The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-05-04

From the Monticello Journal.

I VIC nnu IN Ihe Natchez courier OF tho IL lth
inst, the following editorial comments, on an
article which appeared in this paper a few
weeks ago:
"The first clause Of the above is quite des-
criptive of the scramble for Office now going
on among the coaltionisfs at Washington: and
as to the second clause, we agree with the
Journal. that the democracy does "necd men
men who viii not abandon their prOfessed
creed for the popularity Of an hour" The
necessity was never more apparent than in
tho surrender by Mississippi politicians Of
their previous secessiOnism, and in their APP
proval Of the Presidents declaration that the
compromise measures were strictly consttu-
tional 20
AS the Natchez Courier is one of tho
organs Of that party which claims for itself
all the Honesty and Decency," both in
morals and principles we are aware there is
nothing plain Democrat could say that would
rutte its characteristic egotism. The creed
of the Democracy has nothing in it Of which
such Federal sheet can approve. The sac
rihces which the true men Of the Democracy
have made, and can yet make, for the sake of
harmony and for the unity Of their party, arc
as much above the comprehension of the
Courier, as the worship Of civilized Chris
tian, IS above the understanding of an unlet-
tered HottentOt.
There is a species Of Partizan zeal often
exhibited in our country by the Editors of the
Press, as lamentable as it is baneful and cor
rupt. The spirit which prompts an Editor
never to admit that there is aught Of patriot
ism in the acts Of political opponent. be-
speaks either gross bigotry and ignorance.
or an utter want Of moral sensibility. "Can
any good thing come out Of Nazareth 2" was
the foolish cry of blinded race, eighteen
centuries ago. Can any good thing be done
by Democracy :" is yet the shout Of blinded,
beaten and condemned Whiggery.
There was great difference in the opin-
ions of the Democracy Of Mississippi and the
South on the Adjustment Measures There
will evere be difference of opinion with
many Of us as to the constitutionality of GER
tain OF those measures. 1t was left to the
people to say whether acquiescence or resis-
tance, should be the policy of this State, and
a majority settled the question for all tho time
to come.
Honest, S0aahera60yn, States Rights
Democrats, (not the Yankee Editors of Fed.
eral newspapers) submitted without a murmur
to the WILL OF THE MAJORITY. 1t was a
Democratic principle to do SO.
Previous to the settlement of this question
OF policy by the people Of Mississippi and the
South, the great body of the State Rights
party was denounced by many of our u
Mon opponents, land by none more bitterly
than the Yankee Editors of Federal newspa.
pers) as secessionists-and traitors to the
Union. Have We proved ourselves traitors
to the Union Have we resisted the execu-
ton Of the Law? Have we not submitted
our opposition to the ballot-box and allowed
that safeguard of our liberties to settle the
question permanently
II was the policy of certain whig leaders.
and certain presses Natchoz Courier
among the number, to arraign tho Union
Democrats against the traitorous secession
party, as it has been pleased to denominate
u.s. for purposes so clearly obvious that it re-
quIred no effort 20 tear aside the TRANSPARENT
mask. Had these leaders and these presses
actually 6eLleUea that we were traitorous Sc.
cessionists. their patriotism could have been
more decently shown than in hungry race
after the offices Of the State If you believed
US to be traitors to the Union, why use every
exertion in the power of unprincipled parti-
zanism to keep up an organized BAND Of
" traitors " at home-at your very doors?
Why use every opprobrious epithet that
hearts stepped in calumny, and dead to every
patriotic impulse could invent Was this
thing to be expected from men who were
ready short time before to die for the Union?
Who would have thought these windy patri-
Ots-these allsacrifcing patriots, would at
tempt by an external pressure of caIumny and
detraction, to form into one compact and dam
gerous body of Traitors the States Rights
party Of the South Mr.. Natchez Courier
Why did'st thou choose that cursed sin
Hypocrisy to set up in
Because it is the thriving'st calling,
The only saInt'-be that rings all in:
In which all Whigg1y, is concerned
And is the easiest 70 be learned
We are tired of this cant about "Union.n
" Secession and Traitors" We are tired
Of loud-mouthed Federalism. preaching pat
riotism, with its bowels yearning after tho
spoils of Office The Alligator, it is said fills
his stomach with stones and pine knots, when
winter brings on his dormant state, but no
Natural Historian has yet OWNED wherewith-
all rayenous Whggery supplies that vacuum
in its capacious nav which the want Of Office
creates.
Friend Hillyer-if your anticipated defeat
in November oppresses your political stom-
ach with any degree Of yacuity, " I'll your
belly with the East wind" but do not Gil
your oftmes interesting paper with sentiments
which might mark you as bigot aud