The Woodville Republican., 1852-11-23
Is agitation Go ces.es


Of the illusions TO political anecdotes.
which Gen Foote always uses against
his opponents. upon himself We de-
test personalities. aud do MOI know
how we came. in this instance, TO irav-
el out Of the plain copy before US God
knows our weapons are numerous E.
noueh aud keen enough. to use up the
General, without resorfing TO inveci>
ives.
Ourobject was 10 show that noiwitb-
standing The solemn pledges which
both of the great poriies Of the country
made in their national convention, "io
I" resis, agitation in congress and out
"ofit, upon the compromise measures
-notw ithsianding the dissension ex.
isting in the parties 1851, was healed
aud that staierighls men and compro.
mise men united in the support OF their
candidate. vet there is faction heads
ed by the whig organ of the state who
have aiken the liberty OF bringing ior>
ward Gov Foote's name. as candId>
ale for the senate, upon the issues OF
1851. This faction is appealing to un-
ion men to organize. There is not a
man 10 the whole state so blind as not
TO see that this is russ OF the wings
to gain power by dividing The demo
cratic party. lf the compromise was
in danger of being repealed, that dan>
ger is for ever dispelled by the election
of Gen Pierce, who was the early and
sieadlast friend OF the compromise, and
who would not hesitate to veto any
bin for it's repeal. State rights demo
crats voted for Gen Pierce. knowing
This fact, and they would be the first
10 ,harge him with recreancy, were he
10 do otherwise. Then where is the
necessity for re.opening agitatlonI Is
il because the whg paper in Jackson
desires the public printing! Is it be-
cause the Senate would not consent to
District the State so as TO send wings
to Congress to harfass and annoy the
administration of President PIerce!--
or is il because the senate refused to
return Gen Foote to Congress, in the
face or a Solemn resolution of the Legs
islature that the interests Of he state
were unsafe in his handsl" These are
the grand reasons which are alleged
for re>opening agitation; and If we
are 10 infer public opinion from the
awful defeat Of Gen Scott, The man or
the party who advocates agitation of
The compromise, or who is equivocaI in
his acknowledgment of il AS a final ad-
justment, will certainly receive public
condemnation. The position which
the state rights democracy now o,cu>
py is that of acquiesence in the com.
promise, and opposition TO all agitation
upon it. lfihe wings dissent from US
they must meet the issue Of agitation
or no agitation, before the people.
The state rights democracy have not
brought forward the name of any can
didate for the senate. but the friends o!
Gen Foote have continually his name
before us, with threats and curses il
we do not accept h'm. They know he
is distastelul 10 the great mass Of the
dannocratlc party-yet they waive The
lash over US and tell US we must VIC
late our consciences, and "take him Of
none" le it is so important to have I
union democrat in the senate, why i
not Col Ventress, or some one else no
so odious as Gen Foote. brought Tor
ward Il is because the wings know
state rights men will not be bulied in
to Gen Foote's support, and becaus
they can use him better than they CA
: any one else They know il the issue
!. OF 1881 ARE renewed, and result in h
+, election. that the wings will he in tn
majority forever afterwards in Miss
!ssippi.
x We lay these facts he fore our den
2 ocralic friends, that they may take
q timely warning--and. plcdging curse
$, to make no discrimination between VI