The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-11-05

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which existed prior to the formation of oui
present constitutional Union; existed. at its for.
nation, in all of the States but Massachusetts
and which is now held among us as a lust. a
sacred. and a necessary institution. Agains,
this there have at all times been opponents
among the people men who did not hold it 10
be proper, and desired that it should be done
/ away, if possible. By degrees. finding tito be
Improbable, the inhabitants of the more North
T ern States sold their slaves further South.
where slave labor was profitable and com
menced warfare against aheir purchasers.
But 1t IS unnecessary to recapituate the incip-
lent stages of their violent opposition now
made to our domestic arrangements: suffice il
to say that about the year 1899, abolition peti-
tons began to be presented to Congress, pray
ing the abolition of slavery in the District of
Columbia. Upon this we expressed our indiq-
nation and our fears. and were told that they
were idle-that the excitement on this subject
was confined to a few, ignorant and MISGUIDED
fanatics, whose influence did not extend be-
yond the sphere of their thinly attended town
meetings; that the great mass of the inteli
gent at the North were opposed to them. and
1that we should let them alone. Soon how.
ever these little town meetings swelled into
large city and county meetings-the churches,
court-houses and public halls were thrown
open to them, and the "great mass of the in
telligent' hooked to hear their lectures and lis
ten to their denunciations of the South Coun-
ty Societies were formed and State Coventions
were called to produce concert and unanimi-
ty of action, Funds were unsparingly con-
| tributed-presses were everywhere establish
| ed-the entire South was deIuged with their
lncendiary tracts and pamphlets, and the leg
lSlation Of Congress arrested by a mass of ABo-
LITIoN petitions. 1t was soon found that they
had been "let alone" too long. Fandtic ab0l,-
ton had been suffered to brood The serpent
/ egg, which could have been crushed in the
shell, was now hatched, and from it the hide
GUS Hydra, POLITICAL ABOLITION, reared its
horrid form. The temporising measures then
.resorted to, only tended to multiply the diff
culhes and to augment the dangers The
Representatives of 'the intelligent mass' were
called upon to aid in the destruction of this
monster that had risen in their midst but thev
would not, The only measures they could be
prevailed upon to support were the famous res
olutons of Mr.. Pinckney, and which, in an
evil hour the South itself was induced to adopt
/ These Resolutions conceded to the abolition
lists all they asked, (the right to qgitate,J and
abandoned the only ground upon which the
South could securely fortify itself By these
resolutions the South suffered the question of
her rights to be moOted, and agreed to rest
them upon the issue of discV ION. Were
the fanatics satisfied with this triumph? By
no means On the ground thus abandoned by
the South, they entrenched themselves, and
here they raised the PARTY BANNER They
then first became distinct and independent
party. They had encouragement from Con-
gress; they had their party candidates, and the
party question was made test at the polls.
They succeeded in electing abolitionists to
| Congress and to Executive and Legislative Of
/ fees in the States. Their political influence
increased with such rapidity that we soon had
abolitionists in the Cabinet and abolitionists at
the head of many of the most important com
mittees of Congress; and as an evidence Of
the extent of their enmity to u.s. and of the
boldness they had acquired, the leader oftheir
party, ]. Q. Adams openly proclaimed that in
the event they succeeded in exciting servile
the North would not interfere, unless the EN-.
tire abolition of slavery should be made con-
dition. By fortuitous concurrence of circum-
stances the Pinckney Resolutions were repeal
ed and the 2lst rule established, preventing
the reception of the abolition documents by
Congress. But the fanatics were in no way
discouraged by this, and by increased efforts
and strength succeeded in abolishing that rule
in 1912 and again securing TO themselves the
power OF attacking our dearest interests through
the government established, Ito insure our do
mestic tranquility"
Let us pause here for a moment, fellow-citi-
zens, and recall the alarm and the Indignation
we felt at each successive evidence of the Bit
ter enmity and increasing strength of these fa-
natics, to whom we were joined in Union and
then let US trace their course, until we behold
them powerful and ruling faction, tranpling
the constitution under foot, and directing the
administration of the Government, for the'car-
rying out of their designs.
AT the close of the war with Mexico, it was
found necessary for us 10 receive from that ma
ton large extent of valuable, but sparsely
populated territory. Having shared IN the
hardships of the war by giving ticO-thirds Of
the troops engaged in it, and having contribu'
ted to the expenses equally, if not more exten'