The southern press., 1850-10-09


tory Of the confederation from 1884 to 1885,
He also went into history Of the Federal Con
stitution-thc manner of its formation, aud atl-
verted to the section recognizing our right 10
slaves. Mr. LawtOil, in II clear, impartial and
forcible manner, went fully into the history Of
Northern aggressons upon the South. He
communicated upon the Ordinance OF 1887, and
exposed the deceptive arguments OF those who
made it the pretext for the " Wimot Proviso."
tle also adecrtcd to the manner in which the
Missouri Compromise was effected, and spoke
Of it us a Compromise by the South to pre-
serve the Union, and not as constitutional
| right. tie drew comparison between the good
faith of the South. and OF the total disregard OF
the North Of the terms of the Compromise Mr..
Lawtons effort was regarded by all present as
! very mastery one, and gave general satisfaction
to his hearers
| The exclusion Of the Sout, from partcipn-
ton in the recently acquired Territory, is an sct
1 OF tyranny and oppression which must forever
sever the ties which bound the South to the
North. Our people never can be united in feel
! ing or in sentiment with them. The bond ii
Union ! Ihope, may never be dissolved but when
! the North will weaken its obligations, the
! Southern people must in self defence, resort
to counteracting remedies, which must operate
to the ultimate ruin of their oppressors. Plans
of retaliation will be adopted, to hurl back up
on our enemies, the power and strength OF the
| Southern people, and instead of this once happy
(, Union, shielding all alike under its benign inllu-
ences, it will present the melancholy fact of
each section of it struggling to resist the efforts
Of the other to gain the ascendancy. Such is
| the unhappy condition in which our beloved
country is placed by a course Of legislation,
in direct violations of our constitutional com
pact, and at variance with the dictates of good
/ faith.
] Judge DLyon's speech, was mild and fair
exposition Of the position of both sections of the
Union lie went into the history of the origin
OF slavery from its first recognition and its first
| introduction into the State OF Massachusetts in
| l7O5. He showed that it was justified by the
laws of God, and that the Southern slave holder
was doingno more than Massachusetts, and 9th
| er States of the Union had done.
! AT the close OF Mr.. l.awton's speech, Wilson
c. Cooper was called for. Mr.. Cooper appear
ed and after apoIogizing to the meeting, having
never spoken before in public, commenced and
delivered one OF the ablest and most argumenta-
| tive speeches that was ever listened to in
Statesboro'. He went thoroughly into the sub
ject OF Southern grievances, and Southern reme-
! dies, and his whole argument evinced that he
was master of his subject and felt us an honest
1
sentence Mr.. Cooper drew forth the applause of
highly delighted auditory. He won golden
| opinions from the peop OF Buiocb, who will
long appreciate his masterly effort.
/ Judge DJ.yon was then called for, and taking
| to stand, he commenced 10 address the people
in mild and conciliatory manner, fairly stating
/ to them the complaints of the Southern people
ngains' their Northern brethren--their patient
submission to wrong and injustice, until they be-
came surrounded by dangers OF 80 appalling a
character MS to threaten the continuance OF the
Union--which once conferred equal blessings on
ALL but which had ceased to accomplish the great
end which was designed by our forefi,thcrs. M
one he said, could doubt that this government,
had become weakened by the discpntents and
disafiections existing in u large pprtion of lh,
country, brought about mainly by f!ie unlallow
ed efforts of the Abotionists, backed by an un
scrupulous majority, i'll the Congress Of the Uni
ted States, to interfere with and deprive us o
our slave property. The whole country was i,
Il state OF excitement, and instead OF that Unior
which our ioreiathers bequeathed to us as n pre-
cious legacy, we were living in II state of dis
union. The North and South were entirely di
vded in sentiment, in feeling, and regarded eacl
other as enemies. The object OF one portion o
the contederacy was plunder, whilst the cthe
= cried outhands Oft What kind of Union is this
where those who create it are ut variance upot
every element which composes it (? Who car
tolerate Union which creates an inequality OF
rights among its equals--its rlembers-whic
] seeks to plumber the property Of one portion,
and attempts TO dignity the act upon false prin-
4 ciple of philanthropy. The bic sings of Union
as bcqueathed to us, every man should appre-
cate but by the strength of members, and the
lawess abuse of the great bond which held that
| Union together, our Northern brethren have nl-
ready dissolved it, for it has become Il Union IN
name ony-one portion of the people having
been forced by the other, to assume Il position
which makes this a government of dscord, and
| not Of Union.
He alluded to the fact of the immense num-
! ber of white slaves at the North, and the pau
pers who infest orthern cities, and who We're
much better subjects for the exercise of that
Philanthropy which was extended to the SoutIl-
ern slave, and which was destroying the peace
and the happiness of the Union. He drew i
comparison between the free coored population
Of the North and the slaves Of the South, and
4 proved satisfactorily that the Southern slaves
were more happy than the peasantry Of the
world.
4 This is but an imperfect sketch of Judge
! D'Lyon's effort. He spoke at length and took
eve:y view OF the subject of which it would
admit.
The thanks of the people of Bulloch county
are cheertully rendered TO the speakers. for the
able and clear manner in which they elucdated
the various subjects upon which they spoke.
i The meeting adjourned at a late hour in per-
feet order, and every citizen retired conscious
4 that the resolutions of the day were just aud
proper, and becoming the character of American
/ Southern citizens.
4 ALLEN RAWLS, Chairman.
/ WM II. neLAsE, Secretaries.
FUGITIvE NEGRoEs--Col. j. G.. Bailey, of
! Desoto Parish, La, discovered few days since,
| Whiln nursuinr anma runuxvlv nnrrnes in the