The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-02-18
From wilkinson.

this county, to friend in Natchez, with no
view of publication. Its sense and well
matured arguments, well justify its publ
cation:
| JANUARY, 23, 1851.
Dear Sir. On Tuesday, 2lst inst, there
was large, highly respectable and enthus-
astic meeting of Southern men at Wood.
vile.
Hon. T. Jones Stewart addressed his fell
| low-citizens assembled. In the course of
his speech he declared the conviction forced
upon his mind by the vote upon the passage
of the FugitiUe Stare Tar, that the achig
pa,ty North of Mason and Dixon's line,
cannot be trusted upon Southern questions,
and that he would no longer act with it.
The same may be said with equal truth of
the democratic party-North The South
has been deceived and betrayed by both so
far as we can Judge by the action of the
present administration. and the expressed
opinions, 1clth tile commentary reC5Sed and
Corrected 6Y the dutltOr-oi the late demo-
cratic candidate for the Pre.idency-Hon.
Lewis Cass. n
You may rest assured that "Old Wilkin-
SON is all right-the principal opposition
met with in the formation of the Southern
Rights Association. coming from those who
thougt the majority did not 90 far enough.
The basis of organization is as follows
Every citizen of the county who believes
that serious aggresslons have been commit
ted by the Federal Government and the
Northern States, upon the rights of the
Southern States may become a member OF
the Association. by signing his name to the
Constitution, at any time, leaving the
mode and measure of redress, as well as
safeguards against future wrong to be set
tied upon by the majority of the people of
the South, hereafter.
The people of Wilkinson county will act
firmly but prudently. They are in favor of
union of all who believe the South agriev-
ed, and are determined to maintain and de-
fend their rights guaranteed under the Fed
eral Constitution, and also to preserve the
union of the States, IF possible. but not at
the sacrifice of the Constitution.
If the SO called Adjustment" under
which the free-soilers monopolized all the
public territory and part of that belong
ing rightfully to Texas, whereby the nom
slave-holding States within few years will
be enabled to increase their number to three
fourths of the confederacy; and of course
then have power to change the Constitu-
ton, in any manner to suit themselves, to
give Congress full jurisdiction over slavery
within the States, as well as elsewhere, or
any other power-is to be acquiesced init
becomes the duty of every Southern man to
unite in demanding some guaranty that the
power will not be exerted, to the destruction
of our rights of property, and / may add,
of life.
This may be done by demanding that a
proriS0 be inserted in the Constitution, that
no amendment of it, giving to Congress
jurisdiction over the subject Of slavery, shall
ever be proposed, unless by unanimous con-
sent of both Houses of Congress.
A pyoviSo of that kind would place the
Southern States upon the same ground,
touching slave property, that the smaller
States occupy in regard to representation in
the Senate. A guaranty of the kind ought
to be made a sine qua non in the settlement
of the difficulties between the non-slave-
holding and the slaveholding States. A re.
fusal on the part of the former to grant it,
would be an open declaration of hostility
to slavery a0ith IN the States and the equiv
olent to declaration of determination to
use power when obtained, to change the
Constitution so as to accomplish our de-
struction.
The alternative of ABOLITION or Sc
CEssIoN would be presented by the
/ North to the slaveholding States. Be
tween these two who could hesitate
IL the North regard the Union so light.
ly as to refuse the South a guarantee
against future aggressions. which costs
them nothing, bat would be valuable
to us and would tend greatly to put 4
stop to Congressional agitation OF the
slavery question. Qor even fanaticisn
would then despair Of accomplishing
anything by il) we say lei us separate
"peacabIe ii we can, iorcible it we
Il must" But the North will not dare
refuse it. if the Southern States united
ly demand it.
The Union is essential to the North
ern manufacturing States, it is thu
condition of their existence. Not 81
with the slaveholding aggriculturinI
States, we can live and prosper out o
the Union. The non-slaveholding State
cannot even exist except by a resort t
standing armies 10 keep their opera
tives to their work, and maintain OF
der at the point of the bayonet. Ne
grophiism is the safety valve of tn
, non-slaveholding States.
The jealousy which exists in a
countries between labor and capita
| would soon become dangerous unde
the Democratic organization, wheI
universal suffrage exists but for Il
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