Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-09-19

garl1l. triumph Of truth over err"r,li Liberty over
slavery" SC SC.
The Executive Committee oi he National
Anfi-.iafery society. al The late meeting n he
society in New York. used in their report 'be iol-
loving language w: We declare our 'nnfe
conviction that the cause Itself cot Which he $50
eieiy was formed. and to Rhich q i, therefore,
merely .ccoadary.i, advancing "a The pubic mind
with great rapidly aud power. The rejection Of
Henry CLAY, stakeholder ana defender Of slave
~, - uay-mark go our history" THIS Is the
very fret evidence they adduce OF the advance
ment Of Their cause, 10 witch IheJ add among
others. the peaceful delivery Of that portion OF
the Hon William Shades speech winch presses
the Abohtau vt slavery IN the Distinct OF Colum-
ba, wnh IT.. ln-crtluu 10 the columns ol the Ma
tlonal In,elhgrncer, Which, they say, shows
the beginning Of change N the feelings OF slave
holders Nor do the COMMITTEE omit to notice,
as another evidence Of The advance OF their cause,
The act Of tie Ne~ York Legislature to which we
have referred. They sey Mr. Birney had the
opportunity Of speaking al length on the subject
IN the Representatives. hall OF The State Of New
| York, before a Committee and IA the presence Of
a large number OF the members OF the State LIE
rislalure, now ~ session, which removed some oil
| the mlsapprehensions as 10 the Jury bhl and some
other measures imagination
| The Harrisburg nomination IS nothing more
nor less than one OF the boosted fruits Of the coa-
li,lon between the Northern Wings and AboI-
tiorists, which mas produced their JOINT action III
the State Legislature IN passing resolutions and
acts destructive to the rights and interests OF The
| South. and dangerous to the peace and union ol
these States. II this coalition shall succeed IN
| obtaining control OF the Governments OF Pennsyl.
wanna, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and 1t all these
| States shall pass laws similar to that passed by
| New York, aud their Executive authority shall
| adopt the same course OF ucton. what security
wilI the slayeholdlng States have tor their proper.
tyl Every slave who can succeed IN passing the
Iutrls of those States, will be practically free
| Thieves will steal YOUR slaves and be protected
with their plumber throughout all those States Dor
derng on the slayehold,ng region. The Constr
tuition Of the Unued States and the laws Of Con
gress for thu protection OF your slave property
will no, only he made VOID, but It will be CRIME
to execute them The lands Of the south, after
the withdrawal Of the hands that cultivate them,
will lose more Ihan halt their value, and abJect
poverty, II not absolute desolailon, will be the
fate Of vast regions Of a row productive and grow
ing country.
What party ia i which is battling IN the cause q
the south IN OHIO aud Penusy ,snta II IS the
Democratic patty. Should they be oysrpowefed
by the coalition OF Wings and Abolluonlsts, what
will be the consequence : The ust and liberal
act of Ohio will be repealed, and the plundef law
OF New York viii be substituted IN IT'S pIace,"hIIe
It's Governors viii protect the punderers. The
Steyenses, the Sergeanis, the Dennys, and lhcir
Abolition associates, ~ the convention 81 rem
syIvanla, Who were bdlled by The DemocmcNwlil
use the power Of the Legislature and Governor
TO accomplish the object heretofore unsuccessful.
" attempted. Al barriers which protect our m
tefest., the comfy Of neahbol,, the obigaio oi
compacts, every principle, every law aud every
institution which oh-imcts tbs fen pu', oll b,
swept away, a we shall be- compelled 20 ,lrnR
ge, unalded, for the preservation ct our conSu'n
tonal rights, Il not Tor our existence as States
Under these circumstances, can any man shui
his eyes TO the fact that the mass OF the party
which support Geneml llsrISon n the non.>layt'
holding States, Is practically the enemy OF TIE
south, whatever may be the feelings of mauy OF
he individuals who oompose't + any one 50
blind as not 10 pelceFe that the consequences
which have immediately followed then entire as.
tendency IN the State OF New York, VIII neylta-
bly, follow their ascendency IN every other OF the
non saveholmg States Does nnt every Que
know that The same strength which viii give
Harrison the vote ol those States Nll also throw
their Executive aud legislative authorities into the
hands of the Abol,uon,sIs and their allies Are
no. The r,umphs Of HARRISON End OF aut slavery
| I, k,j tina .t,e IN
by the same presses hy the same arguments p
Aud Is not the cause Of the one to all practical
lntenls, tbs cause OF the other ! No intelligent
man, aliel surveying The field Of political action
can doubt il. Ca the other hand is not the caus'
OF Democracy IA those States The cause of anti
Abolition, the cause ol the South, OF justice aut
The Constitution and viii mol It's signal triumph
secure the >laveholdng States ~ all their peca
! liar rights and interests
TO US II seems amazing, that, under these CIR
cumstances, the South does not, ms one man, de
. clare IN favor OF the Northern democracy. Mr.
Jefferson sald tina, the "Democacy OF the Norll
= IS he natural ally Of the South aud never wa
the truth OF the declaration or the Importance o
| the alliance, more manifest than al tins moment
We beg every Southern man, to whatever par
[
, following que sitonS
Do you approve the resolution on the subject o.
Abolition adopted by the Wings of the NorihetI
Legislatures, aud particularly the act passed b.
thai party IN the Legislature OF New York, arr
the refusal OF the Governor TO surrender negrt
sealers upon the demand Of the Executive o
Vue,nial
DO you desire 10 see the same kind Of legts
lallon aud Executive action Fesoned to by tn
! Legislatures and Governors OF Pennsylvania ant
t Ohio and other nonslaseheIdng Sstesl
. DO you not beleye Il to be ynur duty to or
pose, with all your power and influence, apor,y
tue triumph of whsch VIII inevitable lead TO suci
fatal resultsl
{ DO YOU not appose the anti Abolition resolu
r ton adopledby the Democratic Legislatures =,