The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-07-01
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, JULY /, 1852

eace to some gentleman who have acted with
me. Perhaps he embraced me among the
number. do not know nor do care /
am seeking to reform, purify, and national
ize the party; and when have made an
honest effort for that object, and failed, then
the next highest duty which shall deem in
eumbent upon me will be to destroy it as
thoroughly as can. And will perform it
to the utmost extent Ofmy power do not
blink questions. In dealing with political
questions, it has been rule with me through
, out life, never to deny the truth, nor assert
that which was false. And if the declara-
ton which I have made be treason, make
the most Of it. Bow me out of the party as
quick as you please. I intend to stay
IN it so long as apatriotic and honorable man
} may stay, and to him Whois left behind when
leave it, say-good-by. Laughter. j.
5 crushing, blighting, annihilating popular in
: dignation will rest upon him if helives south
of Mason and Dixon's line No man can go
e further than have gone, and have ever
: been willing to go, consistently with honor
: and patriotism, to maintain this party or
: gunization. No man has appreciated more
a fully and thoroughly than [ have done the
: danger likely to result from the formation Of
e parties, and now to-day [ affirm that re-
f gard such an organization as eminently adj
t verse to the safety Of the Union, and the well
D fare of the republic.
will do all that can to resist the ten
L L dency in that direction. would deem it a
I national calamity for the whig or democrat
ic parties to be sectionalized. l think it en-
Z inently to the interest of the country that
! both of the two great political organizations
: , should extend North and South. 1t will be
! an evil day, portentous day for the repub.
II lie, when this fact shall cease to exist. ]
q have resisted, and will resist, the forma-
y ton of sectional parties, to the extent of my
III power and influence But if, against my
= my wishes and efforts, I must be sectional
II zed, honor, patriotism, manliness, every
quality that constitutes man, require me
y to be careful to be on the right side of the
~ line. How is the wing party to nationalizc
itself? By passing resolution recognizing
st, the compromise measures Gas a settlement
lie "a final settlement in principle and sub
e. stance--of the dangerous subjects they EN-
nd braced." ! will be content with such res
L olution as that adopted by the Democrat
"a convention. lam not disposed to critics
GU the democratic resolution. am willing t
IRE take it Uer6atime ct literatim It satisfies mt
I'm and / think that it would be about the bes
to thing to do. Then there would be no issu
to between the two great parties on that grei
If question, which ought not to be the subjct
zen of party debate-a question with respect
sy, which all parties loyal to the Constitute
we ought to be perfectly agreed. Take that re
en- olution, or something else that covers Il
rm. whole ground as completely as it does, al
his then nominate Willard Fillmore or DAM
sed Webster, as the wing candidate for Il
an Presidency That is my idea, and am n
y" very particular which of these gentlem
was shall be nominated. My people are for Fl
to more frst and am with them: But q
lese equally willing, personally, to support N
are Webster. But l am asked why not ia
ne Gen Scott? think the contest for no
With ination is practically between those TIN
Ives gentlemen, and one of the three will
higs nominated l believe that the MOI
and nation of Gen. Scott cannot no0 national
ting the party, even if you pass such resoluti
are as have indicated, and he shall write
my ter putting himself, noac, distinctly upon Il
~, | platform. Events have already transpil
for connected with his aspirations for the Pr
the idency which have infused into the south,
Upon mind, everywhere, distrust, which car
no be eradicated, and though he might be pla
npli- in such position that the wings might
come bound, perhaps, through all the States of
gnlz- South, to make struggle for him, / bell
ltion that it would not be six weeks after he
tates nominated before it would be manifest
hern to the eyes Of every man that he could
labor receive the vote ola single southern Stat
lern, not one. That is my opinion. You 1
his talk about Bridgewatcr, and Lundy's Ii
e the and Vera Cruz, and Cerro Gordo, and {
eople pultepec, and Moline del Rey, but it is a
that nv unphilosophic mistake to suppose
Dene- the glories of those fields alone can sat
es to the people of the South upon the quest
ltion, to which I refer,
u - You may tell me of General Harriso
~. ~ whoreceived such mighty majority
S'l.u- General jackson, and GeAeral Taylor );
'9sLeo' he who reasons to regard of party and
S"ei itical results from the past to the future,
E H .Lo having his eye upon the changed aspec
'ne public affairs, will fall into one of the q
est mistakes that man can fall into. /
!; ana besides, waving that view, Harrison, j
hour son and Taylor did not owe their success
st do their military services, or to their mill
rgani- fame. Each of those three distiugui
extent generals had personal qualities which Iii
shall them to the hearts and affections of the
to do pie. who loved them, independent of
/ this great military services. Now, although
Except due to General Scott to say-as belle
to the be true-that his military career has
y ser more brilliant than that of either of
t you distinguished generals, or than that of
practi- other general Since Nashington's day
an in it is a fact that ought to be observes
lie pre- those who are ciphering up the sum of
ptlble libility, that somehow or somehow ell
t! II viii not undertake to explain and define
at ele- he has not, in his personal characte.; the
1t the tributes and qualities which make the p
give to love himas they loved jackson, Han
N his and Taylor. They admire himas ami
nat hero, bnt that is the beginning and the
ltlclsm of it. The idea of bis availability will
ID put out to be the greatest possible mistake.
INVOLVE will prove to be the weakest man evel
war for the Presidency. Hewill be more
I've re- Whelmingly defeated, in my opinion, th
sldera- ny man who has ever been placed in
n, they position BY any considerable political {
i, and ization. Why IS it that the whig part,
We 90 mot Nationalist itself by running him /
end to Presidency Because Of the auspices