The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-26


sentiment of the Moth has Ia origin and
support IN federalism Why does the abo-
huoust suppose that be las anything to do
with slavery Il j. bcca.r. be- belisves
our form Of government to be a consolidated
one. a federal system. sud whatever belongs
TO one part bolOags 20 MI parts that Il the
Southern Plsnter holds slaves, he himself
Qhc abolitionisD is guilty and accountable
for n certain portion Of that sin he believes
the Federal Government embraces. supports
and nourshos the States and the institutions
Of the States, aud he himself being a part OF
the General Government, necessarily ex-
tends his ratio Of support to the sin Of slave
~ IN the Southern States; hence, he is re-
ligiously devoted 10 the work OF Kidding
himself Of the responsibility Of supporting
such an instit uuon as lie regards slavery to
be, and ~ he couceivcs himself made par.
iaker o! slavery through the constitutional
form Of our Government, 50 in that way he
strives to overthrow slavery. It's through
the doctrine Of federalism alone thar aboli-
uonism can effect its purposes, for, accord
ing to the State Rights doctrine, a North
ern State has no more TO do with our slave.
ry tllan France has.
Now, then, the North considers herself
made partaker Of slavery by means of the
federal nature of the constitution hence,
she seeks TO rid herself Of this responsibility
by political action And the anti.slavery
sentiment being the all-pervading sentiment
OF the North, her political action ba8ed up.
on this principle will be thrown most pow
erfully against us. What are the facts?
Let any candid man look at the fearful in
crease OF anti.slavery IN Congress. What
are the tendencies of the present admins
%tra,ion? What are the opinions of Mr..
Webster and Mr.. Fillmore? The increase
Of a%bolitionism is the truest evidence of the
increase Of federalism, for the former catnot
prevail without the latter. Look at the
dangerous and threatening language used
by Mr.. Webster in his last letter, that he
can conceive Of a State separating itself
from the Uuion only as n revolutionary
movement, and if any such attempt is made
while he has the direction of affairs, it shall
be put down by force. Thus, in Mr.. Web
ster's hands, out Government is one of I'M
limited power.
Now how fearful aud disastrous is this
doctrine TO every Southern man, particular
Iy at this period when the North is trying
to effect abolition through the General Gov.
eminent. II it must be given up that we
are mere dependencies Of the Federal Gov
ernmen;--in a word il federalism must pre-
vail--thcn we are done, we are lost politi-
cally. This is the grand objection to the
| compromise measures, they arc a step to-
wards consolidation, they give a strong inn
petus TO that current which is flowing to-
wards federal power, they strengthen most
powerfully the milder anti.slavery senti.
mcnt Of the North.
This is the grand objection to the Unlor
party movement its tendencies are to fed
eralism, AMI VIC have previously shown tina
with the present disposition of the Nortf
aud the administration, such tendencies arr
most to be avoided by the South, Their
the true issue is not the compromise or sc
c%ession. but it is State Rights OF Fed
eralism, OF, to use u modern and more dc
ceptivc term, Unioatsm.
The true question for every voter to de
eide. for himself, is, whether he will cas-
his suffrage for federalism, which will paw,
q sure way for abolitionism, or whether h
will vote for State Rights, a doctrine whicI
teaches thatthe General Government SHOULD
act within its legitimate sphere, and tn
States attend to their own affairs. In ma
king mp his mind how to vote, ore shoul,
not ask whether the compromise shall b
acquiesced in or not. But he should asl
how his vote is going TO effect the grea
question Of the age; namely, the abolition
of slavery. Yes, he should decide whethc
his vote shall pave the way for the destruc
ton Of slavery and the goodly heritage {
his children. let us remember that uniol
ism is federalism, and federalism threater
to be the high road to abolitionism.
, Cuban Meeting.
!, AT n meeting for the purpose of takin