Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-03
The South AWakemThe North Asleep

The organs of the South are speaking out boldly up
on the subject of the next Presidential election They
solemnly pledge themselves one and all, to support
man but determined friend of slavery, and sworn OPP
ponent of the Wilmot Provso. Old party distinctions
will be thrown to the winds, and the test of eter-
nal and mitabe slavery substituted. But while the
South are thus preparing themselves for united and
determined Presidential canvass, the entire North is
either puslanimously dreaming over the subject or
throwing up their caps in triumph at the bloody victo
res of the Shareholders war in Mexico!
The Augusta (Geo) ConsttmOnaliSt, a democratic
paper, in ausion to Gen Taylor says:
"If his views on questions involving State rights and
constitutional construction Democratic irrespective
of all present party distinctions and he will permit
his TO be used, the entire South will rally upon
HIM The Wmo provso has given the South very
thorough awakening and has inspired general con-
victon at the South of the necessity of having South
ern candidate. The Northern Wings are fully and
fercey committed against us on this subject We
have no sort of confidence in them. The Northern
Democrats are less nmica to the South, as to her
constitutional rights upon this slave question. Many
of them are sound and true to us. But we are not
disposed to recommend blind confidence even in
them after the alarming DETECTION some of them have
exhibited The most prudent policy in us perhaps
would be to test the sincerity of their respect for south
ern rights, by placing before them a southern man.
One thing very certain. 1t is, that Northern
ddate can get Southern electoral vote who does not
distinctly repudiae the atrocious outrage upon South
ern rights which is embodied in the Wlmot proviso"
From an Alabama paper
'Let the South be true to herself act with 6rmness
and above all untedly, and she has nothing to fear
. hntif har Inv tbn plU
unmportant considerations of Whiggery and Democ
racy, all may be lost This, however, may not be;
when the issue is fairly made, it will be of life and
DEATH of political distranchsement and constitutional
equality and cannot fail to heal all divisions among u.s.
and make the whole South act as one man."
From the Democratic (Va.) Standard
"Upon this subject, we at the South are but as ole
man; and to this cause the Southern press is true as
steel. We thank our brother Of the Wing, 1.-THE Rich
mond Wing, for the manly tone in which, dscarding
all party influences, he Indignantly rebukes the abo-
ton proceedings of Boston; and we pledge him the
right hand of fellowship, that when the dav comes,
which may God inhs mercy avert, that this issue is
to be met, whatever may be the political difference be-
tween u.s. we will stand with him shoulder to shoulder,
ready to repe the advances Of these demons whether
they appear in the false guise of Wings or Democrats
with ink or BLOOD as the occasion may demand"
Resolve, passed at the Alabama Democratic Con-
ventin:-
Resolved That as one of the most effective modes of
firm, united and concerted action, recommended by the
above resolutions, of resisting the interference by the
General Government with view to establish dis
elimination degrading it is injurious to the slave
holding states,the members Of this Convention solemn
ly pledge themselves 10 each other and recommend to
their fellow-citizens in those states to tcihhOld their
UOtes for the Office of President Of the United States from
IN he
tincy unequivocaly and publicly dvOw his opposition
10 all such interference"
The following is an extract from an official commu-
nication of Gov Brown, of Mississippi to the Gov. of
Virginia =
"The South must be united. he South will be
united in the next Presidential election if this whole
question is not unquallfedy withdrawn from the con-
test by pledge categorically made to abstain from
all disturbance interference the question of slave
nv during the Presidential term No man who sympa-
hises with the sentiments put forth in the Wimot