The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-15
THE SOUTH in PERIL.

THE SUI L III Nv
II may he excnsable in a candidate for office
10 advocate or oppose any measure oil gehefai
interest, as il may be popular OF unpopular win
a majority of the People, for the purpose OF Sc
curing his election, provided his action be mol
in violation Of any of the rights guaranteed BY
the supreme law Of the land; but the instant lie
manifests disposition, IN the attainment OF
selfish object, to disregard or uample upon any
of the fundamental compromises or s'ipuiat'ohs
contained ia the Constitution, he should encoun-
ter the lrigid condemnation OF every honest and
intelligent citizen. Personal and party attach
ments-the charms of friendship, and even the
ties of kindred-should be rent asunder, rather
than the solemn Compact, formed by our revolu-
lionary fathers--on which is based the fabric OF
freedom, and the last hope OF It's preservation
should be desecrated and destroyed 10 facilitate
the temporary and unholy elevation Of any as
piring individual 10 the Presidency. We die
daily, and none of US live century but the
Constitution was designed 10 endure forever, for
the benefit of those to come after US, 10 the re-
hottest generation.
And yet il is fact-a melancholy and unde-
niable fact-that for the purpose of purchasing
the votes Of large and increasing body of de-
luded fanatics of the North, "Norlhern" can
didste for the Presidency-who, on one occa-
sion, with motives of similar nature, though
not liable to such pernicious consequences, de-
clared that he advocated Southern principles"
lis at this moment encouraging and abetung
the preparation of an act, alike subverslve OF
the Constitution and destructive of the individu-
al rights Of his fellow citizens of the South
The South and Souh-west-the abused and
trampled States which had religously believed
the solemn professions of Mr.. Van Buren,, and on
more than one occasion had given him agenerols
support-are now betrayed and despised by THIS
"Northern man. since the deluded fanatics Of
increased in hostility to the South TO such an
extent as to render it hazardous for him to ad-
here to his former professions And so the
South has been deceived and cast off by its
wooer from the North, like soiled and thread
bare garment.
When we charged Mr. Beardsley, of New
York, who, at the commencement Of the pre-
sent session of Congress, evnced a determine
ton to secure the support Of the Abolilionisls
for Mr.. Van Buren,, with being the agent and
organ of the "Nor,hern man with Southern
principles" our assertions were based upon ac
curate information. The Richmond Enquirer
denounced his Abolition tendencies, and the
Globe denied that he acted with Interpretation of
Mr. Van Buren,. He was removed from Con-
gress and placed on the Bench. But neither
the denunciations Of thu Richmond Enquirer,
the denial of the Globe, nor the translation to
the Bench, could lhwart the purposes of Mr.
Van Buren,. There were $4,000 Abolition votes
in the State Of New York, and $50, 900 in the
u. States, which it was necessary for him to Sc
cure, inasmuch as they had been rendered on Ger
tain conditions. Immediately after Mr. Beardsley
was translated, the arrival Of Mr.. Van Buren,
in Albany was announced by the papers ; and
following "close upon" his advent was the pas
sage of the outrageous Abolition resolutions
copied by US on Tuesday. The most eXtrava-
CANT declarations in violation Of the Constilu
ton, and in subversion of the guaranteed rights
of the South, ever uttered by the Birneys and
the Garrisons, are equalled, if not surpassed, by
these resolutions adopted under the sanction and
by the direction of Mr. Van Buren, himself!
In the Assembly which adopted the resoIu-
tons instiucting thew Buren, members Of
Congress to vote for the reception OF petitions
praying for the destruction of the Constitution,
and the seizure of the property of the citizens Of
the South, there were nearly one hundred Van
Buren, men and only thirty Wings
That act will unquestonably secure the favor
of the Abolitionists for Mr.. Van Buren,. But
who can tell what the consequences will be TO
the South2 Thus aided, thus encouraged and
embodened, no one can say how far the fell
spirit of nfuriate fanaticsm will go. We can
only hope that the rerrors of the sword and the
faggot will not be added to the indscrimnate
and universal pillage threatened to the devoted
South
The first step taken in crime, the ambitious
aspirant never pauses in his career. He will
wade through blood, If it be necessary, to at
tain his object. If Mr.. Van Buren, can consent
TO the reception of the petitions of demoniac ia
natics, praying for the demolition of our glori-
Gus Constitution, for promised equivalent to
himself how long will it be before he will be
asked to sanction its destruction, by violence, on
the same terms, and how can he refuse He
cannot refuse if the South shall pusillanimousy
submit TO the deliberate insult and injury med-
ta,ed in what he has already done
There may be those in The South who will
cling the closer to the man who boasted Of his
Southern principles" in proportion to the
amount of cruelty inflicted, like ruined, though
still, con6dng and infatuated victims there may
be Republican editors, who will endeavor to
convince their Southern readers that the deceiv-
er's motives are phlantbropic, and that he will