The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-03-04
THE WHIG.
j FRIDAY, MARCH 4 IS. 1858.
..Wnat SHAH tho wings Doly

The American Citizen" published q
: Canton. in ouradjoining county of Madison
has a long and ably written article under u
above head. After reviewing the actiCl
of the Wing party, in connection with III
Union Democrats in their united rally to res
cue the reins Of government from the hand
lof Secessionists, and save the country from
the consequences ofdisunion, and also show
ling the obligations due, Gov-FooTE from th'
patriotic and Union loving people of Missis
sipi, and the duty ofWhigs in regard to The
reelection of that distinguished statesman
to the United States Senate. it goes on tc
speak of the Importance of recognizing the
''This sdisposed Of; the question re-
ours, what else shall tie do2 The
Wings should orgauiae Tor contestfor the
State officers. Let them prepare to hold a
Convention. and let them nominate their best
men foraall the Offices: and with the bless
ings of God, LET them go before the people.
and uphold their principles. If, as has been
clearly foreshadowed. the policy ofthe COM
promise measures is to be the question upon
which the election is to turn, let the Wings
rally to sustain those great Conservative
measures. We regard them as of:yital i'm
portauce every existence ofour national
Union. and Dn calm retrospect Of the
exciting scenes'of SO and 81, we cannot
but regard those who arrayed themselves
against them, either in Congress or before
the peopleas enimies of that Union, and of
the blessed institutions of REPUBLICAN liber-
ty.
We know there are croakers ever, who re-
pose in sluggard Incidence. and who counsel
US to ingIorious sacrifice of<our principles.
But they do not remember Il party, to
be efficient. must be organized. Nor, that
when separated and disbanded. how hard it
is to call them together again, Nor do they
remember how some ofo1 arty still grum
bic at Union organt which, they
say dismembered the WI rty If the
after be true that we wea. ned. ourselves
" forming Union organization, why pur- |
sae course that would throw us out en-
irely? Why disband in the face Of the foe.
when there are SO many abuses g correct,
% much sound morality to instill, and SO
many noble wing principles to inculcate up
N the public mind? No. letus not throw
Town our arms, and leave the great field of
to be ravaged and laid waste by
he selfish, and short-sighted, and delnded
politicians. Let Us rouse ourselves to the
leight of the great occasion--the magnitude
# our wing mission-to preserve the inst-
utions of our country from harm; and to adj
,ance society in wealth, prosperity and eve.
v moral excellence that can adorn the hu-
nan mind In doing this, should we fail
before the people, we will at least deserve
We will hayesthe consolation of
laving performed our whole duty, and the
inward triumph of a well spent life which
5 the browning excellence Of man. But in
he great struggle for principle, we should
now no word as fail.
DIMENSIONS OF HEAVEN "A most singu-
ar calculation has been made by cores !,
,ondent Of a Charlottesville We. paper;
a Description Of Heaven Revelation, /.
xxi chap. 16yerse- And he measured the
ity with reed, twelve thousand furlongs.
HE length and the breadth, and the height
t it are equal 4
10000 flrlongs-7, 800, 900 feet, which, i
,eing cubed, is=496. 793. 0s8, 0oo, o0O, 900
ubical feet, the half Of which we.will re-
erye for the Throne Of God and Court Ct
Ieaven, half Of the balance for Streets, and !,
he remainder divided BY 4,O96, the cubical /,
set IN room is feet square and l6 feet
Iigh, will be-30. 3eI, 843. $50, GOO, 900
oorns. Is
We will now suppose the world always
ID and always will contain 9OO, 0OO, 600 Of
Inhabitants and generation viii last 535
ears Z. roo millions. every century, and
lat the world viii stand 100000 years
!, zoe. 0O0, 0o0, 900 persons. Then suppose
here we're 1 $50 such worlds equal to the j
umber Of inhabitants, and the duration Of :
esrs, then there would Be . room IS feet !.
ing. is feet wide and IS feet high for each i
erson and yet there would be room. .
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