The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-31
The 8. Washington Union" ana South
81, m - 4rsr ern Malcontents.

The Washington Union is crying out that the
s'JTnion is in danger-ln imminent danger, and
that IL is its duty sound the ocsn and give the
country warning; that IL has furnished evidence OF
IDS devotion 10 the Union; that there are malcon-
ients al the South who are willing TO dissolve the
bonds of this Union; that it has been attempting
for seven months past to throw oil upon the
troubled waters, &c. ta a,l
II the success of the Union in g throwing oil
upon the troubled waters has not been common
surate with its hopes and expectations, we suspect
the fault is Its own, attributable in some degree TO
It's not selecting soil Of a very high degree Of
purity. 1t committed its first error, however, in
supposing so great storm could be allayed at
all by amy quality any quantity of "oil'' IL
the Union had said less, in its namby-pamby way,
about "conciation and compromise, and boldly
insisted on having JUSTICE done to the South, it
might then have been greatly instrumental in find
ing remedy for the evil of the times. II 1t had
come out, and with the honesty and sturdy indie
pendence of true patriot, proclaimed to the coun-
try,as did Soule in the Senate, "JusrIcE to the
South, II you wish perpetuity to the Union" il
would then have pointed to the true and oaly
source OF deliverance from present difficulties.
II But there are ''malcontents'' at the South -
What would the editor of the Union or any other
intelligent man think of the character Of the
Southern people if, in times like these, small
contents were not found among themi Would
ne NOT say, what all history procaims, that any
= pSvliS iuiuciy 10 THEIR uedT-
est political rights tramped into the dust are only
tit to become saves' ~ ;&fllpa n3tHa t',
D7 If in these times of widespread corruption,
indictments" were not found in every house
hold South of the Potomac, we should despair Of
the Republic, and be half inclined to agree with
Northern senatorin the remark that every nation
which tolerates slavery must, sooner or later, be-
come itself enslaved, Certainly it is to be regret
ted. nay, 1t rs eternal shame that there are SO
many " macontents'' at the South, but ,chose
Jaatist?---and on whom will the shame and infa-
my rest I? Certainly not on the South The Union
ITSELF with all Its sneers about southern g uItras
and /" indictments, - must be compelled to ac.
knowledge that all the fault and all the wrong in
tins controversy are with the free States. Why
then does 1t not turn its batteries against the North
I instead Of the South, Does he suppose the South
when struck will not return the blow ?-that when
she is lnsuted she will not resent it?--that when
invaded and outraged she will not resist and repel
the aggressor' I5 sa4 t,sF nsa'
Are not the chiyarous Southrons possessed of
as many, of the attributes of humanity, and as
sensitive Of wrong and dshonor as despsed
Shylock' n" If you prick them, will they not
bleed! If you poison them, will they not diei--
And IT you wrong them, will they not revenge ~
The Union may sound its " tocsin'' from now
TIL doomsday, pour as much oil on the troubled
waters, and shed as much ink as it pleases III ref
erence to southern indictments" and g ultras;"
but the number of g malcontents" in the southern
States, in spite of the treacherous submissionists
will never grow less until the North can learn to
pay some respect to the Constitution and the
rights Of the South Ky iatrss+ f3s A@ .a "A
3 All that the people Of the South ask for is epen
handed justice---simply this, nothing more. Should
they not have iii The most uncompromisng Of
s malcontents' and I" utras'' to be found in our
borders demand nothing under heaven more than
simple justice. We ask again, should they not
have it, Then why do you denounce them as
:. ultras and malcontents' = for complaining I'M
al they do haveit' If you wish to pacify the
South, do justice to the South. All other methods
10 calm the "troubled waters must prove inef-
fectual--arrant quackery, all. s4,s.&
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