Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-02-09


met by the senseless and insane cry Of Union union II
Sir, am dsgusted with IT, When il comes from Norhern|
gentlemen who attacking US. falls my ear would
do If band OF robbers had surrounded dwelling and whenI
the inmates attempted resist assaans should raise the
shout Of Peace -union-hsmony!n If they will do US
justice do need their lectures As long as thew rel
fuse IT. their declarations seem miserable hypoctcal can't
When these things come from Southern men, have even
less respect for them. Even the most cowady men, when
threatened with personal injury do usually announce in
advance that they to submit to oil the chasement
which adversary may choose to inHc And those per-
who seeing the aggressive attitude Of the North and its
numerical power declare in advance that for their part they
intend TO submit to whatever the majority may do taking
the best aid assaants and need not wonder
the country regards them enemies Of the South.
Northern gentlemen will do justice this great
ton, we may consent TO submit lesser evils We may
quesce IN most oppressive revenue system We may
ra,e most unequal distribution of the public expenditures
bear the loss Of our fugitive slaves
ne legislatures Of the Northern Stateshaye nued
ua provision OF the constitution, without which the Union
could not have been formed because pecunary consde
ratons are not controlling with We may even permit
such portions OF the Northern people destitute Of proper
sell respect % send up here occasionally
sole business seems be ate much as possible South
feeling and pande the preudces of the worst part
the Northern community We may allow that the Northern
States shall keep up and foster in bosoms abolition
ties whose main purpose TO scatter rebrands throughout
the South to ncite servie Instructions and stimulate by
cenous pictures negroes cvade persons Of
white women But h in addition TO all these wrongs and
insults you intend to degrade and utterly ruin the South
then dont go it. We do not love you, people Of the
North, well enough to become your sLares God has gyen
the power and the will TO resist Our fathers acquired our
liberty by the sword and with it, at every hazard we will
maintain It, But before esoring to that instrument hold
that all constitutional should be exhausted is sir
wise provision Of Providence that less required to
ss an attack than to make it. The Constitution of the Ua
ted States has been well framed these principles While
therefore, majority is necessary pass measure one fifth
of the members may demand the yeas and nays In Spite
therefore, of any change Of rule which the msoy make
as long this constitutional provision standss mino-
rty of one-fhh, more, if firm, and sustained by the
people at home, stop the wheels Of the Government
iii asceraned that proper settlement be gotten
Of the Territorial question: would be in the power Of the
Southern members defeat all the appropriation bills and
bring the Government dead halt Perhaps might be
well to give such cup to Northern gentlemen for well
remember that when the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill was under consideration with the amendment from the
Senate known Walkers, which would have settled the
question Of slavery in the Territories, number of Northern
gentlemen resolved defeat that bill and all other business
by constantly calling for the yeas and nays they did not
succeed in striking out that amendment ecolec perfectly
that, while pressing Pennsylvania member to vote
against striking out that amendment which the pending
motion, member of high standing from Massachusetts, said
to me- need not give yourself any trouble about this
matter we do not succeed in changing shall prevent
its adoption by having the yeas and nays motions ad
joun, and calls Of the House, till the end Of the session
From similar declarations made to by number Of North
ern gentlemen as went through the House, had doubt
hut that head enough had agreed have enabled them
to effect their purpose, If the motion to change the character
OF the amendment had failed is not long snce too that
another citizen Of Massachusetts John Davs)
the two million bill then pending in the Senate by speaking
M the end OF the session As Northern gentlemen have there
fore, been accustomed this mode Of resistance such
they do not like take that they would hardly
complain of this kind of retaliation.
tell gentlemen that if in advance get fair
Element Of this question: should be pleased the civil
and diplomatic bill the army and navy BILL and oil other ap
propiations fail We should thereby make every officer and
every expectant of public money detcy interested in having
justice done to the South woud be far better to have this
temporary inconvenience for year two, than that
should bloody revolution, thing hold
it to be the duty Of every Southern Representative stay
here and prevent till the close of official term The pas
sage of any that might tend force people
unjust submissions In the time the Southern States
could in convention, take such steps might be necessary
TO assert their right to share in the public territory this
nteegLum to continue long, it might drive both
tons to make provisional governments to become permanent
enes in the end.
But is advised in certain portions Of the Northern press
that the members from that section ought expel
terrupt their proceedings Let them try the experiment
tell gentlemen that this savehodng territory We do
intend to leave it, they think they us,
proper for trial In the present temper Of the pub
lie mind, probable that collision Of the kind here might
elecy the country did the little skirmish Lexington
the Colonies in their then excited Such struggle
whoever might prove the yictos in il would not leave here
quorum to do business Gentlemen may call this treason
high reasoD-the highest treason that the world
Bat their words idle We shall defeat their movement
against US. But if thought otherwise, would still
resist Sooner han> submit to what they PROPOSE would
rather the South Ike Poland under the heel Of the
conqueror would rather that she should find the fate Of
Hungary.
II was but the other day. and under eyes, that the
gallant Hungarians asserted their independence Though
the midst Of and struggling against those immense
pires that could bring than million Of armed into
the field they successful at first in beating down the
power Of Austria 1t not until some of her became
traitors that Hungary finally overpowered borne down,
and pressed to death by the long columns and gigantic
strength Of Russia. necessary, let such be fate.
Better be
@ Where the extinguished Spartans still are free
In their proud charnel Of Thermopyle"
Rather let the future traveller he passes blacken
ed and desert waste least exclam Here lived and died
noble as the shone upon" If
to wait until your consummated and your
COLL like that of great SERPENT completely around
then might be crushed Seeing the DANGER have the
wisdom and the courage to the attack now while
have the power resist We prove vcors in this
struggle If repe the Of aggression now shall
have peace. The Aboionists defeated before the country
on the main issue, will not have power to modest
have thus, sir frankly spoken my opinions this great
question, with purpose to menace but only to
Gentlemen of the North ought themselves that while
submission to what they propose would be runous il
would not In the end be beneficial to their section Seeing,
then, the issue in all its bearings il for them to decide
They hold in their hands the destiny Of the existing Govern
ment Should circumstances divide us wish that you may
prosper Prom all my knowledge Of the elements of your
society, have doubts That shall under the favor of
Providence in all events take of ourselves, have
fears In conclusion, have to say Do justice, and we
continue to stand with you attempt trampe and
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enforce industry, especially spinning, passed the
Legislature of Massachusetts in the year 1865
BE enacted by the authority Of this court that all hands,
not necessarily employed in Other OCCASIONS women, girls