The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-10
From Brotcnloto's KnorviHe Whig.
The Southern Convention.

''Live die, sink swim, 80 far as our hum
BILE influence may extend, we have resolved upon
Opposing TO the bitter end" the forthcoming
southern convention at Nashville. The getting up
of that convention by the southern Democrats leads
to suspect their loyalty to the South; and their
avowals since it was agreed upon lead us to sus-
pect their loyalty to the Union, They are doing
all they to produce division amongst southern
men, and their policy has now betrayed itself,
which is that of merging the common cause of the
South in the attainment of party ends The whole
scheme, If rightly understood, is Democratic
movement, having for its object the permanent cs-
Enlistment of Democracy in the South and West
curse from which We pray God to deliver US!
Wicked and corrupt statesmen, INSCRIPTIONS
demagogues, and blind factionists, here in the
South, who have despaired of reaching the Presi-
dental chair, the Union stands, are seeking
to dissolve il, and to form great southern confed-
eracy. that they may be placed at its head. These
Southern Btrrs, with mschevous industry and
criminal pertinacity, have been for years exciting
hostile feelings, and fomenting the most deadly
strife between the North and the South; and now
that they have lashed the waves OF the Union into
an angry rage, they need but second Hartford
convention at Nashville TO enable them 10 ride on
these waves into offices Of honor and profit This
dangerous agitation, which now menaces our glo-
rious Union, they have kept alive by applying all
the means which INSCRIPTIONS minds could sug-
gcst. Disappointed ambition, for despicable party
purposes, has called this foul convention Mt Nash
vile, in the vain hope of being able TO uproot the
greatest government on earth
With regard To the disturbing elements which
threaten the disunon Of the country, il is a source
Of great satisfaction 10 every true Wing TO know
that he had no part or lot in bringing about the
present state Of affairs. The acquisition Of territory is
at the bottom of all these troubles They were pre-
dicted by Mr.. Clay in his Raleigh letter; and the
annexation Of Texas opposed by the whole
Wing party, as well az the war with Mexico, which
gave US the territory Of California and New Mex
leo, the introduction Of slavery into which, or its
prohibition, has caused all our troubles And the
very men who brought on the war with Mexico, by
which we became possessed Of all this vast amount
Of territory, now the men who have called this
southern convention to dissolve the Union, because
forsooth the Democratic inhabitants Of that Terri
tory refuse 10 have negro slavery exist there ss it
does here We repeat, the Wings, party, OPP
posed territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and were conse-
quenty assaulted by their political opponents in the
contest Of ls44, behind the age and as enemies Of
progress. These selfstyled Democrats, these ST.
mon Pure republicans, can now see what kind of
progress their policy Of territorial aggrandizemont
has resulted in, is like TO result I'M We call Il
progress-aye, rapid progress toward the fearful
prccpce Of disunion, over which this glorious Con-
federacy lie now suspended, TO be dashed into ten
thousand fragmentsl
We call upon the Wings, all over this State, and
all this Union, 10 arouse themselves and cop
pose 10 the bitter end this vile convention Of Null
lifiers and Disunonists at Nashville. Who il there
80 blind not TO see the object Of that convention
AZ Wings, we love the Union; and can we pa
iiofs sit silent, remain unconcerned, while these
traitors apply the hand Of violence 10 the ark Of its
safety, the Constitution-an instrument rendered
sacred by the blood Of Wings, in war against
British oppressors and Tory Democrats? AZ Wings,
we love liberty, the largest liberty; and as
citizens be silent while the grossest wrongs be-
ing committed against its established principles
and recognised objects In one word, shall we
leave our lives, liberties, and property, to the
msrcy-nay, TO the reckless phrenzy-of a lawless
band Of southern disorganizers because they claim
70 be Democratic Republicans?
We wish to call public attention 10 the fact, that
the very men who now agitate the subject Of the
wimot proviso and call for a southern convention
10 resist its enactment, in 1870, supported Mar.
tin Van Buren for the Presidency, and declared him
to be ga northern man with southern principles"