The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-21
Gu. Alabama Correspondence.

Benton, (Lowndes Co.. Ala, June TO- 1850.
The D.Gcu!es betpeen the North aud South The Gotten
Crop Of alabama.
1t appears more than likely that Congress will rise
without any settlement Of tho unhappy differences
which exist between the North and South-delays are
proverbally dangerous and in this regard pee sarly
The writer Of this is politician; he loves his
country in its broad extent and patriotic feeling
prompts him in this feeble to endeavor to
rest the attention of the calm and prudent thinkers Of
the North and ask their deliberate answer to these
mope ptous questions -
Are you prepared for dissolution of the compact
which has so happily and prospcrousy boun us togo
ther as brethren and reemen to encounter the risks
Of severance and the feelings Of etrangsd
frends-to accept in the place Of existing peace
strength and prosperity, bloodshed, weakness and
ruin And are these calamitiss to result from the
rawlings OF heartless fanatics who already raise in
your midst their pupy arms in basphemous r4vlngs
against dec. ncy ana sigh heaven and infamous party
hacks who forgetting the obligation that binds them
by solemn oaths TO support the constitution would
sell their country and their souls for the spoils Of
Office, or the breath Of popular applause
IL you answer In the alive then DO NO longer inae-
tive silent; be 10 logger deceived when assured
that there is no danger; let not the lying tails thAt
deceive you they under the con,ro, Of Notnern,
and not VI soutbcrn feelings The South beginuiag
to mark those organs and their false and tr.terous
c. nductors let them Of the day of reckoning
True, there are men among US, southern born
and raised craven enough. in spirit. to be found
aIihyeu upon Oh supposed power but Dc rs
sureo they are but few. impotent, and we'll known
The conviction Is steadily increasing that the North
IL about TO wrest from rights BY the
stitutivn our people have been so far, trusting to
your good fnt b aud s. Of right ana wrong; they
have been quiet but obsrrvant lockers Do not let
their apparent apathy deceive you once conviuesd
you have the ipjure despite Of right thst
you have dared To it. and the thisgs that exists
will be more for ever" The South on,: asks 10
be left slone-fbe wishes compr omises (snt
should accept non to be used Gully the basis Of fu
ture encroachm nts she IL willing abide, In good
faith by those already yielded BY her generosity her
own injury. Are you willing To accord her justice
II let IL be knownor the crisis Is at hans back TO
which posterity will look and admire the vctry Of
prudence aud good faith fanatcism the iuse
Of power or another Instance occurs OF which viii
written. quem Deus rut p,ras,e prius desaenf1f"
The crop Of the present Ia in respect
promising than the last The spring has been We, nd
cold from its commencement till the LIST of June
month Of May. usually warm and dry. contained
scarcely day nee from heavy beating rains aud chill
ing bi"ets FROM these causes thu seeds vegetated
badly the plant came up unhealthy. aud has been
uyipg and dwndiins to the present time Tea days OF
hot dry weather has Mt last stimulated s growth aud
given it healthy look IL. however, Is month be-
Lind ns usual stage upands, and the river bottoms
IRE generally dro~ned out.