The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-29
From NoGRS Sunday Times and Messenger.
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Movements south.
1t is a hard case TO stand up against Abolition IN
the North and disunion at the South-to encounter
two monsters at the same tme-and 10 be COM
PEELED 10 strangle them both, which must be done
and will be done by the conservative energy and
determination of the people. The loud and threat
ening tone OF South Carolina is but the continue
ton of that growing and rebellious spirit which
has existed for many years in that State, in its
many efforts 10 dissolve the Union: Aut Cesar aut
Mill. The mischieyOus threats of disunion have
been thrown out on every occasion; the least po-
Htical disappointment has been sufficient to induce
the hotspur5 to unfurl the disunion flag. We al
first had loud and determined threats To nullfy the
laws; that put down by energy and decision
Now we have disunion openly ayowed, and incen.
diary speeches made by wild and visionary men,
threats which they have not the power to enforce
and acts which will overwhelm them and their in
noccnt families III irretrievablc ruin. The Charles
ton Neios says:
at is Issue Of life and death. For one, we are
prepared to march up TO go 30 with coffin on
our back. Who goes with us!"
Ask the lunatics in our asylum, and even they
will give sensible and sober answer to that ques-
ton. The Columbus (Ga.) Times in urging q
convention, recommends secession the only
mode to "rcect the ylllanou5 legislation of Con-
gress whose majority s made up of fanatics, ty-
rants, and base traitors" What was the lcgisla
ton SO hercely denounced? Ii was compromise
which surrendered every thing to the South that
they could desire, and more than they ever de-
manded. They carried every thing, they had every
thing yielded to them. The up-the in
cendiary toTh waved on high, and the hotspurs
were determined TO make the most OF it, Point
after point was yieided--cvery thing was done that
could give security to their rights and tranquility
to their institutions. Seven eighths of the udicious
and patriotic men of the South were satisfed-the
dl5unlonlsts alone want more. They want to pull
down the pillars of the republic, although in at
tempting 10 do they deluge their own State in
blood; for in these avowas we see nothing but ruin
and sefimmolation. The first decided movement
in South Carolina and other States, II the Union
men are not strong enough to put it down, will be
the sale Of slaves and plantations by owners who
will not hazard servile war, or live in State
which aims parricidal blow against the liberties
of the country. They will remove their blacks to
other States, or sell them at any sacrifice. There
will not be sufficient left to cultivate the land.
The incendiary presses of the South say, "Let us
see what the North will do. Let US whether the
North will sustain the enterprise. Let us see whe-
Their they will leave the South in the enjoyment OF
its rights" Suppose they do not-suppose aboli-
ton and fanaticism rage al the North-what then?
Let the friends of the Union alone in the North to
put them down. We are willing to struggle with
them. We can and will put them down etiectual-
ly; but cannot do if we have at the same time
10 encounter violence and disunion at the South.
The duty and the policy of the South is to be calIn
to make no political movements; to create no fur
Their excitement; to give up agitation; to be quiet
and contcnted, and leave us in the North to stran-
gle abolition But If this cry of violated rights al
the South is a mere fent to cover the intention and
design Of secessionif the whole trick OF it is sim
ulation and rebellion-why, surrender to The
South of every thing they may demand day after
day, in every shape and OF every interest," and o.
every aspect, will not satisfy them If, they say
they were to ''bring the North upon their knees, .
it would accomplish no good result, if at the bot
tom disunion and secession Turk. We must look q
little deeper into this matterj we must probe be-
yond the wound in order to find the real seat of the
disease.
Great Britain, in order to cripple France, aided
the Wilberforce Society to get up an insurrection
in St. Domingo, which ended IN the massacre oil
the whites and the establishment of black gov
eminent in that island. Great Britain was COM
PEELED, through her numerous abolition societies in
England, to emancipate her slaves IN the West In
dies, at expense of one hundred millions of dol
lars All the Abolition societies in this country are
but branches of those in England. British gold
has been freely used in this country TO push on
agitation. An Abolition lecturer on Long Island
openly declared that slavery should be put down
in this country by British bayonets, if necessary
What iollows? Water dripping constantly on
stone leaves its indentation. Abolition is adopted
part of the political creed OF both parties, or Sec
tons of parties.
England as a customer of this country, has
more to gain by union than by separation; but
British statcsmcn begin to think that in territory,
power, population and resources, the United States
ia becoming too strong. All Europe thinks so,
and attributes their great revolution to the force OF
our example. United we can stand against the
Vaccinations OF the world; bat if we are to con-
tend with enemies abroad and at home, we cannot
long remain a united people.
Since the dissolution Of Congress, and the passage
Of the compromise bills, we utterly deny that the
South has any cause Of complaint. We must, there
fore, see it, under this secession and disunon cloak,
the counsel and encouragement of British agents
may not have had their influence. An indepond-
ent treaty with England has openly been talked OF
SO securing greater advantages TO the agricultural
products OF the South to this add the ambition OF
come southern men for high offices in the new gov
eminent sought to be created, and the hankering
after a change, without being able TO ascertain
what that change may bring about, may be ac-
counted for The Union men OF che South-the
true friends of the country and its institutions
may be able TO trace the finger of Great Britain in
this movement, and apply the remedy themselves.
We must shortly look things in the face they
are at present, and speak plainly and decidedly
against all foreign interference in domestic al
fairs, which we think, but hope we are mistaken,
has been industriousy at work in some quarters.