Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26


themselves to speak and nvegh against Southern South
ern Institutions and the entire people Of the South 10
gender sectional feelings and parties TO create sectional
ouses and animosies and to establish public sentiment
IN favor OF separation and noninercours order 10 avoid
the bitterness and hatred which spring from association be-
tween parties when the side arrogant assumptions Of
penory perpetualy manfesng their for the prnci
pies and practices Of the other Sir is just impossible,
IN the nature things for conedated States to remain uni
ted for individuals to continue their friendly intercourse
after every feeling Of mutual respect has been suppaned by
mutual contempt and adherence. Nor the citizens Of
consolidated Government born and raised under such free in
situations ours with the perfect enjoyment Of the lib
erty Of speech and Of the press adhere Gov
ernment when they divided into sectional factions and
feel towards each other nothing but rivalry and hatred Such
state Of affairs will be broken by revolutions and sepaa-
on The conducto Northern abolonists towards the South
the feeling Of the North which has burst forth the forma
ton OF freesoi party, with ExPresiden Van Buren, at
its head the refusal Of this Congress TO allow shareholders
TO emgrae with their slaves any part OF New Mexico or
California and the distractions by mob aud otherwise TO
vent the recovery Of fugitive slaves powerful agencies in
alternating the citizens Of the South from those Of the Norb
and generating those sectional feelings which may lead
paration Your last tables Of and navigation show
that Southern ports sent abroad upwards Of twenty mil
lions Of dollars in value Of domestic products more than
sent from the ports Of the nonsavehodng States. The
South knows her mercantile importance in the trade Of the
world she knows that IN point Of interest," she can do as
WELL il better, without the labor and shipping Of the
North than the North can do without the rich products Of
Southern soil and labor feel and believe that both sections
will flourish best by reciprocal Kindness raerna oleraton
and wise forbcsrance towards the peculiar institutions opn
ons and laws Of each other. Sir il would promote the pc
cuniary and commercial interest Of the North to allow slave
holders take their slaves wherever they can be most pro-
ftably employed Such would swell the already
vast aggregate Of the great Southern staples and furnish in
creased employment for Northern ships and Sailors factors
and merchants But this good TO be surrendered, and we
be influenced by vague underlined notion that
body would be benefited by combining slaves their pre-
sent limits and the idea that by expansion they would
rapidly fulfil the great command 10 multiply and epenish
the earth"
But Southern Democracy affects to believe that the
institution Of slavery only safe under the protection Of the
veto power Of the Executive, and that only necessary
elevate Gen. Cass to the Presidency to secure all they desire
Sir opposed to that reliance. will not consent to the
exercise Of the veto power the part Of the President for
any purpose, excepto the constitution from violation
produce the reconsideration Of act manesty passed
without delberson. win sustain or create any despotic
power 10 one man. to nuiy the deliberate will Of majority