The Arkansas banner., 1850-04-09
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AAa8 CAB& 8IAIEUe
 The Washington correspondent of the Richmond
 Eaqairer makes the following easimate of the posi-
 ton sf tho Norsh spsn the slavery question. There
 is truth In bis remarks. Ia former article we
 represented the North as occupying the position here described. aad atimated ths necessity on the
 part of the South to coma boldly forward sad sus-
 tain it's Representatives and Senators in Congress, In their efforts to protect southern rights and pre- Eservs the equality Of Inc Union. We know that sihsrs arc even ameag ourselves n1ea who cry
 !" Peace: peace: when there is no peace" mon whe ndyooale mastsriy iDsctivity and quiet sub.
 mission, on the parto the Seath, to the demands and proposed measures of the tres1soil members of CongrsSs; demands, to which the Soaih can not
 Accede withoat compromising her honor. her safety
 and dnty; measures, which, f carried out success
 falIy, must eventually, if not immediately, recoii
 ~ith tenfoid violence upon their mserabsy mssa-
 ken authors, destroy the UniOa and pOar eat apon
 the grain-growing and n.anufaetaring free-soii
 States au utter ruin and deseiA,ioa uaequalied ia
 the annals of history. These things must not be
 permit!ed It is in the power of the Soeth to pre-
 vent their occurrence. This can Only be done by the people of the slave States coming out boldly
 and plainly ia defence of their rights of property
 and person. and convincing the aosi;ionists at the
 North that they are really in earnest in their resis
 tance to expressions
 Il "I wish to impress upon yoGr readers very im- HpOFlant fact sad yoa solennly, that II IS q lsef well knowa to all here, who are eenvsrssnt wlta the sentiments ot majority ot the Northern NInemb~rs et both Houses. Their minds are made Aap to sdmit California, and to preveat the further
 esiensioa Of laysTy, not only m the newly acquired & Territories hut Mir. Seward spoke the senttsIents
 of the majority when he stated the Jaw co,apact 4to be unconstitutional which provided for the ad-
 mission of three more slave States from the Terri
 tory of Texas. They wout moi halt as they now do, tor single instant, did this majority of Northern
 member not feet some doubt about ihe true South
 Fern sentiments and design. They are fearful you
 msy be Tn earnest, though they do lot bsl,ess you are. S,iii there is a donbt about f, which might make the immediate admission ot Cs!fnFRis danger z oas and they prefer waiting Mir. Seward honestly 8exprsssed the contempt which the North feel on The &snnject of your separating from them They do not believe tt can be done. They believe that yca are &dyided in the Soa;h in sentiment. They say, the
 Soph has talked about separsilon and disunion. that SIt Is all sinf aud nonsense, and mere wand That
 the Southern people have itea of anything ot The Mkind: that inc South could not be driven of If the North was to do thsir best io get rid of them and
 the cursed institution ot slavery together; that the ES0gh are noisy and threatening through ther dele #gates in Congress, vho kicking up Iauapas in " ashDgton only 10 gain iIttIs popularity ant rsp- &uta.ion; that the North should vote them down al Eonee and have done wth II and that ever after they
 s be quiet lAm6s; tba, If any attempt at dis Munoh Is made II wiii be put down by prociams0h, HAs done by Gen. Jaekson; but II the Soutl Esnoud 20 further than expected believed at the
 N0Ib that they dars go. then troops and volunteers HVl enter such Southern States Ase troublesome, and aide wiIh the friends of the Union ln restoring kpeace, and hanging the rIngeaders; that If Messrs sCaihoun, nangutn, Mason, Davis, Toombs, Cling- sman, Bdrt, and other leading members of eiihe' House should attempt to leave their and return Naone 10 theIr constituents, m consequence ot sEy
 aet being passed by Congress, as they have oi Ethen threatened 10 do than that the government will aact promptly, arrest and confine them in the Capitol
 aal ali qale, not allowing them to go home after Threatening 10 excite rebellion These are facts. These things the North rely upon, for they do ao kbelteEe the So sth earnest far from it, the Sb=heve II 10 be the mere ogsgsaocia Oi few dis Nsaiishei Southern politicians. This shows the im-
 poriance Of ftfepeoPe of the Southern States acting 4together al ths time and meeting h Convention al
 Ashvie for while there Is any doubt in Inc North
 Fern mind that the South ars or not, divided, nc MpIstce or forbeGance wfii be shown towards the xSoatheEn States by Northern Legislatures, or pso- Eple or by Congress. The people oi a'~ ooar' H..-,-es -~.-sT-'J st. s--~ 0f thet CoaVentIou.- HIS objects are peace, unity of sentiment, and a kdeslre 10 save the Union, If it eaa bs saved by a
 gnanimoas declaration from that body, of what the kSoathern States demand. Il the Convention debate
 the matter peseeably the Executive will not inter
 trre further than what has already been understood
 Flo have been decided upon by inc President and his HCa5tnet. The PTeslden; wiil issue Proclamation
 ahout the 2oth oi May; calling upon all the citizens
 the south b be their guard not 10 be led astTay Nor take any part in the Convention fl is desigh hssha take reasonable direction. military force Awiii be ordered to the negh5ornood of Nashville, and Gen. Scott, (who has expressed his wiEingnes, 1a the command of troops. and to cooperate with AGen. Taylor in putting down any attempts to dis Ascve the UaioB,l will be ordered to that section o Hthe country to sustain the General govern i.e eni
 shoaii be found necessary to any of the par 2tes who may take pat in what the government ua aproclaim to be reasonable to he Union.