The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07


been nullifsr, but I must c.ts Calhoun Agaih.
As Secretary of State, August 18th 1874, he
wrote TO King, minister at Paris, letter, which
was circulated through Europe, which did for ID
what a war OF twenty years might not have
achieved. Il drew europe and even Britain from
the crusade against us. 1t is astonishing that
this signal fact is not universally known and re-
ceived What Of the malsdictions of the Ion
don Times, or even of the whole Tory press oil
Britain England and Europe are with US, and
are constrained to be so That they are so con-
strained, Fishers Lecture and Garnetps Essay
are replete with the data, and ought to be on
every family table.
TX But he Crusade-We are stating facts,
and those now to be mentioned we would gladly
pass, but they rise like mountains before us.
The conflicts between capital and labor among
the white races of Europe have been shipped
over to our Northern section The assertion
has been that there are only n few fanatics that
clamor. II is not so. The whole OF the North
ern masses have been educated against us; and
the brutalzing influences of the servitude
among many OF them, arising ont OF those con-
hcts, are sought TO be counteracted, and their
outbreaks prevented, by diverting their atten-
ton from their own burdens to the preached
cTuSdOe dguliSt UcHIO SuNCtJ. h1'O uoOu
taught that they cannot come South to labor
without being sunk down to the negro caste.
Hence, whatever the profession, their real object
is not to berate our four millions of laborers,
but it is by compression and construction to
compel US to erterminate them, so that they, the
Northern hordes, may come and take possession
of our abandoned plantations and dwellings!
Politicians and priests would fain bring on the
catastrophe gradually; but the masses are no
longer to be controlled and the crusade is on
the march, Such is the execrabe purpose, and
who could believe it if it were not ayowed, in
every possible form, in and out of Congress,
and amply proved by the seizure of the whole
Mexican cession, the partition Of Texas, and the
virtual abolition of African service in the federal
district! Such is free soitism! What covers it
with peculiar brutality is, that every one, not be-
reft of reason. must see and know, that, if even
humanity requires it, it is utterly impossible to
manumit those four millions, without extirpa-
ton to them and deso,ation to us! What is
still more amazipg-Southern men are to be
found who cling to the glorious Union that is
used to hasten and ensure the catastrophe All
these constitute apostacy and treason.
X. The best influence IF African serrice.--ln
contrast would present you picture less hui
initiating The subject deepens in interest as
we proceed There is an influence of our as
sailed institution but little understood, seldom
mentioned, but which is of the most transcendent
Importance: il is its direct certain, and uniform
result in every community wherein it is estab.
lished to secure TO the superior and free species
actual freedom and equality, and 10 exclude white
Slarery.
If this were generally understood, it would
be of more value to us than all the tr assures of
~ tko,,a f.,t1 Mt
the same time open to us ten thousand motives
to mpel us to have, at all extrenlitcs, us AL es.
sential outlet for the increase of our predial
population, our share Of California and of the
coast that is to command the commerce Of Asia
A hostile majority, trainpling the Constitution
under foot, has seized this, and more than this
empire. This has been by acts so fraudulent,
atrocious and void,fas ultimately to arouse the
South. 1t is in destiny that we are to have our
share We are constrained to have t-and will
have it. Congress will not remand California
but when the South arises to her destiny, Cali
fornia will reform her polity.
Our assailants-truly our worst enemies-call
the soil they have seized free soiL as if since the
day of blue-lights" they have not been con-
coctng white slavery 10 desecrate il! On this
some American Goblet or Carlyle may give.a
startling book of history. We pass all this
Let them restore to actual freedom and equality
those of their own flesh and color HON they
hold in servitude from necessity hooking them
with honIilles and songs OF freedom and equality,
and pay them full and sufficient wages that they
NAV labor and live. Let them do this at home.
Then, If they have surplus of what, by federal
legislation they have purloined from Southern
agriculture, let them go to Ireland, England,
Europe, to remove the rags from their white
brethren At least let them sustain, from the
most deplorable starvation and death, the guile
less, honest, faithful negroes they cntce and
steal from our protection.
But TO come to the greatest Of all considera-
tons. Here South, out Of the relation Of mas
ter and servant, we have only two castles, pro-
tector aud protected. We have no money prin-
ces and their trains Of dependents-no monopo-
lies increasing with the multiplication Of desii.
tute masses. Here each one of the white spe-
ces takes consequence exactly according to his
industry, knowledge and virtue Of which tran
sendent result, however, nine ont Of ten of our
people seem never yet 10 have dreamed. But
let them think moment and they will find il
just so. Oar boys have time for school and to
ride, hunt, shoot the r he and pistol and court
the girls. Our girls are not penned upin facto.
RIGS for subsistence, but in their time Of pride,
JOY, and hope, are free TO be courted Here Ia
Dor does not degrade but enoblcs. Every pur,
suit Of honest industry is on this eminence.-
And who is il that may not. by due exerlion and
thrift become n slave owner! Surely these
boons are worth all else that civilization can
furnish. Where is the Southern born mend-
cant or pauper! Where is the Southern born
boy or girl in mental service On the contrary,
without regard TO wealth or avocation, where is
the Southern.b born mnn or won who does not
carry the mien and spirit Of an Independence that
at once proclaim the Southerner and challenge
admiration and envy This is the spirit we IN
woke 10 the rescue Of the South. We can have
actual freedom and equality in their noblest de-
grees only beneath Southern auspices.
II. Exemption from The marches Of Europe
No one is 80 much ont Of the world as not TO
have heard the terrific yell coming up from the
destitute masses. "Giye ia service and wages
that we may live y Ne essity has now law.
The free white race of Europe, true to their
character, are FESTIVE; but moa unfortunately
they hare taken The Toltaire track for redress 10
the rery uerges Of anarchy The immigration
into tba Norfharn socfian IL br;no;nS, tiat -.