The southern press., 1850-11-06

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lgrasp by the hand Of power what could not be, or
what uas not, granted 70 the North by The Soutii
The messageo Of the~President threatening the in
terposifion ofthe Federal arm to deprive Texas OF
her territory, thus trampIing upon her dearest
rights rs free and sovereign State, is perfectly
eonsonant to the doctrines of force avowed by Mr..
Clay, thatit is not difficult to trace both 10 the
| same common author.
But 1t has been said, and doubtless will be
again, that Mr.. Clay in offering his famous
"Compromlse" " became the great ''peace- maker, I"
and being Southerner he was offering TO the
country measure which would rebound TO the
honor Of the South. We have examined his COM
promises let turn to the history Of part of his
life and examine the directions his "sympathieso
had taken at an early day. Do we not find, sir,
that he advocated, In his early Introduction upon
the stage of public life, the gradual emancipation
of slaves in Kentuckya an attempt which was
secuted by almost every member Of the body in
which twas introduced? Do we not find also
that upon every occasion that presented he again
and again brought up this same measure, endea-
yoring al oil times when an opportunity offered to
thrust it upon the State of Kentucky? Has he
not for great number of years been Vice Presi-
dent, and was he not eventually made President
of the African Colonization Society," Thus plainly
showing in what direction his s'sympathiesn lay?
Those who are acquainted with his history are
well satisfied Of the facts. And vet this is the
man, and his celebrated "Compromise" !" the mea-
sure, that were to have had the esympathies', OF
the people of Duval county! Sir, neither Mr..
Clay's Compromise nor Mr.. Clay, nor his fol-
lowers and worshippers, nor the advocates of any
Northern measure, can ever have any synipa-
thies, and there others of our fellow citizens,
who, upon the day of trial, will be found to ex-
press and act out the same sentiments. Let men
not deceive themselves! Mr.. Clay in the councils
OF our country as an enemy more to be dreaded
than Benedict Arnold I'm the camp of the British
Army: for, the former with transcendant abilities
is isconstantly endeavorng TO undermine and destroy
the rights Of the South while he keeps his Worship
.pers blinded to their fate: the latter by his hot
haste committed to overt act of treason that the
eyes of all men opened to the enormity of his
crime and his influence was thenceforward forever
lost ~ 4ssf!E ,i-. aa t1l fEt ta #35af1Faq agt
b There has been enough Of this pandering to the
interests and policy Of the North, and I'devouty
hope that people will see to it in future that
there shall be no more. The first act was the sur
render Of the Missouri Compromise line; the last
was the attempted surrender by Cay's Compro-
mise of the whole Of the territory lately acquired
from Mexico, with large portion of the territory
of Texas, and the rights of the South in the Dis
trict of Columbia 1t is time that the South should
say with one voice to the grasping North, we
will have to the line of $500, with the guaranteed
right Of slavery South of it, we concede to you all
the country north of it, guaranteeing TO you free ter
riIory perpetuay therein. This is the ultimatum
of all that we will do. 1t will ere long behooye us
to look to the steps we take, and what we shall
do. Already the Government is concentrating
troops upon the confines of Texas, with the un-
doubted intention of coercing her to yield her ter
ritory to the strong hand THE North. The day
for Cancellation and compromise has passed. The
North has steadily marched upon us with constant
strides, and step by step we have yielded our
rights, until now there Is no course for to pur
sue but to surrender the whole that is left U.S. or
with one voice to say to the North we will retreat
no farther The first sword drawn against Texas
will see the days of the Union numbered. The
contest has already commenced. There is no rea-
son longer to shut our eyes to the painful truth
bring to us the intelligence that we are hanging
upon the verge Of Southern liberty or Southern
annihilation. Respectfully, ,-s ,acauH@ @haj
...u ..,..r..... .t..,.'a g...' OSCAR HART.