The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-06

.ol Inc last three quarters OF q century hp'
pear 10 have reVO utionized The human
mind. Enterprise and ambition are DOLLY
limited in their purposes by the horizon O.
the imagination. II is the lFanscendenta
era. Ia philosophy, religion, government
science. arls, commerce, nothing that has
been is 10 be allowed to be. CONSERVATISM
in any form is scoffed at. The slightest
faint Of it is fatal. Where will all this
end9 If you can tolerate one ancient
maxim let it be that the best criterion Of
the Future is the Past. That, it anything
will give a clue. And, looking back only
through your time, what was the earliest
feat OF this same TransceudenIalism2 The
rays Of the new Moral Drummond Light
were first concentrated to focus At Paris,
to illuminate the Universe. In twinkling
it consumed the political, religious, and so
clal systems Of France. Ii could not be
exlinguished there until literally drowned
in blood. And then from its ashes arose
that supernatural man, WIG for twenty
years kept all affrighted Europe in con-
WILSON'S. Since that time its scattered
beams, refracted by broader slffaces, have
nevertheless continued TO scaIhe wherever
they have fallen. What political structure,
what religious creed but has felt the
gaIyanic shock and even now trembles to
its foundations? Mankind, still horror
stricken by the catastrophe OfFrance, have
shrunk from rash experiments upon social
systems. But they have ben practising
in the East, around the Mediterranean and
through the West India Islands, And
growing confident, portion Of them seem
desperately bent on kindIiug the aldevour'
ing fame ia the bosom Of our land. Let
it once again blaze up to heaven aad ano-
lher cycle Of blood and devastation would
dawn upon the world. For our sake, and
for the sake Of those infatuated men who
are madIy driving on The confagralion; for
The sake Of human nature, we are called
on 10 strain every nerve 10 arrest it, And
DO neeUrcd our cfF1rts will be bounded on
~ with our being. Nor do | doubt that
five millions of people, brave, intelligent,
united, and prepared to hazard every thing,
will, in such cause, with the blessing Of
God, sustain themselves. AT all eYenIs
como what may, it is ours to meet it.
We are we'll aware Of the light estima-
ton 10 which the Abolilionisls, and those
who are taught by them, profess TO hold Us.
We have seen the attempt Of portion Of
the Free Church Of Scotland to reject our
aims, on the ground that we are "Slave
Drivers" aler sending missionaries TO
solicit hem. And we have seen Mr.. o.
Cornell, the "irresponsibe master" OF
ragged serfs, from whom pOveFy stricken
as they are he contrives TO wiring sPlen-
did prlvy purse, throw back with continues
ly the " tribute" Of his own countrymen
from the land Of miscreans." These
people mayexhausl their slang and make
bIack-guards Of themselves but they can
not deiile us. And as for the suggestion
to exclude shareholders from your London
clubs, we scout il. Many Of us, indeed,
do 90 to London, and we have seen your
breed ofgawky Lords, both there and here,
but il never entered into our conceptions
to lock on them-a better thru ourselHes.
Nor can we be annoyed by The ridiculous
airs Of such upstIrts as your o'ConneIl's
Rucbies' MacauIay's and the like.
The American Shareholders, collective
IL or individually, ask no iayors OF Bny
man. or race who tread the earth. 10 none
Of the attributes Of men mental or physical,
do they Acknowledge or fear superiority
elsewhere. They stand in the broadcast
right Of the knowledge, civilization and
Improvement Of the age, as much favored
Of Heaven as any Of the sons of Adam.
Exactng nothing undue, they yield nothing
but Justice and courtesy, even 10 royal
blood. They can neiheF be ttateTed, du
ned, nor Eulied ont Of their rights or their
They smile with contem Ri
scurrilily and vspouring beyond the sods,
and they turn their backs upon II where II
is q irresponsible;" bot insOIence that ven
lures to look them in the face, will never
fell to be cbsslised.
/ think I may trust you viii NOT regard
this letter as intrusive. ! should never
have entertained az idea Of writing It, bad
YOU not opened the correspondence. II
you think anything IN il harsh, revise your
own-whieh regret that ! lost soon alter
il was received--and you will probably
find that you have taken your revenge be,
f6Fehand. IL you have not, trelseF an
equitable share Of Whist you deem severe
b ihe account Of The AboliliOHisis at large,
fhey have accumulated against The slave.
holders q balance Of invectiVe which, with
90 our efforts, we shall not be able % ll-
ouidals much short Of ihs ere in which
your National debt will be paid. Az ell