The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-12
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From the Jacksonian (Nississippi.)
SOUTHERN SCBMIssioN.--Mr. EDIToR: The days
Of unparalleled concession are upon US. We or
the South great and generous people; we can
raise large armies--troops that do not stop when
they enter IA provincial town Of an enemy an. re-
duce it to subsection, but march on from one more
dazzling victory to another, until all his strong
holds are taken, aud the stars and stripes
raised by Southern hands and placed upon foreign
batlements, as neutrality-suspicious. so-of
the devotion Of the SouthernerS to their National
flag; aye, to the honor of our common country.
| They, in common with q few of their brethren OF
the North, conquered vast territory; or the ter
ritory was g :eh to them by fallen enemy tor
the sake Of peace. This coded territory then be-
came the common property Ofa the States which
make up this ConIederacy; but it is a solemn
| truth Tint all of this territory, now or soon Will
belong to the people Of the Northern or Free-soll
States by the action OF the Freeso;lers in the Ma
tonal Congress! Every slave owner is excluded.
! What it slave owners did fight in MeXico-what
| if they did cover their National flag withlmper-
| ishable fame! Ii can now make no difference.
We are Shave owners, some OF US, and such de-
serve to have the mark Of Cain upon us in the
| opinion Of Abolitionists, and their twin brothers,
| Free soilers. We undone: we are hencetorth
' as those that were;" scarcely are we permitted
| to assemble in convention to consult upon some
mode to sustain Southern rig GIFTS, and If we do,
we are condemned by the called greatest men
Of the nation, and stlgmatzed as traitors,
| " Southern urasts" and dSunIonSts;' while
they of the North can talk Of subvertng all order
and government and have their hundreds OF meet
ing3 in whichthey brand as "prates and dedieIS
in human flesh, " and all this Is RIGHT IN THE EYES
OF THESE GREAT MEN! We are crushed, trodden
down, worse far worse than our fathers were
before THE REvoLUTIoN, and yet, We dare not
murmur or are cursed and scorned by |"r-
ton OF the Southern press themselves. Alas,
alas we will submit now to Northern aggre"slnn,
/ and if we submit now we will ever submit. ltI|
| me not, YOU who are in favor Of compromises nnd
| treaties that are ever broken by the North, that
| when the North attempts to interfere with slavery
| in the States that " the South will be united t"
man." BY that time, which will be very soon,
Fif we are to take the advice OF old men ana Judge
from the past, we will be accustomed to sub
mission that we will chcerfulIy submit to any
thing which the North has the audacity to impose
upon us.
Our Government is now n consolidated Democ-
rarv, and does any one think that the majority
will respect u.s. No, they cannot be so Lind as
to su. pose any such thing. On that the sp'r,
of our ancestors could arise IN our bosoms and
make US hate oppression, rs they did IN the times
of yore. Then the voice Of submission would
cease to praise Union, which promises us n"'h-
ing but inequality with our Northern brethren
a. submission to their tyranny, more oppressive
than the tyranny of George the Third.
| Another NORTHERN OUTRAGE.We are per-
from Tennessee gentleman, citizen OF this VIrIl'
ity, at present upon travelling IN the Eastern
States; giving an account of violent outrage at
Cape Isl md, of which himself and the remainder
Of the Tennessee company were the Objects
They are our most respectable citizens and are
connected most extensively with the best families
of our State. The Letter is datcl Washington, Au-
yust ll,h.-NitSl. american.
We have had n fg Int or quarrel at almost every
city through which we have passed, and the other
| A., ,l.,... NNt,
tragedy Enclosed ! send you the version Of the
| skirmish as published in several Of the Northern
prints | have not room to give you full nc.
count Of the fight, and therefore shall not attempt
L--hut will merely state that the enclosed account
! takes the negro side of the question enlrel y
| he Mas porter and not boot black. He gave
AN insulting reply to polite request, and co'lured
ne before struck INN at N---oI course struck
him. and NY anger made me more than match,
| although he was giant IN SIZE and strength. lir
struck at my head several furious blows, either ut
them nigh, have killed me, but knocked them all
of and struck him a fortunate blow IN the face,
which, together with little assistance checked
| him for It noment--then | seized a couple Of
,umbers, and rs lrushed him again he jumped be.
hind anuhcrn egrO aud threw one glass and missed
him; thinking that had none other, he came from
! behind tho negro, and threw the other glass It'll
tho velocity o. bullet, and 1t smashed INTO a thou
sand pieces against his sable tacc--he fell bleeding
ON the floor, and was carried out by two OF his
BRETHREN In less time than could tell IT, at least
iiy negroes were around me ready to lake my lite
| David aud the Gencra did not know what was me
| matter, aud therefore did not get with MS for
! some lutte time. When We met, we were n ftri-
| Gus set Of TenncsSeeanS, ana more than wiling ["
die upOn that SPOT rather than he driven back by
the negroes. But every negro IN the hotel, more
than Il hundred in number rushed around us with
butcher knives, clubs and pistols, detyng the OH
GERS aud driving them entirely out Of the house.
And with shame to their damnable nation, be 1t
said, that, although every negro on the island WAS
ready to die bv the side Of the fellow struck, not
ID Yankee came to back us, except two "r
three young friends whom | happened to met
there And we stood alone, unprotected and "n-
Armrd-too weak to tight and too proud too re-
treat. Our ladies', God bless them We're trlghi"n"d
almost DEATH and the whole house was ~ =
state Of conImotion. 1t MAS Hoout nIne " cock NJ
| night, and the ladies in d>hablc and every other
way, were running abnnt dreadfuIIy alarmed
and the men, may heaven d-theln, Wefc"'nloSl
afraid to show themselves -much less to come 10
our assistance.
The officers OF the house begged 10 &c: to
our rooms, and finally by force and persuasion
we Cir! 50. Tie negroes nov took possession OF
lie house below, aud swp>e vengeance against me
and they would have my lie before morning |
then took my pls,o's from my trunk, loaded 'hen'
md told the General ana Dave thot was gonr
down stairs. They snid they would go down
viii! me- and of We started. The women stopped
me on every staircase, and begged me not I" go
down as | would be- killed. But had determined
- 90 and they could not stop me. Nheh we APP
pearcd on the oot OF the staircase landing III the
dining ROOM there was nj l"oN hundred negroes
facing u.s. The l;euerni thinking tina" he was the
coolest man, PASSED me and took apositon on me
foot of the staircase, saw that he was getting en-
cited and would speak TO them, AMI l. knowing
.hat one word world bring ftht, waked by hlm
and told him to follow me, and placing my ho"j
on NV pistol walked through the crowd deter
mined not to aggravate u fight, but to shoot I've
first hand that was raised against me. p'S<~I
through closely eyed, bu. unmolested, and when
through they followed on after me. The !anInri
seized my arm md asked me why on earth |
came down, and hurried along to get me up st1I's
again back way when l saw his object | re-
fused to go, and we seated ourselves IN the t"r"r.
But must leave this subject by saying that we
were neither killed nor wounded, nor d'd we as
grace the place we came from. Bat ,, to why