Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-16


of the States upon basis Let them say the North
"by such time egra these amendments upon the const
tuition, or WE DISSOLVE THE USIos."
FROM An ODE, "soss OF THE SOUTH" IN LATE NUMBER
OF THE CHARLESTON MERCURY.
Sons Of the South as now We rise,
Your eyes in eager flashes roll
How fair your land, how bright your skies,
Too fair and bright for bastard soul
Ye look the men your fathers ,cere
Your limbs, they not made to bend:
Methinks ye carry sword and spear
And see-where smiles the treacherous friend
His smiles are deadest signs of strife,
The serpents venom with his eye:
WAR, BRETHREN, BATTLE TO THE KNIFE,
On LOSE YOUR ANCIENT LIBERTY!
Oh sires, call ye from the grave,
We ask ye but to see, not save,
And curses ON the co,card sLave
Who shameS your deathhss n,emoryi
We have now arrived at point in the discus
sion of the project of Southern Convention, at
which it is proper to call the attention of our read
ers to certain historical facts, unknown probably
to majority of them, and, what is of more con-
sequence, wholly unknown to such young gen.
tlemen as have come of age within the last twelve
or fifteen years, out Of whom is now composed no
inconsiderable portion Of the Legislatures Of the
several States, and indeed Of the popular branch of
Congress itself. A recurrence to those facts will
show that, though the existing agitation in the South
has been certainly stimulated by the near approach
of the seventh census, yet the design with which
this agitation has been fomented rather than re-
pressed by certain politicians is any thing but nec.
1t entertained by politicians Of the school
calling itself State Rights more than fifteen
years ago.
Itwas earlier than the date given by Mr. CAL
HoUN, that there began an agitation, from the
Southern quarter, most vigorously carried on
through press in this city, conducted with talent
as well as spirit, under the wel-remembered title
Of the " United States Telegraph" There were
then going on, at the same time, from 1888 to
1888, tno agitations, counter to each other-the
proslavery from the South and the ant-slavery from
the North-the main object Of both Of which was
to accumulate political power by working upon the
preudices and ealousies of the People of the oppo
site divisions of the North and the South. THE
most jealous rally was made for time by those
embarked in the Southern project, the features of
which bore remarkable resemblance to those
which have characterized the course of the present
agitation from that quarter. 1t did not at that
time come to head, as it has done now. But
certain it is, when we come to think of it, that,
whilst it in action, it developed the chief fea-
lures Of the agitation which last year sprung up as
it were, from its old roots, viz. Unity Of action By
the People Of the Southern States--a Southern
Confederacy-and a separation Of certain States
from the Union.
Not desiring our readers to take this piece of
history upon credit, or to suppose that it is told
upon hearsay or upon doubtful authority, we will
reproduce two three passages from the records of
the day. which will sufficiently establish the facts
indicated.
The Telegraph newspaper, for the year 1893,
contains numerous references to this subject. We
make extracts from one of them only, as sample
of the whole, which may be found in the ,oeekly
edition Of that paper of the 23d October, as
follows:
"And ,oy is it that the South do not act together? Can
any Southern statesman give any y the South do
not act together II the bare apprehension that Garrison
and Tappan will alarm the South and force them to act
together has put the whole political hive Lin New York
into fermen what could be the effect Of united action
the South, all presses and all people spoke
language If it is that in sentiment
and action, are in interest," who would dare invade
our rights !"
eff the movement of Garrison & Co. in New York has
been such to call forth town meeting is it not time that
the people Of the South who the Of this pro-
protect their resides IT. in few short weeks these agi-
tatos have grown much call forth such meeting,
how long will be before those who approve of the object
but dsapprove Of the time Of Gasons movement, will be
found acting with him The is with every one
they will act with him when they find the maj 'rity acting
with him ard, judging from the progress Of his party,
that time will not long be deferred unless the South, By
and united resistance shall alarm those who con-
troll public sentiment and convince them that upon this
subject at least there is interest and will be
common resistance"
"We every STAKEHOLDER to peruse Professor Dews
able essay upon this subject it will arm the whole South
with firm resolution resist the moral influence which
the factionists Of the North would dise amongst
will convince every intelligent reader that slaves not
that they do endanger the temporal spiritual
life Of the master and that oil that is wanting to protect
property and enforce rights is united resistance
10 oppression"
Two years later than this, the " Telegraph" was
transferred to Baltimore, and there published under
the double title OF /" The Merchant and "The Re-
former" the first edited by the original editor Of the
Telegraph, and the other by an able and we'll
known writer Of the State Rights School.
In this paper Of the 29.h July, 1897, allusion is
made to the present Then present. unhappy ex-
citement on the slave questions the mode proposed