The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-08-03
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men make SO mucn NOISE and confusion ABOUT
subject, they mean something. Did the whig
party mean anything when they had so much to
say about the Bonds last winter and spring? I'll
they were really concerned about the 'th honor Of
the State" why have they forsaken their coun
try's cause? It is the duty of every man who
thinks his country in danger of ruin to use al
bis energies and ability to save it. Then which
side of the dilemma will the wings take? If they
felt and believed what they said in reference to
this question, why this utter silence? If they
did not, and only wished to make political CAPT.
tai cut of it, then are they not chargeable with
dishonesty7 We care not which horn they may
now seize, the case is the same-dishonesty or
deserton is evident But this is nothing new
with this decency party: they have ever jumped
aboard of every mule or sawyer that has been
discovered on land or water--aye, they seize the
very phantoms Of the air for hobby, and ride
any of them as long as they have any hope of be-
ing carried into office and power. Supposing
that the Union would be pronounced as safe by
the entire Union Democratic party, the wings
saw no other hobby but the Bond question, and
preservation oil the honor of the State. This was
clung to with the grip of drowning humanity
danger-~or, that the House of the Stuarts
was about to be supplanted by mem Der
of the family of Secession, and that all
would be lost without the Compromise question
were again agitated. Now the glorious Union
must be preserved by the election of Foote to the
United States Senate. But In this may be east
ly seen the insncerity of the party. If they car
ed anything for the Union democrats, they would
have nominated one or more upon their State
ticket-did they doit? Their cry about the I'm
ion--the mpromise-Gov. Foote. &c, is just
as hollow as was that about the Bonds. With
all respect for the feelings of the Union demo-
Gratis, and with due regard for their patnotism
and love of country--we must say, that the /" I'm
ion democrat" who will suffer himself to be
blindfolded, deceived and insulted by the dupli-
city of whig trickery--and by the traitorous de-
sertion of one of their old leaders from the prin
ciples, and the party who nursed him in the era
die of fame, and afterwards carried him up to the
highest seat within the gift of the State-1a seat
in the United States Senate-is unfit to bear the
name of democracy. We have the satisfaction
however to know that but few among the o.
Union democrats will be found supporting de
roor- back party. If there be a Union demod FAT
who loves man more than his country, LET i'm
follow the trail marked out by Henry S. Fdpte.
and he will soon f nd himself in the camp Of The
enemy he once delighted to battle against MAll
we can say to such, is. let them go.-the sd bner
they put on the striped coat and black ca the
better-for they can then be treated as they de-
serve. But we have digressed.
The sincerity of the Bond cry is about 4aual
to the old cry about tone mar power"-'spr4ec-
tion to home industrypp-"High Protective Var
iff"-"D Distribution of the proceeds Of the Pub
lie Lands, all of which they now say are
"dead. .'-ETdefunct" issues which means simply
that they were only agitated for political capi-
tai; or, that they were honest in their advocacy
of all these measures which are now dead,
(and we should like to see a whig measure that
is not dead) and that they were honest about the
Bonds. What reliance is there to be placed in the
None To-day they see the country on the brink
Of ruin from one cause, tomorrow she is sus-
pended between time and eternity by rope Of
a powder magazine, with a slow
match attached lies under the floor of the Union
--and so on from time to time these scare crows
ire pointed to es dangerous monsters. But when
here is real danger,-when the t'honor" of the
country is threatened-and even insulted, it is
lot seen, or it is 'sno great matter" The blood
# American citizens may be split upon the soil
# our neighbors, to be licked up by Spanish
,uppies,-their murdered bodies thrown out to
he buzzards and wolves to be dragged and torn,
nd finally devoured, their bones left to bleach
pon the road side, and their names and country
nsulted BY the contemptuous finger of scorn of
he passing semi barbarian. When such scenes
s these are to be witnessed without hand
eing raised to protect. or voice heard in behalf
f. or even sigh of regret heard to indicate their
ountry's desire to save the condemned and inn
risoned American in a strange land, and sur
,unded by half civilized savages, who sentence :
.ithout trial and shoot without mercy,--then, O
hat may be naturally thought of pitiful cry c
bout the credit and honor of sovereign State 9
way with such poor and contemplate, viii
ing, deceitful tricks-tuTn the croakers of such
!se sounds over TO the ''slough of despond r.
ut let those who desire to escape the fate which
waits them, look ont fly for safety, nor look
ck upon that which they leave, lest they fare
e fate of the wife of Lot.
/
Ninsveh was fifteen miles by nine and forty
und. with walls one hundred feet high, and
ick enough for three chariots breast. Babylon
Is sixty miles within the walls which were "
venty-five feet thick, and three hundred feet 70
yh with one hundred brazen gates The tenn =,