The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-09-03
THE SOIITH

We have read an able article with this title IN
the New York Tribune. Few political measures
could give more pain than to see one geo.
graphical section of the Union arrayed against
another Should such event ever take place,
we know not what evils might ensue. 1t would
certainly do more than any thing that has ever
yet occurred in our political history, to lead to the
extremes Of violence and disunion. But we do
not believe that the sober minded, considerate
people of the South will allow such an issue to
be made. If, however, they still persist, as they
have for few years past, in extending the do
ininion OF Slavery, and making that the turning
point in all important public measures, then, come
what may, we must be faithful to our convictions
OF duty. We cannot lend our influence to the
extension of an institution, which does violence
TO all our moral feelings, and must be curse TO
the nation that willingly upholds it. The old plea
of necessity, which Milton has characterised as
the tyrant's plea, cannot be urged in favor of
these new measures and they should be met as
sooner or later they must be, by the solemn exc
crations OF all good men, whether at the North
or the South 1t is beyond the power of Ian
guage to express the woes which will otherwise
be entaed ON the iairest portions of our land
We would, therefore, urge 1t upon the people of
the South, not in the spirit of menace ;-but in all
kindness we would entreat them not to press us
too far in this matter. Whatever smooth speech
es may have been made by northern men, what
ever concessions may have been made by north
ern mel chants or subserviency shown by north
politicians, the whole system of slavery is at
variance with the deepest and strongest feelings
of our nature.
We are a conservative people. We love our
country and its institutions From an inexpres-
sibe unwillingness to break up the constitution
OF the United States, we have submitted to much;
an the great mass of our people willing to
90 on, using only constitutional means for the re-
G &c, rol onJ D.
let our brethren at the South beware OF pushing
us too far. Let them consider how they would
teel, il we should undertake to make them, as
members of the government, sanction acts of pi-
racy, ana authorize the fitting out of vessels to
prey upon the commerce OF the world, piaging
burning and numbering wherever plumber was to
be gained, and this solely for the pecuniary profit
OF the North How would they look on such a
proposition And yet even this would not be
more abhorrent to their moral convictions, than
measures for the further extension Of slavery are
TO ours.
The extreme measures for the last two or three
years have done more to stir up the North, and
to rouse the public sentiment against slavery
than all the efforts of the aboitonists for quar-
ter of century. 1t will not be safe to carry mat
tiers farther The insulting laugh, with which
southern members of the Senate received Mr..
Webster's assertion, that they did not understand
our patience, and does more than thousand sim
cendiary" speeches. to awaken the indignation of
the free states. We haze been betrayed by our
leaders. The real sentiment Of the community
has not found utterance through strongest
men. But every year it is making itself felt
more and more. And if the uphoders of slavery
go on as they have done, they will rouse, all along
their borders from Maine to Oregon, such spirit,
that no public man who lends his sanction to sla-
very, will dare look to any free state for support
and the names of those northern men, through
whose influence Texas with its iniquitous war has
been annexed, will be a Kissing and by-wOrd
among the people,
We do not often approach this subject But
the public, and especially the religious press of
the North must speak out In the slave-holding
states there are thousands who respond to us and
thousands more who would gladly do so, if they
could only see how to free themselves from the
dreadful evil that is upon them. Let all who have
the real welfare of the country at heart, consider
these things well The revolution in New HamP-
shire though it has undoubtedly been fastened
by the firmness OF one bold man, who has the
magnanimty to take his stand on a great moral
principle only shows the real state Of feeling in
this whole section OF the country, and to all Chris
tians and phlanthropists, is most encouraging
fact But whatever may be our success, let us
be free, open, gentle, firm and true,-taithiul to
what we believe the right and leave the event to
God, sure that in his own good time all things
will be directed to prosperous issue.
Christidn Register.
The army worm is ravaging the crops in Tex
as.-.N. Y. .VetOS.