The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-09-03

| Nl the NoHilr lNN controversy would De-
brought TO a speedy and peacciaI end. Such
views | doubt not, influenced the conven.
ton IN coming To their unanimous couclu.
slons, But if they shall not be realized. the
unanlmity ot the convention may by no
means be a guaranty OF unauimty on ulte-
rlor measures. We, at least, should not be
deceived, and thus be weakened by false ex-
Pecta'lons. Truth is strength and wisdom.
Let us, therefore, boldly look consequences
IN the face, and bring our determinations up
to the most probable results.
/ And first will the Senato's compromise
become law! Certainly not, | think, in
/ the present state of things, When the true
nature OF the measures 1t proposes br fairly
understood by the people OF the south, its
adberents in Washington, from the south
must relax or give up that support they
have heretofore extended to it. But should
! it pass the Senate, it cannot, am satisfied
pass the House of Representatives. There
the anti-slavcry bgo;ry of the north most
predomlnates. 1t viii take nothing equivo-
cal even IN appearance, but demands the
W'lmot proviso in territorial bills, or the
Wllmot provision the constitution of States
to be presently formed out of our territories
\ ct If these fail there Is some ground TO fear
that, alarmed at the attitude of the south, or
convinced that the Scnate's compromise
sufficiently subservcs their Interests, the
north may make rush in its favor, and
press it into law. At present however.
they more strongly oppose it than the south.
! But will partition of our territories on the
line proposed by the Nashville Convention,
be adopted by Congress? This measure, in
my opinion is more desperate of success
/ than the Senatc's compromise. The north,
| am satisfied, viii never permit the south
to occupy any portion Of our territory lying
on the Pacific sufficient to make a State,
with southern border open to future ex-
/ tension. This would endanger their whole
| policy of mastering the confcderacy and col
onzlng the south, by multiplying free States,
and admitting no more slave States into the
! Union. Lastly, will the South be admitted
to an equality in our territories, including
/ California, by territorial laws passed by Con
gress! To hope for such legislation is to
hope against hope. If then, all of these ex-
pedlents of adjustment fail in Congress-
where are we? We are in the beginning of
| q revolution.
know that it may be said that the north
will recede before extremes are reached
Bit when, in these latter DAYS, has the
north receded from any policy which her in
terests or her prejudices have demanded
And when, IN any age, has fanatlcism calcu.
lated consequences ? The very high and
honorable prcrogative of yielding under the
pressure of circumstances, belongs, | be-
lieve, exclusively, to the south Will the
south now give back, and fall on an issue
which involves, not merely her liberty and
honor but existence ITSELF or will she fear
lessly and firmly stand erect, and move on
i'll the vindicatioh Of her rights! Will not
those be disappointed who expect her to
come forward, ignominiously, with another
"eXtreme concession" or to give up, all al
the bidding of political aspirants for power
and place, ii the drunken saturnalia of an
other Presidential election.
From my retired position, may be mista-
ken in the true aspect OF things; but not
suchis my reading of the political heavens.
think the air feels hot and heavy, and
no rays of the setting sun gids the black
ness Of the horizon. | think free on the
stupidity, ignorance and insolence of the
north, the exact counterpart of British
Statesmen, in our Revolution, who would
heed nothing, and learn nothing until the
thundcrs Of Revolution burst upon their
( heads, and broke the sceptre in their hands
over the fairest empire God ever gave to the
dominion of any people. think / see in
j the south, the weakening of the bonds of
party, the awakening spirit of liberty the
gathering resolve to be equal in the Ution
or Independent without It, whilst the long
endurance of indignity and wrong, like sup
pressed fire, gives deeper intensity to their
determinations. There is often moral, as
strong as physical necessity, which con-
trols the affairs of men. Gne step leads TO
another by inevitable consequence. To be-
gin, is to 90 on; and to 20 on, is to 90 on
to the end. 1t has been so in all reVolu-
tions; and events which at the time they
occurred appeared TO bg of little moment,
have been fountains of bitter waters or OF
healing to the nations. When Christopher
Gadsden, in our Revolution first denounced
from the steps of the Exchange the tyranny
of England, and advocated resistance, spir.
it was broad which nothing but redress OF
revolution would satisfy. And 30 / believe
it must be- under the contingencies I have
supposed, in the South. She will have re-
dress or dsunion; and the Nashville Con
vention will be one of those great event.
which will mark the beginning of mighty
changes
My friends All changes in government,
are serious things. Nothing will justify q
free people in changing their government
but conviction that it does not fulfill tn,
purpose for which it was created. We
must all take part in the important tran
sactions now going on amongst us, for gooC
or'fot evil, under the weight 0responsibility
; all republican governments imposes on thei
citizens. l invite you to calm and seriou.