The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-11

IN itself, that produced SO much feeling in the
oouth-it Soas the use made Of IL By political
asmagogues. These knew that the publications
OF The Anti-slavery men were not generally
circulated In the South--that there was no
press there that would do them justice-that
the press Of the free States were quite willing
10 libel them--that with impunity they could
imPute to them the worst designs and the most
iawiess acts. They knew the sensitiveness Of
'he slave States on the great question Of slav-
cry, and how easy it would be to arouse tenn
pest OF excitement there, by tales Of an organ
lzed band Of fanatics and incendiares in the free
States, bound together by vow Of deadly hate
TO Southern institutions, and pledged to use the
General Government as an engine against them.
But, why anxious to produce such excitement
For the purpose of breaking up ordinary party
attachments in the South, and uniting the South
ern people in support of that man who has been
again and again set up as the grand representa-
tive Of Southern sentiments and interests--the
embodiment Of the of the Slave Power-we
mean JOHN &. CALHOUN.
The American people will reeollect the
folitedI Register, edited by General Duff
Green, the right-hand man of Mr.. Calhoun, got
up in this place Just about the beginning of the
Anti-Slavery excitement That journal was
the great operator in the field of tactics we
have Just indicated. Ii recorded the most ex-
sggerated reports of the Anu-Slavery move
ments at the North-it charged those engaged
In them with a design to consolidate the Cen
eral Government, and use il as an instrument
to abolish State slavery, and break down State
rights--ii labored to identify prominent ORTIZ
ern politicians Opposed to Mr.. Calhoun) with
those movements-it kept up a regular fire
upon Southern politicians and presses that
would not sec the "gorgons dire" which he
held up to alright the South-in a word, the
Anti-Slavery movement was most tssiduously
used by him as a political engine to build up
Mr.. Calhoun, and break down all who are op-
posed TO him. We will not say that he did not
believe himself--that he was not impressed
with the idea that he was doing the very best
he could, as patriot and Southern man; but,
We do say that IL was through bis efforts, and
the tactics Of politicians of his school, that the
pro-slavery excitement, which has been attribu-
ted TO the assaults Of Aboltionists, was blown
up IN the South, till not q public man in that
section dared utter an anti-slavery sentiment,
not single journal dared speak ON the cues
ton OF slavery, except to abuse AbolitiOnists.
Fourteen years has since passed away. The
pro-slayery Juror has abated. The South is de-
ginning TO learn that the Northern people har-
Dor no hostile designs against their peace; that
purpose of using the Federal Government for
the abolition of slavery in the States; holding
that State slavery is under the exclusive control
of State action.
Some Of the public men Of the slave States
begin to find that they may express an anti
slavery sentiment without being ostracised; some
of their leading journals freely point TO the evils
OF Slavery; some of their most prominent
citizens have commenced movements against
it; and there are already two avowed anti-sla-
very journals, established within the slavehold-
ing region.
Right on the heel of this healthful reaction,
what do we sect The prospectus of a new pa
per, The Times, TO be edited bv General Duff
Green, 10 be devoted TO ''unmasking the men,
their motives, and the means, by which the North
has been arrayed against the SOUTH The "Po-
litical Register" of 1928 revived! A Cal
houn movement, TO arouse the jealousy, pride,
and prejudice Of the South again, and put the
Pro-slavery screws upon every public man and
statesman, North and South.
The editor may deem such a work necessary
lie may imagine "the rights of the South" aud
the Constitution, in danger. Very well. We
are prepared to meet him on the field Of discus
sion, and prove that the rights aud interests Of
the South and the Federal Constitution are in
danger. not from Abolitionists, not from the
citizens Of the slave States, but from the ultra
movements Of those whom Mr. Benton styles,
the Propagandists Of slsvery--a sect which we
shall rejoice 10 see repudiated by the editor of
the Times.
But our object in referring TO this movement,
Is, to put the anti-slavery citizens Of the South
on their guard. We trust they will find nothing
in this new phase of politics TO arrest their
efforts for the regeneration Of their respective
States. We do not believe they will. There is
too much light abroad-public sentiment is too
far advanced-the intelligent people of the South
are too deeply convinced Of the evils Of slavery
and the anti-slavery movement is by this time
too well understood, TO authorize the expecta-
ton that the spells by which the public mind
was infatuated in 1888 will be potential in le47.
We learn that this Journal, the Era, has a
very large circulation. We do not wonder at it.
For years we were neighbons Of our friend DR..
Bailey; not day passed, scarcely, that we were
not in close conflict with each other; once or
twice, the social waters were slightly rufied
(the fault was ours) by an occasional hot peli;i-
cal krOe between us; yet there was no moment
in which we did not regard him one of the
pure and strong men of oar country. Thus he
stands in the estimation of all who know him,
Wing or Democrat, and thu Era however per-
sons may differ with it in opiniOn)-is worthy
Of him, and bravely fulfilling the great objects
for which it was established.