The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-02-22

Va Some OF the southern press are SUI
prised that their should be any opposition TO
the Southern Convention! When we see
such language as the following our surprise
is that any one should be in favor OF II. The
Editor Of the Wilmington Aurora, says
North Carolina has appointed no delegates
yet. There probably turks in the public
mind some apprehension Of dlsunion. Al.
low i, to be so: VIVA, Of il :! Three valua
bic slaves have recently escaped from this
por, 10 the Morrill," and then makes the FOL.
lowing inquiry:
Uhats the Remedy! lisa SOrthe-n Con
fcderasy y. with Capital a! Ashevlle, or sons
where else on the mountains, where the lines
Of Georgia, South and North Carolina, Ten.
nessee and Virginia meet. The centrality
of our position, not less than the arrsnt ras
| cali.ies Of the North make il our duty Lat
this be done, and We shall have Rail Roads
enough!
We dub, very much whether this rene.
DIV will cure The disease; and We are certain
it would not bring US Rail Roads enough.
Relative TO the action Of the Southern Con.
vention he says:
What u;H the Southern Convention Go p
We hope to have no more barren addresses,
If that Is all the delegates intend, they had
better stay a, home. II they will methodize
plan for dissolving the Union we will hal
them. We have submitted TO this yoke long
enough. Every scoundrel orator al The North
praes of Uaion. Why Because that U.
Mon enures TO their benefit. To us-io the
South, the Union is an incumbrance, absoi b.
ing cur trade, capita! and energies. The fac,
is apparen; in The relative condition Of l.e
two sections. Massachusetts exporting no.
thing Of her own produc,icn OT rock and irs
is the most prosperous State 10 tho Union. =
North Carolina, With forests 1Aieh ks.s In
clouds, and PROCURING rice, cotton, nasa
stores, tobacco, maize, and in short, ever,
: thing necessary 10 the canfor. of man, I
wretchedly poor her name derided. wha
is the secret Of this |, 10 commercial ras
mlagc. We must be emaHcipd'fd. Talk o
slaves escapiDg-we are slaves ourselves =
hewers Of wood and drawers Of xalsr-bonds
men TO a ma ket despotism. II we mus
have masters, we would prefer soldier viii
his sword al his side, to the lrafiicker xith
quill behind his ear. We prefer Cesar /,
a Lawrence.
But there is no necessity for choosing be
tween Two such bad alternatives. The Sou.'
is fully able to take care Of herself, and w;i
E DO II. Her population now is three lines a
= large as the whole population Of the Uaio
was al the Revolution. We want NJ war Wit
our Northern Brethren, bu, If it comes TO
+ fight, Buena Vista and Chapul,epec will sho'
, their chances. The South can whip then
and will do II il it comes 10 an Issue OF tina
, sort. No Southern Regiment erer ron. 4
/ rhens with population Of only thirty 81
thousand, free and slaves, governed Greece
She did that by the splendor of genius he
q orators, whose names now live, her generals
equal to her orators, her philosr piers who's
doctrines have been incorporated into OIL
: Christian So stem of Ethics; her restless dc
! mocracy: aiming al the beautiful and III
J. true. So Of the South; however, inferior
# number, the Spirit is amongst US. We d
not mean to be oppressed sny longer. W
: have the cure in our own hands. We ca
better spare the calicoes of New Englant
}. (well named) than she can spare the co!io
= and rice and naval stores Of the S0uh. w
:. are all ready for the worst, or Gas we woul
e prefer the best.
= If this language does no. show disPos
q ton, even in our own State, to dissolve tn
h Union, then we do not know what Ianguag