The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-05-06


mention here the significant fact that We ha,
occasion TO vindicate him against the RerC
assaults Of Mr. Clay himself, in an articl
which was favOrably noticed both BY TIL
press Of Mississippi and Alabama. Will,
the influences which accompanied and gath
cred strength during the short administration
of this noble old hero, have taught us onc'
for oil never to trust wing leaders again
even under the most specious guise Of ono
partyism," we still, considering his illus
trious life and character, cannot find tin oul
heart to regret, that we reposcd in him with
something akin to generous confidence" t.
the last, while the reproach of preferring
him to bis distinguished competitor, Gen
Cass, has been effectually wiped out in the
breast Of most Southern democrats.
The course Of this paper upon the angry
controversy which followed the passage Of
the Compromise measures" as they are call
ed, is well known. Having advocated the
doctrine that Congress is bound ;oprotect all
property wherever its Jurisdiction extends,
different decision promoted by Southern
votes, l. # no alternative as we thought but
that of acquiesccnce. Having early taken
our position upon this point, We found it full
ly reflected for all practical purposes in the
Georgia Convention, which unlike that of
this State, was content to take positions,
without announcing consolidation heresies.
This identified US With the single, practical,
and temporary policy of the union organi-
cation. As party protesting political prin-
ciples, and ambitions of permanent power,
we had so sympathy with it, and boldly pro-
ctaimed our distrust of it. We regarded
the whole question as one not only indepen-
dent of party, but most specially superior to
the objects and tendencies of the Union par.
ty. After using it therefore as an instru.
ment for the promotion of the simple issue
which originated it, our connection with il
ceased, as VIC long before announced it would
do. The result of all this was a mutual dis
trust between this paper and the union par
ty. So far from being indebted to the lat
ter either for favors or good will, the very
opposite was the case. We patrronised i
to the tune of considerable sum-to wit
whole campaign of expensive labor includ
ing heavy job work, for all of which there
is on our side "beggarly account of empty
boxes" 1t is notorious fact that all We
have received from the great party which We
helped "to save the union" is the simple
price of what election tickets we printed
having declined to receive fees for announc
ing their candidates, when their organs pa,
erceIleace were pOcketing them. And ye
in spite of all this we are meanly and secret
ly slandered as deserter &c. because we re
fuse to traffic with our opinions.
Nor is this all; when it was made appa
rent that our connection with this press coulc
assume no other than democratic direction
We authorised two of the most prominen
wings in this place to make it known, tina
we were ready to acknowledge any claim
they might suppose to exist, by transferrin,
this establishment to them at their own valu
alton, or that of third party. The fact o
its having been originally whig paper mad
it with us "point of honor"
To prevent every thing ike disappoint
ment or embarrassment even, so far as
whig paper was concerned, we were pune
tilious in dcferring to claims, when non
really existed. tits no fault of ours there
fore that the lamentation has gone fort
that there is no 'ehig paper an this place, an
that such industrious efforts should be mad
to break this paper down, because its cor
ductor will not profess to be 'rhig.
In view of all the above facts, we ar
sure the public will deem US lenient when W
say, that any man who accuses us of apostac
from any principle, or recreancy to any obi
cation, must in charity be called fool ]
not this, he must be something worse. W
have been thus minute in this explanation
because we intend it to be the last, leavin
it with the public to do us that justice whic
we neither ask nor expect from party malic,