The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-04-09

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Here we are admonished to pause. Gen.
entlemen of Yazoo, There is much in
name. Our opponents understand this
perfectly and have for this reason assumed
the name of the Union Party" when
their course If persisted in, must in our O.
piniou, lead by sure and certain Steps to
dissolution of the Union. Now we de.
sire above all things to preserve aud up,
hold the union provided our rights can be
secured to US undert. But we must add
that if we arctic be treated as dependents
and inferious in tae Union we shall
not only he willing bat anxious to go
out of it. In other words we prefer equal
ity out of the Union, to inequality in i
and if we must submit to dependence aud
vassaa9e as conditions of remaining in it,
we would seek independence and freedom,
even if We had to 60 out of the Union to
find them There may be some who are
frightened into submission to unjust & ty-
ranical laws, and who are afraid even to
assert the right of State Secession from a
dread of the consequences Of it. Should the
South be forced tn such a sad alternative,
she would be shorne it IS true, in part OF
her National glory but in all that con-
s1itutes real prosperity and permanent
security and peace, the South might
be even gamer by the change. 1t
would p. omoteour security. Should wenow
as members of the family Of states, succeed
by conquest or lie location in acqu ring
any or all # Mexico, or any of the States OF
Central America, or OF the Islands Of the Ca
libean, every foot Of it would be dedicated
immediately to freesoh: No candid and
, abservant man will gan-say this Out OF
/, the Union territory acquired by the South
would be instantly opened to the reception
of The Shareholder and his property, and the
q South draincd in part ofa slave ponu alton
j which would otherwise soon grow redun-
!? dant and dangerous, would be established
e il peaceful aud permanent security from
a troubles from this source for all time TO
il come She would be rendered more Sc
J, cure for another reason. Every northern
i man has now RICH: by the constitution Of
i the Union, to come among us-no one has
. right to question him as to his motives
>, or purposes What security have you thai
!, here may not be in future disguised and
. secret abolition emssaries among them
=, MANY of our fellow Citizens from the north
:, we know TO be worthy and excellent men,
- ornaments of society in the country of 'hei
h adoption, but is it any stretch Of creduI:tY
- to believe; or any want Of charity to sa,
= that there may be exceptions? Even the,
will admit as much. Do you remembe
the story of the Roman Scaevola an
his band Fanaticism will encount
or er dangers as great, AMI submit to tor
d, ture as terrible as he, in order to effect II
- purpose, and when detected and expose
ii viii glory in the attempt much, and wit
: hero:sm worthy the most exalted PATROL
"a ISM.
/, It should be remembered that tie northern
ers who are now amongst US industrious
ORDERLY. and useful, as they unquestlonab
a,e-left their homes when this cloud
Addition was bur small, and when tn
sort of fanaticism was sectional and n
general as it has since become; but no
that the cloud covers and darkens II
whole country can you expect those W
- may hereafter come fresh from this hurl
caue hot with lightning to be free from
spirit of the Storm they have helped to
= and kndie? It the Southern States co
> stituted an independent nation no ali
could cross our frontier without passp'
- his pocket. There would be hi
!. wal. and a deep ditch between the I
u. people; no inceAdiary could come anon
a.1 US; and abolition documents, even II
slaves could read them. our post mast
would be forbidden to receive
South would be perfectly secure theret
from agitation But she would be pr
porous. The mechanical trades Wo
80 then flourish here. Mechanical labor h
freed from the crushing competition OF
North and fostered as it would be by ju
=. cious imposts, would thrive and aouri
workmen would flock here, Hatters. tim
aver Masons, Coopers, artizans of all kinds wo
The fill your towns, doubling their popuIat
asks aud the prices of property in them. ]
foe thunder and lightning Of your steam M
.ows ufactories would echo from every hill
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