The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-26
Out of its swaddling Bands.

We are happy to announce that the Doug
las faction in this State is beginning to show
signs of walking alone, and like spoilt child,
the first thing it does is to make faces at and
strike its nurse who watched over its helpless
infancy. We might bring in Esops fable of
the viper, which was warmed into life, and
then stung the its benefactor, with great dra-
matte effect, but we dislike to wound the feel
ings of that poor old viper, which is dragged be-
fore the public on all occasions. WewiIl sim
ply say that after long watching and careful
nursing, on the part of the Oppositionists, the
Douglas party % was brought forth in Mis-
sissippi. They worked together most har-
moniously; they praised each others meetings,
speakers, platforms and candidates-in fact,
they were as loving and kind to each other as
cooling doves Unless you saw it on the bills,
it was hard to tell whose claims their orators
were observation-disclosures $ or Bells. Coombs
was elected to clerkship in kentucky, up
popped the Wigs rooster, but louder crew
the Citizens. They worked side by side,
hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder--the Bell
men all the time encouraging and supporting
Douglas. But the Douglas child, though yet
quite weak, begins to feel its importance, and
is chatting under the restraints of the old lady
In fact, forgetfuI of the attention it received
in its infancy, it is proving to the Opposition of
Mississippi
How sharper than serpcnt's tooth it is
To have a tbaukless child"
To show the ingratitude of the Douglas men |
for the noble vindication the Bell men have |
made of Mr.. Douglas and his followers, we
give below few extracts Gtalics ourS) taken
from different articles which appeared last
week in the Vicksburg Citizen, Douglass Or
gan in this State, Though taken from differ
ent articles, the extracts do not misrepresent
The meaning of the writer.
"The Bell and Everett organs Indignantly
1eny report (Which Was never started or
:irculatcd) that Mr.. Bell intended to take the
stump. or course. Mr.. Bell wouldn't take
he stump, because he is no stump speaker.
We have heard him several times attempt to
make stump speech, and in every case he
failed. We had as soon listen to
he croning music of horse fiddle, or the
nonotonous melody of nail machine, as to
Bell in one of his stupid efforts on the
stump"
We think our neighbor (of the Sum mis-
US in understanding us to have
patted John Bell on the back We GER
ainly intended to do no such thing, however
Kindly disposed We may be toward many of .
Ir. Bell's followers and friends We must
oneede that Mr.. Bell is good Union man {
very conservative old fogy, indeed-but s0e
IRE decidedly Of opinion that he is Uery much
CantiRg in Jack6One'-quite as much SO, in
act, as is Mr. Breckenridge"
We would infinitely prefer bold North
rn friend of the South, like Douglas, 10 a {
inaid, 'cratcfsty,' hot and cold Southern cham
iOn, like Breckenridge or Bel. = The I
Bell ticket is aoitaout platform; it is all things
D all men, and nothing particular to anybody: s
ONE of its scattering supporters are in favor
f the doctrine of Congressional protection, :
While others-the true old Whigs-are in {
avor Of non-intervention. The
Sell ticket runs notohere particularly, except in
'calities tosere The Democracy are divided" I
o.