Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-08-09
DISUNlON PER Sc.

| Souti lIoul tlle Union.
The other day, (says the writer,) addressed you
brlef letter written in great hasle giving my opu
ION OF matters and things they stand at present The
more look at the subject the moe.convined become
that the South has no alternative LETT but peaceful
Utthdrdtodt from the Union, and then the passage of
the most stringent laws in relation the escape Of
slaves and for the punishment of white found tam
| penng with them.
| This is said, be it remembered, Immediately at
| ter Southern Senators have defeated plan of
Compromise, under which, according to their
own recorded opin ons, the people Of the South
would have enjoyed the right of carrying slaves
toevery part of the territory acquired from Mexi-
co, save the State of California, which, v it'll its
limited boundaries, would have been bounded East
by the Sierra Nevada, and South by the parallel
OF 50 3d. We insist that the South has better
alternatives than disunion, even if it could be
peac cable, which it cannot She has the alterna-
tive of carrying through Congress some equita-
Bile settlement, and couls readily effect that OBJ
Ject, II she were not represented, in part, by Sc
majors and Representatives who, like the cores
pondent of the News, are in favonr of no settle
ment at ALL Again, she has the alternative of re-
slstlng aggression IN The Union, more effectively
than out of it. If it were true that the present
Northern majority in Congress are fixedly resolved
not to do us JUSTICE (and we are not yet prepared
to affirm that they are) there are many recourses
besides disunion. One of these is State action
| by non-intercourse or retalatory laws. The
Southern minority in Congress can ''stop the sup
plies, and thus enforce the good old English me-
| thod of protecting our liberties. And, even with
out resorting to the expediens which the rules of
the House make practicable, it is in the pow
er OF Southern Senators and Representatives
| to make efficient use of certain practical argu-
ments which the North cannot afford to disregard.
We are highly gratifed to see that this last sub
ject has recently been very plainly referred to by
Mr.. Badger, of North Carolina, u Senator whose
extreme moderation gives peculiar Importance to
his declarations. On Friday, the I'd inst, that
gentleman uttered in the Senate the following re-
markable language, which, we venture to say,
will meet the hearty concurrence of the Southern
people.
Now, sir nay mode of contending for our rights is
very simple one. 1t the aid of no Nashville
| Convention no Southern Convention no amount of
armed men, no disunon, no secession. We lust stand
right here, and ask for and enforce our reasonable
claims What have we asked of our Northern friends
| and how have we asked it? We have used-certainy
have used-no language either OF defiance or even Of
demand We have been content earnestly and affec-
tonatelyto ask-yes to entreat, insoenty to die
| tate require We have said do not wa1tonlv do
what you know will be regarded amongst US as aHont
ei' ohno; 20 not apply to these territories the Wmot
| provlso You can have no motive to apply it unless |
1t is pay pride, which leads you persevere at all
hazards, IN what you have purposed-the simple
Willingness to offer afront because you have the
power to offer it. There is nothing of value to be ac-
compshed by it, result be produced-none in the
| world.
Now, sir, beyond this omission of useless and |
| amongst Southern men offensive provso, we have |
asked only good and efectua law for the surrender
OF might've slaves, measure which the constitution
| makes clear and imperative duty-a measure which
no man can refuse us without disregard of rights
and OF constitutional obligations
Well then, sir it they vii persist 10 refusing the most
moderate clalmsif they will listen to our remon-
sances, bat will, from motives of rea or affected hu-
mainly, disregard the niunctons of the CONSTITUTIONS
and IN the wanonness of power insist on unnecessary
and offensive legislation what remedy have we Tor
have we any! Nous Verrons as celebrated editor is
or was in the habit of saying. Sir, our course under
such circumstances is plain. When their appcat ons
come into this chamber for relief and assistance for their
suffering manufactures they present to us an ac-
Count OF the discharge OF wokmen and the closing of
workshops, the dropping OF all their industrial pusutsI
Will tar as am concerned resist all their applications
and reject their petitions They will be addressed to
unwilling ears reluctantly though stenly closed to their
appeal by sense Of JUSTICE necessity and selt-rrotec-
ton. Yes sir, though every mandatory in the North
should be stopped though her whole industrial pursuits
should be thered, though her streets should be filled
should every where be filled, her public and private
charities oppressed and overburdened and though the
remedy lay 10 my single vote, that should not
be given Not, Mr.. President, God forbid it that
! should rejoice to look upon their sufierings-not
that wish to mar their prosperity, or that would
deny relief there were any other possible means
by which we could contend for reasonable claims |
Tor Just consideration Reason they reject persua-
SION and entreaty they spurn they answer claims
with their notions with sentimentaly; they with
scorn our opinions and Judgment, and wishes, and
/ n OF lnacf tn
hold myself as having no right TO 60 of the Union
mo right to de.troy -and have no WISH if | had
the right, to do SO. Then must stay here, and, by
such means the constitution has put in my hands en-
deayorto bring our Northern friends to pause for re-
Hecnon Though on this slvaery matter they are with
nu'nefca majority m this Union they protect
their industry without Southern help And where will
they get IT, II Southern Wing Senators refuse it. accor-
ding to the ntimation OF the Senator from Georgia Mr
berren} the other day, according to what I say
now what | am authorized think to say for nv
colleague, and what though not particularly au-
thorized have no doubt may be permitted to cav
Tor my other honorable friend from Georg a now
assistance, can you tell how they will reanimate
their interests and restore again those once glorious
palaces oil labor IN which wealth and prosperity had
made their abode, and from which this wealth and pros
perlty spread over their whole country Thev thro
us back upon the necessity of refusing them our aid if
lney persist IN their course; envy not their prospery
God knows do not, glory in it, and in that noble
enterprise which sought out and built it up But for
the duty, the hard duty upon of using this only
e9a means OF defence and resistance would stand
ready at Il times to help them forward in their career
10 Just and reasonable way, which, whilst builds up
themselves may be giving strength and vigor to our
common country.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Raleigh Standard, of Wednesday, gives
returns from Sc countless showing gain for Reid
Democrat in the election for Governor, of lust
1000, since l848, when Manly's majority was
S54
The gains on either side, in the election to the
Legislature are as far as heard from, as follows
WHIG GAINs.-Comm0ners- Columbus /, Daye ].
Greene !, Rowan ], Granville !, Gates total G.
| DEMOCRATIC GAINs.--Senat0rS- Granville |. David
son l. Commoners-Chatham l. Chowan |, Orange j.
Perqumans l, Pitt |, Washington l. Slokes2, Burke
total IL.
In the last Legislature, there was tie between
the two parties in the Senate and Wing MAORI
ty OF two in the Commons. Without farther
changes than those above reported, there will be