The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-11

W" NiS ANolth stop mere We ca
not believe that she will. The war viii,
now being waged against the rights an
honor OF the South, will never terminate M
c til slavery is finally banished from the.
shores. The Unsuitable spirit of AboHtio,
Ism whlchs seems to possess our Northern =
hes can never be satisfied by any seerifc
short OF this To this result, ever ttnno
rapidly tending. Already in the abolitio,
OF the slave trade in the District of Cmmbia
Congress has undertaken to declare when
slave shall become free. What is Ibis, bu
IN other, an assumption Of the right on Tho
part of Congress to emancipate oilF slaves
And what guaranty has the South that thi.
power will not be used
Lodged in the hands of large and dailv
growing Northern majority, il may at any
moment be made the means of striking n
death-blow to our interests and our rights.
When we reflect upon the anti-slaverv SEN
tlments which aetuate that majority, who
wall pretend to assert that it will not be used
to effect our ruin Everywhere throughout
the North we find men of all shades and
differences of opinion, coaescino in one
common crusade against the institutions of
the South. Everywhere, the spirit OF Abo-
lltionlsm reigns supreme. Under its inau-
ence, political platforms are built and de-
Neutrality-suspicious. and charitable associa
tons formed and observation-disclosures
establishments, the most venerable split in
twain-the laws outraged--and the Consti.
tuition trampled under foot At its instjpa-
ton our slaves have been seduced and in.
cited to revolt--and fanatics proceeded even
to the shedding of blood. ae
such being the state of public opinion at
the North, how long will it be. before the
opponents of that public opinion, the North
ern Representatives in Congress assembled,
carry oat the wishes of their constituents,
and venture upon fresh aggressions on our
rights! Unless speedy and efectual mea-
sures are taken for its preservation, slavery
becomes at once a doomed institution, and
Its abolition but question of time.
Deplorable as this state of things confess
edIy is, on what grounds can the South hope
Tor change for the better? The anti-slaye-
ry spirit, instead of subsiding seems only to
grow stronger; and who is there to exer-
eise the fell demon, and restore peace and
quiet to opr.lisiracted country? This oues-
tion' IT remains with the young men ofthe'
South to answer. From the North, we have
nothing to hope--everything to fear.
"Timeo Danaos ct dona ferentes."
toreve supposing the present agitation
to cease, which will never be, while there is
a single slave in the country, and the flames
OF tanatcism, to be for time extingushed,
which can never happen, while there is ma
teriaI left for them to devou, there would
still remain sufficient elements of strife and
dlscord, to interpose perpetual bar to any
thing like cordial, permanent Union be-
tween the two sections. The one is manu-
Iacturing and navigating, the other planting
and agricultural. The interests of the one.
incline no monopoly and exclusion, those of
The other to free trade and open competition.
Besides. the free labor of the North must
necessarily be jealous of the slave labor of
the South; and the capitalist compelled at
an immense disadvantage, and high wages
TO employ that free labor, cannot fail to re-
gard with envy the fortunate STAKEHOLDER of
our happier cline. All these circumstan-
ces tend to bar our path to Union, and
to add another illustration to the doctrine,
that whether we would have redress for the
past, ofsecurity for the future, we must find
them equally in ourselves,
Under these circumstances, we deem il no
to issue an address to YOU.
young men of the South and to hold com.
mune with you, to the end that we may
bring about unanimity of sentiment, con-
cert OF action, and fxedness of purpose on
your part, to resist, /" to the last extremity,
and at every hazard" the wrongs and aa.
gresslons of the North.
We cannot forget that soon the destines
of the South must be entrusted to our keep
ing. The present occupants of the arena
OF action must soon pass away, and we be
called upon to fill their places, and to battle
III their stead against impending dangers
1t becomes therefore our sacred duty to pre-
pare for the contest. We believe, moreover.
that our rights and liberties can only be pre-
served by firm, decisive, and united action.
which we maintain can best be attained by
directing the attention OF the young men OF
the South to the wrongs and insuits which
have been heaped upon them, and awaken
ing in their breasts spirit of determined,
resoIute resistance. n
We need here barely glance at the con-
cessions made by the South, with view to
preserve the Union, in order to exhibit, in all
its naked deformity, the spirit which ami
mates the non-slave-holding States.
It is well known to most OF US, that pre-
vious to the adoption of the present Consti-
tuition, Virginia for the sake Of the Union,
20 Inc Gvneiai Government ali
Of the vast domain owned by her, to the
West and Northwest ofthe Ohio river, sur
passing in extent all OF the Southern States
Of the "Old Thirteen" Notwithstanding
this unparalleled generosity, her citizens
were deprived of all the benefits accruing
from this muniffcent crrant hu tho nasnas.,,