The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-02-12


Supreme Court Ut Washington. Yesterday
Mr. Duncan, Of New Orleans, spoke 10 Ia,
case fof three hours His speech was pow
erful effort
NEW ORLEANS VESSELS
The ships Reindeer and Hamilton, from
New Orleans, arrived At Baltimore yestcT-
day
ENGLISH POLITICS.
NEW York, Feb. 2, p, ~
The Peelites decline any coalition with
the Russell Administration
INDIA AND CHINA.
The commercial accounts from India and
China are unfayorabIe.
The northwestern frontiers Of India and
China are in an agitated state Difficulties
are apprehendcd.
Southern Rights.
We cordially and deeply sympathize IN
the sentiments of the Eufaula Spirit Of the
South and the Columbus Sentinel, on the
question of a reorganization Of parties.
They do honor to their authors, and az ths
difficulties they suggest have been eucoun,
tered IN our own thoughts, while earnestly
and anxiously rejecting on the best course
of duty and policy to be pursued by the
Southern Rights party, in the present anon
.alous and chaotic condition Of political af
fairs
But while we say this, We are bound e
add, that our own best reflections have
brought us to the conclusion that the plan
of continuing a separate Southern Rights or
ganizatiorl is Objectionable for reasons we
have already spread before our readers
and if it were not so, and however great the
advantages to result from such course, it is
simply iDapracticdble You cannot keep q
party together without an issue. A paid,
disciplined and regularly organized army
may be kept in tie field where there is ne
enemy to meet, and no cause. demanding i'm
mediate battle; but even such an army he
comes demoralized BY maction. But a yol
untaTy army-a voluntary association, KEEP
together by nothing, waiting for the mos
uncertain contingencies, with no fixed isSus
TO rally to, no present, undecided dispute
wage war Ont IS simply Impossible, CO..
trary to al experience and TO the know
rules and springs of human action to sui
pose that such party can be SO kept togeti
er.
There must be a real issue to cenenf an
knit men together into par'ies-abstr ct
and questions yet pff9iR III the womb ot II.
future, VIII not dot And now wha,
issue The compromise is settled
last hape Of reversing that sett u.efg
ishc9 ID the ballot boxes IS Sau6ii ar8liEs
Then, what S the southern l5iesiis par
fighty Future aggrcssions Well, alA0
that these future aggressions cone, aHa
we'll known that We look for them, /
when they do cnnle-when they taxi sIe.l
and form-Will be the proper and The oi.t{
practicable moment to call for volunteers Is
defend the South. Then all those Southtra
Rights men, who, as the Sentinel remarks,
we're battling for principle, will be ready
to answer the summons and make another
effort to unite the South IN defence. Now,
if the Southern Rights party can be kept
together, idle and waiting, and Watching
events, surely it can be rallied when. the az
gressiye events occur. The simple question
then remains, is it better to remain waiting
and doing nothing, or take part In a strug-
gle which must come of, BhateyersHe do
a struggle in which great principles and our
rights are involved, and in that struggle
join our forces to that party whose success
will do us the least mischief. We are sol
diers of the South. We are pledged to fghi
IN the cause when the flag Of loyalty waves
for defenders but in the meantime, whils
the South has no issue to fight on, where ].
the Improperly or dereliction Of principle d
duty, in volunteering in another ight, Il
which we are at least collateralIy ana yer,
deeply interested Are we to Be toldt
/ il. makes no difference to the South, BheGhe
a Dallas, a Douglass, a Buchanan. a Stock
ton, orr "higher-laW Northern Wing /
4 President Of the United States, and sway
the powers of chief magistrate Of the Unio
for four years Whatever difference st dee
make, is precisely the amount Of stake "
have in the contest, and exactly the weigh
of the argument in favor OF uniting to eles
Democratic candidates.
But there Is another important ae Tantas,
In the Democratic party part and parcel
it, We haYe voiee ID Its creed. and its nla
form. should Be Ia the Convention
make tie best platform We can for tie SeosI
We could do much to strengt Der. tie prs
ent tefdency Of that party to become ii
party Ct peace, OF citation, Of d final
81 e vexation and aggressiohs on the bas
4 Of the Communities a., fl,sts Bss; II
no reason Why any Southern light s ina
however staunch ia the pride 81 opinio
Aoald not mite with the DeulocIdet to 3
! feat Abolition Nhigism ia It's attempt
the Government Of Ibis &c coasE
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