The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-11-09

wv bDAboth INV htotfhg W ~ h"'''at
u His hand. smO;hers every emotion,
fhilarity incident toa great and glo'
ious victory ln our b mble opinion
iicaT has triumphed. and we thanl
;od for il. And were we disposed {,
'estow praise otherwise. wye should nu
nov which TO commend the waImes
- hose noble hearted democrats. wl.o
dbered so faithfully 10 their ancient
principles. or those patriotic wings.
Who, in the face ffrowns and threats
~Irroically repndinied a nomination
dtheir party, which they knew to be
'~isgraceful TO the south. Although we
incerely regret that Gen Scott-run
ing under freesoii auspices. AS he Ger
ainly wa~s--should have got even cm
ote in this county, yet we rejoice 10
ind that he has been rebuked by a ma
iority of94 votes. The Scott presses
commence d The canvass in the loves
personal abuse ofGen Pierce--charg
ng him with every species Of human
worthlessness,-cowarfice, drunken
ness, gambling. falsehood and decep>
,ion--and calling him. Jack Puddings.
and like-but, notwithstanding all
he dirt and filth heaped upon him, The
people have elevated him TO the high>
es, office in the world and by perhaps
the largest majority ever given in any
contested Presidential election. Those
who thus abused HIM, will doubtless
eel most keenly the sting of defeat
10 the great mass Of rejecting wings.
the election of Pierce gives no chagrin
albeit they voted against him ; and
We Noticed many here, who evinced
ne strongest symptoms of Internal des
light,
The election OF Gen Pierce has es>
tablished two important facts necssa>
ry to the future veal OF tho Republic.
viz; that our Pie dents are not to be
taken from the army. and that no man
can be elected President who is ut all
Identified with faction, and who refus
Is TO come out unequlvocally upon a
broad national platform. A greater
general than a Harrison or a Taylor
and one who refused to define his po-
liiical position exp licitly, has just been
ingloriously defeated. The wing par.
IS must in future look TO some depart.
ment other than the military. fr It.
candidates and great men Of boil
parties can now read a Lesson on III
dangers Of counting the support of fac
tion. In looking Tor men on whom 3,
place the nantes ofClay, Webster an,
Calhoun, our eye turns away in sorrow
and disappointment-no, hat we lac
Of gigantic intellect. but because, nea,
" all our great men have in some wa
, bentto the spirit of faction, which lik
3 a simeon. has swept over and wiihel
{ their laurels. How naturally won
the American people turn to Van B,
rem, Benton and Cass, as the success
ors of The illusirious trio who have ju
6, left this stage OF action. had they Ike
2 aloof from factionl
q Dickinson. Douglas. Davis. Fro
+ this class and character Of men, W
10 our future Presidents be drawn. Pa
: riotic and wise, they have battled
D. the rights Of the whole country, n
$ he nation knows where TO find the
e. Many. many years will IL be, before
p public man who desires promotion v
IS entangle himself 10 alliances with a
Ie sectional factions. The triumph,
e election Of General Pierce is a just
v ward to those northern patriots. "
have sacrificed their own popular
by opposing faction, AT the SAM. );
" that il gives the death blow to Gac,i.
!, lists. North and South the people
tired of agitation, and desire 10 rest,
:. peace and quiet to the country. TT
!. they viii have peace under the adm
is,raiion Of Prssiden. Pierce we do
!. doubt. The democratic party has
!. YER falsi6sd . pieege-and j. IS n
|. pledged TO the country to oppose :