The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-08-24
The Noise around as.

While al around ne, The nose n hustle
Of the campaign is most exciting and intense
I'VE. 10 old Wilkinson. are as cool aud
quiet as c~ueumbers. Wings aud democrats
seem to prefer the shade and is concOmit-
ants u Iemonades and agayitas. to the heat
aud strife Of political excitement Neither
party has made any effort to organize. and
eaonfhes koqueH0h has utterly subsidized as a
iatuSsy among certain stump speakers, there
not having been a political speech made
during the summer Everything is as sill
aud quiet as a philosophers temper-and it
is seldom that two old fogiss meet upon the
street TO exchange ideas upon political sub
iects.
THIS may seem inexpIica5ie &c our friends
at a distance, who know how high and tn
multuous political excitement has been in
this county on other occasions. Heretofore.
al this stage Of a canvass, mems moral cha
rscters have been weighed aud determined
by their political predilections--and the
question universally asked. was. sis that
fellow a viii z. or is he a democraI!'-not
IS he a thief. or is he a gentleman" for
he would certainly be classed under both
these ar~pellarions. by political friends and
opponents. There is none Of this. now
Outside Of the printing offices. politics are
comparatively unknown.
Yet, il must not be supposed that our PEG.
pie are behind the times. They read, reflect
and digest. Every man is left to work out
his own salvation. The press send out the
documents--and the people read thcm-no
appeals to prejudice-no stump harrangues
no treating-but the PEorLE, (like wise and
supreme judges, as they are,) put on their
speciacles, take up their papers. read both
sides, aud determine to act accordingly
The bosom Of the political waters is never
rufled. save when some honest wing fioun.
ders ont Of the Scott channel, shirks his
scales. and settles down into the great de-.
mocratic ocean.
Is this not the best way to conduct a can.
vass. after all! Is it not more rational, mo
raj and enlightened! We think SO.
This thing Of getting mp great barbecues
and mass meetings, ends more frequently in
spiritual, than in political conversions
ends more frequently in bunging the eyes Of
the people, than in opening their ears to
reason.
The democracy have candidate and a
code Of principles, that will bear the closest
scrutiny. and challenge universal admira.
ton. We fear not to meet our opponents
IN the field of discussion and comparison.
The Union has no man who presents a
record than Gen. Pierce--and our
principles have borne the test Of experience
for forty years. and have long since be.
come part and parcel of this great govern,
ment.--With such a man, and such princi.
Piles, we can well trust the issue to the
calm deliberation OF an enlightened people.
confident Of a verdict IN our favor-we can
well eschew excitement. rowdyism and
vain.glorious patriotism, poured forth from
stumps, no less rotten than the influence
shed from them. After all the speaking,
huzzaing, kissing aud nose.breaking. the
people will go home, take up their papers.
read them. and vote agreeably to their
judgments. Eight years ago, the wings
had a INDUSTRIOUS Clay pole raised in this
town, with eagles, stars and stripes faunt.
ing upon il, and when th, vote was count.
ed out they were about 100 behind their
expectations; and in 1913, ,ne democrats
spoke from every st, mp, hillock and toad.
stool in the county--the result was when
the vote was counted out. they We're badly
licked. Then, say we, let the people keep
cool. and read the documents.
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U~Dr Winans preached the funeral ser.
mon of MI. CLAY, at Bethel. ON Thursday