The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-30

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men Of the South into slaves for the Abo-
litionists of the North, by recommending
the imposition of protective tariff or tax on
the Southern people, not to raise revenue
to meet the exigencies Of the Government,
but to enrich the manufacturer Of the North.
In plain English, he desires to take the pro-
ceeds Of the labor Of the Southern man, and
give it to the capitalist Of the North.
have not yet noticed the Northern head
OF the I" National Union PARTY" am un-
able to say whether it is WEBSTER or Cas-,
or some other ruch man, but be be who he
may, it is quite certain that he would not be
more Southern than the Southern head of
the same party.
! We are told that The President will see
that the Fugitive slave law is faithfully
executed-this he has not yet done. But
how can he, or will he enforce this law ? To
do so, he must keep in all the free States a
sufficient number of troops to suppress and
put down the lawless mobs and insurrec-
tons which are so frequently raised to resist
and defea. the execution OF this law. il
the enforcement Of laws require a standing
army, how distant are we from military
despotsm? 1t is true the resistance to that
law is offered mainly by the depraved ard
proaigate, but they are led by those Of the
highest position, and are opposed by whom
Let the history of recent cases answer.
These are the brethren to whom we are re-
CURED so closely to adhere; but who, theirs
is reason to believe, are in the pay Of the
British, whose policy and object It is TO dis
tract and divide the American people, and
finally to overthrow our Government. Thus
the alternative is submitted to the South.
either to submit 70 British dictation ard con
troll, through their instruments in the North,
or to resist the oppression, and to main
tain their rights and liberties. That you
may see | am not mistaken, give you thn
following evidence, contained in a statement
which astounded me very much when [
heard it 'made by the distinguished senate
from South Carolina, (Mr. CALHOUN [
use It for the purpose of showing the connec-
ton Of this party of Aboitionists with for
eign power. He said:
Now, sir, come to Texas. PERHAPS no
gentleman had more to do with the acquisi-
ton Of Texas than myself; and aver that
| would have been among the very last in
dividuals in the United States to have made
any movement at that time toward the &C
QUESTION OF Texas; and go further and say,
if know myself, | was incapable of acquir-
ing any territory simply on the ground that
it was to be slave territory. No, sir, a very
different motive actuated me. knew at a
very early period, that the British Govern
ment had given encouragement to the Abo.
litionsts who were represented in the Worlds
Convention. The question of abolition was
agitated III that convention ; and one gentle
man stated that Mr.. A ams informed him
that, if the B. tish Government chose to
abolish slavery in the United States, they
must commence at Texas. A committee
from this Worlds Convention was sent to
the Secretary o! State. 1t so happened that
this very gentleman was present when the
intercourse took place between Lord Aber-
deem and that committee, and he gave him
full account of it shortly after that occur
renee, stating that Lord Aberdeen fell into
the project to give encouragement to the
Abolitionists."
If the Union should be dissolved, what
will be it's effect upon the various States ?
The South are bound and united together
by an indissoluble bond-the institution Of
savery-:hey have unity Of interest, Of
feeling, and of sympathy, that nothing could
rend asunder-they produce sugar, cotton,
tobacco, hemp and rice; in word, they
produce all the staple commodities which regu-
late and control the trade and exchanges be-
tween this country and foreign nations. We
are told that dissolution will produce civil
war; this is not an argument addressed to
our reason and understanding, but to our
timdity or fears, and may therefore be
termed the "raw-head and bloody bones"
argument, which can have no effect upon
the worthy and legitimate descendant of our
revolutionary sires. But the argument it.
self is false. If disunion should come, the
free States have nothing to bind them TO-
gether, and they would probably form as
many separate republics as there are now
States. They would not, and could not
unite in the unholy attempt to whip the
South into submission. No republican form
Of government can be held together by the
sword and bayonet This can only be done
by monarchs. No free American can ever
submit to become the abject slave of tyranny
and oppression, come from what quarter it
may No, fellow-citizens, the proud and
lofty spirit of 10 will rekindle itself in the
hearts OF the worthy descendants of their
revolutionary sires, and by their stout hearts
and strong arms, they will Indignantly and
resolutely repel and resist any and every at
tempt to rivet the yoke Of oppression upon
their necks, But it Is not my purpose at
present to discuss the effects OF dissolution
of the Union. If that said event ever should
come, l will not anticipate it; sufficient for
the day is the evil thereof
If the compromise bills had not passed,
the Union would have been in no danger.
1t twas the passage of these bills that alienated
the hearts and affections Of 50 many worthy
and patriotic men Of the South | labored
to prevent this melancholy event and to pre-
serve and perpetuate the Union in the heaats
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