The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-06-16

having battoned on the spoils obtained by the
victory of the Union party, still clings with
deathlike tenacity to its defunct remains and
with uncloyed appetite, turns his vulture eyes to
furture prey. The destruction of the Union
party and the resumption of old line distinctions
has left the Flag in that most interesting and de-
lectable position of "setting on the fence" -
His natural instincts and opinion would lead
him to whiggery, but the chords of self interest
would draw him to democracy. And SO be-
tween the two, he finds himself in a state of be-
tweenity, kind of amphibious animal, being
neither fish, flesh nor fowl, or as Butler de-
scribes it,
An animal oi amphibious nature,
On land a beast, fish in water,
A lawless, linsey-woolsey brother,
Half of one order and half of another"
The desperate strait into which he is driven, is
indeed sufficient to call forth tears and sympa
thy. For long years he has gnawed the dry and
empty trough of whiggery, but fortuitous cir
cunastances has given him place in the public
crib, which he is now 10th to leave. He clam
orously insists that the Union is in DANGER and
vainly presumes to lecture the democracy on
their duty. A man who has grown gray in the
service of whiggery, whose undivided energy
through long life, has never tired in the vain
and futile attempt to crush and destroy the prin-
ciples Of democracy, gravely lecturing demo-
Gratis on their duty, strikes us as supremely III
diculous Because the democratic nominees
are sound on the question of slavery, he is will
ing to support them, but then he must have all
Union democratic electors. The herectic State
Rights men he says must be serfs and helots to
the Union men, beome the "hewers of wood
and drawers of water" In this position he very
magnanimously tells the State Rights democrats
that they may vote for Pierce and King. Like
Cyclops he seems mad and raving in his madness.
Such unblushing efTrontery stands solitary and
alone, with no similitude within our remnis-
cence, save when Satan took Christ up in the
high mountain and offered him all the riches and
pomp of this world, if he would bow down and
worship him.
Like Major Dalgatty, the Flag is willing to
enlist under either banner, which promises good
provant" and pay. andlike willy and insidious
Indian foe, he secretes himself in ambuscades,
and beneath his cover, would aim deadly blow
at the very men in whose causes he processes to
be engaged. Who does not know if other and
separate electors are appointed, that the strength
of the democratic party win be divided, and
Mississippi must fall inevitably a victim to
whiggeryl Can the man who suggests this
coprse be friend to the democratic nominees p
Yet The editor of the Flag gravely counsels the
Union democrats to this course, and tells them
to do the very act which of all Others, would
bring upon us defeat, and triumph to wnggery
g A house divided against itself, must fall. -
United, they are potent to break the scrried
ranks of whiggery, and rout them horse foot and
dragons. But let them divide their strength,
and it requires no vaticinal ken to see the tri
umphant election of the whig nominees. But
it is a bootless task to attempt rebuttal of the
position of the Flag, its own absurdity and ri
is the best answer against it. The
brightest augury of success, now consels the de
mocracy to remain firm and united. Union and
State Rights democrats on the same electoral
ticket with a unity of purpose, of zeal and ener-
gy, are now battling for the triumph Of the same
glorious cause, and the blind and infuriated eff
forts of the Flag to sever the chords which hold
them together for the promotion of the country's
good, and democracy will be vain and impotent
Well may the Flag tremble for the day Of judg-
ment against whiggery is approaching The
storm IS already collecting its elements, which
shall burst with fury upon whiggery, and with
its scathing lightnings utterly destroy its rank
and iuxuriant corruptions.