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

gress Of the United States has passed by an
overwhelming majority this Gqtt resolution,
~hich created such an excitement one or
two years agU, and it IS now the law Of the
land. Congress has not barely done this
ao,, h0t Il hss ;tt;iae, - s!ic penalty OF the
introduction Of save, &c, that "Such
Stare shalt Be liberated and free" BY this
as Is openly avowed by the North, the Gov.
eminent has shaken oil It's connection with
slavery. declared les abl,ofrence of il. ana
has assumed the power to regulate aud
abolish it wherever it exists within i,s jurs.
dicnon
Mr.. Clay and the Northern statesmen
have declared and contended that Congress
has the. constitutional power 70 abolish
slavery in the District, and already has no.
tice been given of a bin for that purpose
It is probable that at the next session of
Congress this thing will be done thus, (opart
from all other oblectons,) establishing in
the heart OF two slave-holdmg States, with.
out ;heir consent, Il harbor for fugitivcs.
In conformity with the hostility of the alb.
olitonists, TO our domestic institution, our
negroes have been enticed and stolen from
the slaveholdmg States, in great numbers,
and societies have been openly formed, and
large funds contributed, to facilitate and
make more extensive this project, Abo.
ton Governors have dared openly to disro.
gard positive aud solemn injunction Of the
constitution, because it conhicted with the
fell spirit of the party, and in doing so, have
proclaimed unequiyocally to the South, that
she need not look to them for protection
of her rights, secured by the articles OF their
political compact--that to rob citizen of
the South is no crime, and that the feloneous
abduction Of all his property in slaves, is
not an offence for which citizen of the
North can be punished The constitution
provides, "Nopcrson held to services or labor
in one State under the laws thereof, escaping
unto another, shall in consequence of any
law, or regulation therein. be discharged
from such service or labor, &c.
Most, if not all, of the Northern States,
have made it a penal offence for any of their
officers or citizens to assist or engage in the
execution of this article of the compact.
| BY the recent act of Congress, the delly-
cry Of fugitive slaves, by the officers of the
| Government was provided for. But this
act has been openly and by force OF arms re.
sisted aud nulIied by the Northern people!
The slaves have been armed to resist, and
are protected by the people in their rcsis-
lance. Oi what utility is a law passed by
Congress for the benefit Of the Shareholder,
when he is deferred from putting it into ex.
ccution 1t is a mockery. And aguir If
the solemn obligations OF the constitution
will not have effect, of what use is a mere
law, passed too, as this was, for purely polit-
zeal intrigue! When the aristocracy of
Rome desired to make an encroachmeut up
on the rights Of the people, they concealed it
by gift. Such is the character of this law,
seeking to deprive us of vast rights, and to
establish their principles and power they
gave us ths--a bare piece of justice, but
coming from the source il did--a gift Uf
what use is the baubIe!
We have thus, feIlow-citizcns, briefly
traced the steps of our avowed enemies, to
the present time. We have seen that from
the smallest seed, n monster tree has grown.
Fanatic abolition, from being scattered here
and there, has increased in strength aud or
ganizauon, until it has become great po-
lltical party embracing the large majority
of the people in the United States. From
| lectunng to town meetings it las risen to
leglslale in the halls Of Congress, aud now,
holds III its mcrcless grasp the dcstlnies Of
a great nation--and the very lives, and
dearest rights Of ourselves, a large rxnorty
of the people Of that nation, by denouncing
whom it brought Itself into notice aud has
thrived Already has it been proposed TO
abolish slavery in the District Of Columbia
and to put in force the WiImot pfoyiso in the
! Territorial Governments now established
without 1t, not to inlure, but 10 insult us.
What protection have we! They have d
large majority in the House Of Representa-.
tives; a majority in the Senate; we can
look for no protection from the exercise Of
the Veto porwer, and il we could now, they
have the control of the ballot box, 50 as ef.
| iectually to prevent it for the future the
constitution has afforded us little protection
since we have been Ia the hands of this fac
fion and bV yeiJoqye,I aud 3,glelectlyed tbye1iy
we have lost our Asorat power over them
Is there any hope for the future in the
mind Of any one acquainted with the baSt' ,
And If there be hope, is it based upon sure
foundation We all know the spirit Of ia
naticism 1t has been the same in al! coun-
tries and in all ages; and the spirit that
threatens us now is the same that lit the
fires Of Smithfeid and ihstigated the nlassa.
sre Of st. Bartholomew 1t never tempo
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