Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-09-01

From the North Mississippi Union.
A Sugar Coated Pill.

among a diarrhea Of words, aud high sound
ing professions, the following, in the Wing
compromise resolutions:
VIII insist on the enforcement tin
time and experience shall aemonstyafe the
necessity Of further legislation. % guard
against Che evasion Of power on one hand and
abuse Of it on the other"
For the sake Of argument, suppose We adj
nit that it sustains the Compromise, yet
there is no Jfaaiity" in the concern.
The California, Texas District Of Colum-
bia, and Territorial questions, can never be
ressurrocted. They arc as dead as door-nails,
settled beyond dispute. The only one Of the
Compromise acts that time and experience
shall demonstrate the necessity Of further
legislation on, with the North. Is the Fugi-
tive slave law. Arrant humbug about the
erasioz and abuse Of power. There can be
no evasion for the law was drawn up BY an
ultra Southern man, with an eye single to its
faithful execution. It has stood the severest
tests. The North may, as they have done,
nulify il, but they cannot evade it, when they
do that, it becomes necessary for the Govern
ment to see that it is executed, not abolished,
to remedy the matter There can be no
abuse Of the law. for it is executed among its
most violent opponents, and it would be but a
poor compliment to them to Say that they
would countenance an abuse Of power under
their noses, when they pretend to look upon
simple justice with horror. Why was it in
troduced in the resolution Why? Does il
mean anything, or does it mean nothing III
nothing, why insert il! If something-what ?
We answer that it means something more
than tho South viii like to admit. 1t means
just what it shows to any candid man on is
face. it is a loop-hole for anti-slavery men to
slip into the support Of it for availability. at
the same time give up none Of their cherished
principles.
Why, we ask. did not the resolution say in
clear and unmistakable language, not salt and
sugar, positive and MIGHT'VE, like the following
from the Democratic platform:
That the Democratic party Of the Union
viii abide by and adhere to a faithful execu-
ton Of the acts known as tie Compromise
measures, settled BY the last Congress, the
act for reclaiming fugitives from service or
labor, included; which act, being designed to
carry out an express provision Of the Consti-
tuition, cannot with fidelity thereto be repealed
or changed a. to destroy or impair its efici-
ency,"
Instead Of we viii abide BY them, "tH
time and experience demonstrate The ne
cesity Of further legislation"
1t Is a too-faced concern. douBle-header
to be read and preached upon to suit circum
stances.
Let US hear the different versions:
Seieardite-" Great northumberland
Scott--hero Of dozen wars-with US in the
annexation Of Canada--gradual emancipation
have got al we want-wiI get the reins Of
government into our own hands. the power
and then-well there is no use talking about
the matter when you have no polrey % ere
cute it-means first, and then the ends. The
South was getting ultra on the compromise
question-we could not do anything without
them, 20 fixed up platform to suit them
smartly done too--loves the Union, dangerous
to the peace and prosperity Of the country to
renew slavery agtation-supports the Com
promise "tiH time and ezpcyience shall
demonstrate the necessity Of finther leg
islation wonder if that time win not
come a. quick as we get the power. Great
folks down South--kick up great fuss blus-
ter one year pat them on the shoulder, say
you are good fcIlows-giye them something to
come IN OF, and you have em fixed the next
--all right again. Great platform, ours is,
certain
Southern Scott nsan.--" Great ComprO-
mise resolution-takes the Compromise--
ceases lho agitation Of the slavery question.
had taken the position that would not vote
for Scott the emancipationists anyway, bat be
is nominatcd--thd party has taken the Com
promise platform--he has endorsed it--aIl
right now-hurrah for Scott. Graham and
Wing victory. Scott'sa Southern man. Gra-
ham Il one, the party has taken the Compro-
mise what more could We ask--nothingn
Union Wings. viii you swallow Scott,
though ha be augarod over with Graham and
a dodging Compromise resolution +?
Hon. CharIaa smeatasr. faithful Demo