The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-30

tnelr warfare upon the SOutn.
They have succeeded in depriving the
South Of her rights, her constitutional equal
ity, and no effective resistance has as yet
been offered to these aggressions. But few
legislatures in the non-saveholding States,
have spoken out on this subject since the
passage of these measures. Various public
meetings have been held in those States
some for, and some opposed to the execution
of this law, but even at points where some
Of those meetings opposed to resisting the
law have been held, its execution has been
most shamefnlly INSTRUCTED and defeated by
large mobs, without even an effort being
made by either officers or people to suppress
them, or to aid in carrying out its provisions.
fear, therefore, that those meetings in the
North, in favor Of the constitutional Union
and laws, are held more for the purpose of
lulIing the South, than from any real design
of securing to the Southern people their
rights From the past and present indca-
tons, am induced to believe that large
majority Of the people Of the North have
fixed and settled purpose to abolish slavery
throughout the entire republic. This they
intend to accomplish, not by one foul deed,
because they well know, that the people Of
the South would resist, therefore they intend
to effect this end by "piece meals" The
measures Of the last session are but the en-
tering wedge to universal abolition, and the
equality Of the white and black race the end
This end they desire to accomplish, aud to
preserve the Union. To accomplish these
two objects, they will minister their poison
to us in broken doses, and, as the skilful ply
stefan does, after giving one dose, will wait
to see its effects on the patient, before he
gives another One dose has been given;
It acts with great severity on the South-its
effects are yet felt, and therefore they will
postpone another dose until peace and quiet
are restored in the South; hence those meet
ings to work Oft these measures, and restore
that peace. But as certain as quiet is re-
stored, the second, third, fourth and last
dose will be administered, until the end is
accomplished, unless it should be ascertained,
10 the progress of events, that the South will
not sabmissively swallow the poison. If this
event should come, and the South should
unite in asserting and maintaining their
rights, the Union created by the Constitu-
ton, the equality OF rights, the privileges,
Liberties, and blessings that it guarantees to
all its citizens, will be preserved and per-
petuated to the latest generations. We have
seen that Vermont has spoken out through
her legislature. She has, in effect, nullifed
the Fugitive slave law. The recent cleo
tons in the empire State New York have
sustained the infamous doctrines Of the
" higher law. Senator Dickinson is to be
displaced to make way for some protege Of
II ~ ohar
elect from the State OF Ohio is pledged to the
repeal Of this law, and in fact, know Of no
Northern member elect to the next Con-
press, who is to be relied on as an opponent
t, that repeal; even General CAss was over
ruled in the dirtrict in which he resides, and
vet, 10 the face Of all these facts, we are told
that the North will, in good faith, sustain
and enforce this law, and to prove which,
they po.nt Us to the proceedings Of some
uni.nportant meeting, or to the letter Of some
elect onceIing and esigning politician. My
advice to you is, do not deceive yourselves,
nor suffer others to deceive you by such
fimsy prctences.
There was another act passed at the last
session Of Congress, to which gave hearty
support. mean the act giving bounty lands
to the officers and men who served in the
war of 1912, and in the various Indian wars.
This was bu: an act Of justice to reward
the gallant and patriotic services Of those
who hazarded their lives in the cause Of their
couutry, in time Of peril and danger.
In iS4S forty-eight members IF the Sen
ate and House of Representatives made an
address to their constituents from which
extract the following
Very different would be the circumstan-
ces under. which emancipation would take
place with US. If it ever should be effected,
it will be through the agency OF the Federal
Go ;ernment, controlled by the dominant
power of the Northern States Of the Conted-
eracy, against the resistance and struggle OF
the Southern. 1t can then only be effected
by the prostraton Of the white race end
that would necessarily engender the bitter
est feelings of hostility between them and
the North But the reverse would be the
case between the blacks Of the South and
the. people of the North. Owing their
emancipation to them, they would regard
them as friends, guardians, and patrons, and
centre, accordingly, all their sympathy in
them The people Ct the North would not
fail to reciprocate and to favor them, instead
of the whites Under the influence Of such
feelings, and impelled by faaaticism and love
of power, they would not stop at emancipa-
ton. Another step would be taken-t'
raise them to political and social equality
with their former owners, by giving them
the right of voting and holding public offices
under theF federal Government We see the
first step toward it in the bill already al
luded to--to vest the free blacks and slaves
with the right to vote on the question of en-
ancipati in this District But when once
raised to an equality, they would become
the fast political associates of the North,
acting and voting with them on all questions,
and by this political union between them,
holding tae white race at theSouth in com lete
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