Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-06-12

mOorcy vas getting To be every where ri
umphaui and Be 1fuhahly f.lt ui,h lie pOs,-
There isa tide in the sfgrs Of men.
Which taken Al The aood leads on 10 forsuns.
And BE- ioot + bu' be is now in the ebh. an
h. viii qo down b.f.r, TIE dee n nsr, Sovsn
Der. or am more mi.'sksa than I havs eve
BEEN 10 my political eAleulaiion'
] mean no disrsspse, to Gen. ouiiman. Al
I have said. esteem him aS : man and hono
him g q patriot. Who has done important ssrvlc,
to biz State and bic country ct large. Bet !
Gen. Washington himself had pursued tA,
eoufss that our late Governor has done sioux
have condemned him.
What vas that couSsi Why The people o
The State like those Of Georgia and virEini'
we're getting quie'eenl under the prsSsas siai'
Of,hinss Although nOs entirely Satisfied viii
the compromise acts. they we're manifsstly will
ing 10 accept the compromise as the olive branch
ofpeaee. But here comes our chivalric and Quiz
o.ie Governor, and breaks things BY calling an
extra session ofthe Legislature. Tais act ofhii
pu, every thing in confusion. We were driver
10 sea without rudder OF compass, and The lies o
party feeling were broken. From the WY mo-
ment that ] read Gov. Qaiiman's proclamAlioE
calling an extra session Of the Legislature,
lost oil confidence in himas e politician and q
said Immediately to my friends
And what did this Legislature dot Why sim
ply nothing fot the general interest of the State
They sat some two or three weeks, and the fabl,
Of the mountain and the mouse is every way appli
cable to theirlabors. They merely passed res
olutlon Of censure on our able aud faithful Sena.
tor Gen. Footc, and another resolution calling 4
State Convention and requiring the people, no
lens vciens, whether tbcywish Il or not, to NEE
., the ballo. boz on they first Monday in October
nett, and vote for delegates to such convention.
A procedure unprecedented In our State history,
and | verify believe against the spirit Of our
State constitution. And what pray you s this
convention TO dol Why, IL II 10 composed Of a
majority Of fire eaters, which God In his mercy
forbid! they will, suppose, follow 10 the lead Of
South Carolins, or what will be quite the same
thing, they will appoint delegates TO a Southern
Congress. which will be second edition Of the
Hartford Convention with few alterations and no
amendments.
For men who participated In such proceedings
az these, | cannot and will not vote. would mol
vote for my father f he were alive, and had pur.
sued such a course as Gen. Qui,man has.
tell you now, my friends, most solemnly, tina,
upon the result Of our October and November
elections hangs the tate Of this Union. Elec.
the true Union ticket-the ticket nominated al
the May convention and which appears .. The
head vf our columns and all will DO peace and
quiet. Ru. elect tina. other ticket and bomb
shell will be thrown IN orr midst. Il will give
aid and comfort 10 the South Carolina disunion-
lists, and that state will forthwith secrde, and a
disruption Of our government will ensue. kuow
this from the tone Of her leading journals, which
I read every day.
The issue is,farly before'you, my old frends
The May ticket and Union, or the June tickle
and Disunion, choose ye between them