The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-07-19

trine Of the Inaugural. The presence in the
Cabinet Of one Of the chiefs OF the Southern
Rights party, the antagonist Of Governor Foote
in the strife Of last year, is clear indication
Of the course Of that party. Who, then is
lSboring to keep up this strife and division,
but those who insist on reviving q settled ques.
ton, a question which involves no issue, no
differences of views or opinions, and ought
not among high toned men, TO involve any
feeling.
But If Governor FoOte is only kept from re.
uniting with his old party associates, by this
compromise issue, il he recognizes himself as
a democrat unchanged, and only dissenting
from those of his party, whom he chooses 70
regard and designate as "Secessionists.n why
does he declare that the old party issues are
dead beyond all hope of redemption, why,
too, does he seek to create an entirely new is
sue, based upon Mr.. Eyerett's letteri Is this
position consistent with his declaration Of an
entire willingness TO re-unite with his party,
on
"A new and formal promulgatioh, in some
clear unequivocal, authoritative form, Of those
fundamental principles of the ancient demo.
cratic faith, which commanded general ap.
proval and support in the days Of Jefferson, OF
Jackson, and Of Polkp
Was this not done I Did not the Conven.
ton at Jackson embody and endorse the plat.
form Of the the Baltimore Convention I But
Gov Foote, had he beer in that body, would
probably have declared, as be virtually does
now, that there is no vitality in the issues
which arouse III the DAYS Of jefferson, Jackson
Polk. So il would be impossible to please
him. Had the Convention adopted his own
copus vocabulary Of praise Of the COMPROMISE
and exhausted the Bllingsgate repository o.
denunciation and damnation Of 'Secessionists
and 'Disunionists,' there would still remain the
argufnent-"you do no more than the wings
the old party issues are dead, and now you
must further endorse and einbody Mr.. Everett.
letter (perhaps something else would have been
added) before can give DIP my strong posi-.
ton as a compromise candidate catching votes
of both parties"
1t appears to us that, ingenious and specious
az tne governor is, ne does not succeed IN
placing himself in a position, which should
command the favor Of the people The late
discussion respecting the Compromise, was d
painful and disagreeably exciting one to al
parties. Excess were committed by both sides
Many men were called Disunionists, who
would have shed their last drop Of blood to
preserve the confedetacy intact many were
called Submissionists, who would have perish
ed before they would have yielded jot or lit
tie Of their just rights The controversy hap.
PLY terminated. The Union is safe, out o.
danger There is not a proposition before the
people which has the slightest tendency tc
place it In peril. AT least such is the case in
the South. And now we ask, Is il the part o.
wisdom, Of true lover of the Union, Of peace
concord and harmony among our citizens, tc
seek to revive, or rather TO re-create this agi
tation,-to kindle anew the smothered and
extinguished fires Of this tinfraterna strife, fol
the advancement Of individual ambition and
interest Ought not all citizehs who love tht
Union more than they do mere party vic
tory, to frown on all such attempts