The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1851-10-18

South in the Union was for a single
moment entertained by any member,
never knew it, nor suspected it in the
slightest degree. | do not now believe
it-then existed. .....
After reading the "South Caroline
Rights " resolutions, adopted at Charles
ton, and commenting thereon, he goes
on to say:
Not only is the opinion of all the
living fathers of the State against it
but also Of that one, greater than all oi
them, and who used to lead them all,
who has recently been taken from them
and the nation-Mr. Calhoun. He was,
as Gen. Hamilton's testimony shows,
against the separate secession of South
Carolina; and no doubt would with his
controlling influence in the State, have
stopped the movement before now had
| he lived
Ordinarily it is not necessary or pro-
per for the people of one State to inter
fere with the political movements in
another. But this case is an exception
to that rule. 1t interests us all. 1t re-
lates to the common family-common
estate. 1t is, too, in the house of our
neighbor, and we cannot with safety or
propriety permit murder or arson, or
any other great crime TO be perpetrated
there, without attempting to arrest it.
If you seek, then, to make proselytes
IN our State in cause which we think
dangerous, we have a right, and it is
our duty TO interfere by argument and
reason to prevent it. But are there any
in Louisiana engaged in the same
cause, having the same conviction and
the same determination with these
agitators of South Carolinaa | hope
not-[ believe not There are none, |
suppose, who aspire to make them
selves "leaders and representatives of
the popular sentiments" on such griev-
ances. If so, they do not own it, and
this shows they have not much conf
dence in it,
If there be any among US seriously
dissatisfied with the present state of
things on the slavery question, let me
reason with them. not as an opponent,
but dS O O'OlIloi, d iSIlOW CltlLeil. d
planter and public servant To such
would say, "What do you want a
What do you expectq How can you
obtain what you aim at2n You say
we got less by the Compromise than
we thought we were entitled to. So
thought |, and strenuously contended |
for more. But should we take nothing, |
md hn crf Of 1a1
we get all we ask? We could have
got more, as l stated on a former occa-
sion, if those from the South who op-
posed the Compromise had agreed TO
support it. The boundary OF 35 30
equal to 36 80 from geographical con-
offered by the friends
of the Compromise, but Messrs. Mason,
Davis, and others, would not support it
IN that condition. How can they now.
hen, require the Compromise to be
so as to get what they re-
used when offereda The bill abolish
ng the slave trade in the District of
Columbia is also objected to. But that
will not justify voting against the Com
promise bill, for it was not a part of
hat bill. It was passed separately
Ifterwards-was little insisted on, as
and could also have been
united as a condition, if that would
lave satisfied the opponents of the
Measure. 1t ought to be recollected,
90, that the Compromise was choice
# evils. If it had not been passed,
What would have been the conse-
Iuence? California would have been
Omitted, that is certain. The slave
rade in the District would not merely
ave been abolished, but slavery itself!
he instructions of northern Legisla- {
ures went to that point, and nothing
ut the Compromise induced the mem
ers. SO instructed to stop short of it l
he Wilmot Proviso would have been !
imposed on Utah and New Mexico, and !
war between Texas and the United
tates have taken place, with the South
rrayed on the side of Texas; one or
9th these last mentioned events must c
ave happened, and the Fugitive Slave t
i'll would not have passed with all its q
Important consequences-its faithful G
xecution, and the retracing of their {
eps in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and n
sher northern States in their unconsti- |
ltional Legislation against slavery S
Iere not all these sound considera- P
ons? They were in the opinion Of all il
le southern States except one, and a
lajority of their members in Congress.
at it was certainly not sufficient for
lose who wanted to keep up the ex-
an issue with the
orth-it destroyed all issues wanted v
sunion; yes, it was death blow to 4
at. What community or individual al
ver got all Iithey desired in Legislation j.
A session Of Congress has intervened 4
nee the Compromise passed. Many W
no disapproved of it were members, te
It no attempt was made to remedy
. evils complained OF. q
II, however, the injustice of the Conn.,
omise were greater than it is gener- :
ly considered to be by the South,
ght we not to have an object in view
d see. our way clearly, TO know how
would benefit us before we begin p
vii wara To begin q fight without :
lowing, who we are to fight with, or =
nat we are fighting for. would be i