The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-04-06

member how parties spbt upon That quvs-
ton whigs and democrats voted together
faf aud against the payment q these Bonds,
but after the ques,ion had been'iairy settled,
they returned TO their respective party ranks
aud shook hands iu eonteuimen, over the
verdict Of the people, So should we act
now We were told then, by some OF the
very whig gentlemen, who have recently
declared with so moch vehemence, that
State could not go out of this Union With.
out the consent of herself all the other
States, and the general Government that
If Mississippi should repudate the Uuion
Bank Bonds, Sis ieouid be at oaca Hacked
0lt Of the Uaion aud left prey to the mer.
cie~ OF the foreign Bond holders! They
found il convenient then to as sume grounds
theya sail aoe--lhat the right of secession
Was optionai with elthsS patty Had INSISTS.
sippl gouc forthe payment OF these bonds, we
doubt no., our whig friends would MT once
have SCI mp especial claims Of virtue for
saving the Uuion. by making Mississippi
honest, aud preventing her heart from be.
Jug required by the bonds OF the ShyIochs
OF Holland aud England. Il is more Than
probable that we should not have delayed
our acquaintance SO long with the euphoui-
Gus title Of the URiOR party
We have an hundred reasons why we
should support the nominees of The demo.
cratic party, not one, why we should sup
port those of the whig party. t
A year ago when the political waters
were undslurbed---whent the elements about
us were qn'et and serene as an Italian sum.
mer, we were startled by the announcement
in tones OF thunder, that certain gentlemen
OF distinguished ability and undoubted pat.
rlotism and devotion toJustice aud equality,
who had voted and acted hitherto with the
whi9 party, had severed their connexion
with their party, on the grounds of its ten.
dency to aboitionism aud consolidation A
/ few extracts from the speeches OF lh sc gen.
/ ucmen, may not be inappropriate. We
quote them with The sole view OF sustain
ing purseii m the position we have assumed
to stand 10y the principles of democracy and
battle federalism ia the approaching eleG
ton. In jane last. distinguished geulie
man, who had formerly co.operaied viii
the whig party, declared in he CounhOu,,
III WoodviIle:
"When look to the vote NJ Congre $
upon certain questions ia which the SodtI
l. deeply interested, and fiud but tire,
"icLigS ltom the North, voting for tha
question, am free to declare thai ] dc
" not think shall ever vote with that par
''ty again
Another gentlcman--recentIy the occu
pant Of high Office in this Stqte--who had
ioug been devoted whg, and had oIter
been lonored bv that party, declared. in q
speech IN Jackson
:" have weighed the wing party aud II
3" Is wanting. IL Is diseased at hearl--iauat
" iclsm is Undecided in it, braIn---lt waudeu
like the lost IDIOT IN the woods, knowing
" not whittier it goplh. No baud can re
"caim il TO the path of rectitude 1t Il
- L0N--retrlevably lost
What does the honorable Pat ThpmpkIn
write home from California lnn letter tc
Mrs Prewett altho he admits that he 4
yet attached TO the original principles o
whiggery he declares:
T In my day have done the whio party
" some service, and they know il spent
!" seven years Of hard toll. end $4,000 il
money, IN Ibeir service. signed The ad
:" dr. - Of the II menthcrs Of Congress, II
s.1si9 |, was known, aud yet that party
wanted me again 10 run for Congress re
fusing they wanted me 90 run tor Cover
nor. which also refused. Like Hpe 10 oil
! 'wj.ig press u the So III, aad nearly nj
f the whig payty coutd mt @hip rouno
r "at the bjdding Of M clay anu aSsai
" my former positions =
And lastly, let US call the Hon. Waite
Brooke to the stand and bear his svldencp
: lt will be remembered that 40 longer thai
last January, the whlg m"mben pi 'h
Legislature, elected MIR l1rnoke TO ilie q
:. Senate with these sentiments burmir
, fresh upon his lips asm-
"As to the next Presidency do not eS
: pect to support the nominees Of the wb
j " Convention. because fear that Conven
!. ton will not be sound, My ey
, "recia,on is to give my support TO III
;. baltimore Convention Ticket.
g from present appearances, and the name
= a of the prominent candidates before tina
s body | think it certain that that bod
Y "will present ticket on which tho whoI'
'sSoUtb can unite" ra lsieiAW d
E And, gentlemen, so do we think Whe
n learned and sagacious gentlemen, who form
!. ed and sustained The wing party, thus pul