The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-11-27

olitiOniSs, for the next Presidency, or in de-
IAult OF him, 10 Gen. CasS, Of non-interveE,
ton notoriely. The War Secretary, Mr..
Crawford; the Speaker Of the House under
favor Of the Northern Abolition vote, Mr..
Cobb, who, It will be recollected, refused To
sign the Southern Address, the Hon. Mr..
WelbOrne Of Columbus, the Hon. w. c.
Dawson, one Of tho Senators in Congress,
the Hon. Mr.. TOOmbs, and the Hon. Mr.
Stephens themselves, and few other lesser
luminaries, as Judge Warner, Judge Hill,
one Of the Lumpkins, mot the venerable
EE>Governor) and one Of the Jacksons
figured most prominently in tho list. 1t was
also at the Same time announced authorize
lively, and with no small degree Of satisfac-
ton, that Georgia had "backed OUT" and by
consequences that the South, weakened and
divided amongst themselves, could not resist,
AID would be obliged to submit TO whatever
indignity and oppression it might suit the "a
naticism or raPacity the North to inflict
upon them.
Il was with some feelings Of surprise, and
good deal Of regret, that we perceived
your good people Of Carolina were so ready
to yield TO such decisions as this; and what
was worse, by endorsing the currency, you
actually gave il value it never before had
(for the people Of Georgia know the iutrin.
sic worth Of the coinage,) and which with
out your backing, it never would have had
Georgia wants no aid from South Carolina
She knows where you stand. and whenever
the crisis does come she knows that YOU
place will be near the flashing OF the guns;
but while Georgia is ready to concede eve.
~ confidence and consideration 10 you, il i,
not quite cOnSid, rate, 10 say the least Of it
in your people, indirectly to aid the enemie,
Ofthe South, by giving currency to the de
signing reports that at is to be feared tina
Georgia will not stand up to the mark
-''IhAt the appearances Eom Georgia ar
not favorable" "Ihe apprehension is tina
she will back on" and good deal Of O,he
slang Of the same kind, manufactured an
circulated for the purpose, and which, i
your use Of it, goes some considerable dis
lance beyond damning ones friends wit
faint praise; but lei all this pass.
IfGome OF the most ardent Of onr friend
were little premature or indiscreet in IN
position assumed at the outset, Mr.. TOomI
and MIR. Stephens aud Mr.. Crawford, MOI
than cOunlerbalanced it by the exceeding
absurd and humiliating declarations that II
South had achieved a great victory over Il
4 North, inasmuch rs the Fugitive Slave bi
had been graciously awarded her; in Otht
words, tha! the right under the constitute
+. for the recovery Of fugitive slaves had n
been abrogated, as in other cases equal
8 vital to Us; that the admission Of Californi
= under the circumstances. was constitutions
|, and was without cnuse u complaint to Il
r South; md that last, though not least, Il
: institution of slavery in the South new
: stood on a Rrmer basis than at the Prese
: time. Ifthere was preciPilHncy and ind
Q cretion then on the part Of the most xealO
II Of the friends Of the South, there was ma
: ness and folly on the part Of these OPPOA
Q to it: nay, there was wOFSe-therO waO 9
OstAcy, Ireachery and dEsertiOn. N.