Woodville Republican., 1853-10-18
The Testimony Produced by the
Whig, to prove that the issue
of '51, was "Shall they Unicn be
Preserved

| Whig, to prove that the issue
of '51, was "Shall they Unicn be
Preserved"
1t will be reeollected that the Wig of the
3rd nit, under the head of "Garbling, &C.
stated in express terms" that the issue in
1851, was "Shal the Union be preserved y
In reply to that foolish statement: In our
paper Of the 9Th ults we explicitly denied thas
such was the issue in 1851, or since, beeansc
the Union was not in danger so that there
could be any such isspe--and we respectfully
asked our worthy neighhor, ''to prove it, not
however by the humbug declarations Of dem
agouge panic makers, hut BY tangible proof
of the action Of any sovereign State resolving
to desove the Union; not the scare crow
operations of political aspirants; let us have
proof of authoritative State action. and not
mere clap trap assertions The Wing, in its
paper of the 18th ut, under takes to comply
with our request, and as a matter Of course it
has made every research and inquiry within
its power which the importance OF The subject
demands, for it is no less an inquiry, involving
existence of the Union Of the 81 States, COM
prising this great confederacy. Here follows,
the proof offered by the Whty, and it is so
powerful that it must astound every citizen in
the Republic, and ill all with awe and wonder
how it was possible that the Union could ever
have been kept together, under the existence
of such an awful state Of affairs. Hence it is
none should neglect or fail to read, examine
and ponder it well: bi.
"The Republican denies that the issue in
81 as, "Shal the Union be preservedp Let
him refer back to the files of his own paper
and see il he does not think that such was the
issue. We would refer him, also, to his can
didate for U. S. Senator, who said, Look to
God, and keep your powder dry, y and Il am
for resistance, so help me God" 81 Wonder if
our neighbor, though, calls him one Of ''the
humbug detractions of demagogue panic max
ers' The R publican need not be alarmed
about our proving such was the issue-it is too
weH knoao,s to need proof Let our friend Of
Republican read the files of his own paper
they are sufficient proof."
Now don't this proof show that the Union
was well nigh Icing smashed up, We intend
nothing in the world personal towards our
ncighborof the Wkig. But, to be as serious
az We can, under the circumstances, we must
be permitted to say, we can but feel deep
sorrow and pity for any man who can imagine
that the people are SO weak minded as to take
the above for proof or begulled thereby, on SO
vital question: and as to the allusion Of the
W'big, again to the back files Of the Repubh-
can. in reference to us, and as it positively
knows long before we ever had any thing to
do, or concerned with it. Our neighbor
should, as. we. doubt not it does, feel deep
blush ofshame at the reiteration Of that often
branded fasehood and slander-for he who
repeats a thing he knows to be false is as cul-
pable as the original pc 'petratoT ofthe crime.
1t however, bnt too plainly proves the total
want Of foundation in truth, for lis desperate
waning cause Our worthy neighbor refers
us to our candidate for United States Senator
and parades some silly. expression, which we
never before heard Of, in reference to our can
didate for United States Senator, Col. jeff.
Davis, but if they were literally true, what Of
them Do they prove the Union in danger +!
Superlative nonsense!