The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-07-01


enemy, by shouts ana huazas. Nov, If
Gen. Scott Is nominated at Baltimore, what
a triumph for Seward What 4 shout Of
exultation win burst from his lips, and from
the lips Of an bis faithful and hopeful fol-
lowersi Some willing mercenaries will be
ready, fguratively speaking, to raise aloft
upon their pike-stafs the heads Of Webster
and Fillmore, and all northern Union-lovine
wings who have stood by them, and lear
them through the streets amid the shouts
and huzzas Of their victorious enemies. and
we shall have grand iubilant, exulting
glorifcation, to celebrate the occasion. AS
. loyal wing who has never proved unfaith-
full to my party, myself and my southern
wing friends will be required to fall AMIGA
bly, into line, and constitute the rear guard
of Mr.. Stewards column, and give him our
voices to swell the jubilant exultation.-
Well, perhaps may try. Laughter. But
my opinion is, that my utmost efforts to
shout will resolve itself into groan of de-
spair. cannot do it. / win not Put
that down in your notebook. DWELL, what
will you doS Join the Democratic party 2"
| Laughter. l do not think / shall. / do
not know what | shall do. But / know I
will do what believe TO be my duty. My
present impression is, that shall deem it
more consistent with my pride Of character,
to stand aloof from the contest But if l
thought one mans vote or one mans inhu-
encO were necessary to cast the vote Of Ten
nessee for Pierce and King, my voice and
my vote should be given to them unhesitat-
ingly. And any gentleman who dreams
that any southern State will cast its vote for
Gen. Scott in the Presidential election,
dreams, in my opinion, dream that will
never be realized.
But I suppose that for this am to be a
prescribed and denounced character-an ex-
communicated wing. Well, gentlemen, l
defy you all. [Laughter.] [ only insist
that no man shall denounce me until he can
show better whig character in the past than
l can. Observe this condition, and l am
willing for you to say what you please. l
acknowledge, to proper extent, the ale
glance higher than any that party can I'M
pose / should consider myself traitor re-
creant to all the interests of those who have
honored me with their confidence in sending
me here, if would for moment cooperate
in producing such results as have described
What shall 1 do? Why am very much
troubled about it. 1t is a painful idea to
contemplate It is exceedingly painful for
man who stands as stand, and who has
stood as l have stood, to be separated from
his party, and to be brought into antagonism
with those with whom he has been associat-
ed and, therefore, l have been recurring to
my carly reading of poetry to find some con-
ISOLATION, and l have determined to adopt the
advice which Cato gave to his son:
"Ny son, thou oft hast seen
Thy sire engaged in corrupt State,
Wrestling with vice and faction; now thou seest
me
Spent, overpowered despairing of success:
Let me advise thee to retreat betimes
To my paternal seat, the Sabine field,
Where the great Censor toird with his own
hands,
And all onr frugal ancestors were blest
In humble virtues, and rural life.
There live retired, pray for the peace ofRome
Content thyselfto be obscurely good.
When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway,
The post of honor is a private station"
If cannot go anywhere else, I will go
home. Laughter. In a sequestered val
ley in the State of Tennessee, there is a
smiling farm, with bubbling fountains, cover
ed with rich pasturage, and fat focks, and all
that is needful for the occupation and enjoy
ment of man of uncorrupted taste. l will
go there and pray for "Rome," and abide
my time for better day.
Mr.. Chairman, we must nationalize our
selves. 1t is cowardice to shrink from
these duties of the hour. If our fathers had
been as cowardly as those men who say they
see right, and yet dare not do it, had free
dom been won? Never. We had still been
the vassals of England. If we-their sons
cannot act up to the example they set us,
the glorious inheritance they bequeathed to
us will be lost forever. invoke you to a.
rouse to correct appreciation of impending
dangers, and to awake to the obligations
which you owe to your country, and which
it is disgrace to any man who claims the
character of patriot, not to disgrace.
#Mr. Stanly said in reply that he was authors
zed to say that no negroes were entertained by
Mr.. Seward on that occasion.