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

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Yankee style of answering questions, ty
asking them II thev intend to support the
nominees OF the National Wing Couven
tion-but plainly and unequivocally. we
have told them, that should there be bnt
two candidates in the field, whig and a
democrat, II was our determination to stand
firmly by the nominees of our party. Our
faith IN the rectitude and purity of the
ume-honOred principles of democracy, is
Innshaken, and we deem these principles well
worthy to-day, the same gloriou. battles
that have been fought for them in Times
past, when the eloquence of our Gordous
Coopers, Farishs. Norrises, Veutresses. and
Davidsons cheered us on to the conflict. In.
deed, we feel under more obligation TO strike
a decisive blow lcr them now, than we ever
felt before, for, for the first time, within a
long period of years, the people, blinded by
the gliterlng pageantry ofa military chief
tain, and confused by the sophistry of intrig.
uing aud corrupt politicians, have lost sight
of principle, and placed democracy beneath
| the heel of federal administration, which
is exering itself to the utmost to retain it
in that improper and unnatura. position.
Defeat, instead Of lending obscuri;y and
oblivion to democracy, tends, IN our opinion
/ to aid charms and admiration to its virtues,
and displays its excellent qualities the more
it is contrasted with the unsettled, unstable
and mpotent principles of federalism.
curious about the intended course of the
wings in the ensuing election. However
evasive aud adumbrate their language may
be- before their national convention assem-
bles, we will see that but few, indeed, o
them will withhold their support from it
nominees, when ihey are proclaimed. ",
know well what the actJ0a OF the great mas
Of the whig party will be when the time 70
action arrives We have seen the win,
party, IN times past, supporting gentlemen
for high Office. in this COMMUNITY. with tht
declaration hot upon their lips ,hal .hey be
iieved "slaycry 10 be blot and Tain upoI
the character and eseutcheon ot the COM
try, aud praying God that i. might 500
he removed. We have seen this party sur
porting Miard Fillmore for the next high
est office Ia the gil Of ireemen, with hi
vote upon the Atherton resolutions, hi
iIudaip letter, declaring that he would oI
nose the annexation OF Texas a. sav
State, and plcdging himself 10 legisiate il
Congress for the abolition OF slavery in til
party strike hands in fraterna love with sucl
aboitionsts, as Greedy ColIamer, freeman
Smith and others--and when Mr.. Webstc
. proclaimed to the world that the whg par
ty was the true free.soil party, and that
it changed its name, it would make chang
only of name, not OF principles their jour
mails in Mississippi, aye. in Wilkinson com
!, ty, have chimed in the chorus, that the al
mission or rejection OF slavery, as to on
: new territories, "Was a matter of no n
portance." We have seen Southern whia
voting in the same ticket with their Nortl
ern brethren, who declared. that shouI
/. Gen Taylor be elected and veto the Wi
n mot proviso, "his life would not be wort
n a weeks purchase--lhat there were an hul
/ dred thousand wings in the free State
+ who, Iaboring under the pangs of dsaI
O pontment and deception. which they woul
d charge the General with having practice
a upon them, would deem it thcIr duty /
assasinate him, or otherwise dispose Of hun.
We have seen these things. gentlemen, an
they give us earnest of what the wing
will do in future. Il would be very dill
n cult 20 find any decent man at the Mort
$ more ultra in his opposition to slavery tha
: Mr.. Fillmore, OF Daniel Webster, yet lh
2 wings are earnt silly and seriously medif;
ting the selection of one OF these gentle
men as their next candidate. AT all event
!. there is no probability that a democr'
more obnoxious on the question Of SLAYER
2 than either Of these gentlemen. will be St
! lected by the democratic convention--an
should such unhappily be the case that bot
candidates will occupy grounds equal
hostile TO this institution, we shall deem
+, a duty we owe to our country to select ii
!. least Of the evils. Ii would probably be
: much less evil TO vote for a free-soiler deu
IL ocra:ic in everything else than FOR a wni
who, with his free.soiiem, would sadd
Il banks, tariffs, aud taxation upon tile peopl