Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-15

SONS that cherish not the Union beeause of the
advantages of the North that she only serves to
suck our blood, without rendering any nutriment to
our body-and that when our rights and our homer
are at stake we know no dependence, we calculate
not our interest
The contemplation fills our bosom with the proud
satisfaction that the South in this great struggle
her rights her privileges and the Union, is sWerred
oy no sinister purpose swayed by no selfish motive
She demands no rights but such as the constitution
has guaranteed to her. She seeks privileges but
such as justice would give her. She only says to the
North cease from harboring her runaway slaves de-
liver up to her her property, which she basely de-
coys from her borders and regards the lately &C
qured territory twothirds of the price of which was
Southern blood and Southern treasure, she only asks
an equal participation, and equal participation
she of right ought and is resolved to have far as
in her power lies, regardless of consequences.
But when we bring before our views the history
and conduct of the North, and investigate her mo-
tives, how changed the picture Ever since very ear
y after the adoption of the constitution it seems to
have been her greatest pride-the very acme of her
deslre-to encroach upon Southern rights and to IN
suit Southern institutions What has been her con-
duct towards us when would demand of her our
runaway slaves Did she, in obedience to the con-
stitution, deliver them up, like hgh-minded, loyal
people? No; she not only set at defiance that con-
sttution which she soemnly pledged herself to abide
by but she has abused in the most insulting man
Congress after Congress, she has made the halls
Of National Legislature ring with petitions, to
make the general government agent to deprive
the South of her rights and to bar her participation
in our lately acquired territory. When We see such
feelings as these manifested in Northern breth-
rem this beautiful fabric of our Union seems to lose
many of it's charms and much of its attraction
Though we thus speak of the North as a whole, yet
we believe have true friends there ;--some
who cherish the Union venerate the constitution,
and will defend the rights of the South; but they
few honorable exceptions to the general character
It must now be manifest to every discerning mind
that the motives which the North would have the
world believe were actuating her in her conduct
regards slavery, not pure that her sympathy
for the better condition of the slave is nothing but
hypocrisy that if slavery be sin, she is guilty Of
making that sin worse; and that being urged on by
thirst for political power she is endeavorng to get
the reins of government into her hands, and that
to be effected by rendering null and void that clause
slaves to be represented This is fctionno fancy
sketch of the magination-but it is sad truth, te
which the whole country must testify.
), While we know, then, that the conduct of the
North has been unconstitutional and degrading, and
see that her motives are impure and ungenerous and
now that it is put beyond doubt that she is calcu
lating upon the lukewarmness and divisions at the
South for the success of her Designs everything tina
and dear to the South demands that she should
be firmly united that she should present unbro
ken phalanx that she should boldly take measure
to secure her rights and prevent Northern aggres
= sions and for these great purposes, our humble
opinion is that Southern Convention is all-mpor
, tant-and there is difference of opinion enter
tanned at the South regards the great issues which
involve her rights such Convention becomes, in tn
highest degree, necessary. That there the opinion
| and feeling of the South may be expressed Tha
, there platform may be laid down, upon which tn
whole South Will stand, and asuinst which,
the North transgress she will bind herself to bodl
and unitedly resist. This becomes highly necessar
in case the matters at issue not listed by Con
gress and regards the settlement of those issues
they must be permanently and Substantially settled
avail the South anything lest her growing prosper
ty may at future day (not far Distant fire tn
envy OF the NOrtn, Wnen the ADOHt1On1StS Will KIN
die up another political Etna, and light our Unio
again with its lurid glare. We wish not to presen
a threatening position to our Northern brethren
know that rash opposition gives opinion strength
We only wish them to know that the South is deter
mined to prepare herself for any emergency tina
she has to the just conclusion to yield no Ion
ger to Northern aggression, and wish them to refec
on the part they have taken in bringing about tn
present crisis to reflect upon the fond recollection
which entwined about revolutionary history
the beauties and glories of widespread republi,
and that upon the Union and of these sove1
eign States hangs the fate of other nations. The
to calculate the evil consequences with which dir
union will be fraught; that this proud monument
= which tells the fame of WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON
and FRANKLIN, will mould into decay that this nc
BILE structure of republican liberty will be erased fror
this list of nations; and that they, when ingerin
about its wreck would have the deep regret to kno1
that they were so instrumental in its downfall.
A SOUTHERNER.
From the North Caronian.
G Great Fall Flesh and Blood--Extraordinary Pho
nomenon fin Sampson County, N. C.
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