The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-12-15


ANEna or coon WIZ.
N1hIa Ala. I't1Is
TIE present j. one 81 those ifansi /
zion periods ibat indicates transfer
81 public opinion from orr PHASE e
polncal question to anslhcr The
administration OF james Monroe was
said 10 De an err 81 good sill h'
marked a comminelire Of politleal
PARTIES 3 breaking up 81 old habits
0f ihonghis aud speech The Uaf
With Great Britain had ceased % b
lhe topic 81 angry discussion, and
the Federalsts had plaucaily dis
banded as q defeated political rarly
Questions of sectional power ceased
10 be discussed. and men seemed no
longer to care whether The Louisiana
Territory should erowinto great agu
cultural States and whether the
growth Of population should enhance
ne power 81 New York or reduced
ihe representation Of Virginia ana
Massachusetts.
New questions were coming 20 the
surface. Tie Ola Republican party
was being divided. and soon We beard
Daniel Webster lhundcriag over the
tariff Benton over bullion. sud Clay
over tho struggles 81 Greece end lne
South Ameican Republics Great
louestlons Of finance ana domestic
economy enqrossed public attention
to the exclusion 81 sectional agila
ton. breaking down Ga party lines
and eusufing ioi 9 ZINE a more
lhealthy mental growth Il the young
Republic.
1t Is Impossible TO Gall 70 fece9-
nize parallel between tie condi-
ton Of public aasirs under Monroe
and that which we nov witness unoef
ARTHUR. For the 1rstlime ~ twenty
years tie message Of President q
ihe United States males no reference
10 the South as dislolal or as regard
less Of the rights Of a class Of her
citizens Prom The op gallant mast
Of the Union the lioody shirt no
longer waves. Itisconiessed % last
thai law and ordr reigns nom
Meme to Texas
Such confession ueale sectional
peace and indicates ulssF - dag ia
past-for that kind Of political dispS.e
whieh.stlrsth the embers ofseetonal leal'
, ousy. It means that the country mas
| happily glided into a smooth haven.
+ Nothing appears to remaih oil the
/ old order Of things, excepting th'
vsporing Of young hedglings like tue
WONG Congressman from Tennessee
{ who objected to Chalmers, aad thl
: judicial pyrotechnics OF our Feds.a'
4 JUDGES. like Rives and Bruce, who
sgll imagine that "the lie Of the ma
+ ton" is In dagger
a So quiet VAS tue popular PHise Y
y Monroes dhy, that the great ones
ton which marked bis adpinistra-
concernea = Jars Of cur sis
asepublies. llis some
a g7ag,ive TO notice that SUM
question is coming to the iron
der the present administration
After Monroe, came those grea
: questions oftfade, Gnanoeana inlefha
! improvements which made the name
4 {of Clav Webster and Calhoun house
s hold words and do - nov Ind taa
4 4 like ques ions, but q greater mag
4 nitude. confront the United state
,ri Congress-.
4 Happy will it be Cor lhe country
III and especially for the South, u no.
the meeting Of the present Cougfes
Il he questions and The passions whic
Il lhave aeissted The land for quarlC
Il of a eeLterg are buried in the grave
Il Bat can we hope that the iull
II strife between sections will be pei
manens? Separate Localities ha'
h usually separate interests, and tht
4 parties become arraycd upon ge'
Il graphical lines Al the very m'
i me9t when one cause OF seeiaoni
10 animosilies vas being remoyedi an
.e it appeared that the white wings
q peace lowered over Monroe's cd
"a mipistrat.ou, other causes Fe
- sprineine up to reopen the yials
~ wrath. The Missouri question WI
"a It's long train Of slavery aeitaus
in came upon the stage, and iot haii
u century, from 1850 to 1850, the bal
IN Of Congress were shaken with pa
so sion
~ Never vas there such a questi'
~ lin an the annuls Of history to en-
,ce barrsss o young country whose p
m nal declaration Of liberty was u
"a all men are born equal ard ere ecu
Isel IN entitled to lie, liberty and {
a pureuit Of happiness Never g
+ such q question arise again fh'
n win doubtless be passionate, appe
IL hereafter and great popular agil
~ lions Involving commerce
.sh wages violent passions will
~ aroused over topics az which 4
,ofl can afford to smile n twenty Sc
ne thereafter, bit nothing can possil
ofl occur that VIM in the future distr
,nr the laud Ike the slaTeFy agitatl
Eel and its eliminating drama.
"a Let as hope that for awhile
~ least we may enjoy the peaceful d
.iH Of Dir Monroe, and that our reI
"a sentaiives in Congress, turning Il
M. Tie Well-Worn grooves OF po!it
al may rise to higher planes Of stat
manship-
HTh1 applause Of listening senaies y comm
The threats 81 pain sad fuin g aaspleal
I'd rs scatter plenty o'ee 3 smiling inpdi
4 And read .deif hlsiorg in q nation eyes.
b, - new Theory
~ Walkar senior father Of