The southern press., 1851-12-13
ascendency, it welded a
nd shook this confederation
North to obtain /
tremendous power,
to its centre.

| nuence over our u llster 10 England, VINO l.
still living, to entri) him into treaty, ceding
the right to search vessels under the Amer.
lean flag, not only the coast of Africa, but
that of the Unite States, on pretence OF sus-
pieion as being eng yed in the slave trade. That
honest old reyolut nary soldier James Monroe,
declined to lay tt treaty before the Senate,
and it has sunk in oblivion. Again: Abolition
had sufficient inf euee in the councils of the
Union, to induce Il government to enter into
treaty, by which, compensation to England
for relinquishing portion of the Northeastern
Territory, to which she had not the slightest
claims,--the Untei States agreed to keep upa
secret force, carrying certain number of guns
on the coast of frica during five succeeding
years, for the su preston of the slave trade.
I his force, instea Of being employed in pro-
tecting the lawfl commerce of the United
States on the coas of Africa, has in effect been
the means Of prev, ating it entirely which doubt
less was one great object of British policy. Be-
ing authorized to GARD every vessel under the
American flag Sa suspicion; and as almost any
thing furnishes ground for II In the mndo Of
those whose sole duty is perpetual watchfulness,
it is obvious that every American vessel on the
coast Of Africa, engaged in lawful trade, will
be BOARDED, and if there is any ground what
ever for Suspicion, sent to the United States for
adjudication, where she will have the whole
force of Addition to contend with. A more eff.
fectual mole of destroying all trade whatever
could not have been devised 1t is quite noto-
rous, and has been avowed by the British them
selves, that he slave trade rather increased than
diminished Under this arrangement, in conse-
quence of th enhanced value of slaves in those
countries, where their introduction was not pro-
hibited, or Guild not be prevented; and yet not
withstandin. this, though the time specified in
the treaty, expired several years ago, the arma.
ment is still kept up at the expense of millions,
and the los of many valuable officers and sea-
men. IT.. a.
Still late, Abolition achieved great victory
in the hall. of Congress, in the decision of a
rule prohibiting the reception of memorials, and
petitions FIR the abolition of slavery, aud the
dissolution of the Union, which stands in its
way. Thus door has been opened for the per
petuaI agitton of the subject Of slavery in a
centre, the circumference cfwhich comprehends
the whole of the United States Lastly-Abo-
lition has had sufficient influence, by its sway
over boti parties, to consummate Il series OF
measures hostile to the rights, offensive to the
feelings and in the highest degree dangerous
to the present peace and future prosperity aud
safety of the Southern States This last tri.
umph shook the Union from one extremity to
the other; and though the storm may be lulled
for The present, it has, fear, only passed over
like a summer shower, to be followed by still
severer flashing of lightning, and louder peals
OF thunder. The Abolilionists will not stop
here. They have sworn it, and will keep their
word So far from declining in zeal or inhu.
ence, Abolition is every day gathering new re.
cruits, and waxing hotter in its own fres-
Policy may restrain it for the moment from any
attempt at further aggressions, but we see it,
power every day exhibited in violating the Flu.
gitive-slaye law, with equal success and equal
IMMUNITY.
Having thus briefly traced the rise and pro
gress of Abolition up to the present time, will
now proceed to show from what source il now
in great measure, derives its most effectua
support ltseems to me, my countrymen are no
sufficiently aware of the ultimate consequences
of the permanent ascendency Of an infatuated
faction, whose present power and magnitude
may be distinctly traced to BRITIsH INFLUENCE
and which is now, according to all appearances
entirely at the disposal Of the most clnting, hy
pocritical, ambitious government in the world
our pretended fisnd, but secret rival and enemy
England, while grinding her ubjects into dust
! bya system Of taxation which takes the bread
from their mouths, and robs them of more thar
half the fruits Of their .bors, and ravaging III,
fruitful regions Of the East, has set herself ~
as the great champion of universal philanthropy
in the West. She has become the protector
Of the savages Of Central America, and Of al
the negroes in the World except these Of New
IsehthHu NdlIaIa, tue lOTUef VI W1Om Snt
hrs expelled their country, and the latter Of
whom she is, according to the British scrbes
preparing to exterminate. She has, in pursuance
Of this new system Of philanthrory-the rea
objects Of which | shall point out hereafter
| brought TO bear on the United States the Who'll,
force Of her press, as well as of her moral, 20
ltical, and commercial influence. BY thes,
means she has created and fostered great part,
among US, which, TO all appearances, stands read,
to sacrifice every interest Of their country, anC
every feeling Of patriotism at the shrine Of thi,
pretended British philanthropy, which, if we ex
anime the matter closely, will be found to oper
ate only to The prejudice Of the United States
OF all the European powers, Spain alone ha,
any sacrifices to maketo Abolition, and that onl,
in one Of her possessions All the others car
safely become devotees to Abolition, for tina
only contemPlates the FREE, dom of African
slaves Of which they have none. They may b,