The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-08-23
Twice told Tales.
You may as we'll
Forbid the Sea, to obey the Moon,
As, or by oath, remove, or counsel, shake
The fabric of his folly.
Winters Tale.

Winters Tale.
On certain subjects, certain persons, are pos
sed Of neither reason, rhyme, nor that useful
article, denominated common sense. In this
unfortunate predcament are many ofthe whig
presses of the South, especially of the State of
Mississippi on the subject of States Rights.
We have spoken of this subject often enough
before, and all rejecting, candid men, will ad-
init that Secession was not the-primary object
of this party, during the stormy days of 1850
and 81, that so far from this being the case
their objects was to preserve the Union, by the
only p )ssible means it could be done, by show
ing to all sections, especially the North, that
there was limit to encrc cachment and ag-
gression, on the rights of Slave holders, which
they mast not pass, or if they did the respons
ibiity would be at their own doors and they
must answer for the consequences. The Nat
chez Courier knows all this very well, and yet
in that paper there is an attempt made to prove
what the Editor calls the object of the States
Rights party, and the proof is the sentiments
OF three county newspapers, on the subject and
among Others for about the thousand and las
the school boy said) one'h time, he parades in
his columns the following (as we think choice
m0rceda:
There is but one way to prevent abolition
ism and that is by Secession."- WoodOilLe
Republican.
Yes, sentiments like the above did appear
in our paper at one time-long before we
were monarch of the tripod-but what does it
prove That this was the position of the whole
party BY no manner of means. 1t simply
proves what was then the opinion of one man
N-the then Editor-and the party were no
more compromised thereby, than if they had
meter been uttered But the Courier has a
great deal to say Of Mississippi Secession
we would like to know, when or where, Mis-
slsslpp Secession, ever existed-where had it
q local habitation and name2" Does the
opinion expressed by three county editors com
promise the whole State9 Preposterous the
Courier knows better, but it looks ike peg
on which to hang the starved ghost of an ar
gument and so away it goes. To all the
Courier can make of any sentiment ever ex,
pressed in this paper, it is welcome. Certain
ly a party journal ought to be the exponent
Of the views of its party, but in every minute
instance it is impossible that this should be
the case and no one knows this fact better than
he OF the Courier. No! Mr.. Cushing was not
referring to the doctrine of Secession, when he
made the remarks spoken Of by the Courier,
out he "as ieferring to the doctrine of States
Rights as understood and practised by that
party and his remarks show thai both Cush-
ing and Pierce, right well understood these
) doctrines, and understand them yet. If by
any possibility there ever vas a time when
they did not, they have had JeE. Davis. from
whom to learn, and to better authority on this
subject we can commend no man.
If the Courier would take few lessons. 1--WE
venture to prescribe them,) doubtless though
the truth might be nauseating and cause wrv
faces yet twould be wholesome brother, very
wholesome and good for your mental diCes.
ton.