The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-30

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the hazard of evey other consideration.-Re-
publican Herald,
From, the Hopkinspile (Ky.) Peoples Press
New YORK HAS SPOKEN New York has
spoken and the Abolitionist Hunt is elected
pledged against the Fugitive slave law, and in
favor of all the doctrines of Seward A ma
jority of her Legislature are also Sewardites, and
u senator of the United States will unquestiona-
bly, be chosen, who will vote for the repeal of
the Fugitive slave law.
But we do not believe New York is peculiar
in this respect. AS far as we can learn by the
election news, nearly the whole Northern dele
gaton in Congress are pledged, furious Adolf
tionists. Ohio has sent but one man, out of her
large delegation, who is in favor of that law.
This is, indeed, ominous for the integrity of
Constitution and the preservation Of the Union
II the Fugitive law is repealed, we believe the
South will not submit. From all the indications
of public sentiment South, we are satisfied that
all parties, these in favor of the compromise as
well rs those opposed to it, will unite in resist
ance, and take steps to secede from the Union
South Carolina and Mississippi are now ready,
and the repeal of this law will add Alabama,
Georgia, Arkansas Louisiana and Virginia to
the Seoessionists.
What will Kentucky do? Where will she
stand when this second great day of Independence
shall dawn! The time was in Kentucky when
such question need not to have been asked
In the days of her early manhood, when God
had planted the germ OF resistance to oppression
deep in the hearts of her people-at that day,
when she had not yet been traded off to Mas
saehusetts for Presidential honors and when
the blood Of the revolution circulated freely in
the Veins of her sons-at that day it would not
have been necessary to ask the whereabouts Of
Kentucky, when resistance or submission to
wrong and outrage was the issue.
Fifty years ago she gave evidence of what her
position would be now, had the pure patriots Of
that day been spared to counsel and guide her.
In 1879, when the Federal Government passed
the odious and unconstitutional Sedition law,
Kentucky formally declared through her Legis-
ature that she would RESIST its enforcement with
in her borders. She solemnly declared her de-
termination neuer TO submit to q gross and OPP
pressive violation ofthe Constitution
Will her sons fulfil the declaration of their
sires =! Not, if they submit to the guidance of
the miserable brood of petiifoggers who now
swarm about the county towns and insoently
presume to govern and control the State. Not,
if the thousands of brehess and half.starved law
yers who hang about our Court-houses looking
plteously for some of the crumbs that fall from
the table of the Federal Government, are to de-
eide the question. Not, if the minions, lickspitt-
les, and strikers Of political Presidential traders
are to impudently speak for the people.
| If the honor of the State is to be preserved
if wrong and outrage are to be punished, and
the property of the people is to be rescued from
the plunderers,the people themselves must take tho
matter IN hand. 1t requires freemen to defend
| freemen's rights.-The miserable, serve rep
tiles who have been used to laugh or weep ut
the smile or trown of an arbitrary despot, know
nothing of the sentiments which fire a freeman's
breast.
Eighteen months ago an insidious but deadly
effort was made to rob the farmers of Kentucky
of their negro property. The word of command
from Ashland banded the cohorts of abolition
to the struggle. But the people aroused them
selves to the conflict and the bandits were
driven back to their caverns.
A more deadly effort is now being made
against the same property, and hereafter the
Federal Government is to be made the engine
to Cypress and plumber those whom it was
established to protect. Already citizens of Il
Southern State, for merely demanding their pro-
perty, have been compelled to flee from the
North, while armed bands Of plunderers trampe
the Constitution under foot.
Where will Kentucky stand? Her people
the farmers must answer the question.
IHE LUCKY BooKsELLER.-The New Haven
BOOKSELLER l.. II. Young, esq, who, it has been
| ascertalned, Is the man to whom an immense
fortune, has been left in England, as q return
for personal kindness extended to the devisor
whilst on n visit to New Haven, some years
since, in letter to the Albany Argus, says
81 shall endeavor to bear my honors meekly,'
and if the burdens of this mighty windfall do
not make me more unhappy than the lack of
wealth has made me, shall be truly glad that
am its recipient. There is no doubt that am
the legatee; can have but little trouble in
proving it. The only wonder is, that so large Il
fortune should attend such poor services as
mine. Nineteen hundred thousand dolLars1 and
upward! Well; | trust the means of doing
good will not find me with less of heart for it
than | have hitherto had. have many friends
whom it will please me to help"
FROM MExICo-By the arrival of the schooner
Bonita at New Orleans we have papers from the
city OF Mexico to the Goth ult. The Picayunc
has advices to the lst instant. The question of
the election Of President of the Republic was
still undetermined. Arista was ahead, and stood
the best chance, but it is supposed that no can
didate has received any absolute majority and
that Congress will have to elect the executive.
Congress was engaged in discussing the fin
ance question, as far as it concerns the revenue
to be appropriated towards supporting the gov
eminent and the settlement of the debts: but
the difficulty is far from approaching any salts
factory solution, The House of Deputies has
adopted resolution to suspend all the payments.
except that for the reimbursement of the English
debt and the most urgent expenditures Of the
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