Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-06
THE SLAVE QUESTION.

The fanatic incendlarles oil tue i>"'"' a'" ''
noli,ical incendiaries of the South, see" 10 ce
equally busy in the nefarious AGITATION o' ,nl'
uuestiun-although aiming al dineren. ,e'u''
there is between them an unIaiio"eu 'en'o~s"P
of means, tending to common ehu. "1
good reason, however, to believe that the '"te.'
gence aud sense of right OF the great mass o' ,ie
Northern people, will put down tha' ia'se pm
lan,hropy intermeddins spirit OF mischel'
which would seek the consummauoh VI ls P"'
noses. in the overthrow of Southern Institutions
md IN the natrjo,,sm of the South we confident
~ look fur The ction OF those reasonable
schemes which emanate from desire OF the DIS
me mbermept of our glorious union. and the Tor
ma,inn of Southern Confederacy. That sp''
rlt of ,isalfection 10 the General Cover nmeht
and TO the Union is rife in the South, and mat
cunning and heartless politicians are cherishing
and directing it, IN subsersency to their views OF
mistak en- policy, or selfish ambition, can scarcely
he doubted byany one who observes the signs anu
porteuts of the times; and it depends very muc"
on the course of our Northern brethren. whether
the friends of the Union will be able to hiiay that
spirit, or the advocates of disuninn to succeeu I'D
k,nding It into flame Of consuming mischief.
We call. then, on the intelligent, the PATRIOTIC
the yirtuous, the religious those whose reiiS'on
in the spirit of its divine author, teaches 'he ~
desire :. peace on EARTH" and to manifest 4" good
will towards men"-to frOwn on those dlsturoers
of the peace of the Union-those moral hreorands
who would recklessiy and wicked|y light up
the flame of civil dscOrd, and give to the mai
contents of the South, just ground Tor desiring
the dissolution Of our confederacy, OF that hal.
lowed fellowship Of freedom and glory. which
our fathers camented with their blood, and IN
which they thought to have linked US With clasps
of atIamant-an event. which. however revolving
noy ,o patriotism, would. in Case fanatio'sm
should display an unexpected po'ency OF evil,
from being countenanced "In high places" De
compelled by the irresistible instinct of nature
the law Of self preservation. All that the Soulh
asks on this subject is to be let alone-t is mat
ter that concerns the South DOL y-and any dufhor-
lied Interference with it, by Others, would be re-
earJed as evidence of direc, hostility, and should
be met with corresponding spirit. We f)oice'
however, that as yet, we have no reason "hat-
ever to consider our sister states implcated III
the mad projects of The fanatic few; aud trust,
for the sake Of the Union, Of humanity, that they
will ever keep aloof from such delicate and Pc
rilous ground.
We rejoice at being able to record, that dis
,inguishrd citizen OF New England, (Mr. Ever.
EFT, declared from his place in Congress, that
there was no cause III WHICH he ""o'' ''o"e'
Shoulders his muskei than put dawn 6eilHan ser
pile in the South--thata N'Engiand Judge ,hars
ed a grand juryto present for indictment as
,listuihers ef the peace 81 the c""moh wealth,
all those wicked and seditious persons, who put
in circulation pamphlets or other writings. m
tended 10 promote disturbances 10 the South-
that Alderman Blnns was Kissed. at public
meeting. 10 Pinladelptia. for Offering resolu
tion; hostiic to Southern institutions-tbat like
proposition, in the Tariff Convention at New
York, was met with Indignation, and It's Nth
|dra,cal hailed with accamations and lastly, as
powerful aud cheering evidence Of popular
sentiment that a Philadelphia jury. within a
few weeks past. gave verdict Of four hous
and dollars damages, against, an individual, VII"
assaulted master in the act o! srrestIng his
runaway slave. We rejoice too, yet more. that
the tone 81 tie Nothrrn Press mot including
;unJertbat iisnitiet title, the miserable buo'l-
:ttiians of such wrc ,ehes as Garrison aud Dtnnl-
SON. on tbis delicate topic, Is hlg4iy commendd'
bic, and pIpasent 10 Southern ears; manitestlng
deep rooted respect for the constitutional
rights OF the south. aad an absence OF all dis
position for improper interference with our Pc
cular institutions. We cannot desire better ev'-
dence of popular teeliog, more auImatine angurIes
of continued harmony. Charleston Courier.