The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-11-14
From the Southern Press.
NORTHERN NATIONALITY.

CO, lHan 10 make cOnndent assertions
unsupported by proofs, in orderto pre-
serve the party ranks unbroken-and
to accomplish this great object, the
suppression of facts is as efficacious as
the suggestion Of falsehoois. The
most unmistakeable expressions of
popular feeling are undoubtedly those
which are obtained at mass meetings,
and public demonstrations, for local
presses sometimes represent indigid-
ual interests instead of truly rejecting
the public sentiment.
We have, therefore. paid special at
tention to tho tone and temper ANNA
ting all such demonstrations at the
North-and the evidences Of the entire
unsoundness Of Northern sentiment on.
all questions connected with Southern
institutions, are too gross and glariug'
to be misunderstood.
The Free-soil faction-but short
time since a small and contemplate
one at the North---now rides rough
shod over both the old parties, which
hold only the scmblance of separate
organization each, by trucking cons
cessions, or cringing subservicncy.--
The Free-sollers not only hold the bal
ance Of power between the Wing and
Democratic parties Of the North, but
in principle they hold the masses Of
both as their operatives-and have ais
most leavened the whole loaf already.
Masked under the name of Whig or
Democrat, they have secured power
full representation in Congress and in
the State governments-Rnd use the
levers Of parties only to overturn them.
In the large cities Of the North,
where the accumulation Of wealth, and
the catholic spirit Of commerce sway0,
there is less feeling on the great guess
uon of the day. The golden fleece
Of the Southern sheep, sheared semi-
annually for the spring or fall trade. is
not to be easily abandoned by them
aud their patriotism breaches from the
! pocket. Consequently, if the capital
lists of New York, Philadelphia, and
Boston could, they would put down an
agitation which Injuries trade. Not 50,
however, throughout the rural districts
where no such interests are effected
and where The ruin and mischlefwould
be consequential, and not Immediate
and the fame Of fanaticism has spread
over them as widely and as rapidly as
the fire over the dry grass of the prai'
rie.
The city papers seldom record the
proceedings of the county meetings
called together to ratify the nomlaa~
tions of their respective parties-yei
thus only can a knowledge Of the real
feeling of the people be obtained,--
Some few of these expressions Of pop
u!ar feeling we have from tlme to time
laid before our readers. We add this
morning few more, (Which might be
multiplied indefinitely equally slgnih
cant of the coming storm.
Southern men may be found willing
to compromise away everything sub
stantiaIly, so that show of an apollo
gy may be given them to pacify the
people at home-but the South will be
kicked into resistance by the encroach-
ing toe of the North, in despite of all
the bumiliating sacrifices an abject sup
pllcalions sons of hers may prefer. 1t
remains to be seen whether she will
enact the lion or the stag--go forth
boldly to meet the hunters. or turn at
bay only when worried down, and en-
feebed by flight almost to death
The first voice we shall give is from
Erie county-from Buffalo, the home
Of President FILLMoRE-and where II
would be supposed his influence would
be most potent over his own party
What was that voice? The Wings OF
that county held their ratification meet
ing there, very recently, to endorse the
State nominations. We give two OF
their resolutions
RESOLVED, That in the opinion ofthls
meeting, it is due to the law-ablding
freemen of the North that the "Fugl'
tive Slave Law" SHOULD be immediate
ly repealed.
ResolUcd, That we recognise in the
action Of the recent Convention at Utl
ca, and especially in the appointment
by it of a permanent State Centra
Committee, unmistakable evidence of0
design to disorganise end dtsmembe'
tAat Yarty--and that Ve aoD ressSt al
such attempts from ,cdategcr source, ana
under so6ateger qrctcat, "to tAe 6'tte'
end"
But the unkindest cut Of all came
last;
Rcsozucd, Rhat the thanks Of the
Wing party Of Erie county are Justly
due, and are hereby rendered to the
Hon. n.EWiLLIAM H. SEWARD, forthe sig
.tpal ability and .eloquence with which
Il -. al nccoe;opa maintained the