The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-03-28

to submit to whatever the majority
may'do, are taking the best course to
aid our assailants, aud need not wonder
iithe country regards them as enemies
Of the South.
If northern gentlemen will do us
Justice on this great question, we may
consent to submit to lesser evils. We
may acqniesce in a most oppressive re-
venue system, Wemay tolerate most
unequal distribution otthe public ex.
pendtures. We may bear the loss Of our
fugitive saves, incurred because the.
Legislatures Of the northern States
have nulhtied an essential provision Of
the Consultation, without which the
Union could not have been formed,
because mere pecunary considerations
are not controlling with'ns. We may
allow that the northern States shall
keep up and foster in their bosOmS,
abolition societies, whose main purpose
is to scatter frebrands thoughont the
South, to incite servile instructions,
and stimulate, by licentious pictures
our negroes, to invade the persons OF
our white women. But if, in addition
to all these wrongs and insnlts, ycu in
tend to degrade and utterly ruin the
South, then aOe don't go 1t. We do
not love you, people Of the North, well
enough 10 become yoursl0Ues. God
has given MS the power and the will 70
resist. Our fathers acquired orr lib.
ertv by the sword, and with il, at eve
nv hazard, we will maintain it. But
before reSorting to that instrument, |
.qofd thai aA constitutional mean
shonldbe exhausted. If is, SIR, wise
provision of Providence that less force
is required to resist an attack than to
make it. The Constitution Of the U.
States has been "eII framed on these
principles. While, therefore, a major
NV is necessary topass a measure, one
nth of the members may demand the
yeas and nays. In spite, therefore, Of
any change OF rule which the majori-
" csTr make *, -,srrzs os-slaie--oansfitl-
nonal provision stands, a minority OF
one. fifth or more, If firm, and sustained
BY the people at home, can stop the
wheels OF the Governments. II it is
aScertained that no proper settlement
can be gotten of the Territorial queS-
ton, 1t would he in the power OF the
southern members to defeat all the
appropriation bills, and bring the Gov
ernment ID dead halt. Perhaps Il
might he we'll to give such cup tc
northern gentlemen; for ] well remem
ber, that when the civil and diplomat
ic appropriation bill was under con
sideration, with the amendment from
the Senate known as Walkers, which
would have settled the question o
slavery in the Territories, a numbet
of northern gentlemen resolved to de
feat that bill and all other business by
con hStantIy calling for yeas and nays
il they did not succeed in striking on
that imendment Irecollect perfect,
that while | waspressng a ( ennsyIva
mia member to vote eagalnst striking ou
THAT amendment, which was the pen
ding motion, a4nember Of high stand
Ing from Massachusetts said to me
"You need not give yourself any trou
bic about this matter; if we do notsuc
ceed III changing it, we shall preven
Its adoption by having the yeas an,
nays on motionsto adjourn, and call
of the House, till the end ofthe ses
Esion." From similar declaration
made to me by a number Of northern
gentlemen, / went through The House
TIItu IlU uUuUr UuJ t'TuII iIv said
enough had agreed to have enable,
them to effect their purpose, ifthe mo
ton to change the amendment hat
failed. tits not long since, too, tha
another citizen of Massachusetts { Mr.
JOHN DAvIs) defeated the two millior
EbiI then pending in the Senate, By
Speaking till the end Of the session
As northern gentlemen have theFetort
been accustomed to this,mode OF resis
tance to such measures as they do no
like, ] take it that they would hardly
complain ofthis kind Of retaliation.
1telI genternen that If we cannot
in advance get a fair settlement Of this
question, | should be pleaSedto see the
civil and diplomatic bill, the army aud
navy bill and all other appropriations,
fail. We should thereby make every
officer aud every expectaDt Of public
money directly interested IN having
Justice done 10 the South it would
be far better to have this temporary
inconvenience for a year or two, than
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