The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-08-18

c. The American C9t1zen hndS fault VIII
US because we do not agree with Mr. Toombs II
his views with regard to the compromise. When
a majority of the people of Mississippi agreed
to acquesce in the compromise measures, as
law abiding men, and as democrats, we SAID lei
the high behests of a maodty of the sovereign
people be obeyed, yet it did not change our con
victons as to the justice of the measures. If the
majority had been ten fold greater, it would not
have changed our opinion. In this we differ
from our whig cotempoaries. They advocate
measures, and when the Y are condemned bv the
people, they turn round and denounce the iden-
tical measures they had so zealously advocated.
They were IN favor of National Bank, when
the people condemened it, they called it " an
obsolete idea" They were in favor Of abolish
ing the veto power-a majority was against them,
and they now say it was measure suggested in
time of modification and defeat, and they are
now opposed to it. At one time they were in
favor of excluding naturalized citizens from the
right of suffrage, they were overwhelmed with
a general burst of Indignation from liberal and
enlightened people for advocating such a con-
tracted and selfish policy. And now forsooth,
they are in favor of extending the right OF suf-
lrage to foreigners, who have served twelve
months in the army and received an honorable
discharge. They have only recently found out
that foreigners who come to this country soon
become attached to our institutions and in time
of war are as feady to defend them with their
blood as native born citizens. 1t may be truly
said of the whig party, they are without prin-
ciples, and are always suggesting some ad cap
tdnduna measure, by which TO get into power.
The Citizea, in long and ingenious article,
tries to make some capital out of our incidental
remark upon the compromise, and asks rather
coaxingly, g can Union democrats but most of
all, can Union ,chigs feel safe in acting with
such party?" The Citizen seems to think that
because democrats differed in regard to the com
promise question, which has been finally settled
and so declared by the National Convention
they cannot now act together without endanger
ing the Union. We fear that the ghastly spec
ire of disunion that so frequently fitted across
our neighbor's vision during the last canvass yet
haunts him in his dreams, and that he is not yet
entirely recovered from the fright with which he
was then so unnecessarily seized. If he ever
does go crazy, and from present appearances, he
wouldn't have very far to go, it will certainly be
upon the subject of the Union. In such sad
catastrophy, we would suggest to him to seek
consolation in paraphrase of the adage, " 1t is
sweet for ones country to die"
Does the Citizen think that union democrats
can be Influenced by such stuff as his article con-
tains7 Why in the same breath, he appeals to
the wings not to act with "such a party" there
by showing that he is fully aware of the fact
that wings are daily breaking ranks and coming
over to the support of Pierce and King. The
work goes brayely on, and by the first of No
vember, there will be scarcely a sufficient num-
Der of the wing party left to bury the dead
and take care of the wounded"