The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-11-16
1890 a year, In advance


news has never yet reached the eur of'aOid
virginiaq' In February, is4e, tie Legislature
Of vifgnia passed the following resolution:
* GResoleed, Thatin the event Of the passage
OF the Wilmot ProViso, Or Of any law abolish-
ing slavery in the District Of ColumbiaS qEin
any manner Interfering with the rights of
shareholders therein, or abulishing the slave
trade between the States, Virginia will be- pre-
pared 70 mite with her sister slaveholding
states in convent or otherwise, in the adop-
ton Of any measures that may be necessatyto
their mutual defence ot 70 secure
their common safety" itats lHai
IaOetober of the same year, Mississippifol-
lowed inhcr wake,a Their positonswers idel-
,tically the same. There stands YirgiRiain full
view Of the Federal Capital, and with her esFef
Dyonsius open to the very whisPerings Of the
halls Of Legislation, fresh from the lips oiiheal-
leaged cOnspirators. etVlrginia stands mute,
unmoyed, unalarmed, unagitated--" snnfs no
pollution 10 the tainted breese" Has Virginia
gone over to the free soilers or doifed her
proud crest to the " craven submissionistsl"
Where, too, is sMaryland, hourly Pumpinglhe
Capitol with her telegraphic wires? Her ears
are not ofFended--her eAes are not opened with
amazement--she sees no rents in the. consli-
tulion-she sounds no alarm 10 her sister
States. ts.f,- WV f,biet 8ia.@sdr
Delaware, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Florida and NN9rlh
Carolina, are all buried 10 Egyptian darkness
with regard to the supposed Treason commit
ted at Washington Have they all turned Trai-
tors TO the Constitution and covered themselves
with the pail Of "craven submissiopa'',e Ala
bamo, although dissatisfied, Proclaims no forci-
bic resistunces while favored few in South
Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi, claim to
have full intelligence Of the violation Of Cesar's
wife and are rushing beadlong TO the rescue.
When they return from their victorious batllF.
feds,covered with the laurels Of knight.erant-
ry, they will probably inform US Of the histori>
cal fact that C@sar's wife was ""aboye suspi-
cion.n ,.4-.. a t.a5.,
: The fugitive slave bill is not made subject
I Of complaint at the South; on the contrary il is
? received with great satisfaction. On this
: measure, however, the hydra-head Of resistance
! is appearing in New York and Massachusetts.
, The abolitionists, fughives, and free negroes,
: have declared war against il. This was 10 be
> expected, "No villain feels the halter draw
Y with good opinion Of the law"
y Tie mass Of The people Of those States have
I notyet been heard on the subject Il ia 70 bO
Z hoped they will show more affection fer the
y constitution and laws OF Their country Than
. they do for runaway negroosi but II they do
>" moi, the Executive power Of the Federal Gov
y eminent will crush them into submission. Il
: matters not who occupies the, Presidential
= cbair-the President is compelled, by his oath
" Of Office, ana BY the voice Of The community,
q to execute the constitution and laws, at the
ne peril of impeachment. The law. therefore
will be enforced, and those who dare lTesiSI
he will meet the doom Of Traitors. At this en-
er lighiened day, when the whole world hal
IT. Welded 10 The enforcement Of civil govern
NJ ment, II isimpessibIe that any great portion o
tie the people Of this Uaion will rebel against 81
TO- constitution and laws. s,es taaf
'e- Ii, however, the law should be repealed ont
Iol tha, important provision of our consultation
n? rendered hugdtory BY Northern resistance, 81
ah tho loversof the constitution will unite ag on
ch mar, and expel the Tfaithrs from the Confed
eracy., Ii we must fight the abolilOnsts, le
es. us do it under the banner Of the constitution
not LEI US raise the same old fag that was carrie
ses by Washington through thI RevolutiOnSr
xas war--ihe same Aag that put down the HaIlioF
be- bConvendon--the same flag that triumPhed
he our second War of Independence with Gte'
the Bnain--the same flag that General Jackso
pu- carried in triumph nt the Battle Of New orlea'
md -ths same flag that so recenllytFlumphed Ov'
sis- all ourbrillant feals Of arms in the late W
xe, with Mexico. Let - go forthsto battle N @
nc National character aud with the Army pl
Navy at our command, and we cannot fail
Ais- drive the aboiitionists and free hegtoes. IN
dis Canada, where they properly belong Dsu
tho ion is no remedy for the Southern States.
nee we annotsustain our peculiar institutions U
and der constitution made expressly y fOrAhat pl
the pose, and with the army and navy Of thisgrt
hing Nation at our command, there is little 20.
the hoped from Southern ConfederacE gFea
+ be inienor in power and surFouadedso every q
rs Of by active and powerful enemies. Figgh.
ing, Disunon should have neither home nor h'
titu-flage in the South. Its aomlclls IL anywhs
ce- is in, the State Of massachusetts,, The Harris
nder Convention was the place Of ilP biFsh,1 but
/, she Unioa men Of The Revolution stranglsd j
) and monster in its cradle, Massachusetts boz
that she has always refused TO deliver up 4
0 the tive slaves IN violation Of ihe oonsVseupl
, the When Texas was. annexed 70 the Uaion,N
0 OPP sachusetts declared that the Uaion was
,tates solved. When war was declared against N
o In leo, Massachusetts, made similar resolves;
'vern- she now declares through many q hef Pr
il she nent cilzcns, tha, she will nullify the re
a er- fugitive slave law-continue 10 harbor
ealed slaves and invite them TO her arlns:--I