The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-10-01
IroR THE wooDylLLr REPUBLICAN !


would not force myself before my country
men, but for the distracted condition OF the
public mind,
know my influence is insignificant, yet,
weak as it is | will endeator to write as a
man should, who holds the well being of his
country above all earthly considerations.
Viewing events as they occur am hmm
bed to the dust Oh man, thou art fallen
indeed the dark and turbid waters of igno-
rance, falsehood and submission have cover
ed the fairest and once the freest country on
face Of the globe reason, heavens best gift
to man, has fed far, far away.
Americans this is the middle Of the nine
teenth century; call back the GODDESS Rea-
son, cultivate her acquaintance; yon never
have had greater need of her divine instruc-
ton: she will tell you this union of States
was formed on the principle c! equality de-
stroy that equality, the union will not be
worth preserving, it will sink, as sure as ef-
feet follows cause.
Why all this noise and i'll feeling about
slavery? Who introduced slavery into this
Union! Did philanthropic (negrothrop-
icy New England take the lead in the slave
trade Has not slavery or servitude ever
existed amongst all nations of the earth?
The poor and ignorant ever have served
the rich and intelligent, Servitude ard
slavery, are a distinction Of terms with very
slight difference of relative position in socie-
ty. Who performs the menial services 10 a
rich frree-soiler? Who blacks his boots,
cleans his horse, or waits on his table
Who rolls in his carriage with servant
(sIave) in livery guiding his horses? 'Tis
the rich free-soiler.
There is class of men to be found North
and South, who call themselves States
Right men; they have very peculiar no.
tions. am a States Right man too; but
would limit the States in acts of a local
! character.
No State has the right to do any act,
which will affect or destroy the rights so.
E cially or politically of any member of this
confederacy. The United States, at the
: time the constitution was formed and ac.
cepted by the people, was a slave territory
Slavery existed in every State; the insttu'
ton of slavery was established before the
t Revolution. Can an individual in a city
d set fire to his house and burn it out of his
way because he disIkes it? No man will
say he has the right to do such an act
q Why? Because, in doing so, other houses
:. the property of other men would be destroy
$ ed to.
This union of States is but city; each
: State mouse in that city; therefore, nc
d State has the right to pass law that vii
i conflict with the constitutional rights or EN-
! danger the existence of another State of thu
!. same confederacy. Much has been said il
e and ont of Congress in relation to the ftnes
e of our Mexican territory for slavery.
e Some of our great men have declares
: that God has made that country free. Wha
n desecralion of the most high, for bas'
political purpose !. Southern men, too haV'
reiterated the cry OF frce-soilers and disun
. ionists Poor fools and kpaves they have al
y excuse, It's ignorance and villainy. 1t
)" asserted by free-soiiers that the territory wa
free whilst Mexican, therefore it is free now
9 and shall continue so. What logic!
& contend that Mexican law was cor
quered with the territory; no sane and hor
e est man will deny it; iree-soilers woul
I have said so too, if African slavery had ext
Ie ted there as it does here. II knew SLAYER
could not exist there, would still claim I'll
i right of slave owners to go there with the
m property; It's our right, It's as sacred to tn
n South as the right of petition is to the abol
k ZIONIST of the north. 1t is said slavery ca
ct not be profitable in our Mexican territory
IS, nonsense-slave labor is worth as much
u. free labor in any country.
ht There is great stir about the compr
he mise bill, (omnibus) it was wrecked, yet
ir, friends have saved nearly every plank al
n nail; they may save the entire wreck;
ng they do, the wreckers had better look o
9S for squalls, or they will be lost in the brea
-, ers of a southern ocean. That man w
;r i would surrender any portion Of his rigf
IL does not deserve what he is willing to
his ceve; he is unworthy Of trust, and shor
as be branded traitor to his country.
m Congress has not the shadow OF night
'us legislate on the slavery question, the win
II question is fixed on the constitution;