The North-Carolina standard., 1850-02-27
!. HEAR IT. SOUTHERN MEN

= HEAR TT, SOUTHERN MEN!
We have frequently seen intinnalions thrown out
Of late in Northern journale. to the ssct that the
South would be compelled TO submit to Norhern ag-
gressions, matter how aggravated or nexcusable
and that Gen. Taylor would, if necessary. preserve
The Union at the poiat Of tie sacord. These intma-
tons becoming stronger every day. and are assnm-
ing tangible and authentic shape. Washington
Correspondents of the Baltimore Sun, writing under
date of February Is, says:
|. The disagreeable feelings entertained by south
gentlemen have lately been augmented by threats,
which, it is said uttered by the President him
self, that in Of attempt at dissolution he s00ssh
the military and Macy Of the United States to put
est possible sources, and through the highest public
and official characters here in Washington. Icannot,
for single moment, permit myself to doubt It's au-
thenticity." r.si
We have no doubt of the truth of the above. The
fact iS, the Republic, the personal organ OF General
Taylor has already characterized any united effort
Of the Southern people preserve their rights in the
last resort, as rebellion and revolution and the
inference clearly is that the President will, if occa-
sion should in his opinion arise, throw the sword in
the scale against the South.
In the late campaign for the Presidency Gen. Tay-
lor deceived the people with reference to his views
on Slavery, and was in consequence successful. He
caused the North to believe he would approve the
Proviso and the South believe he would veto it
and since his election, to keep this cheatand avoid
the Proviso, he has stimulated parcel of adventure
ers to form State Government for California exclud
ding Slavery, and he now earnestly recommends )"
the admission of this State into the Union foot
ing with the original States He says nothing about
the adjustment of the Slavery question generally.
He {" earnestly" advises Congress to add at once
four more votes to the antSlavery strength in the
two Houses, but not one word in vindication of the
insuted and injured South. He offers no plan makes
suggestions for the sake of peace and justice but
contents himself his Northern friends in Congress
do with general declarations about the value of the
Union and the importance of preserving it. 1t is
clear and he knows it, that California is to be forced
into the Union she is, if Northern votes can do it,
without any adjustment whatever of pending difficult
ties and without any security in the future for Sou
thern rights and yet, when the South is plunged in
peril, as the result of his neficiency and political
dishonesty, and when her stonhearted cast
ing about them for some remedy for existing and
prospective evils, he talks of the sword and of mil
tary and naval power to be used against them We
know no party on this question. We have denounc-
ed the Van Burens and the Bentons, as we have
Wings, who have proved themselves on this ques-
ton false to the South and enemies TO the Union !;
and we have commended Southern Wings, as well
as Democrats, who have determined to stand by
the South in this her day of darkness and of
trial. Whatever Zachary Taylor's motives may have
been or may be now, his aels prove him thus far
not merely traitor to the land of his birth, but mis-
A. l.
pies; and if day of blood and of separation amid
strife and carnage should dawn upon this land, the
result of this question, the fault will rest his head,
and on the heads of those of his Cabinet who have
moulded him their will and controlled him for their
own base and selfish purposes. He and his insolent
minions of the free States talk about the sword and
the bayonet for the South! But we cannot trust
selves such theme.
In addition to this, zoe understand the edict has gone
forth from Washington that ,oho is in auor Of
the Southern Convention IS to be appointed to office by
Zachary Iaylor and his Cabinet; but ct Submission
lists only, and sstried friends of the Union, to be
placed in office throughout the Southern States, ten
dered Foreign Missions. Messrs. Clngman, Toombs,
Stephens, Hilliard, and other Southern Wings, have
already been put under the ban account of their
as general rule all Democrats to be kept of
office, the friends of Clingman, Outlaw, &c., to
be excluded and the adherents of Messrs Sanly and
Badger only putin. The New York Express alludes
as follows to the rumor that Mr. Hilliard would be
rendered Foreign Mission by Gen. Taylor:
"The story that Mr.. Hilliard is to be sent out as
Minister to foreign court, is without foundation II
,oouM be absurdty to suppose the Administration
.oouM gire such an appointment to Southern ultra.
Lloyd Garrison scouH be applying nert."
The paper ridicules the idea recently advanced
by Mr.. Hiard, that California ought not to be ad-
mitted without an adjustment of the Slavery question
generally; and after pronouncng him traitor'' to
the Union and s' 'incendiary'' from the southern
side of Mason and Dixons line, it adds with reference
to the Foreign Mission rumor:
GAS to the Republicans disclaimer of any knowl-
edge that Mr.. Hilliard would accept foreign ap-
ponment can only say that he has actually applied
for appointment. 1t is not improbable, however,
Judging from the tone of his speech to-day that he
finds the project rather slim. He is doubtless satis-
fed that ULTRA1sM is held very eheapiy by this Ad-
ministration' .-...,-..-
Mark the game, men of the South! If you are
true, in the last resort to the land of your birth and
to the rights and privileges which, under Heaven,
you owe to the valor and wisdom of your Revolu-
tionary sres the patronage and influence of common
government are first to be used against you that
account and if that will not stie your voices nor
incline you to silence and submission the next step
against you will reveal itself in bayonets and hostile
armies! -
The people of the South realizing the bitter