Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-27

The rights Of the people ard the safety OF lie L.
mont
Do YOU believe, flllow-ei,izens, that NJ Clay
meant 10 alarm aud deceive YOU, gheH be deliver
Cd his speech against the ianalIcs--vhen he told +
you Abolition should no longer be regarded as an (
imaginary danger that If had appealed 10 the f
bsuat box--had made Us cause Polucal--was .
arraying the non slayeholding against the slave /
holding States. threatening seTie and civil wal,
and Inc overthrow Of the Government established F.
by your Revolutionary sues On this vital ques-
ton Mr. Clay coucurs N opinion with The most
distinguished Of his political opponenls--and
few facts will convince YOU that MI Clay only
discharged solemn duty ~hen be warned you Of
vcur danger. In o late PhanlhJopisi, paper
printed almost under the nose Of Gen. llamson'
and advocating hls election, the following Ian
guase is used
"The present Administration, il is generally
conceded. is essentially Southern in its principles
and policy. Ii, distinguished by lis devotion to
the foreign and domestic Interests of slavery, per
maps more than by any other feature. The pro-
lection Of slave labor seems to be ITS controlling
principle True, the ireemen Of the North and
West number more than twice many as those
of the South but they are supposed to have no
peculiar interests or he protection OF Their lice
/ labor is a minor consideration. The arlsocrats
OF The South give law TO The Government, and Nh
/ Van Buren, is their yassal Executive. Where Is
1 the American that does not blush, when he calls
/ to mind with what cool audaciy the minister OF
our free Republic at London lately yndcaIed the
/ night Of holding human beings as property and
with what dishonorable pertlnacy he demanded
and redeemed compensation for slave property
| from The Court Of 81. james. Our Government
advocating, and the British monarchy repudIat'ng
the preIenslon Of q right TO bold men as brules
Mr. Van Burcn is in subsection to the South.
His cabinet is slayeholdlpg cabinet. The spirit
of slavery there reigas supreme"
The friends Of Harrison are thus striving to ar
ray the free States against the South. The Adj
mnsiratlon is pronounced Southern IN principle,
devoted to slavery and the protection o. Stare Ia
Dor, in preference to the free labor Of The noG.
slayehodng States. Mr. Van Buren, is called
the vassa Executive, his cabinet is denounced as
one IN which " the spirit Of slavery regns su'
preme"-our Government is condemned Tor de-
aandlng pay for slaves driven IN storm on one
OF he British islands, and improperly liberated by
the Britsh authority, and the Court Of ST. james
is appinuded for "repudlating the pre,ensIon OIL
a right TO bold men as slaves"
In an ABOLITION address lately published in New
York by Arthur Tappan and Co. the votes art
stated by which The resolutions were adopicd.ir
the House of Remr sentatlves Of the United State,
against considering Abolition petitions. The ad
dress says
! The votes from the free States in favor o
these several gags, by Northern Serrtes, were
lo Plnckney's GO, Patton's So, AtherIon's 40
, and Johuston's 2S--aud Of thsse last 'err'IeS
, there was but one Wing and (riend OF HARRISON
: VIZ: Geo. H. Profit of Indiana"
q You here see how Northern Democrats caet
serriSs, are falling under the blows of Tie ruth
less lactlon." Five years ago sixty two Eor'h
: ern Democrats stood shoulder to shoulder with IN
. South, and Pinckneys resolutions passed by
maJon'yot about two TO one three years since
!. Paltons resolutions passed by majority of forty
nine. AheIon's passed by a smaller majority -
% oad at the present session. Johnson's passed by
!, majority OF only SIR votes. As Abohlionlss sue
!. coed IN "making their cause POLITICAL" ant
:. carrying their principles to the ballot box" yol
. see the friends Of the South regularly falling Of
>, ~ numbers IN The popular branch of Congress-
I. FROM MAJORITY Of two to one, they are reduce
TO minority Of sir. One more elecioneerin
=. campaign IN The North unless the progress oith
" AboonlstS be arrested, will break down a stuff
!, cien' number or~bnt they term Northern servi|,
. TO throw the friends of the institution of SLAYER
"a nioa hopeless minority IN the House Of Repre-
ia sentatlves of the nation. Then, with a Pteslde
~, who would not dale to avow sentiment again
- the "ruthess lactlon"--or with President il
Cd debied to that faction for his elevation VIII
ba could the South reasonably calculate on, but II
Liberation of their slaves, or dissolution Of Il
!, Union, to be followed by civil war leading TO
&c the dHeiul consequences predicted by Mr. Gil
- and other distinguished men ?
:; DO not the Facts we have stated convince VI
- that Abolition is no longer 10 be regarded as
No imaginary dangerp Do they not tell you lh
,l,, i you now desert your Northern friends you ca
-, not blame hem If they refuse to do battle for v
Wv hereafter DO they not admonsh YOU that I
a. safety Of the Union is involved in The present CO
W. test. and that instead Of listening with compost
III to senseIesS and urdlgnliied hurras iol hard clc
ia and log cabins, you should prepare for the n
!, menous struggle, and endeayor to prove yol
ior selves equal to the crisis, by adopting the b
IA course for the vlndIcaton Of your rights and
~, preservation fine tranquility The Republic
III We but repeat facts familiar to The reading p
IN ton OF the community, when VIC remind you 4
~ IN all the Legislatures of the free States IN VIII
nm IN the last four or FIVE years. the Opposition h;
~ had malorliies, resolutions have been passed,
" der Pfetence of defending the right Of petit
,i, affirming The right of AboIijionsts to be henrc
~ Congress, aud necessarily encouraging the b.
~ u agitation Of the disturbing question; tina
:" Congress the champions Of the AbolGonists
bey among the most vluent Of the Opposition
a,o the same party was controlled IN its Nato
,o;, Convention, held at Harrisburg, by the "ruthl
a., aclion," and therefore that convention did
ha, dare to make general avoval Of principles