Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-10-10

religious institutions of the county. Bot thts
We Will make appear from their own declarations
and official records.
The abstract question Of whether slavery Isrght
or wrong is one With which we have nothing to
do such as Il Is II exists among Us without any
agency uf ours. Il is now so lnteIwoven With
all our Institutions, social and political, asd Is
recognised aud sanctioned by the constitution OF
the United States, that II cannot be abolished vi'b
on, destroying the union and bringing uToItlhe
county ctv,l wars, aud scenes OF blood and DESC
auon too shocking to be described. These newt
able consequences must result from their schemes
should they prove successful. The Abolitonlss
are now pressing forward with redoubIed snsr'
gies and boldly proclaim their designs to be
the imme daie aboliuon Of slavery Ihroug hou. the
United States and to place the slaves on 40 equal
footing n all respects With the Whlte population
no, only to give them equal political power bus
to mix up the two races by ntermarrIage aud a"
malgamatlon. Some may suppose that the people
Of tue South have nothing TO apprehend from these
fanatics, pasmuch as they live IN other States
many Of them remote from us, and that they dare
not come among u. TO Perpetrate their designs
You will however, soon see otherwise, and DIS
cover that there is deep laid plot to carry OUT
their designs. Their plaO is to control the cleo
TONS OF the North-obian majority IN con-
gress, aud get possession of the government
They have already proclaimed what their next
step will be, should they succeed IN this. They
acknowledge no legal restraints, aud openly de.
clare that the Ownership of the slaves Is not m
the South, but in the North-or, in other words they
insist that our slaves belong TO thtm.
| ha l.. iInminr vtr,ct lrnun nua nl thar end
ing papers, the "Herald OF Freed M" published
! ut VergennGs Vermont, viii show their audac,y
and designs on this potut
1--WE have nothing TO sayto tho South. The
real holder OF the slave is not there. lie il u
the North the free North, .Ihe onh-sIdusr1
North! The South have not the power to holt
| the slave. Ii is the character Of the nation tina
binds and holds hun down in bondage. II moth
ing but toe puny force Of the South lay upon him
he would heave il Off from HIS breast will
swift and blood instruction. II a. not The
drivers whip that rules The hundred sturdy ant
sulen slaves Of tho cotton field, and humble
them to his single control. IL Is not the master
at whose beck that whip ~ welded, for tina, is fee
bic, enervated and mpolent. II is no, the lndolen
vicious population Of the South who claim 10 owr
them in their CHAINS. But it is the whole country
Iii the republic, at whose hchest the encbane,
millions Of the land lie iettered. And the eflicen
force OF that republic is north uf sayery's DIX
on line. Slavery Is, then, u noTlhe.m Instituted
and not southern"
ABOLITIONlSTS DETERMINED TO sue
CEED IN THEIR DESIGNS THROUGH
| POLITICAL INFLUENCE.
The aboIilioniss soon furesaw, after their frs
formston INTO societies, that the only means Of et
lecting their dcslgns would be through political IN
tuence. They determined, therefore, on entering
The political arena, as will appear from the toluwn!
extracts:
"In the month July, 1888, three of the CORES
lpondmg Secretaries of the NewYork "Amerca
Ahu-SaYery Society" psued Circular Of lnslruc
ton to Agents IN The country, III when they say
1--WE hope therefore, you viii without, delay, con
Ter with alb 'ilDnists IN your region on the subject
by correspondence, by holding meetings, and in Suc
other ways as my be deemed eXpedIent and taxi
prompt and efficient measures TO secure The election
Of such candidates for The National and State lie
gislatipes as the friends Of the slave certalR.
support by order OF the executive COMMITTEE
signed by james g. BTney, L. Wight, aud Henr.
Is. Stanton
According 10 these Instructions from the Exec
udve Committee" the abolition lecturers took M
field. The following Is extract Of letter from
one Of them, Mr. Stanton giving an account Of hI
operations. He says:
"Ffom Loekportl returned to Utica. BY req lest
delivered an address in the BECKER street Church
the evening of the l0h inst. on the political dulie
of the $4,000 voters in this State, IN. Y. with re
ference TO the fall elections"
The annual report OF the American ALti-SlaveTl
Society, IN. Y. for 1888, contains the following
| language
"Abolitionism must have much to do with poll
tics Abohuonlste have resolved from
the first To act upon slavery politically"
About tie same time the Executive Committee
appointed Mr., I NJ. Backesy to 90 forth, ant
rally the abolIllonsIs OH these principles. He write
letter from Aurora, New York, dated Oct. 5, 1888
IN which he gives an account OF his progress. III
says:
The first object 10 which am bending all NJ,
energies, Is the holding Of country meetings beior
the coming election, with view especially Of Pre-
parng and exciting abOhii0nSis 10 carry Their prln
cipIes to the polls, and WE'D all Their political, a
well as IN raj and religious power for the redemp
ton, &c. "Can you not create a Tremendous re
action, al this tune? &c. Lei me know immediate
", and write letters all over the country--bave no
tIces gwen Out IN ah the chafches," &c.
Al an ab1htlon meeting held 10 Coma, (Oho) II
the Court House, Tie following resolution was offer
ed and adopted:
"Resoiped, That while this Society is unwiIln.
10 trsmple upon the clnSciences Of lIs members b.
declaring It 10 he tie imperative duty Of every abb
lilonist, ~ whom the SAFE vests the night 10 v0t
at tine polls yet II IS free To declare that the Auti
Slavery cause is IndssOiubIy connected with III
politics 81 the country, that polltci acnon has a.
ways been contemplated Tor tie overthrow Of slave
ry;and that tue success Of our cause depends upo
| Ia ttFhe
stow Their suirsges, independent OF party lines an
badges"
A leading AbollliDnist, in the "Philanlhropst" Q
March 81, 1910, in urging political acton, says.
"Such a movement on our paft would send hit
or one hundred men into the following Congress
such as Alvin Stewart, Thomas Morris, Joshu
Leavltl, James q. Biraey, John q. Whittier, Hen