The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1852-02-17

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aud calls on the wing clans to rally ag
But the richest part Of the production -
its alIusion 70 Focte. He says the wings
have used him for their purposes. aud
that now he wishes to use" them. throngh
his man OF the Flag. and that they had ber
ret "ihrow the little schemer off" The
Chfcksaw Banner says
THE OK AND THE ASS IN THE
SAME FURROW. l
The great Jewish Law giver interdicted
the association OF the OK and the ass as be.
ing unsnjted for the same furrow. Yet on
Monday the 9Th day of January, 1851, they
are formed in the city of Jackson, yoked
together aud deawing in the great ploagh
Of Locofocoism so tremendously as to have
convinced any one observing, thar Moses
might have been right in denying his peo-
pie the right to use them in that way. But
he was much mistaken il he supposed they
were wholly u~nsuited for drawing togeth
err. Or that remarkable day there assem-
bled in the city of Jackson, a body Of men
claiming to represent the Union PARTY Of the
State Of Mississippi, who passed a series Of
resolutions in one Of which they approved
the platform Of the Democratic National
conventions held at Baltimore in 1910, IA
and AS. in which platforms are found clauses
denouncing in the bitterest terms as anti
Republican, the old landmarks Of the whig
party. Now if they do not find they have
made asses of themselves we are very much
mistaken in our estimate of things. They
will be made to bear burdens too until from
the very severity of their tasking they will
cry out and in the bitterness of ther grief
will ,ong again for !" the flesh pots'' OF
Egypt-and we will rejoice when this shall
happen, it will be a sweet return; thew
have placed themselves under tasked mas.
tiers in the hope of reaping a reward for the
sinfulness and betrayal of the interest and
wishes of those whom they claim to repre-.
sent. A
The late lamented Levi Woodbury., in. a
speech in the Senate of the United States,
speaking of his party said, !" We go as far
as democratic principles go and when they
stop we halt We were a member of the
Uuion party, we held the views of that par.
1 ty and did as much service within The limits
Of our humble ability as any one to secure
the advancement and success Of that party.
But when through the wiIes of few design.
ing men, this party is 10 be led to endorse
views and principles which have no relation
to, or bearing upon the great questions for
which during the recent canvass the Union
party so CALAMITY and successfully battled,
we must be allowed to adopt the language
we have Just quoted, and say w halt" =
We are and always have been a wing and
we still continue to be a whig until we are
convinced that the principles Of that party
are w%rong--and we are only willing to act
tremendously with the Union party because
as a member of the great wing party we
have always advocated the great principles
which form the ground word Of the Union
organization, and when the older and wiser
members Of the Union party deemed it
expedient to adopt an organization which
would by its name arouse the masses more
fully to a sense Of the importance of the
questions which were being presented for
their consideration. the issue, turning as we
believed upon the safety and prosperity of
our beloved confederacy-on this view Of
the case we had no objection to ASSUMING
" Union a distinctive party name, for I'M
der the name we could still advocate our
cherished principles But when Gen. Hem
ry S. Foote, the Mississippian with ga Ma.
tioual reputation" saw that the wing wing
tof the Union party followed him willingly
IN their state election, he supposed that
they, flushed with success which tEey had
obtained Under his leading, had become so
enamored of him that to force the leaders
Of the old democratic party in this State TO
acknowledge and re-instate him in the posi-
ton which he of yore occupied in thai par.
tyn would call themselves democrats, go in
to a general convention of democrats
and send delegates to a Democ.atic Nation.
al Conventlon. instructed TO contend for his
nomination for the Vice Presidency. This
Is undoubtedly the end for which he was
hgurlng, mus he the meaning of this move.
ment, and this he wished TO accomplish ,bv
smuggling Pickett into the editorial charge
Of Che leading wing journal OF the State.
clothed IN the skin of the Lyon.
DR. Picket the former Editor Nj. the
ketormer, is a staunch democrat and a
talented man, and he might have sue,
cseded easily too, had not the Doctor
shown his hand too early, and the
noise by this i'll assorted team on The
nth has thoroughly aioakca al good.
uA,gss 70 a sense Of The coad,tioa faeg
oste aooat being placed IN By following.
6lindly this anomaly in the world Of
yournaldom; and for our part we pray,
God that the purpose of the little sohe-
mel may be safely defeated. For
what right has he as a demo0Atfo
asa support AZ the hands ofloyal wings,
7hc has never shown them favor-on
ne contrary he has been more viru-
d - IN An.n -.