The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-13

of them, must necessarily come into competition
with the cotton region OF this country. One
the alleged designs of the British Governments
T. create competitor and rival 10 our 5 uthern
States, by stimulating the cultivation Of cotton IN
Texas.
After settling the question as TO the pecunlary
interests of the People OF the South, The writer
addresses bimselfto their fears. He says;
ssIf the owners of slaves fear the moral Influence
Of free State bord ring towards the South the
North let them consi er how much more their inter
ests would be compromised in moral point OF view
by that would revolt the moral sense OF the
civilized world. With the question Of slavery, with
Ia the limits of the slave States competent TO
interfere but those residing within those limits; but
when 1t becomes question Of Intervening to prevent
the establishment oil fir, edom in another country, then
it becomes question Of very different character one
whcreon the good Of every cline Of own country,
well foreign countries, VIII marshal themselves
against the stakeholder
The object in annexirg Texas would not be
$50 prevent the establishment OF freedom in an
other country" though the effect of il would be
TO prevent the intended abolition OF negro slave
ry in Texas The object of The Southern Peo-
pie would be purely one Of sli-preselvation,
and TO arrest blow directed, in the name of
philanthropy, not only sgainsl their peace and
welfare, but agains, the integrity of the Union.
They must protect themselves from imminent
danger, even at the hazard OF offending the pre-
tended moral sense ofthe cvliz d world. When
tina moral sense becomes NEEDLE ONE aud
restless, that not content with an ample field for
the exercise Of charity in alleviate g the suffer
ings Of white slaves at home, il rambles abroad
to Interfere with The domestic affairs Of foreign
nation, and remedy evils OF which il cannot pos
sibly understand the nature or extent, there is
no safety 10 yielding an inch 10 it, and hardly
any in remaining merely on the defensive The
efforts of abolilonists, at home and abroad, 10
array "the moral sense of the civilized world
against the People of the South, are constant
and increasing. Must the South remain entire
ly silent and passive, not under abuse and mis-
representation only, and threats, but actual at
tempts to carry threats into execution Ii she
is conscious that she has justice on her side
that she is arragned, convicted, and about 10 be
punished for evils not of her own creation, and
impossi ble for her TO rem, dy,-the sooner she de-
tends herself and asserts her rights by an act
which, without INJECTING any evil or adding
single one to the aggregate Of slaves, may yet
have The effect of rousing SHE moral sense of
the civilized world" the better it will be for the
reputation, as well as the peace and security, of
her sons. Let her, instead Of covering like
conscious criminal, do something which will
draw the attention of "the civilized world" TO
the question--occasion it TO be fully discussed,
and leach pretended phan hropists, at home
and abroad, that it is a question upon which
something may be said on both sides.