Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-10-14

GFThe following letter written by '.a
Southern whig," should have been inserted
in our paper of last week but was crowded
out to make room for other matter.
For the Portage Seatiael.
RoorsTowN, 80 Sept, ls46.
Mr.. EDlToR:--As this ia land of free
discussion you will probably print the fol-
lowing remarks upon speech delivered
last night in this Town by the Hon. d. R.
Tilden.
The proceedings of the President and
Congress in regard to the, Tariff the annex
alton of Texas and the Mexican War,
were the principal themes of his address:
which were so ingeniously handled by the
Hon. Gentleman as to prove, apparently,
to the satisfaction Of his auditors that the
principle, nay the only object in view, was
the extension of the area and the perpetua-
ton of Slavery,
e As fallacious as this position is am not
disposed to discuss the subjectin hisarticle:
but wish to notice some Of his remarks in
regard to the subject ofSlavery. "
l am Whig. Was opposed to the an
nexation of Texas: and am opposed to the
principles of the Mexican War. believe
Slavery te be political and mora! euil,
and there is nothing that would give me
greater pleasure than to see that Evil abol-
lshed no,c, were it practicable to do 80,
without entuiling on the whites and the
Blacks worse evil than Slavery ITSELF
The worst Of those evils would be Disso.
LUTON of the Union, with all its comcomi.
tant evils: Anarchy, confusion-War, with
its rivers Of blood, and all its horrid train o.
evils must inevitably follow such a course
For, although there is moral influence
at work in the South that is daily amelora
ting the condition Of the slaves, and will in
its own good time, when they are better
prepared to enjoy liberty than now, burs
HAoAl ooAuS' eull TIC 0oueh Is uot pre-
pared to do that great and good work nov,
2 And think you she is willing to be driver
into it by the abuse of the Legislation of the
North? Do you believe, my countrymen
that the North can force the South into this
great measure po,c, without entailing on us
the miseries mentioned above? know thu
South too well to think for moment yol
can; and MIR. Tilden knows them equally
as well. And yet he says, "This grea
work is for this generation to achieve, ana
it must be done now: The North must dc
it: The people of the North must unite
en- mass and put down the bloody institution,
that is worse in all its forms than any simi.
lar institution that ever existed on the earth.''
(Query, does Mr.. Tilden believe this-has
he ever read History, especially that of the
Romans?) And in reply to q gentleman
from the crowd who said, "Yes, we must
put it down: and now; If we can't do it no
other way go for the dissolution of the
Union" Certainly" replied Mr.. Til.
den. Do you, my countrymen, say Seer.
talnly'l Are you willing that this Gov.
ernmept, that has elevated US SO rapidly in
the scale Of moFal and political exist ence
and rendered us the happlest and perhaps
the most powerful Nation on earth, should
lin order to achieve that object no,o, thai
time will eventually bring about peacibly,
be annihilated. This now SO peaceful lane
shook to its very foundation by the commo
tions Of War, between those of the same
blood. Are you willing to see these Uni
ted States in state Of the most complete
Anarchy: an exterminating War wagec
between the North and the South that woulc
drench our rich harvest fields with the bloot
of Brother shed by the hand of Brother
If you are, then you are not lover of youl
country: are not lover of peace: not Q
, philanthropist, but disorganizer; a thistel
) for blood; kindred spirit to Danton, Mu
rat and the host Of others, who were the
, main springs Of the French Revolution
which was begun for the purpose of correct
ing evils existing in their government
: Their cry was ''down with the priyiledget
: classes: universal Liberty and Freedom.
They succeeded. Abstractly their cause
was just. But the French nation was no
prepared for this sudden overthrow of it
institutions, as the result proved, France
become scene of chaotic Anarchy. Th'
: word Liberty was superseded by the or!
J, for "Blood'! Yes, and it ran in torrent
from the best veins in France; from thos
of ministers of the Gospel as well as from
It citizen soldiers: from the mother and tn
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