The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-24

! spirit Of the North. We have compounded
saoueh; 1t nov becomes ~ 70 act.
Nov, In our opinion. one Of the principal OBJ
s:ac'es 70 the preservation Of the Union, 10 the
idea - largely prevalent q the North, that there
no concession, no sacri6ce, TO which the South
will not consent rather than secede-no depth OF
degradation which her people will not fathom
rather than dissolve the Union In this notion
our past actions have unhappily contributed but
too much to conhrm them 1--we would save the
Union, there must be an end to all this. We must
teach tho North that though we have sacrificed
wealth, and power. and equality, there are some
CONCESSIONS which we will not make. some rights
which are desrer to US than the Union itself
We must show them, in the most Ineligible
manner, that the price Of further aggressons on
their part will be the dissolution Of that Union.
and then perhaps they will come to their senses,
and pause for awhile in their work Of spoliation.
But this ~ not enough II 10 not sufficient that
there should be merely a temporary cessation of
aggressions on the part Of our allies. There are
conditions, on the faithful, literal fuflment OF
which. policy and honor alike require that the
South should insist, before she can with safety
entrdst her interests and her rights to the tender
mercies Of a triumphant and irresponsible North
ern majority. These are: 1st That the existing
laws for the recovery of fugitive slaves shall be
rigidy enforced. ID. That the South have &C
corded her sufficient guarantees of future equality
of political power. Now with reference to the
fret Of these conditions, il 10 perfectly obvious
that it can never be complied with while spirit
Of intense and daily growing hostility to the South
continues to pervade the Northern portion OF this
Confederacy. Whether that spirit will abate or
increase, we cannot pretend with certainty to de-
termine. Our convictions on the subject we have
not hestated to confess. Now the second condi-
ton implies the equitable division Of the newly
acquired territory; and we put the question, is i
IikeIy--is il rrobable-is il reasonable TO expect
that the North will ever disgorge her iII.gotten
BOOTY These and all similar questions it is not
our province to wer; all we wish to do il,
without presuming to counsel or advise, simply
to set before the eyes Of the young men of the
South, the magnitude Of the dangers which are
even now impending over us--to show them how
all the means which we have employed to avert
those dangers have proved in vain--t to awaken
IN them proper appreciation Of the grave and
weghty responsibilities which must soon devove
upon them; and to induce them to ponder well
and carefully the solemn question Of "What shall
we dol'' We will not anticipate their answer;
but nothing doubling but that they will demean
themselves in manner worthy Of their country
and their blood, in the trying emergencies which
await them, we conentedly leave the mighty issue
TO abide with them.
RESOLUTIONS
Resolved, !. That we have witnessed with deep
regret and concern the constant encroachments Of
eHc Otutc0 upon tn6 rignt9, inter-
ests, and institutions Of the South.
Resolped, 2. That, as Southerners, we are proud
Of our ancestry; that love the Union Of '89, of
which at present there remains but :" the shadow
without the substance"
Resolved, 3. That compromises and remon-
strances having failed to check the onward march
of fanaticism, our only safety now seems to be
in " State action" in support Of which we pledge
sour lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor"
Resolved, 4. That the young mon of the South
are earnestly requested by this association to come
boldly forth and array themselves under the ban
ner of" Justice and the Constitution.
Resolved, S. That they are further requested TO
form similar associations throughout the South,
particularly at those institutions at which South
ern youths are educated; and that constant COM
munications should be encouraged between such
associations.
Resolved, 6. That the corresponding secreta-
ries are instructed to forward copies Of the ad-
dress and resolutions to all colleges paronized by
Southerners, and to editors Of papers favorable to
Southern interests