The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1858-09-18
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THE KN0w-NOTHING PRESS SOUTH.
II is fact, obvious to every reader of the
public journals; that the Know Nothing papers
of the South are now deliberately attempting to
prepare the minds of the people for submission
to any and every encroachment the North may
be disposed to make upon US in the future. They
avoid the issue upon the extent of provocation
which would warrant disunion, and exhaust their
timo and talents in manufacturing abuse for the
Democratic party. Defeated, whipt, annihlated,
as party, by the grest principles of justice and
truth. which constitute Democracy; smarting
under the lash Of ridicule--and Scorn-wlich
their own deeds drew down upon them; they
now, with that littleness of soul which is worthy
of dark lantern midnight association lose sight
of their country's good to snarl and snap at their
conquerers-lose sight of that disgrace which is
threatening the land of their homes, to tongue
lash and spit forth their petty jealousy against
their betters. Shame upon that narrow minded
folly which would merge the generous impulses
of patriotism in contemplate and unmanly spite.
Without the magnanimity to acknowledge
what taey must beeve-that Democracy is the
only hope of the Southland to waive their oppo-
sitioH to that party until more important and
more Immediately vital question be decided, and
unable to argue party principles with credit to
themselves, they are driven to the miserable
resort of picking flaws in the conduct of our
leading men.
"Fire-estng" and 'disunion" are terms lately
revived by Sans disciples. We fear the time
will soon come when "disunionist" will be the
only honorable designation in Southern politics,
and the very editors who use it so prodigally as
favorite epithet will we very much fear, bear
the high tile of Tories when that time does arrive
In the campaign of SO they advocated the cause
of Willard Fillmore man palpably unable to
defeat the abolition party, and Whatever may
have been his purity and patriotism, available
only to assist the enemies of slavery and the
South by taking votes from Buchanan. This
was equivalent to fusion with the Black Republi-
cans-in fact it fusion, because the sole means
of assisting that infamous party was to split the
Southern vote Open amalgaton and an Adolf
tiOn ticket would not have been tolerated; so
they adopted the plan to throw dust in the eyes
Of honest men by concentrating upon a weak
man, in hopes that Fremont might defeat two
when one would be invincible. 1t was not so
much the love of Fillmore, but hatred of the
Democratic party, that produced all the fuss
the professions, fireworks and cannon shooting
Of that campaign. 1t was not SO much the de-
sire to elect Fillmore as to defeat the Democrats,
and if Fremont could have done it, they would
have done some vocferous crowm9 beyond all
doubt. But their rusc failed signally, and their
hate, was proportiOnally increased. What will
they do in the next contest? Will they come out
as white men and spirited men should, take the
Democratic party by the hand, come into our
camps pro TEN at least, and swear with us to
fight abolitionisn to the last Or will they re- |
organize re-asseinhla in thO-r and bat |
..,.oa4od halls, and renew their foul oaths Of
opposition to that great party which is struggling
for its country's rights? We fear the last-we
fear some other ridiculous farce like the Phila-
delphia Convention and nomination will be played
again, and another effort will be made by indirect
means to achieve success for the foes of slavery |
They assembled at New Orleans to non mate
candidate for Governor Of Mississippi. Hadn't
they better convene at Liverpool to select
lIindoo candidate for the Presidency Of these
United States? Let them pursue this course
We can but do our best; and let us thank
Heaven that even ia non-slaveholding States
there are conservative men whose sense of justice
and constitutional law will carry them farther to
help us than the patriotism of these Southern
know-Nothings. Yes, there is party Mt the
North now maufully struggling for Southern
rights; but there is, we blush to say, class of
people at the South which is working for the
success Of Northern aggressions.