The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-18

customer to partakc of some very old whiskey,
which he valued very highly He consented, not
Reluctantly, when his hospitable entertainer
took the bottle and poured out what our friend
regarded as avery small dose. The latter, taxi
ing the glass and holding it above his head, re-
marked rather sceptically--" you say this Is
forty years oldr' "Yes replied the host->-
8 Then" replied our friend all have to say Is,
that it's devilish small for its age"
CAPTAIN Suffers INTEREST in CALIFORNIA
The following paragraph we extract from the
Placer Times of Monday, 18th July:
Large Iransactio@s in Real Estate-It is
understood that the entire interest of Captain
Sutter in property in this country has been pur-
chased by Messrs. Robinson, Gillespie, Lieut..
Gov. McDougal and Fowler, The consideration
is in shape of an annuity. The Hook farm and
the residence at San Jose were, previously, as
signed to the wife of Capt. Suffer
c1f5 The NeW York Sun thus exults over
the passage of the California bill through the
Senate, as great abolition triumph
From the House of Representatives we
have every reason, to expect as equally decided
vote. Undoubtedly there will be- clamor
and chatter from the extreme and fanatic South
ern members-it is to be expected--but the
final result may be written down with certnir-
ty. THEIR DECISION WILL BE THE DOOM OF
SLAVERY in THE UNITED STATES Irs FINAL
SUPPRESSION, Is NEAR AT HAND, AND MAY BE
LOOKED UPON AS ONE OF THE MOST TRIUMPHANT
BATTLES EVER FOUGHT AND WON, YET RE-
CORDED IN THE woRLD's HISTORY. 1t will have
been victory without bloodshed--a victory of
principle, over habit and association, of RIGHT
over WRONG"
We have repeatedly said that we regarded
the admission Of California, under its present
fraudulent organization, rs the great talrning
point,--the Thermopylm,-- the movements
of the Free-soilers and Abolitionists, to seize
upon and pcrvert all the powers of the FEEDER
al Government to the overthrow and humilia-
ton of the South. In the above extract we
have an open aro,cal, that such is the light in
which it is regarded by our enemies. II is for
urging our people to a manly resistance to this
revolutionary crusade against our honor, our
rights, and our very existence, that we are de-
nounced as ultras by Northern Free-soilcrs and
their allies, the Southern submissionists.-
Yes we pronounce Southern submissionsts,
whatever may he their intention, to be, in
point of fact, allies of Northern Frecsoilers and
Abolitionists Those among us who utterly
refuse to unto upon any plan of defence, whose
whole aim, judging them by their nets, is to
distract and confuse Southern councils, are the
worst enemies, not only Of tho South, but of
the Union.
| The tender footed politician, who waits to
see the course Of the popular breeze before he
sets his sails officc-sceker who paters
with the great issue of equality and liberty or
submission and slarery, contemplate atailtimes,
is douby so nUac The trimmer, who is neither
decidedly for resistance, nor yet for submission,
who cannot find in his heart to join without
reserve either the house Of York, or of Lancas-
hr; but wonld fain have his name enrolled in
the legions Of both, deserves to be crushed in the
conflict and trampled under foot without pity
or remorse. The crisis admits Of no temporizing.
There can be but two parties to the issue we
have to meet they are the RESISTANCE
and the SUBMISSION parties. The opponents
of the resistance party may give over their
treachery to the South, for season, by joining
the Free-soilers, in the delusive and hypocritical
shout of Union! glorious Union but time and
the advancing tide of Abolitionisnr will unmask
them Let us not be mistaken. We speak of
politicians -office-holdng, office seeking polit-
clans. Thousands of the people, at heart true
to their country, are now misled by these crea-
lures. Time will undeceive them
A poor attempt has been made to democrat
ize Southern Senators who voted against the
Clay Omnibus Bills, by pointing to the fact
that the Abolitionists and Free-soilers also vo-
ted against them. They who attempt this must
put low estimate upon the sagacity of the
people; if they imagine they are ignorant of
the opposite grounds upon which those votes
were cast. Southern Senators voted against
them because they regarded them as surren-
der of Southern rights,--the Aboitionists be-
cause the exclusion Of the South was not plain
la nriten upon the face Of the bills. The
friends of the Omnibus were on hdIf-,cay
ground between the extremes; and therefore
much nearer to the Abolitonsts in feeling,
sentiment and action. To show this still moro
conclusvely, lot us look mt the vote upon the
passage of the fraudulent California bill in the
Senate. Rome (Geo.) Sortherner.
AN "ArTEMPT" AT ENGLISH PoErRy-The
Tribune says "A friend of Miss Bremen has
sent us the following Attempt al English Poe
try written by the distinguished authoress." If
the Tribune calls these lines an attempt Mt poe
try" what does it think Of II greet with full
heart the land Of the west" &c we think
Miss Brerncrs lines exquisite ~ r. Day
| Book
TO JAMES X. LOWELL.
WIN A PEN,
A gold pen is little thing
But in my poet hand,
! II will take life, it will take wing
i Become a magic wand,
More powerful, more wonderful,
Than Alchemy Of old
It can make minds all beautiful,
And change all things TO gold.
Niagara, s<ps- IL, 1850. FREDRrxA BRrsSR,