The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-02-16

other step would be taken-lo raise them "a !
political and sOcial equality wieH thsir goy,ner
owners BY giving them the right or voting
and Gliding public offees under III Fedsrsl
Governmen'. We zee the frst step towaFssa
! IN the bill already alluded to.4so svst tAs
Tree blacks and slaves with the rich, "a 80.
o. the question Of emancipation A thlr M.
''c'' But when once raised to "a equality.
they would become tie fast p%alitical aaeoeia,ss
o. the North e!cting End voting with them IN
all questions. and BY this political antcn II. .
tween them holding the white raee Il A. e
South iuscomPTets subiestion. The bl.ets.
and the P~roaigate whites that nigh. unite win
'net'' would become the p%rincipaI recipients
OF federal Offices and. patronage, and would. il
consequence, be raised above the whites oftha
south IN The political and social scale. We
woaid' IN a word, change conditions with them
"a degradation greater than has even VT III
len to The lot Of : free and enlightened peo.
pie, and one from which we could M ascans.
should emancipation take place, (Which ftsesr.
sainly will IL not prevented,) but ~ epa;no
me homes OF ourselves and ancestors, ma
BY abandoning our country to our former slaves
TO become the permanent abode Or disor- N
der, anarchy poverty, misery and wrsschsa.
ness.
With such a prospect before IL, the pFayss,
ana most solemn Question that ever claimed
the attention Of a people 10 presented for vouy
consideration: What is to bo done 10 prevsnt
i! 1t is a question belonging to YOU to de.
eide All wePrOPcse is, to give you our Opin-
lion. "A
We then, are Of the opinion tia, M. An.
and indispensable step, without which nothiRa
can be done, and with which everything NAV.
be- is to be united among yourselves, Oh thiem
great and most vital question. The want II
Union and conceFt in reference to ii fau brought
the South, thesUnion, and our system ii Govs
ernment to their present perilous condition.
Instead Of placing il above all .Otheraeit bAs
been made subordinate, not only to mere cues.
tons Of policy, but osthe preservation of par
y lies and ensuring Of party success y AZ
high as We hold a due respect for these, We
hold them subordinate to that and other oues
tons involving our snfety and happiness.-
Uutil they are 50 held by the South, the North
will not bslieve",hai you ore In ernss. in %.
position to their encrOachments, and they viii
continue 70 follow one. after another, until
the work Of abolition is finished. To eorss
vince them that YOU are, you must prove by
your acts that you hold all otha qestions cub
ordinate to il. If you become united, and
prove yourselves in earnest, the North will be-.
broughttO a pause, and 10 calculation Of cons
sequences: and that may leadAto a change o.
MEASURES and 'he adoption Of a course Of pol
icy that may quietly and peacsably ,ss-
inmate this long conflict between the two
sections. If it should moi, nothing would 70.
main for you but to stand up immovabIs in
defence Of rights involving your aIl-your
property prosperity, equality liberty and saia.
~.
Asthe %OsSailsd, you would stand justified
BY all laws, human and divine, ID repeIlineu
blow 40 dangerous, without looking 10 con-
sequences, and 20 resort to oil means neeessa-
~ for that purpose Your assailants, and
not you would be responsible for consequen.
ces. &
Entertaining those opinions, we earnestly
entreat you 10 Be united and fos that purpose
adopt the necessary measures. Beyond this
we think it would not Do proper to 90 a pres
ent.
We hope, ifyOu should unite with aHy thing
like unanimitys ii may o. ITSELF spply ] rsmedy.
to THE deep seated and dangerous disease; But
If such should not be the case, the time will
then have come for you to decide whaieourss
to adopt.
[~snNEas.
YIRcIEA.-JM Mason Atkinson, II. Bed
niger, 7 s BOcOeke, R A Thompson, R M +
Hunter, ThOS. H Bayly,R T Rsals, r K
Meade, W G Brown,
NcRTn CARoLIHA.-J R Dsnisl, A w VEN
able.
Souri, CAR'LINA "A PButlsE, A Burt, RIB.
Rhett, D Wallace C Calhoun, l Holmes,
FsimpsOn, T A Woodwork,
GEoRen.-H v Johnson A I~verson, II "A Hap.
alison.
TnSrrssRs.-HL Turnsy, 2 r Stanton.
ALBANIA w n King, B Fitzpatrick. John
Gayle, s W Tnge, S W Harris, r w Bow
don.
MrssTIssaFrI JEFF Davis, A C Brown, P W
TOmpkins, H s FOOte, " s FsatherssOn, j
Thompson.
LOUISIANA IS w Downs, John H Harmed.
SOD, Emile La sere,G = Morse.
MIssOURI,--D R Atchison.
ARKANSAS BoslOndgW K Sebastian, a.
w johnson. j -
FLORIDA. ID Yuleea
TRxAs.-TimOtay Pllsbury.
VALUABLE REcrrE.-A friend who lives Ca the
river, and who has hssn troubled With Ba5slO