The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-23
THE SOUTH IN DANGER.
II commences thus -



Addrsss Of The Democratic Association at
Washington, d. C.
There never was period when the South
WAS in as much danger as at this moment.
20 procure the Abolition vote for Henry
Clay, We will show that the Wing party OF
the North, their leadin5 presses, Legislative
bodies, and statesmen, have denounced the
South, they have held up slavery as a crime,
they have promised a speedy union to effect
It's overthrow with the Abolitionis,s, and have
Joined with them in holding up the South to
sbloIuy and reproach. The means used by
this new coalition are TO represent the poo
pie of the South to their sister States and to
tho world as disgraced and degraded by the
Institution OF Slavery, and as unworthy of
Christian communion and social intercourse.
Already this demoniac feeling has dissolved
the Methodist Church, and other American
churches are threatened with 4 similar fate
The object is to taboo the South, TO render us
Infamous, to put the mark OF Cain upon our
forehead, and to deprive MS of character first,
as the means of despoiling us of our property
afterwards. Men OF the South, the effort is
10 disgrace and degrade you and your chill
dren forever. That such party exists in the
North is conceded. They denounce you in
their Presses, petitions and speeches, as man.
stealcrs, as robbers, as flesh jobbers, as slave
breeders, as convict criminals, as vile and
Infamous, as unworthy of Christian, or social
communion, and, finally, as existing only by
surerance as part Of the Union.-Now il,
as we shall demonstrate, the party which
;hns denounces the South is courted by the
Wing party Of tie North, they are assured
shall show, by the Wings OF the North,
that heir views are identical with those ofthe
Aboi.;; onists, that they are only using differ
ersl: means 10 accomplish the same OBJECT
AMI that the Aboliti On of Slavery will be more
ce..ainly effected by the election of Clay
th'a that of Birney, surely you cannot CON
ii tue united as party with the Wings of the
North, who thus join with your enemies TO
Disgrace aud degrade you.
They then proceed TO show that John @.
a lans, Daniel Webster, William II. Sc
yard, William Sla3e, George N. Briggs.
Truman Smith, Christopher Morgan, John
'isfocks, John Reed and other distinguished
Wings who support Henry Clay, oppose the
Annexation of Texas to the Union, upon the
ground that the extension and perpetuity of
Slavery is sought 10 be thus accomplished.
They refer, also, TO the fact that the Wbiq
Legislatures Of Massachusetts, and Vermont
adopted resolutions against Annexation up
on the very strongest Abolition and Anti
Slavery grounds"
They then say
1.-The doctrine the Wing Legislstions Of
the North is, that Slavery is crime and a
disgrace, and that the slaveholding States are
not fit associates for the fres States of the
North; and Mr.. Clay adopts uncquvocaly
these resolutions, by giving them as an insrlp-
erablo objection TO the Annexation ofTexas.
Ald now how stands the case By the last
census, the North has 135 Representatives in
Congress, and the South but Sc, being
majority Il in favor ofthe North, which is
still increasing at every census. The SEN
ate is still equally divided, but Wisconsin and
Iowa are both to be admitted as free States:
AMI if Florda were admitted at the same
time, it would make majority against US in
the Senate. The only hope Of the South,
then, IS the annexation of Texas. which
would give the South majority in the Sen
ate, whilst the North maintained itsprepon-
derance in the House, and, thus give effect
ral security to the South, and greatly tend
TO preserve and perpetuateIhe Union, which.
with the growing spirit of abolition in the
North. would be greatly endangered by Civ
ing to the North the unrestrained majority in
both Houses of Congress. Even if Mr. CLAW
were not opposed to annexation, the whole
Wing party oil the North are, and their sue
eass would be the defeat Of aunexatisn what
ever the views of Mr.. Clay might
Here is an open, distinct avowal that the
Annexation Of Texas is demanded for the
purpose of secu. ing Slave ascendarcy in
the Senate of the United States. Mr.. Van
Buren, was discarded as candidate for Pres
lent,and Dir. Polk nominated, to effect this
object. And now the Slareholding States
a'e called upon 10 consumate the scheme.
Vii the People of the Free States assis, in
eleeting President thus thrust upon them,
The Washington Association then pro-
ceeied 10 shs~ that Mr.. City like Patrick