Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-01-04

| 'a''"" az NC PI"postu Convention, Delure anoth-
r. Presidential rec,ien il possible. Bu' Il Ihi.
bropus,l defeats al the Nacaaveliian wiles Of
'hn'~ Wig or Democratic leaders. who are So
lici nu' an J about their own petty advancement.
and IN ,ba . cunt should be viewed by them
whh an pcior, will In Welcomed with the most
cord a greeting BY The sincere and interrupted
misses OF the people, nd BE- hailed by them a.
the dawn'ng of another AID brighter day Tor our
nl'oud welfare and inIrguy. The time has
c 'mr when the settlement Of the great questions
OF national concefnmen can ~ longer be trusted
10 the sllr discretion II politicians: the great
ho OF The people mus, brin! their strong pras.
'icd sense, their unsuiag political instincts,
lhsr faithful allegiance to h. cguu,ry,lhcir devo>
lion To the Unou, aud regard tot law and order.
! 10 hear upon mis- ponl. and roerce final salts.
! hciny solution OF present difficulties.
The Object contemplated by the proposed Mas
tiona Convention, is the complete aud eiIeclual
settlement o. the slavery question, and all depend.
ant topics Of difference between the North and
The South. The discussions OF the cOua,ry have
been carried to such an extent that half way
measures and paiaives can no longer be eff
Client, nor can they again deceive any one. No
uncertain, casual. temporary or provisional tran.
guilty will any longer sa'i.fi the South The
question must be finally pat To rest--sone ade-
quate and trust worthy assurances must be aflrd-
ed that hencei1rwArd il shall remain forever IN.
disturbed by The sacrllegious hand oil ianacal in.
reference. Thee must he no further attem to
remove or displace the foundation stone Of our
southern organization, which is, at the sama
time The keystone TO the arch ot the Union. The
South is willing 10 forget all torner and even re.
cent injury and injustice, provided the North will
honestly observe and maintain the compromises
Of the Constitution relative to slavery, and give i,s
cordial and uuqucsrioning support TO the Fugitive
Slave Bin, Gas il sands) by which those compro.
misses are only re-allirmed Let the Northern
| States ut render he South confident that
this is theiI fixed and sincere determination, and
the South viii no, only he ready. but anxious /.
bury the halchel,to forget all causes o animosity
and 10 repeal all measures, non. intercourse or
other, which may have been adopted az subsid-
AIRY means towards compelling due recognition
ri Southern rights. Alter what has occurred in
Vernon, and Massachusetts, the required assn.
rance can only lie given in a National COnven.
ton. The South has been too often delrauded
and deluded to trust TO anv weaker guarantee.
gHl il the conditions OF The tel.rd compact ara
nagramIy violated by the North Il no assurances
Of their future observance is or can be given nv
that party, certainly the other, the Injured party,
can 10 longer be- bound by the obligations Of that
instrument, which is lhro gu, a system ofcompro.
misses, The issu" is now made openly u in an am.
icablc spirit. If the North in general convsn+
ton pledges itself never again TO permit the agi>
laon oi the slavery question, either in Con.
grcs, or il the individual States the South will
10 satisfied and secure. and the Union will be pie>
served. Ii the North, on the other hand, should
refuse or be unable TO come into a conventions
called for this purpose and based on these prin-
cipIps or. having done 81, is unable 10 afford
the assurance required, the fniiity of any fur.
lhcr continuance Of the Union becomes apparent
10 all, because every power Of the coaiederacy
| is then papably converted into q scourge Cor the
castpalion Of The South. Thus either fIil Ws.
cc must be done to The South, and the Union
preserved by the harmonious and united eff,rts
of both Norlh and South, or the South is thrown
I back upon her reserved rights, and her own
strong arm. and must preserve herself and her
honor by united Southern action, which will
easily be- attained when It's necessity has been
made So glaringly apparent, and the hopeless,
ness Of all oher remedies so conclusively es-
tabIished The issue is thus rendered simple,
clear, aud definite and its settlement either
way is final, immediate and conclusive. Tho
vita question is also relieved from he fatal man.
lpuarion OF party intfgues and maneuvers, Tor
il must now be settled one way or the other, be.
fore we can be confident Of having another
President OF the whole Union TO elect.
Our impetuous sister Of the South, who have
got entaugIed in impracticable schemes, and
are embarrassed by variety Of indiclsve pro-
Iects, and hampered by false issues will see, III
this proposal Of the Governor Of Virginia, that,
though this State is cordially and earnestly at
tached 10 the Union. she is. nevertheless, deter.
mined to make no concessions for its preserva
ton, which might be fatal to Southern Rights
Calmly, but decidedly, she has pre- sented an ami.
cable Issue, which involves the whole subject Of
dispute and has thus at length brought within
manageable compass, question whose infinite
amifcalons and Protean forms, have hitherto
euded any complete aud satisfactory decision.-
Seeing these thinge, we trust that the more vIo-
lent Southern States NAV suspend all measures
contemplating secession, until after this new and
complete issue has been fairly tried, and its de-
csion for veal or Tor woe made obvious to the
whole country. A slight delay will thus, II tho
event be unfavorable, (quod di advertentl J en-
ern States in any resistance TO Northern aggres.
sim, which may be rendered necessary. We
trust il may not be-we trust that all wounds
and breache. in the Constitution. may be radi>
cay aud permanently cured by the result Of the
deliberations Of tie National ConyentiOn-but
our hope is BY no means very sanguine one.
There il no reason why the contem lated non.
intercourse laws should not be carried into els
tect. ~ perceive that the Governor regard.
their strict and early enforcement, as additional
means to urge the Northern States to speedy
adjustment, Of the great controversy and We
think their early adoption would be highly ehi-
Gent in e1pediling tie tesired end.
We would now turn TO tho Northern States,
and invite their cordial cooperation in the pro.
posed National Convention. They must see
that there can be no longer either temPorizing
or delay. The SoAh is in earnest and prePar-