The New York herald., 1850-05-14


ject but none which consider the preservation Of
teen hundred millions Of property, the equality aud
nstrt OF fourteen or ttsen States tho protection Of
the white man against African equality paramount
over, or even equal to, the maintenance Of poll
ticsl organization which Is to Presient; and
who is TN object Of interest, not because he will
teiny rule, or perhaps ruin the South but chiefly tor
the reason that he will possess and besto~ olcs AID
spois. The South has pee ular position and her i'm
portspt rights and interests are objects Of oontnu
Assault nom the majority and the party press depend
ent as 1t Is upon that majority for its means OF ving
viii always be found lsboring to excuse the assaants
and TO paraiyxe all efforts at resistance How s II now
The abolition party can always DO heard through its
press at the seat Of but through what or
gan press at Washington can Southern men CON-
municate with the world or with each other, upon
their peculiar nterests' 30 far from writing
permitting anything be written. which is calcu-
lated to defend the rights Of tho South or state truly
Its case tho papers here are engaged IN aiing the
there artificial public sentiment suitable for
presidential platform though at the expense oany aud
every interest you may possess no matter how dear or
| how vital and momentous.
This state of things results from party obligations
and regard to party success And they bat subserve
the ends of their establishment In consulting their
interests and the advancement Of the party TO
which they are pledged You cannot look to them a.
scntnes interests that repugnaDt to the feel
ings of the majority Of a sef-sustaining party.
In the federal legislature. the South has some voice
and some votes but in the public preas, as ID now
stands at the seat of government the North has
trolling influence The Of this city takes its tone
from that of the North. Even Southern press 10
subjected more less to the same influence. Our
public men. yes. Southern men, owe their public
standing and reputation too often to tho cOmmenda
tion and praise of the Northern press Southern
papers repubsh from their respective party organs in
this city, and in so doing reproduce, unconscious,
doubtless in most instances OF the wrong they do the
Northern opinion in relation to public men and mea
sures. How dangerous such state Of things must be
the fidelity Of your representatives it is needless to
say They are but men, and it would be unwise to
suppose that they beyond the reach Of
which influence the rest Of mankind.
Fellow citIensIt rests with ourselves to alter this
state OF things so far the South is concerned We
have vast interests, which bound by many
Ill
means in power. One Of the first steps to this
great end, Is to establish a Southern organ here
ther, and the world at large. We do not propose to
medde with political parties they now exist; we
wish to enlist every Southern man In southern cause
and in defence Of Southern rights be he whg be he
democrat. We do not propose to disturb them, or to
shake him in his party relations All that we ask Is,
that he shall consider the constitutional rights OF the
South. which involved In the great abolition
ment paramount to all party and all other political
considerations. And surely the time has come when
all Southern men should unite for purposes Of self de-
fence Our relative power in the legislature Of tho
Union is diminishing with every census; the dangers
which menace daily becoming greater; and the
chief instrument in the assaults upon us Is the public
press which owing to our supineness the North
exercises controlling influence SO far as the South
Is concerned change and this state Of
things 1t not to be borne that public sentiment at
the South should be staed or controlled by the party
press.
Let us have press OF own, the North has,
both here and at home press which shall be devo-
ted to Southern rights, and animated by Southern
feeling which shall look not to the North but the
South for the tone which Is to pervade IT, Claiming
share Of power in federal legislation let also
claim share Of influence in the press of the
try Let organize in every Southern town and
county, to send this paper into every house in
the land Let us take too all the necessary
maintain the paper by subscription, so to increase
its circulation, and promote the spread Of knowledge
and truth Let every portion Of the South furnish its
full quota OF talent and money to sustain paper
which ought to be supported by all because It will be
devoted to the interest Of every Southern man. 1t
will be the earnest effort Of the committee who
charged with these arrangement to procure editors
of high talent and standing and they win also
that the paper Is conducted without opposition and
without reference, to the political parties OF the day
With these assurances, feel justified in calling upon
you, the people Of the Southern States to make the
necessary efforts to establish and maintain the pro-
posed paper. A. p BUrLBR,
JACKSON MORTON,
X. TO0MBS,
MAY, 6, 1850. j. THOMPSON.
Any person wishing to become subscriber to the
Japer the price Of which will be moderate ssnd
his md that Of his post Office to his Represen-
sve in Congress- without waiting for the prospectus
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