The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-08-01
puE SOUTHERN ANTl.SOUTH.
ERN PRESS.

" LbAN a ~ AA'sSs
IA, uttered many lugubrious para~
rsnbs deprecatiDg the "sectionalism"
vnced BY the establishment OF a new
onthern paper at Washington. Ac-
DrdioQ to these oracles, it is next to
.aason 10 the Union to show any zeal
favor Of the South, or take any mea-
re- 10 ,ebut the assaults and exolbi-
nj demands of the North. 1t is en-
Duraglug a feeling Of sectionallsm,
hthout sufficient provication. The
Iobile Tribune puts the case forclbly
the following paragraph:
The enmily to this journal takes the
round that it is sectional, and I'm this
round it as bitterly opposed in some
larters Oft south as il is at the north.
What wisdom there is in this stupi d
legation, we have hardly thought it
oHh while to note, for people who
Ne credit to it, must be somewhat be-
Bath the longest reach Of reason, or
besotted by prejudice as to be in the
me condlliOn-namely, quite blind to
By thing which the simplest sort Of
nth is able to show them,
A man cross the way lives principal
loinvent and utter slanders on my
pod name. He says | steal daily
pmmiI the most horrible excesses, and
b engaged constantly in starving and
utS!ating th.se whom employ. Nay
goes further, and tells my neigh.
prs with sancimonious horror Of these
lines, and implores them to join with
in to put an end to my business---tO
ke from me my dependents. so that |
lay be striped Of the power, to in.
Dlge 10 excess and cruelty. Wearied
erplexed and driven nigh to the verge
msduess, | consult lawyer next
pOr IS to wha, mode / can best OBJ
iureiress by. My legal friend says.
touse up--stir yourseIf--go also a.
pat among your neighbors--telI them
81 you are slandered. and invite them
visit your premises--to see aud rea-
p the matter over coolly. That may
some good. # not, why the best
~ will be to leave the town. You.
y be ruined, if you stay under such
rcOmstances."
StFaIghtway ladopt his advice. 1
g'n to show that am wronped-
a twosthirds of the town are slander.
!, but instead Of this biinglng relief. il
I,l Ine occasion Of new persecutions.-
Why the rascal has absolutely com.
enced defending himself! Some
ote q the foolish friends have Joined
~ MIN and sectional bitterness is
arted, which will throw confusion in
.us town and thus, perhaps, lead to
sectional y party which may probably
y y some Inhuence on the election of
~ O'yPhemus oihe Office Of mayor.
nsissSaI a. Y Y must be put down forthw:thl'
US y "a IAe language they utter against
w lOng submisslon to SANDER is
&. /. l,l,a precedent - for the right Of the SLAMS
ana my desire 70 vindlcate my,
,,n5;a n : e made the pretexl for
g me as wicked citizen work
y throw confusion into The town
: oo. sur p the green and stagnant pool
,Sra SruP.lon which has been mantlihe
-"e parallel between this and the
E gsellons 70 the Southern Pressp i
4. gu' !, ifone, though, were assailed
MI. N y Mobile. he would in all proba.
WY ma redress in the courts. for
rsa us'ics Is nota thing yet reeog.
ssa o dependant on he win u !
otmy fellow citizens. Appli
h.. nationally, the case is different
I ,',s u. Inc majority makes the laws and
"a S'ss0derers have the majority, II
E,. y not chose TO do justice, / musl
: oL OF leave the town. For rtry,Dp
orl. la'elhe necessity of emigratiDV'
got myselfin.o greater difficulty
4 ouF own part, we aIe quite Ger.
", IVY every thing claimed by The
u 1,t'a ,I southern man fromihe pow
IN 4 =. .ne north i 4 just and homes
= s,'' wGlle every thing less than that
AN nucn yielded tothe desire Of bar,
scC.,.. SO much thrown On he altar ii
nioS un'Fy as . sacriRrs 10 peace and