The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-10-24
Secession or Submission.

ssess it i'll an eminent degree. But we do
stiust their moral courage, and it Is upon
his latter quality, more than any other,
hat the greatness of man or nations de-
pend. Now, if the sIaveholGing States at
this time, show themselves deficient in NOR
al courage, they will rapidly sink to an in
ierior and degrading position; but their
pride and physical courage will remain,
which will inevitably lead to desuItory and
convulsive efforts which will only hasten
their downfall, and add a thousand fold TO
the calamities which will overwheim
them
We have no confidence in sudden ont
breaks and the frenzied action of al impul-
slve people; they would be more apt to do
harm among ourselves than to effect any
substantial good. Yet such will be the
fruits of submission. No people sink at
once to their lowest depths of infamy, and
the bearings Of a proud spirit, and c0nsci-
business of capabilty for better things, will
terribly add to the miserable doom Of the
slaveho!ding States.
| But we would fain turn to another ana
a different view Of the destiny which awdils
our beloved country.
Let the Southern States exhibit the high
er qualities Of moral courage, self-reliance
and political foresight, and craftsmanship,
and all doubt wilb be dispeled, and we may
look forward to the future with future hope
and confidence.
1t may be said that certain degree O.
vanity and sslf-confdence is necessary -
tie attainment of personal or national ex
cellence. And thus it is, that we have as
sumed high tone and naughty demea1or,
alone attain prominence in national glory,
wealth and prosperity.
When Greece asserted supremacy over
the nations Of Europe and Asia, and deem
ed al. other people barbarious, and her
greatest philosopher Aristotle boosted that
to the Greeks belonged power and dom;n.
ion, because they had intelligence and vir-
tue to govern, whilst others only had the
Body to obey, she arose to the highest PIN
nacle of prosperity and renoWn, and excel
ed every other nation in arts and sciences,
leloquence and literature, as much as she
; did in arms.
How is it that Rome beginning with .
small village with wall around it that g
man could jump over, became the Mistress
of the W orld, AID for twelve hundred years
ruled the destinies Of mankind? Was it by
I imbecility or voluntary inferiority? Nc.
|
the dreadful defeat at Gamma, received
their defeated Consul with honor, AMI
: crowned him in the forum because he did
not despair of the Republic, owed their
prosperity and greatness to their bold aad
manly assumption Of superiority over all
q other nations.
4 We have another instance in the power
and glory of Great Britain. That proud
: and naughty nation, acting upon the prin-
: cipl that they excel all other nations in IN
telgence and virtue, in religion and NOR
ais, in government, in arts and sciences III
literature, and all that adorns human ma
= ture, and in commerce and manufactures,
) actually believe that it is great blessing
q to other nations to extend their influence
n over them, and render them tributary no
e her greatness. Philosophers and dreamerS
e may cavil at this sublime impudeuce-bur
;, no one despises British arrogance
Il We introduce these cases to show that
= nations are Judged, and their acts are apt to
\ correspond with the estimation they place
n an themselves, their self-con6dence, aud Ihs
ID high or low destiny they seek to attain.
4, So with us of the South. There never
N were people whose whole future pros
E poets depended so much upon the attitude
IN they assumed, as does that of the slavehol-
re ding States. We have great wealth, un-
. bounded wealth; great resources, unbound
r. ed resources; and this wealth and these re-
e sources must be used as the instruments of
y our greatness and prosperity, or as the bait
ss of our oppressor. We have the great
al staples which control the commerce OF the
he world, all dependant on slave labor. ASS
tie ert our independence, and slave labor Is s.
or cure from all aggression, except from arm
he ed force; and we are strong enough 10 rePei
d' the most powerful nation on earth. Ass
~ ert our independence, aud We conuol the
n0 Gulf of Mexico, and through it, the Mines
- of Mexico g. California, and the trade o. tht
,tv Pacific. Assert our independence, and VIZ
l. are people strong in numbers. stroag il
nat wrath, strong in native courage and mil
as tary strength, strong in position, and g
maintain it. But submit--snbmit to North
vas ern aggression and ENorthern supreme
niu and we are but fractional part of a grea
nation-a despised dependency-a colonia
~ appendage, which looks to higher aud 81
-H der:or power for the mureeas of our pre-
are perity and the very tenure of the properi
upon which we depend. AS we now d
is eide, depends the greatness or the able
Ill. degradation and misery of the South I
* the UNI we are nothiug-our vote ca
tSs carry nothing. Every power of the Co
the eminent is against US; the waves Of Alb
our li'ionlslA Ion lncesseneiy over Oui iHSs-''
ed. 'lohs' anu Il lor atlIne they appear 70 {
lrst cede, u Is only to return with increased '
ned olence; gradually our foundation IS weaFin
ght away, and nothing remains to US bur
lers raise the strong barrier of State Soyerelg
er's tv AGAINST the tide which threatens 70 cVe