The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-24
For The Southern Press.
The President and Texas.

protest against 1t. The South, mean, exclusive
OF Texas. IL she chooses 10 barter away hel
territory TO the Federai uoverhnhens unusr tne
sword Of the Federal Government. II she deems
ten millions or money OF more value 70 ner snan
the maintenance OF her tns y lei
posterity, ana Inc surety o. the SCUM sehelahy'
why be II 80. Ley her tahe hef mohey, anu ~
TO WORK anu pay ner part % ~; Dot tneie stol;uS
the old peace,aeslroylnS oouth-cons'uIpinS pilil-
cpie at ast-purieo Up ~ TINS cohip,icaleu
act0h' 10 raihie any les'1i ~ si',ie, ain -.
sweis n.o an lnGuraoe apscss, anu heu pa'.
anu spfeaa !ts ioai ea.leuonS o'e. VIC s oa
Pohuc. 10 lie oia ifri.ant III ne" iolhi' al
9neonsstlu.'ohai LAIN, se'ueu ~ ~.
[iitherto sucn calls nay oeeh ~ n, - Wy
uehetai Io' S sn,s one mas .Ts a
up ~ 'he uenerai uoserninemi Nose .a,ne
creeping over Tug y ',ie y
Pllah's AZ tue ioo.s.ooi - poMg, ,,s
rom tne sea' Vi Po"e., uhsonon ', ai'u uup.o-
vohed. Aney oegSee ~ le 'a ~.
Ives Wy asnas ~ VIZ an 20
presehted 'nelr ISSUES IN lhe nas ~
"a ,har o. >, ~, Son,h ana 81 has NM
mao their auvocales az the oou.' a.u % mas ~
5ney were comProllsea " =" III; TX M, 1
SOUTH anu 80 SUPPOSE VIZ la a,a sa,
nave respite .or year oI .w9rjus. iols ehoush
70 De saduied WIN ueps 81 my ~ sly ,, HI,
Mons, anu 70 DC ngei,oasiy oa.uen , WI NUS
OF tne Jay 70 Pay w. aiu 'heS nse M hn,e
more lntoieraoe ekaction. wiz piusse. aa =.
rave, aad pass spirited resolu'i9ns u
'a9ghea al as usual a,iu ~ We oeSer,oa I" a;se
DE Presehtea WIN anolher eoinp mno .aa
we VIII accept, OF course, LOT nhe sun ~ Gu ~.
glorious, G.esseG om,on' umt d;saraced by
our CONCESSIONS III wy !eaise.' "J.. ~c !.
our faislhea VOWS, hemmea IN oy coruI'io a nre'
houriy coiitraStlg upon US, .ne M &c. ,s -
the purse, anu az tlie pcwel' VI ns Ka,,'a,,,,
ernmenI IN .ne hanas o. our eneest ny
MISSOURI tennessee, anu Wes'e.n 'ns''aia Son ne
rom msInay .ufneu asan.Ss us"e s - 10 ~ ~
connPelleu " nis III 49,, - a - =, :
them emanclpateu LOT US. oes 1ea.e ~ wasn -
hanos or these consequences i'ow my nun a.
sne South can pe oihu 70 .nenl, .;o. M ~,
1here IL no DISGUISE III li'e u'tss IT N,.e
great mass VI the PeoP'e .. ING i,o''h. Aney
will tell you plainly .nat y IS s.aeey tney are
warning agalhst; that ~ 10 aisSra.e ~ 'ie eou''
try, which they are deteraneu 10 WIPE OUT
Their petitions, their attacks upon the District o.
Columbia, their Free-sontsn', their nuilhcatlon o.
the Constitution, and their slave,steailns, are pu
means to tins great END, OF Whlch they make no
secret. What can the Southern man, then, pro-
mise himself, from compromises ana concessions
but seli-made letters ana goads Is II possible 10
mentary peace from such an enemy, by, giving
him half Of what he demands. AS wen migh'
| you expect security from the piooa-nouha' oy
opening a vein and letting HIM lap the lte-curren
until 1t is half exhausted. say 10 the ropper' 'ha
as often as he seizes your pridie, you wiz com
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mands, and he will soon get all you have, and
pronounce you fool, and coward IN the bar
gain. Hear 1t, then, Messrs. Clay, Ktchie
Foote, Badger, Cobb, Chappell, and all OF YOU
way Of thinking; we who differ from ,you-a
least the more charitable OF us-accord to you
honesty Of purpose, sincere love OF country
and an ardent desire to promote Its interest Some
| of you, and many who think with you, are al
dear to me as any friends that have on this earth
but we believe that you are all laooring under ar
error of Judgment, which, If persisted IN, mus
inevitably rum the South. otfer TO us any com
promise you please that we can embrace without
a blush, and our children can regard without
shame, and give us an assurance that here is to be
an end of .4tottton exactIon and excitement, and
! we will embrace 1t readily ana loyousiy- we
love the Union las our ta'hers maze ~ as dear'y
as you 10. we are as re.uc'aht 10 hazafu III
disruption as you are' Out we nave no nope .
= saving II by compromises; we are Periecuy sat
lshed tnat the ieh spur. winch mas oee' conJure'
up against US oy ianaucs anu paitsals' ID NOT !!
be exorcisea oy oougatiohs OF h,huhess' OF Sacri
noes OF rlsht' ~ Is not 10 1e s'nu ny pol''ca
cohlpihauons' has aneauy oohe" uoWn al
those. ~ IS not W DC RroPi',ateu Iy Ionau'n 's.
we nave tr'ea them. we see as pialh'y as W.
see tne hoohuey sun, 'hat 1t no u's n petiou
must DC met oy ". uie powe'S "nLm oou nas
given U.S. anu tnat eve u"y ICY oue M Is
us ana strengthens IT, we arc 'hereIote u'sPcsee
10 prlhg, OF rainier " ie' our Pelse'ueois o'',,s
matters 10 .l's ma 'ssu. . a' ne US
poseu no' W aSSom D.. Nj, ~, ~. 49, w ~.
ths ISSUE 1a n; ane t'o ah,, ' .ho s",h a,.
,"u nc, wv r;nb,s u; aoce, If tHs Nnr,,
ne. ;nta.,, addi;sn - ITno, rLu at ha
n. h. .I,n;oa ~ tha.a - No. n,t.;oo,;sn, ~,
e, ~, ho. hona,s 20 r,Ion, ho haal nnor
,a, as ners s' ho are hss,;n,in rho - ~
.ha;u n;.,h orn,;nr thsr,seres ;nto 5,r ktcbens
anJ hss;nu and si,;r;no ~ al yvho rerers CD
a a,J ,hs Te,s,;,rton apd ~ c'sb ont NJ oncs
anG VIC aI ILL., eo,h ,h', ,hon ' ~, ~ ,';.h
.ae s,,e.1, a,u ,h s'oh uan,,a Tha o"e atsI;'
no ieaoM' wiz thn., ,ta,, a at"; -
a!tu win TIC , y, ,e 80, f GU Il
ener case we nav" S,,. n,i, =" ;nsI, nS I" %
UNION WIN tne', nus .isu' uPom ,hsu.' Gnu W
Pressloh upon oppression III leuas I'.'SA u,
ehormty' uht'i even 'le o.a'ey soi 'ne 5o ,I,
cannot endure IL; Ahese are our views, anu 'ns'
they are not ui.ra, put reasonap,e anu SCUM,
even IN the view or NOSE ge,,enen wnonl nave y.
named can oe proved py very slhPIe tes1. Lev
any one or them stana iofth anu declare soiemhly
IN the sight OF Goa ana MS country! tnat ne De-
lieves a surrender by the south OF all claim 70
the common territory, Will arrest forever, or TOT
twenty, or ten, or even hve years, all further en-