The New York herald., 1850-01-27
DIsUNION At THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION.

Of various fections the reference to th
viii be represented st tNsshviils, Tennessee
The object Of the con yension va un6srttand IL !.
for the sblest men OF the south to consult concerning
the present posture Of affairs.
North Carolina has pponted delegates yet There
probably Turks IN the pSso MIND ZONE
ube slaves have recently escaped from THIS port 10
the North Every ssveheser here In continual ap-
prehension and IL IL throughout the south TO q
greater or less extent The stakeholder Of the South
cannot, will not. stsnd this state Of things
what's the remsdyf IL 10 . Southern confsderacy,
with a capital at Asheve. some where else on the
mountains, where the lines Of Georgia, south and
centraty position less than the srrsnt ras
calites Of the North make 1t our duty Let tins os
the southern Convention do We hope to have no
barren addresses II that Is all the delegates in-
thodizs plan to dissolve the Union we win hail them.
We have submitted to this yoke long enough. Every
Because that Union enures TO their benefit To us-to
the South the Union is epcumbance, absorbing our
trade capital and energies rne ,act APPARENT 10 tho
relative condition Of the two sections Massa,nusetss,
exporting nothing of her production but rock ana
ice is the most prosperous state In the Mon Sottn
Carolina with forests which Kiss the clouds and pro-
ducng rice cotton naval stores, tobacco maize, aa1,
in short thing necessary t. the comfort or man.
Is wretohedly poor; her name dsnied Whas Is tno
secret this IL IL commercial vsssaisge We must
be emsncipated Talk OF slaves eseapingwe are slaves
oursslves-hewers OF wood aud drawers OF water
boudsnen to . market despct.m If We must have
masters, would prefer soidier with mis- sword at
his side to the trsfcker with quill behind his ear
We prefer q CT asar TO a LawI.pcs. But there is
cessy choosing between such bad aternatives
The South fully able to take cs'e Oh herSei ana WI"
Her population now is three times as large as the
whole population of the mon ., the revolution.
We want no war with Northern brethren; but IL
1t comes fight, Buena Vista sni thspulepec wni
show them their chances rhe South can whip them,
and viii do It, II it issue OF thatsor No
Southern regiment ever ran Athens with popu-
governed ss'en 0as She did thai by the spsn
dor Of gepus-her orators, whose names nov
live her generals, equal TO her orstors-hsr phi
doctrues iucorQ Into
Christian system of ethics. her Restless drmoc-
racy aiming at the beantiful and true SO OF the
South; however Inferior In nanbsr, the spirit Ia
amongst We do not mean TO be oppressed any
longer We have the cure ia our hasds. We
can better spare the caIcoes OF New England (~sli
nsmed) than she can spare The coston snd rice sna
naval stores Of the South W. are oil ready Tor the
worst, OF (as We would prefer the best
slavery is ,in y mit be Elm, It Is ; our SIN; noe
the whole responsibility, and hereafter. Who in-
slavery is an evil ( III. be So 4. Is our evil In
what way 1t the people OF the non slave
holding States Does it make them less free Inc
slave is sstihed II let alone We Of the south have
never been able discover this evil the contrary
regard it question Of latitude IL smazss US OF
this section to hnd able and Intelligent men OF the
North who ought to have better not only eu-
coui aging this upsn the South and the oonsti-
tuition, but really aiding the escape OF bad negroes
from their owners, aud hsrboring them after they
But ssvery is neither sin, evil to the Af,i-
IL 1t be evil II Is evil to the owner aud tho
South will tolerate Interference with her own voii-
tion in the matter.
when there is no peace ~ why affect love the
Union which none Of US feel ?" IL Ia an Issue too
solemn for prstensss IL Ia an issue OF life aud death
this agitation goes unchecked the most prolific
| Imagination has never conceived the horrors tnae
| await us. Conceive the black ioeendiAry with his
torch under dwellings, the Ethiop rsveling In the
chambers of wives and ghtsrs-hearth- stones
stained with blood-and the conception Is only nAn
A ,iuguisr dslusion prevails among ourselves Many
between the whites OF the North andthe SOUTH when
In truth there Is not slave employed on the whArses
| of fNewBerne, Wellington, Wilmington or Charles
who not comprehend the posture Of the ques
tion
| the Union She has suffered and Is now suffering,
injuries orth than the Colonies suffered
from Great Britain, aud recoud declaration would re-
hearte mere expressions than Mr. Jehsrsons. What is
| tea and stamps, compared with the enormous
burthsre nov levied on the agriculture and commerce
| Of the South!
We would dsprecats the worst Of evils . hostile
collision between the North sod south The slienA-
ton continues to augment and would 1t not be better
TO separate whilst eau separate In pesoei Perhaps
already too late There is tone OF .rrogAnes In
the Northern press and among the Northern politi-
clans that revots and 90 rot altogether sure
20 p:
Of the South to set for Lersslf would regard
rebellion Of slaves and to be chassed accordingly
Certainly, however, the csse will not improve; snd
hope Southern Convention will say to the North
Let there be no strife pray thee between me ana
thee, and between my herdnsn and thy hsrdmen,
for be brethren s not the whole land before thee
Separate thys-n pray thee from IL thou Wit
take the LETT hand thes will 60 to the right II
thou depart to the right hand, then will 20 TO the
l,ft."
A. yet We find no action In North Carons upon tho
subject tmsy BE- her choice to remain In the Union
until sbe IL Kicked out Sio~ to ssger. always
the pobe.t natures when Iion.uks heart Is fully
rOs,ed, che viii be found where she was in rs,
"h this be treason make the most Of it, said Pat
rick Henry.
From the Charleston Is .C) Ness, Jan. Ia
The messages Of Governor Thomas, Of Maryland, and
Governor Fish, Of New W ors have appeared st PEE
ritl q usu interest. chiefly Important
because Of the respective opinions eutertaaed aud set
right. soa das. Of the sisv.beidos states in refer
to their privileges In the newly acquired terri
expected lees ,srtuons politie.n would have, In
words TO tbs idea which the
mo-, no. ~ oo',,sss = 10. s.p,.ss. .bob TO
condition of political icfsriority. Nor will the
loud ho.snn..s .boh msy be sung % the glory OF the
engaged 10 fratricidsi crusade disregard ell oblgs
on, of Law and proprsty aud sppess their easy con.
sciences by VOWS OF d.v.tiou TO the Uoios What
Unionh that they thus pr-sumptuously clam to pre-
serve Not that contemplated BY the coasttution-
states Far from &C. The Union they ~ish to uphold
Is different from that ~hicn . noble rsoe Of martyrs
oidr, from the bold fths usurpsr aud
tJrsnt And What must be- th-ir opinion Of the peope
their rights To ~ha, cond,,iou would they b. 50 veil
fitted, as that now occupied by their slaves, " they
would consent to be branded a. copisnned and in-
feiior IL 10 not to nss Governor fish that
there will be understanding of the matter they
consequences, until ipsosn,y dir-gsrdins all sduo-
nops they drive from the bonds of the confsdsrscy
the States aud people Who vii b. made TO choose be-
tween that determination or prolonged submisssion
TO every suggestion that fapstic,sm develop. and
dems soguism mature. AZ Offset 20 the strain In
uhioh Governor Fish considers this subject, We may
veil turp 10 the calm, My and dignn-d vindcstsn
BY Governor Thomas Of the rights aud duties OF the
ssvsholdips states No -ill read that p,r-
ton Of this message, In Witch the Governor Of Mary
land defines hts opinion and selects for his State her
place In the picture without being struck With the
psrortty exhibited In the elevation Of lite tone the
striking justice Of his claim the uubroksu strength of
the argument Nor could IL b~. other size for there
10 citizen 81 STATE but feels that
has there been attempted more vsuton exercise of
power than that In the claim OF the free Statss
TO mopopoire the territory cefei 20 the United
States. They claim nst ths monopoly Of all the
penses of the Ths-s th.y willing TO share
only 20 share equally bat by the re enaotnest %
tariff sys,sm calculated 70 drav most heavily the
resources q the South r Its contribution TO the fsde