The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-11

and on the other hand, the representatives of the
manufacturing interests will quiet their seruples
on the acore of their share of such large expend-
lures elsewhere, by acquiescing in the "higher
law of selfinterest and conserving to pay little
in order to get great deal in return There me-
YER was more sublime field for log ling y.resent
ed to the contemplation of great statesmen.
The South then has, repeat, nothing To cx-
pect from North, East, or West, but to pay the
piper for others 10 dance. Ii is the weaker party,
and experience has shown that even in repre-
sentative government restrained in it's action by
written conslituton--lhe weak will always be the
victim of the strong. Where majority rules
without restraint, it will always mask the despo-
ism of the will under the majesty of the law, which
may thus become as great a tyrant as If II relgned
by divine right. Heretofore the democracy Of
the North was the great barrier to the rights OF
the South, which it should never be forgotten
entirely depend on a strict construction Of the
Constitution, chich is the only security to the
rights Of minority. But the democracy Of the
North is now enlisted in the abolition crusade
which can only be successful by tramping the
rights of the South under foot. Thus far, they
accord with the " National Wing Party, and APP
pear in the new character of assaants rather than
defenders Of State-rights, which with rare ncon-
sstency they pretend to assert at the very moment
they approve of measures In direct violation of
their declaration of principles.
Such, to me, mere locker on at a distance APP
pears to be the present critical position Of the
savehodlng States, one and all--for they are all
inextrably involved in the same fate, and will, if
Aboitionism is to rule be all obliged either to sub
NIT, or to unite for Misrepresentation They must
depend on themselves alone, and il united they can
safely depend on themselves alone By their CON
tinued opposition they forced the abolition coali-
ton TO abandon the Wilmot Proviso, and resort
TO cheating instead of violence. Had they CON
tinued thus united, they would have foiled the
cheat as well rs the robber; but what they might
have gained by concert Of action, was lost by dis
cord; and nothing now remains but to acquesce
in the loss, unite in the means Of reganing it.
1t is worth trying, and you may be assured that
the good people of the North, not quite so mad /,
to sacrifice the Union 10 a fanatcal horde of ne
gro devotees.
perceive that my former letter to you HIS
drawn on me the imputation Of pro-savery
man, disunionist," &c. &c, from the mild,
moderate, forbearing disciples Of "the higher
law" care not-l have often in my youth faced
eaden bullets, and can Withstand paper pellets
am an old, if not u wise man. ] have outved
all ambition but that of being useful 10 nv coun-
try, by administering salutary warning. Were
Influenced by personal views of interest or am
btion, should not be found like one crying in the
wilderness, where nothing is heard or needed, but
the howlings of fanaticsm. Such is not the course
marked out by the unerring instinct of a huckster-
ing politician who gravitates towards the majority
by law of nature, as universal and infexible as
that which regulates the great system of the uni
verse. THERE'S nothing in the gift of the Presi-
dent or the people that would tempt me from obi
Won; and whoever calls me disunonsts, lies
in his throat lies from the of his head to the
sole OF his foot. There is not a man that breathes
the air of this wide world contederation-Ea
West, North or South-from Maine to California
from the shores Of the Atlantic to those Of the
Pacific, who cherishes more profound attach
ment to that bond of union which has made us
what md preserved IN hat has of
equality which alone can sustain us, will assured
ly within a less period than that which has made
her what she is,--make us the first people the
world e. err saw.
Placed in the centre of great continent, where
there is nothing strong enough to oppose that in
evtable power of expansion which is law Of ma
ture looking out of her window on Europe, Asia,
and Africa +; possessing every attribute Of climate
and position, every natural capacity to supply the
wants and wishes Of untold millions, and inhabited
by people emnently qualified to make the most
Of these unparalleled advantages, Ioon forward
to her future destnes with heart glowing with
attachment, and an imagination swelling with
proud anticpations.
The New World was discovered by Columbus,
not to enrich Europe, but to redress the wrongs
Of the Old-frst by her example, and next by af-
fording refuge to the down-trodden masses Of
Europe, who inhabit hive where the bees are too
numerous for the bread. This is the only country
on earth, where they Gun come, and at once es-
cape starvation--while they enjoy liberty. Ii is
here alone that the pale victim Of unremitted toll
can be fed and clothed by the labor Of his hands
and the sweat of his brow. Accordingly, it is to
the United States they are turning their longing
eyes, and placing themselves on that great tide of
emigration which has SET like the gulf-stream, in
one direction since the creation of Adam. The
strength Of the loins of Europe has come and is
coming hlther the hearts blood is draining from
the WORKOUT, decrepid body, which is whitening
L,,; chaa, ;pc - ,JJ
and old abuses.
1t is here the down-trodden masses of Europe,
despairng Of relief from hereditary poverty, whca
always accompanies the right Of primogeniture
and the statute OF entails, and, discouraged from
making any efforts for relief by past disappoint-
ments, look forward as to refuge and home
1t is hther they resort, not banished exiles, but
voluntary pilgrims, to the holy shrine Of liberty.
Ii is here that comes to resume his ancient
supremacy lord of the creation, and to enjoy
the free exercise OF that reason which has made
him master Of the world
These are some among the beneficial results Of
that Union which we Of the North are doing all
we TO destroy, by violating both the letter and
spirit of the Constitution on which it is based
The Union, and the only Union prize, is not
merely communion Of power and glory, but Of
peace and happiness of repose and safety to life
and property IA Union founded on the broad basis
of equal rights both to States and citizens, &C.
mented by mutual good will and mutual good
offices such Union as was consummated by the
sages and patriots who framed the Constitution,
and over whose deliberations, Washington--not
the demon of fanaticism--presided. Such Union
is worth living and dying for But a Union such
as this will be- il these sectional dissensions con-
tinue the stepping stones Of men who aspire to
the presidency, by blowing the red-hot Goals Of
fanaticsm, will not be worth single drop of
the blood that was shed in the revolution which
paved the way for it, or which may yet be shed in
vainly attempting. its preservation.
This is my creed ; and let those who shout
ing 'the Union must be preserved while laying
the train and lighting the fuse to explode the
mine which will blow it to Fragments call me ul-
ira, disunonist, traitor, if they will. am friend
to the South, because like the people, and espe-
ciay because see and feel they have been treated
with ignominy and injustice.
A NORTHERN MAN,
find a Friend to the Union.
CINCINNATI, (Ohio,) Oct. 6, 1850
MEssRs. EDIroRs. There is not much of po-
Iitical interest in these parts to interest you,
cept that fall elections close at hand and,
in this county, the contest is between the two