The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-05
N, Ssrh and South

popular strength TO overpower aud absorb
the South. AID " the natural checks aud
restraints Of our government arc not exer.
ctsed against her. our condition will eyentu-
ally become that Of political servitude and
dependency. At ariou periods Of our
history. federal power has become FREEDOM.
inant and threatened to eneroach upon the
rights reserved to the States such was the
case in the lime Of the elder Adams. when
Virginia took issue with the General Gov.
emment aud pronounced the alien and Sc
dition laws unconstitutional and tyranical
such was the case in the time Of Andrew
Jackson, when banks and other monopo-
lies rose to such n pitch such is The case
now. when the North is using the machine
~ of the Federal Government against slave
ry. The anti-slavery enterprise has com.
menced with small beginnings and grown
until it has tire power and tile majority, and
all that is needed is an opportunity Of ex.
ercising them. We may not feel the exer-
else of this power at first, but it is as sure
to come, rs it has been accumulated.
The great interests Of our country ARE
different, here they are agricultural, at the
North they are manufacturing and CONNER
cial, we OF the South are agricultural, and
IL these interests are not rightly balanced
they oppernte prejndicially 10 each other.
The great leader and fugloman Of this al,
mlnistmtion is the grand representative of
the manufacturing and commercial interests
of the North. Not many years ago he re.
ceiyed sixty thousand dollars for going to
Europe TO promote these interests; it is
said also upon very good authority that he
receives an annual stipend from these inter-
ests to watch over them and see that they
receive 10 detriment he is now accused OF
receiving fifty thousand dollars to indemni-
fly him for going into FiImore's cabinent
at this very time while holding the most
important position in the government, he is
on a mission to Europe, in behalf. no doubt,
of those who employ him. Daniel Web
ster, true to his constituency, is jealous of
any interest or power rising up, prejudicial
to those he represents therefore, he is OPP
posed to slavery MS being the chief strength
of the great agricultural interest of the
he is opposed to its extension, or
it one iota Of advantage in any way
whatever. His doctrine is that the consti.
tuition contemplated the eEd of slavery, and
If it is rightly administered, it will, by its,
energy and self-action, crush aud re-
move slavery from our Union. His doctrine
is that our republic is q grand aud magnif.
cent whole, a splendid system. in the centre
Of which there is a federal power sufficient
10 control all the parts. The man who be-
these doctrines and who is controlled
by such Influences, is now, in effect, admin.
the government. In his hands the
power is operating against slavery,
the nnion compromise measures are a part
this policy and the Union party is sup
this policy.
The direct tendency of this party is to
strengthen the General Government against
the South and give it power and scope a
gainst slavery, an Institution which is vital
TO us, aud whose destruction is our destruc-
ton.
Ii there ever was a question in all politi-
cal history where Il people required entire
unison aud frmness of action, that question
IS before the Southern people now. We
are 10 have our rights under the coustitu-
sa0u OF We are TO be degraded; we are to
stand Up aud contend for our rights like
men. OF submit like slaves. Do men who
have a vote TO cast, think how important a
duty they have 10 perform at this crisis OF
alioirs Do they reflect that a vote thrown
for the so called union party, is a vote cast
for federal power and an unjust majority !
In this light of the subject, anti.slavery is
no longer confined to the North, it is here
amongst us, and they are in effect a~nti.sla-
very men who support the present Admin.
~istrotion and the Compromise, for according
to the well settled policy Of Daniel Web
ster and in the eyes of every true Southern
man this miscalled compromise contains
the ~lnitiatory steps to the ruin of slavery
After submitting to, nay supporting such q
piece of anti.slavery machinery as this,
what advantage can the South ask Of Con
gress with amy show of obtaining! Not to
mention the fact that is now out of on
power, ever to have another foot of slave
territory, ~supposiug we ask Congress to
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