Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-03-05

tunesnd their sacred honor, had fought
aud side by side, in many hard bat
tleo1nd and ocean, severed on. country
fron British Crown md established
5nal denee
Tinhabi . lhesla States are
sonme accused By their Northern
brett With displaying too much rash.
ne sensibiIity Is The operations and.
proddinos 81 lie aboIisionis. But be-,
iorebey can Be rightly judged, there
shoube 4 reversal of conditions. Let
me spoe thatsthe people of the. slave
Statewere to form societies, substitute !
press make large pecuniary contribu.
tons, md forth numerous missionaries
throujout an their own borders, and en-
ter "a Vaccinations to burn the beauti-
full csials. destroytHe productive nlanu-
factors. and sink in the ocean the gallant
ships.f the Northern States. Would
theselcendiary proceedings be regarded
as nehborly and friendly, and consistent
with ! fraternal sentiments which should
be evi cherished by one portion of the
Uniorowards another Would they ex
cite n,emotion I Occasion no manhes-
tationof dissatisfaction, nor lead to any
acts oretaliatory violence Butthesup.
posedase falls far short of the actual
one il most essential circumstance. In
no Contingency could these capitals, ma
nufasbries, and ships rise in rebellion and
mass1re the inhabitants Of the Northern
States,
IAN Mt. President, no friend Of sla-
very. The Searcher of all Hearts knows
that esry puisation of mine beats high
and sting in the cause Of civil liberty.
Whereer it is safe and practicable, de-
sire to &c every portion Of the human
family the enjoyment of it. But pre-
fer the liberty Of my own country to that
of any other people; and the Liberty OF
my ownrace to that of any other race.
ThelibeGy of the descendants of Africa
ID tie United Stotes is incompatible with
the safety and liberty of the European de-
sceGlants. There slavery forms an ex.
cepton-an exception resulting from a
steri and memorable necessity-to the ge-
nerd liberty in the United States. We
did lot originate, nor are we responsible
for, this necessity. Their liberty, if il
wee possible, could only be established by
violating the incontestible powers of the
Staes, and Subverting the Union. And
beneath the ruins of the Union would be
buried, sooner or later, the liberty Of bott
races.
But if one dark spot exists on our pc.
litical horizon, is it not obscured by the
bright and effulgent and cheering Light
that beams all around US ? Was ever
People before so blessed as we are, if true
to ourselves? Did ever any other nation
contain within its bosom so many ele
ments of prosperity, Of greatness and o
glory1 Our only real danger lies ahead
conspicuous, elevated and visible. 1t tvs:
clearly discerned at the commencement
and distinctly seen throughout our whole
career. Shall we wantonly run upon it
and destroy all the glorious anticipation
Of the high destiny that awaits US? be
seech the abolitionisIs themselves solemnly
to pause in their mad and fatal course
Amidst the infinite variety of objects o
humanity and bcnevolence which invite
the employment of their energies, LET then
select some one more harmless, that doe:
not threaten TO deluge our country II
blood. / call upon that small portion o.
the clergy, which has lent itself to these
wild and ruinous schemes, not to forget
the holy nature of the Divine mission oil
the Founder of our Religion, and to pro-
fit by his peaceful examples. / entreal
that portion of my countrywomen who
have given their countenance to abolition,
to remember that they areever most loved
and honored when moving in their own
appropriate and delightful sphere; and to
reflect that the ink which they shed in sub
scrIbing with their fair hands abolition Pc
titions may prove but the prelude to the
shedding Of the blood of their brethren.
adiure all the inhabitants of the free
States to rebuke and diScountenance, by
their opinion and their example, measures
which must inevitably lead to the most ca
lamitous consequences. And let US oil,
as countrymen. as friends, and as brothers,
cherish in unfading memory the motto
which bore our ancestors triumphantly
through all the trials of the Revolution,
as. if adhered to, it viii conduct their pos
terity through all that may, in the dispen-
stations of Providence, be reserved for
them.