the board"
NIssIssIPPT.-Wc publish to-day, the
proceedings of the States Rights Copven-
ton of this State. twill be seen therefrom
that they are determined on resistance, but
are not ready fer secession. Why? That's
the question. Suppose :hey do not choose
to expose their plan, who has(the night to re-
Iquire of them? Not their opponents. 1t
lis sufficient for them tha8 the one party sus-
tains, whilst the other condemns the CON-
promise, and is determined to resist it. The
issue then before the people, is their APP
proval or disapproval of that measure, and
the Southern party have the right, at present,
so to confne that issue. There is no neces-
I sity for its embarrassment with any other
question. Upon the merits or dement's Of
the compromise they ought to, and will fight
the battles, and who can doubt of the final
result? But the compromise party seem to
be unwilling to meet the issue in this form,
and as in georgia and Alabama, so in Mis-
sissippi, they are striving to make the qucs-
ton one Of secession or Union; and they re-
fer TO US ard our position as indicative Of what
would be, in the other States, were the South,
ern Rights party in power there. Under
such circumstances, itwere well for us TO con,
slider whether we ought to make issues fol
the Southern party of the States Our po
sition has already forced them to maintain
!, the right of secession. So far it is all very
well. But it has further compelled them t
deny its erpediency under present circum
stances, and this was a fatal error. 1t bind
them to oppose secession even in the South
ern Congress, unless in the meantime som
new aggression is made upon our rights I
it fair, is it considerate, is it kind in us, un
Intentionally, but yet, not the less surely, t
help their opponents IN thus pressing then
to the wall? They choose for the present t
fight on their own platform, that is resistanc
of some sort to the compromise. Ough
they not to be permitted to do this?
arould be time enough to mark out their pla
Of resistance, after they had established them
selves as the dominant parry Of their States
To require them now in their state of III
certainty, and possible minority, to expos
themselves to division on the nature of til
remedy is the most certain course, we coul
possibly devise, to keep them in a minorit
: forever. Then We ought to let them alone
Lettten'. first confirm a majority IN favor Q
: the abstract rightof secession; letttene brea
: dozen efectuolly all the old party aoalls, an
in the meantime let Is prepare and keep pr
Epored, AND THE TINE WILL COME FOR e.
! FECTUAL RESISTANCE. It may not CON
: : next month, or next year, but it viii come
efgood time. The farmer may not know
dry weather, when it will rain, and his hoF
: may long be deferred, but he still prepare
: for the rain. Let us do likewise, and all vi
beTight IN the end.