The southern press., 1850-11-01
riiiafY-osE NcarHEHs

the bill, while only riirafY-oyE NosrgrEs
MEMBERS voted In favor for it, This vote WINS
Insignificant along side of the vote alluded 10 by
Governor Brown. Where fifty-one members IN
the House voted to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, here are only thirtlone stand
ing up in taror 5 Southern measure And
yet we are told by the submissionists that n
lhls act, we are 10 find a returning sense of
justice IN Northern feeling towards the South.
/ lie went into an Interesting argument show
ing the influence Of our slave institutions upon
the commerce, the civilization and happiness of
society. Slave labor was used by the United
States IN availing themselves of the products of
all the world 1t was upon the cotton. the rec
and tobacco that the bulk of our imports was
based. To interfere with our slave interests IN
the injury of the South was to affect in c,root
part, the destinies of Europe as well as of tba
United States The thousands of operatives H.
the Northern cotton factories, the merchants az
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other cities
and the shipping interest," were dependent more
or less upon the consumption of the products Of
the South lie illustrated also the fact that no
Legislative power, with interests antagonstical
to our slave institutions, could ever govern us
with any fairness or justice; but that on the
other hand, we should be compelled to witness
hereafter as we have already done, the continual
lncrease OF Northern aggressions.
Everything was now tending to consolidate
power In the hands of the General Government
lhls vast Northern power had an object i'm view
IN making this consolidated Government and
trampling under foot the Constitution-It was
to build up the munifcence of their wealth and
splendor upon the labor Of the South. and to
mold our beautiful country as tributary to her
greatness instead of ansequal such as contem-
plated by the trainers of the Constitution. Lone
have we been contending against Northern ag.
gression. The plan of national bank to ,S
sorb all the capital of the South, and draw it Off
to the great marts of the North-the hiqb nro-
tectiye tariffs, to pension upon the consumers of
the South, The Northern manufacturers-the vast
systems OF internal improvements, which have
distributed millions to the North where scarcely
a cent has fallen to the share of the South--bnys
been foc years past invigorating the already
powerful arm of the North to oppress us. and
to extend it to fresh arenas for the usurpation of
our rights. She becomes bolder and boIder. ~
we timidly falter in our duty to ourselves.
Party should no longer control us in this
crisis. cry great question. of the day, and
which Is to arise for some time to come, must
relate to the rights Of the South. The terrific
res yet to be admitted--the vast expenditures
OF public money for internal improvements
the control of slavery in the District. and Of tha
trade between the States-the colonization Of
negroes in Africa, are all subjects to be acted
upon Dy Congress. Year after year the North
VIII menace us with fresh outrages Sixty mil
hons OF dollars have been expended for internal
improvements by the last Congress and of this. .
only three Thousand dollars is said to be the
portion OF Mississippi. With sixty millions of
dollars and twenty-five thousand offices. the
South will find every effort made to distract her
councils, make recreauts of her sons, and render
her as tributary to the North as Ireland to Enc
land, Poland to Russia, and Hungary to Austria
we cannot follow the governor further in the
able argument which he offered 1t was one of
MS pest efforts, and was warmly appauded. He
was for resistance against unconstitutional leois-
lation; and it was for the South to refuse all
political connection with her enemies whether
whis or democratic, who proved themselves un-
worthy OF reliance in the hour of danger, by
submitting to Northern dctaton. He was sat-
isiied that the South would ultimately come out
OF the contest, victorious and whatever might be
the storm, however gloomy or portentous the
times, his course was taken. His steps were .
onward. lie had formed his resolve-he had
taken his position, and he was willing to rsl,
everything he possessed in redeeming the South
from the usurpations of Northern power.
Seldom have we witnessed a more orderly,
more intelligent or larger concourse of people
~ ''to ,i"i'' VI oa' iAouse. Inc speecheS were
listened to with mari ked attention. 1t is very
plain that deep and wide spread feeling of dis
satisfaction prevails in the public mind. Were
The speeches of Brown and Quitman made on
every stump In the State, there would be flow
OF popular excitement famed into existence.
which would never cease to burn until the South
forced from her enemies the recognition of every
right under the Constitution, or freed herself
from yoke which none but vassals can wear
From the .byo0tromer, ( m, \ aU..