The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-13

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with the people on the subject of the extra SEES
sion. that few even of those who most warmly
supported the Governor for the office he now
holds are willing to applaud or excuse the
course he is now pursuing. After promising
that the Legislature cannot meet and remain in
session two weeks without mourning an expense
for the State of $50 900, the writer adds:
mississippi is already taxing her citizens hi CHER
than most Of the States Of the Union and fifty
thousand dollars will be small addition to a
sum now too enormous And for what? That is
the question. If necessary for the State, or the
South, we will cheerfulIy contribute our money
and devote our lives. We could cheerfully offer
all we have upon the altar of country, if the
protection Of property, the defence of liberty,
required it. But it is base to submit, without re-
sistiDg, to such demands made by the Gov
ernor and his adherers upon the people of the
State
"Thcse ndscreet movements, these miserable
plumbers, will subject us to the rdicule and con
tempt of our sister States. They will divide our
people among themselves, and drive popula
ton to States better governed.
"Who would emigrate to Mississippi with her
present prospects! Who would not leave her and
emigrate to Texas?
"We must awaken from our lethargy--be guided
by wise counsels, and check the mad career of
our misguided leaders, whose blunders, if unre-
strained and submitted to- will destroy the State.
In spite of the burning in effigy Of Mr.. Sena-
tor FooTE, and other demonstrations in Missis-
sippi, we are persuaded that her people do not
intend to nullify or secede for any thing that
has yet been done by Congress. But from the
paragraph which we annex from the Vicksburg
Wing, edited by the author of the magnificent
''Union" lyric which we published a few weeks
since--Mr. j. K. CARNEs-we learn that the
same feeling pervades Mississippi, as well as
Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina, that it is
Indispensable for the preservation of the Union
that we should all live up to our constitutional
obligations in good faith:
"THE FuGITIvE SLAVE BILL.--Reli gious assem-
blies at the North denouncng this bill, thus
strangely setting at naught some very pertinent
scriptural precepts and examples What effect this
may have remains to be seen. The opposition to
the bill is not yet stronger, however, than ex-
pected. This opposition the law abiding citizens
of the North must meet for themselves with such
aid the bill provides for them. 1t is their duty
u
manner worthy of the interests involved Nothing
can be more certain than that its repeal, or an ex-
tensive practical disregard of its provisions will
lead to the serious results, one of the first of
which will be an evidence that the South and North
cannot live together, without difficulties which
would place even disunon itself among the list Of
'lesser evils All will be well if the Northern
people initiate the spirit manifested by Judge
GREER, of Philadelphia, in the following extract
from his comments upon arising under the
bill:
"'Thrcats have been made TO lay aside the force
Of the law. He determined to maintain the
full power and majesty of the law If resistance
was attempted he would invoke the aid of the mir
tary, and, in order to preserve the sancty of the
court, the most stringent measures would be re-
sorted to. He warned the colored population from
using violence. fair, candid and impartial
hearing would be yielded to all partes The de-
cision OF the court, however, must be maintained,
at the risk even of life
LOUISIANA.
The last index to the state of the public
mind in LOUISIANA we find in the recent cor
respondence between the seventy members Of
the Democratic party and Mr., SouLE, the
French gentleman who misrepresents the State
in the Senate, and abuses '' Yankees in
Partisan accent to an American audience. Mr.
Senator Downs has taken the ground that the
South might as well secede because Illinois and
Indiana are free States as because California is.
He admits that California is large State, but
he says she is not half so large as Texas, slave
State, brought into the Union five years ago. In
view Of this national position of Senator Downs,
his Democratic friends were DESTROYS of seeing
Mr.. SoULE on the same platform and ad-
dressed him note for the purpose of calling
him out. Mr.. SoULE replied in style exceed
ingly discourteous, which elected communi-
cation from his Democratic correspondents to
the Democratic party of Louisiana, from which
we extract single paragraph:
"Why does not Mr. SoULE speak out
Can it be that he has motive TO withhold his
opinions, and can that motive be unworthy
There is no portion Of the people Of this STATE
,oho are for diafnion because of The legislation
Of the late session Of Congress Mr.. SoULE
must know this. There are persons of great
intelligence and high character who think
that the recent measures of Congress inflicted
upon the South great wrong, but we know
OF none VINO lnlnk lnat theSe measures call
for disunion. II Mr.. SoULE is Of different
opinion, he has but few supporters in this
State. Has he but lately discovered this
And can it be that the true cause of this care
ful suppression Of his sentiments finds its ex-
PLANTATION in the fact that, in other States, and
10 other persons, he has pledged himself in ia
vor Of resistance For the honor Of Louis
lana, we hope this is not So"
Thus we have endeavored to furnish our
readers with such view Of public sentiment
in the Southern States as could be derived
from the papers that have come TO us in a sin
gle mail. Comments on the materials thus
collected we shall reserve for another day.
Meanwhile, we advise our readers TO think over
them in connexion with recent ebullitions and
demonstrations in other quarters, and say how
long this Government will stand, if prudent
and patriotic men of all sections and all parties
do not unite to repress the violence Of faction
and the rage Of fanaticism.
Hard to Please.
The Columbia South Carol,nian. of Friday
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