The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-08-12
A VOICE OF WARNING FROM THE
NORTH.

The last number Of the Herald Of The
Onion, alaRge and spirited Webster paper
published in New York City, contains q long
article on the political prospects of the coun-
try, full Of solemn interest and important
truth. It treats of Mr.. Websters claims
of the destruction of the wing party by Sec
tionalism-of the superior patriotism and
wisdom of the democratic party, and Of the
incorruptible character and lofty position of
Gen. Pierce as a Union candidate. We ex-
tract the following conclusion of the article.
$50 far as the Herald Of the Union is con-
cerned, we wish to give very definitely and
Enthusiastically our opinion on this subject
This paper was not set up to defend the
South. Her rights arc based upon what we
still hope will prove to he the immortal tab
lets of the Constitution. She needs no ar
guments, she needs no favors. She never
asks for them. She only wants common
Justice. But when northern men have fought
year in and year out for her legal, her con-
stitution- guaranteed rights, and We find that
she takes the inch-pin out of the team, all
we have to say, is go ahead. Drive where
you like, but you don't take me in for pas
scnger If you are base enough to take
Gen. Scott, take care of your slavery, take
care of your houses, your homes, your wives,
your children. Don't ask me to stand by
you when fate brings the hour.
In the heat of composition we have said
this, but more in sorrow than in anger
Hear us then for a moment, friends, broth
ers, countrymen. You know that General
Scott is only General. Let his laurels re-
main where they have been placed. We
will be the last to snatch them from his
brow; but have you Wings descended so
low that you do not dare to risk the issue
upon civic merit Must you cloud up the
ballot-box with the sui hurous blasts of gun
powder? Must you all-decency men, you
all-piety people choose a military peacock to
represent you, under the contemplate plea
that you are not strong enough to put the
greatest man you or your party ever had or
ever will have into the Presidential chair ?
Will you, men of the South, when you
know that we Union men the of North have
been working for you vehemently, generous
ly, without being bought, without being
paid, without expecting reward, or hoping
for one, or wishing for one-will you turn
us the cold shoulder, and put in the man
that we have been most periodically trying
to put down? Will you take the man who
was put up by Horace Greeley, the arch-ag-
ltator of the present century and adopt as
your favorite the man who has had even the
prayers, if we can believe the methodist
preachers, of Bill Seward? Will you take
the man of Lloyd Garrison even, and Fred
Douglas, the niger? Do you want to vote
for Seward, personated by this six feet two
inches General? fyou do take him but
remember, gentlemen Of the South, every
cote cast south Of Mason's and Diron's line
for General Scott, is a cote against the Con-
stitutiOn-against the Union-in tavor Of
Serard-in tagor OF Greelcy-in faror of
the men aohO haze kept the torch burning to
fire your homes ,cith. Vyou think not, try
the experiment. We are safe enough here.
We hare no particular apprehensions ,chen
zee go to sleep. The fremen cM pat out
the coafGgrdtion. The ghost Of the negro
does not haunt our pilloacs."