The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser. (Woodville, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1853-06-07
Party Spirit.

Thus far, says the Washington Union events
have justified us in saying, soop aAer the eleo-
tiop, that the federal spirit would continue to
animate one Of The great parties Of the coun
try For the sake Of disguise, il may aban
don it, present and assume an other name, rs
it has frequently done before but il is autag
onisto 70 pngTcss aud equality and mus, al
Ways under some form or other, maniicst
its hostility 10 demotIa,ie IDEAS. since their
late overwhelming defeat Che wings hatcAvuiiii.
ed national struggle, and manifested but
little desire 10 reform national organization.
In some quarters prominent whig journals
have assumed tone Of moderation, and pro-
posed truce under the pretence that they
deemed lasting peace attainable. bat while
this course is pursued with regard 10 federal
affairs, the whig party ia the separate States is
actively engaged IN forming State organiza-
tons based on the local IDEAS and interests TO
be united hereafter when they are duly dis
ciplincd to net il, concert The wings Of Vir-
ginia have opened the canvass by throwing
out q series II pew issues, local in their char
acter, with the hope ei collecting all the cc-
ments Of dissatisfaction, The late whig con-
vention, called 10 nominate a gubesnalorial
candidate in Tennessee indicate in its proceed
ings more attachment TO the old issues, if We
may Judge from the manner in which the
speech Of Hon. John Bell was receved-a
TACT which is accounted for by the prcsiden~
tial vote of that State That gentleman re-
pudiated the idea OF abandoning the old prin-
ciples Of the whig party, and he saw no rea-
son for abandoning its namc-though that
was secondary mattor-thero being, in bis
estimation, prime oyerrulng necessity for an
organization to nantain the spirit Of the whig
idoas. Thus will il be throughout the Union.
The opposition will attempt to assume the hue
ofeach locality, and appeal to the passions Of
every section. In those States in which the
whig organization has not bcca utterly de-
stroyed, il wiIl be adhered 10 with such mod
iiieatious as the peculiar views prevalent in
them may suggest, In vther States the cp-
position will organize on other ideas--promis-
ing high tariff where protection is popular
low tariff ffee-trade communides--vast cxs
penditifes for internal improvements by
means Of river and harbor bills--or land dis
tribution--or strict construction and economy,
as the occasion inny acquire. When these
mongrol elements have acted iu concert sufIi.
silently long, a general name and more uni
form rule Of discipline will lie adopted, in
order 70 reform the allied forces for a ma
tional struggle. This was the course which
federalism pursued after its overthrow by Cen
Jackson, and II Is the natural course for II TO
pursue, no matter what name il assumes As
long as there are men who distrust the people
who fear equality, aud wish to be made rich
by legislative cnactmcnts, so long will there
be feeling Of bitter and resembles hostility to
democratic principles, which will scrupe at
no artifce TO make itself felt. This matter
should be understood, for the time has nol
come for the lion and the lamb tc lie down
togothcr.-Fr@ 9rador.