The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-08


question. The Southern States, being in the
were not able TO make any successful
aggressive attacks upon the North In relation
10 this subject. The true position was simply
one Of defence, and the guarantees Of the consti-
tuition, and the Just sentiments Of the body Of
the people at the North were simply sufficient to
enable us TO sustsin that position.
After the unpleasant difficulty growing out Of
Modification had been satisfactorily settled there
was general disposition both az the South and
In the North to bury all sectional and local ill
feelings and differences. Unfortunately, how
ever, for the repose Of the country, Mr.. CAL
houn, who had been a prominent actor on the
side Of notification, found himself uncomforta-
bic in his then position. The maiorities of
every one of the Southern States were not only
opposed to him politically, but viewed him with
suspicion and distrust Being ambitious OF pepu-
larty and influence, lac sought TO restore him
self 20 the confidence Of the South in the hrst
place, and seized upon the slave question as the
means 10 effect that end. He professed to feel
great dread lest the North should take steps in
eontrayention of our rights, and to desire only
10 put the South on her guard against the i'm
minent danger which was threatening her. lie
only wished to produce agitation enough to
unite the South, though every body well knew
that there was in relation 10 this subject, no di-
vision at the South Whether he had Interior
views against the integrity Of the Union, II Is
not my purpose TO inquire; ann only looking at
acts, not inquiring into notifies The FORMER
obviously looked TO the creation Of political
party based on the slavery question.
The United States Telegraph, edited by Gen.
Green, shorn of its former strength and influ-
ence, was then only known as its origin. I'm
mediately after the adjournment Of Congress,
on the 4th of March, 1888; that Congress which
by the compromise law, had put an end TO the
painful excitement growing out Of notification,
when there was a general disposition through
out the land TO enjoy repose from internal agi-
| taton, the editor Of that paper began the publi-
cation of a series Of inhammatory articles He
called upon the South TO awake, TO arouse TO a
sense of her danger" The North, he said, had
arisen to invade the institutions Of the South.
Under the new principles of the then Admins
tration, he said that they preparing 10 libe-
rate the slaves. He searched the whole country
over and republished every abolition document
an frothy incendiary paragraph he could find.
| lie declared that the whole North was unsound,
and preparing itself for crusade against US.
Column after column Of this sort daily came out,
containing the most offensive matter which he
could invent and publish. Those Southern pa
pers which refuse TO echo his views he denoune-
ed as "collar presses" The Richmond Enquir-
er of the same political party, In June that year
1 uses this language: ''The United States Tele-
graph charges US with abandoning the cause Of
| the South because we do not cry out wolf
upon the question Of slavery. This is folly or
| il is a fasehoOd We do not declaim about
slavery because we cannot believe that the citi.
zens of the North are mad enough TO trench
! upon our rights" The Pennsylvania of the
same political party, from the North, uses this
emphatic language: "The conduct of the
United States Telegraph in relation 20 the
slavery Of the South is incomprshensibe. Day
after day that incendiary print il endeavoring
10 stimulate an excitement on this fearful topic
BY representing the despicabls journals Of 1
few fanatics in New York and Boston Us tn,
carnations Of the late patriotic proclamation
8 Of our venerable President The Telegraph
processes TO he friendly TO the South, 10 hav'
the especial management Of her cause, and ye
its course appears only to be calculated 10 st
up such horrible scenes the Southampton
tragedy, or 10 awaken the sumbering sensi
biliiies of the North 10 the great, original mo
mentous, and fearful questions of slavery an,
liberty. Does the Telegraph, in its iasan'
paroxysm, want TO open this dreadful question
Does il want to unsettle the Constitution AM
spread confsgrstion through society"
Such language brought from the Telegraph
only gross insults. In the paper Of June l5t
> he saws: ave ask the people Of the South VIII,
is il that the Northern politicians are so fOn
Of the Union? Is IL not because they desir
10 yrotf from III" Sometimes his languag
betrays his real object In the No. of June 81
r ne says: awe say to the people Of the South
awake. The incenoiary Is abroad! The Unto
is in danger! Already has the ban Of empir
gone forth against your hest and wisest states
: men! Fidelity to you is political death
= them. Treason 10 you liz the surest passpoi
10 federal promotion, Is IL wise, is il safe
: 8 il honorable to sleep over such wrongs" Hi
principal had then bat recently, too, declared i
his speech Of the preceding session that hence
forth every Southern man was torbe exclude
from office. Such declarations were made b
d these co-labcrers at time when SOuther
: slaye-hoIder had lust been inducted into office
second time with an immense vote at the Nortl
and when the South had as large a share of III
: Offices Of the Government and as much iniiu
r euee at the West as IL ever had. But simply bc
}, cause Mr.. Calhoun was excluded from otflc
-. the South was oppressed and degraded. A fe'
satellites echoed these things, but the press an
e people generally at the South expressed disai
, proyal of and disgust with these proceeding
q will venture the assertion, in which apPe'
> 10 the candor of all Southern men 10 sustai
me. that out of the State Of South Carolina,
e TO which do not profess to speak, Mr.. Calhou
e was not sustained in any one state in this Uno
4. by five per cent. Of the pop llstion. In fac
- that Of the abclitionists at the North. Hisvi
)r Ience or denunciation was food for the abol
" tionists, Just as their fanaticisn gave him mat
h rails to work with.
The South, generally, had not chosen him
y defend her, and viewed his efforts in her behalf
se n.aIa fde. Though he might state princiPl
te that she approved, she would aot trust the ma
C or follow his lead and he had the modification
finding that he added nothing to his irfluen
&c or popularity. When these occurrences bega
x the people Of the North, not understanding q
game that was TO be played, seemed surprise
they declared that the South was too tinid al
too sensitive on the question; that there was
danger to be spprehended from the machnatio
Of the abolitionists; and that their movemen
N. were condemned by ninety out Of eve
:, hundred OF the citizena of the free States Ii
Vi were not, sir, for consuming too much of I
rs time of the House might refer 10 publish
its letters and speeches of the first men all ihrou
=. the North. Intelligent Southern men, too, w
travelled through the Northern States, deciar
en- the same thing. Large meetings were gott
lt- IN in all the Northern cities in which the at
nd lilion NOV emsnts were denounced in the M
=. emphatic manner. Many remember the me
u" inc AZ Boston, at which Otis made that no
I'VE and most eloquent speech. Strong demonst
ST. tons were made ali through the North. i
IN persons of the abolitionists, as being comm
:, disturbers Of the public peace, suffered violen
and the houses where they held their meetiI
be were burnt All these things, 50 far from
TO minishing tho Fictitious excitement gotten up
er. the South seemed to have produced the great
irritation, the Telegraph" becorning more
rious than ever, and denouncing the North
ian men generally as false-hearted and hypocriti
IN and adoueh-fseed." Such returns seemed
kill N i;,fla the veneroun enthusiasm of