The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-11-19

foreign action. and the command Of the
Cali ani ihs aofioD trade. the South would
y. IN the maturity Of her Strength, the
guardian Of tive worlds commefcc-ihs
rsato aud impartial ccEtfe 81 that new bal.
ancc 81 power, which. at uo dshgt day
viii BE- adjusted by the experiences Of the
old a0l ihe encfay Of the new world. work.
Jar together for the beet Interests Of hu.
nlanity.
Il would nc easy 10 illustrate, IN n more
special nnnncT aul in fuller detail, these
seclional differences ia social tystems-in
industrial atefests-in foreign policy, But
such an analysis would run too parallel with
party history, which II IS our anxious de-
sire 90 avoid, and our conclusions upon
which. we are afraid, would be acceptable
70 none. But, surely enough has been said
ia indicate the grounds upon which we may
Justly, aud with no exaggeration, conclude
That the Institutions OF the two sections are
dramatically opposed. II it can be proved
that the government IS with the Northern
section Of the country Of the Coniedemcy,
tho after want OF sympathy between that
Government and the South, is, as n conse.
quence, established-,he due relation be.
tween the two u broken, aud we must look
for safety at home. What, then, is the po-
eition Of tho Government? Oar answer is
very brief. The sense Of wrong is too strong
for tho elaboration OF syllogisms. There
never yet was an honest feeling that did not
spring from n correct thought. We feel
THAT we are weak-it canno take lis long
10 think ont the same conclusion. We will
avoid 4 metaphysical political discussion on
the checks Of the constitution. The expe.
fence OF the last twenty years, from Gen.
jackson ~downwnrds, has proved that the
President, as has been admirably said, lis q
demago1ue by position"-tlat the House
Of Representatives represent popular pas
sions and interests-that in the Senate only
il to be found the conservative element OF
government. Now the representative ma
jority is Northcrn--the Presidential electo-
raj majority is Northern-and since the adj
mission OF California, the Senatorial majori.
" Is Northern. Can multiplication table
work out results more certain. lfthe gov
ernment obeys the popular spirit which ere.
htos and sustains 1t, what must IL do, but
reflect Northern sentiment. sustain North
ern interests, impsrsonate Northern power.
For argument sake, we will admit that the
admission OF California is right-that a saw.
age grecdiness forgold is the purest OF soci.
al bonls-that q State is admirably adapted
to influence national legislation, where its
heads are the shrewdest of spectators and
its body the outcasts of every population UNI
der heaven. We will admit that Texas
ought to pocket, in an extravaganza Of jock.
...r.. setnnaah hoe tan t~ntiitNua nnI ait,r
klc at the market price of patriot blood and
State pride-she may have more to spare,
aud she has found a generous customer.
We will admit that Virginia and Maryland
arc but intruders in the District Of Column
bia, and If not acceptable, should be re.
moved without even notice to quit they
gave the land TO their Northern brethren-
what more have they TO do with it. We
will admit. with Mr.. Toombs, that the
South has nothing at all 10 complain of, but
as we do not know what we may have to
ccnsure, we earnestly ask every Southern
man 10 take a list Of the States and having
separated the two sections, make the simplest
of calculations, and then, with neither the
fear nor favor ofparty before his eyes, answer
the question, What is tho position of the
South! In case-and we may in argument
imagine so improbable a thing--in case our
rights should be attacked, where is our con
stltutional protection! The mourniul but
indignant echo IRE worth the reading-if
the political events OF the last few months
are not illusions--if the expression of out.
ragged feeling all through our Southern land,
be any thing but the wild rawlings of wicked
faction--it is time for the South to act firm.
", promptly, aud for ever. But one safe
path is open to her honor, and that is Sc.
eession aud the formation Of an Independent
Confedracy. Another plan has indeed been
proposed and sanctioned by great names
bat TO us il seems either impracticable OF
idential with the first. 1t is n re-adiustmen,
of the constitutional compact, so as to rec.
ornize the independence of each section a,
10 its domestic policy. Tho formation of
Union somewhat analogous to the German
eonfedmtion, by which a Zollverein shoult
regulate our industrial policy and Il Die
control our foreign relations. That this cal
be obtained from the North without force
we do not believe, md the only circumstau
ces under which such an arrangement coul
be effected, would be the absolute nationo
independence of the two sections and thei
willingness to enter into treaty stipulation
with each other, MS to such interests rs nigh
be common between them. So far, ther
this sheme implies secession. But we d
not honestly think that the elements of on
political constitution could be combined a
ter such a fashion, and with this %referenc
we leave the subject. What are the OF
;actinna 10 the first course of action The
shall be stated as strongly as we have pee
able to find them--in the language too {
Southern men. AT n meeting Of the cit
Gems of Blob county, in Georgia on Sept. q
1880, a report was adopted, which uses tn
following language;
..TLn Aanuars thnt wnnll attnnl lissnlr