The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-11-16
Is Agitation 10 ceases

pour oil upon the waters. now that
they hare just subsidized. after a great
but our duty AS a political jour.
nalist. requires us TO notice whatever
Is on political interest,
II has been generally agreed and so.
lemnly received by both the great par
ties Of the country In their conventions
lately assembled at Baltimore. that
there was and should be en- acqniesc.
snc In the compromise measures. and
that each party would promptly resist
any and all agitation OF the subjects
embraced In them. whencesoever II
might come. The sound and the true
wings Of this state, as far back ms No.
vember 1851, in a great mass meeting
at Jackson. resolved "ihat they were
'then. and at all times. opposed to any
: agitation by conventions, or Others
" wise.s
The people. by overwhelming majo-
rifles In all tho southern states In the
fall o is5l, decided in favor Of acqui,
escencs IN the compromise. With We
ry few exceptions, all who opposed il
before the elect ions. immediately after
Che decision Of the people. acquiesced
utheir decision. The general cons
vention elected by this state. which
convened in Jsckson in 1851, adopted
the following resolution
|" ReDipcd. That as the people OF the
State Of Mississippi, in the opinion Of this
convention, desire all further agitation Of
the slavery question to cease, and have
acted upon and decided all the foregoing
questions. thereby making it the duty OF
this convention TO paes no acts within the
purvicw and spirit OF the law under which
twas called. this convention deems il n
necessary to refer 10 the people for their APP
rfoyoi or disapproval ut the ballot box, it.
action ID the premises"
Al the great national convention of
the democratic party. assembled at
Baltimore in June last. The temporary
Division OF the party in this state was
o~bliterated, aud u perfect union estab
lished between the two divisions; the
Union democrats declaring that there
was no longer Any cause for a separa.
ton, and that they united most cheer.
fully with their former democratic
friends. A union democrat, (Mr Frees
man, was elected by the Delegation
to represent the State 10 The Commit.
teeon Resolutions, ofihe National con.
vention ,-hy far the most important
committee In that convention. The
gentleman thus selected, presented and
caused to be adopted IN the committee
the following resolution /:
Resolved, That the democratic party
viii resist all attempts at renewing IN CON
cREss, OF OUT or 1T. the agitation Of the
slavery question, under whatever shape or
color the attempt may be made"
This resolution was unanimously
adopted by the national convention and
is now a prominent feature OF the de,
mocratic platform.
The unmistakeable determination 81
both parties toputdown agitation glad,
dened the heart of every true patriot
Yet, Notwithstanding this almost uni,
versal determinations TO discountenanc.
further agitation, thereseemsto be still
little faction at jackson, and a few
other plHces in our state, headed b,
broken Down unprincipled demagogueI
who batten and exist upon agi,atio,
as the buzzard does upon carbon. A
proof of this, we noticed in the las
Flag of the Union-a wing paper pub
lished in Jacksonville name Of II. s
FO0TE. (whe pretends to be a demo
craft hoisted as a candidate Tor U. S
Senator, accompanied with "a hong u,
ticIe, evidently written by Fooie him
self. addressed ito the Union men {
Mississippi in which Secession an
'sscessiunisi.' Is frequently used. an
the most pi,iable lamentations are pu
forth fos poor Foote, declaring that b
has been sacrificed. and that there is n
hope fu him, unless the Union bum
bug. with AL she agitation Of 1851, b
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