Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-05-19

ton, that he reiesfupon the ruling .parto to pro-
tect him, and that the ruling party is one man
HENRY CLAY.
This is the paper which, while it is charging |
Mr.. Clay, and all who oppose the repeal ofthe
act Of 1888. with being coadjutors Of the north |
ern incendiaries, is placed by the Globe by the |
side ofMr. Clay and the Abolitionits. Thus, |
for the low and pityful end of slandering Mr.
Clay, his encmies'are placed on the list of his
friends, and papers which are fighting on the
same side with the Globe, are charged BY it,
with the crime OF abolition. The following is
an extract from the letter from Frankfort:
al have had good deal of private CONVEX
sation with the Democratic members here
within few days. They seem all to regret
that you have takenup the cudgelsIfor the re-
peal bills They are pursuaded that nlne
tenths ofthe Wings in the State, and a major
ity ofthe Democrats are in fovor of the law OF
1888, and that you can effect nothing. with
such a poor minority. Emancipation Is so
on enlv avowed- and maintained here, that the
cry Of Abolition has entirely lost its force, and
can no longer retard the determination fslav-
erv in this State. Hook upon the netc nlore-
n,e,t of incorporating Colonization Society,
as the onIv entering hedge to The grand scheme
of clearing out the negroes; the neat step may
be 10 raise a loan for that Society to purchase
up slapes and send them to Liberia. With do
nations, slaves emancipated gratuitously, loans
and contributions from British Emancpators,
such society, in ten years, could effect Their
object of clearing out all the negroes. 1t is
impossible now to stem the tide"
So it appears not only the Wings, but the
Democrats, are in favor of the law of 1888
and that the cause of Emancipation has ia
ken such hold on the minds of the People,
"that the cry of abolition has entirely lost its
force" and thus it appears, by the very evil
dence which the Globe adduces against MIR.
Clay, to prove him an Abolitionist, that ne is
pursuing course, which of all others, is most
at war with the hopes, and objects OF the m
cendaries. Does the Globe mean to charge all
in favor of emancipation, with beng
leaeued with northern incendiaries! then must
it condemn Thomas Jefferson, and almost eve
nv enlightened statesman in the South. Mr..
Clay, too, may be placed in the ranks OF those
patriots who entertain the opinion tan opin-
ion which is common to nne-tetnhs OF the
people of the South,) that slavery is moral
and political evil He formed this opinion IN
his early manhood, and with steadlness OF
purpose which nothing can shake, he has from
that day to the present, pursued his ann o.
gradually eradcating slavery, by means o
emancipation and colonization. Does the Globe
know that the rery first act Of Tho. Je6erson'
political life, 1cas 10 introduce into the Legs
lature of Virginia, a bill "for the permission o
the emancipation of Slaves" and that during
his entire life, he was laborng increasingly il
the same cause. AS specimen of his joplin
ions, take the following extract from letter
of his, ITO MIR. Morbois, a member of the
French Legation: scan the liberties of ma
ton be though. secure when they have reno
we'd their only firm basis, a conviction in thu
minds OF the people, that these liberties ar
the gift of God! That they are not to be VIC
lated but with his wrath! Indeed, | trembl
for my country, when Ireflect that God is just
, that his Justice cannot sleep forever: that con
! sidering numbers, nature and natural mean
: only,a revolution,n the wheel of fortune,an e2
change destination IS among possible event:
f THAT it NAV. become probably by superna tur
The Almighty has no attribute which ca
take side with US in such a contest"
These are the words of Tho. Jefferson; wi
the Globe dare to charge him with bein
leagued with Northern Incendiaries; yet Nj
Clay, no'o stands in the same ground, whic
: Thomas Jefferson, formerly occupied
, as Mr., Jefferson labored, so is Mr.. Clay labor
ing, in the slave holding States; as Mr.. Jeffer
son did oppose, so does Mr.. Clay no'o oppos
any interference from abroad. We said that
nine-.enths ofthe people of the south are o
the opinion that slavery is a great political anc
moral evil; we do not, now, remember to have
ever read or heard an opinion the reverse o
this, saved by two individuals, professor Due
of William and Mary college Va, and the
Editor of the Southern Argus. Again, is Mr.
Clay an incondiary because he is opposed tc
| repeating the law of 1888! Virginia has law
of the same nature but much stronger in It's
provisions; Miss. has the same law. Now We
ask, are all in Virginia who oppose the repea
ofthe Virginia law; and all in Miss. who op
posed the repeal of the Miss. law northern
incendiaries! We presume not! Wewillresumt
this subject in some future article; the presen
one is already spun out to most unreasonable
length: but we could not have discharged
our duty, had we been more brief.
DEATH OF GEN. REID OF FLoR1DA.--Ou
readers are aware that more than II months
since, IAN affair of honor" took place, between
Gen. Leigh Reid, and Augustus Aston, botE
of Florida, in which the latter named gentle
man was killed. 1t appears that Willis AlstoI
brother of the deceased, was at that time il
, Texas. He however, subsequently returned
and has made several Intellectual attempts Il
avenge his brothers death, until the 26th ult
when rencontre took place in the streets o
Tallahassee, which terminated in the death o
Gen. r., he having received the contents of /:
double barrel gun, loaded with slugs and buck
shot, from said Willis Aston. MIR. Aston wa.
apprhended, and the case is soon to. undergo
judicial investigation.
Mr.. EDIToR.-Having noticed lin a late Co.
lumbus Democrat an extract from the Vicks
buru Sentinel. commentino nnon tbo anno;r.