The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-10-10

AulV al IAO HOIlUTS OF UOm6S Tie anO
servile war-a war which will have
no parallel insalrocity aud ctuelty; and
which must have the southern country
a bleeding victim-a land Of suffering
mourning and desolatIon. There
is no uncertainty as to the c6hse-
queues. The Northern States will
never permit our black population to
enter their country. The gates Will be
closed against the negroes in all
all the abolition States. The conses
'quence will be, that when we shall be
finally driven by the combined powers
of corruption, harrasment and force in
to the emancipation of our slaves, they
will have to remain amongst US. and
the impossibility of their doing thiA in
peace and safety, must be apparrenG to
every mind: The freed slaves and the
master cannot live together on terms
of social equality. Such thing would
not only be rendered impossible by the
recollection of their former relative
positions, but it is forbid by the laws
of God and nature. 1t cannot be, thus
as have already said, the success Of
Abolition will throw the two races in-
to fearful conflict which admits of no
compromise but death---no quarter but
the grave-nO termination but in ex-
tincuon. Ideaire that the South may
be saved from this awful tragedy. / de-
sire that she may escape from ii, be
cause it is revolving to every sentiment
of humanity-because there is no pos.
sible reason for such horrible catas-
trophe-because it is an unmixed evil
without the remotest' hope Of good
And yet it is inevitable, if the South
falter IN her duty to herself. am not
opposed to the emancipation of our
slaves, solely on account of the univer
sal bankruptcy and pecuniary ruin
which it would create; but more on &C.
count Of those very calamties to which
| have just alluded: it will lead to the
total bntchery and destruction Of race
whose welfare and happiness every
southern man feels bound to consult as
we'll as his own; and viewing the sub.
ject in this light, | cannot but hold it
as one of the highest duties of the paN
triot aud philauthropist to oppose eve
ry act and measure, which may have
the remotest tendencyto to bring about
-.
this unhappy state Of things, We and
our slaves are now dwelling in peace
and harmony together-satisfied with
each other--we with their moderate
labor, and they with our kindness, care
and protectIon:and he who seeks a vio>
lent disruption Of these good relations
cannot mean the welfare and safety of
the nesl0-but the ruin of US, Our des-
tructlon is his end and aim, and, to ac-
complsh this. he heeds not the fate OF
the slave Such man has TO flesh in
his heart; he is monster--a demon,
that deserves the scorn and execratiOn
Of every vIrtouR mind.
Thus it is plainly to be seen, that in
fleeing from one evil we rush into an
other--aRother intellectually greater
now it is my opinion, that if we are to
be forced against our wishes into a
great battle upon this slavery question
it IS infinitely better we should fight it
with the abolitionists, than with our
own slaves. Let US not war with our
friends, but with our eRemies-not a.
gainsL those who serve US, but those
who wrong US. not against the defence
less whom 1t were cruelty to slay, but
against these demons of disturbance,
whose conduct will deserve every blow
that we deal. War may or may not
follow our retlrement from the confed>
eracy; but if we continue in it on terms
which now exist, the abolition Of slav-
ery aud all its concomitant horrors will
as inevitably result as the coutslGg Of
the sun through the heavens. It's as
certain as death. No arm can avert it.
| sincerely believe that this solemn
truth Is apparent to the minds Of al
most all of1s, we only waat thetranE-
ness to avow It and the 6rmneSs to act
itout. We are standing on the preci-
pice of ruin, conscious of our dreadful
situation, yet too paralized with fear to
Zee the danger. 1t is time to arouse
from this unmanly lethargy-toN shake
off the stupor-and to do at once and
bravely whatever duty. honor and safe.
ty demand. All the more delay, and
il will be too late for action-we shall
be bound hand and fuot-the car of
dissolution will be driven over US, and
the woes Of our bleeding aud bllghted
country may become the theme Of an
ther Had.
In view Of the whole subject, gen
tlemen, am constrained to say that |
have little or no hope that the North
and South can dwell together in har-
mony SO long as the institution Of slave-
ry continues with US. Our best policy
y finely IN senarate. That the sonar.