The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-31

tionwith which the most NWio,,el editors of Tho
North have greeted Dir. RHErr's speech, We
rejoice to find that one among them has the
manliness TO tell the truth, and the whole truth
to his renders
Cant and slavery are very cheap commodities
subjoined, which we take from the Neso York
Globe, are unhappiy rare, r $500
Were the Northern people often allowed to
hear such salutary truths, their safety and that
of the Republic would be secured most effeetu-
ally and the root of the mischief extrpated
Let the shame and the sin of this fraternal
strife rest on the heads of those who alone are
guilty: tlat
DlSUNION.
The speech recently made by Mr.. Rhett in
Charleston, s. c., in favor of a dissolution of
the Union, has by no means surprised us
South Carolina has been always first and fore
most among the Southern States in resisting
the aggressions of tile fanatics OF the North
upon Southern property and rights. The per-
sistence Of the Northern anti-savery politicians
of the Seward and Van Buren, school, in their
schemes of agitation, are beginning to produce
their legitimate effects Heretofore, threats Of
disilnion at the South have proceeded only from
those whose obscurity or secondary position,
rendered what they said Of little Importance
But here is gentleman of high distinction for
morality and long public service in the councils
of his State and of the General Government,
who, without fear Of reproach, proclims to an
applauding audience Of his fellow citizens in the
Il 81 Of Al
dissolution of the Union is the only proper
measure to secure the safety of the South.
The political opinions Of any individual, how
ever distinguished, are entitled to no further
consideration than belongs to them from their
intrinsic merits, unless his opinions indicate the
public sentiment of masses or sections. There
can be no doubt that Mr.. Rhett, in making the
disunion speech to which we have alluded,
ard expressed the dissatisfaction of
large masses of his fellow-ctizens
There can be no doubt, therefore, that large
numbers of our fellow-citizens in various parts
of the South, honestly and conscientiously be-
lieve that nothing can prote t them from the
designs OF the aIti-siavery agitators, but disco
luton of the Union. They have demonstrated
they have complained of the incendiary nachi-
nations of these inter-meddling fanatics. They
have in vain entreated to be let alone The
work of anti-slavery agitation has proceeded
until we are threatened with geographical divi-
sion of parties, the boundaries of which are CO.
incident with Mason and Dixon's line. And
now 1t need astOnish no one to see at last the
flag of dsunion raised, and hear the leaders at
the South call upon their friends to stand to
their arms. They are acting on the defen-
sive, and are not exclusively responsible for
the position they have been driven to as
sumo. That responsibility must be fearfully
shared BY those designing politicians who
have kindled the flames ofcivil discord BY
those, who in order to trample upon the rights
of our sister States of the South, have proclaim
ed a." Higher law' than the Constitution, as the
arbiter and rule of Legislative action BY those
who are constantly engaged in the work Of hold
ing upthe South, and its Institutions, protected,
rs they are, by the Constitution, to execration
and abuse.
These devices and Vaccinations, however sub
.le disguised and indirect, have all fatal ten
lency to produce disullion. They are more
dangerous, and should be equally detested and
denounced, as any open or avowcd dsunion
sentiments. Disunion is not to be brought
about by orators or statesmen, who boldly avow
heir designs and invite the country to the dis
cusson Of the justice of their complaints. If
ever dissolution of the Union takes place, it
will be produced by just sucha system OF tactics
rs that pursued by the Anti-Slavcry parties,
Free Sellers, &c. With honeyed phrases of
reverence for the Union they will SOW the seeds
Of alienation, distrust and hostility, in the hearts
IF the people of different sections of the coun-
ry. Step by step they will proceed to aagra-
tate the differences they have produced and
when aggression and insult shall have irritated
fho,
sheathed they will affect horror and astonish-
nent, and dcnounce as treason the violence they
nave provoked. For our own part, we have no 4
serms of reproach and denunciations to lavish
upon Southern gentlemen, no matter in what
defensive language theyrepel the assaults of the
Abolition demagogues. We reserve our denml-
'iations for those pernicions, hypocrtical incen-
liary conspirators, whose insidious operations
re tenfold more dangerous because they deceive |
he unwary, cheat the honest, and (under the
lausible pretence of religion and philanthropy)l
re steadily undermining the fabric of the Con
tuition, and dissolving the hgaments of the
Jnion--M. " Globe. a
ELoeUENT PARALLEL. The progress Of the |
free and Slave States is indicative of the merits Of
heir respective political and social systems In I
his view the following comparison is OF great
alue: a. raaEH.nn a III
maja5H Free Slave Maj. |
IL .,t, States. States.
Sy the Cd section article /, of the
Constitution, the representation
in the House stood 35 80 81
,y the lst census 81 AZ 4. 81
BY the Cd census --t5- 76 63 81
By the Sd census q -.r.e- 1903 10 w "a |
BY the 4th census, 1913 40 a 35
Sy the 9TH census, !, - l4l 80 as
BY the 9th census QS4O) 1875 SO Az i
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