The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-01-14


i'ee States. have upon demand Ie.nu made
Tor their delivery ss iugitives from Justice.
been refused, on the ground hat our laws.
constituting certain offences felony, were
not recognized by he free States TO which
me slaves had Hed 1t is thing AZ con.
slanv'oceurrence TO see the master. in pur.
suli OF ms slave openly insutfed aud ont
ragged, treated with more conrmely md
contempt than i he We're mmsefa fugitive
IRON lnsilce, fleeing for The crime Of murder.
Every device which parliamentary aw
would allow, in the halls Of Congress. and
counties expedients in the free States. been
resoHed to, 10, the purpose OF irritating in.
sultine and injuring the South 1t is no
'ongeT matter Of surprise that excitement
and evaporation both now exis, 10 an aiar.
nng extent amougsi Us, in consequence Of
these acts"
lie then refers 10 The obstacles thrown in
the way ofthe execution of lhe Fugitive
Slave bill by the officials and The peope in
the Nofth--and then conc odes IN the fol.
lowing manly and dignifeJ strain.
Virginia, aud think n the slave. ho d.
ing States. can, aud ought caimty bur ex.
pllcitly 10 declare, that the repeal OF the Fu.
giliye Save aw, or any essentia modi6ca.
non Of II, Is q virtual repea Of the Union.
The faithful execution OF this aw Is. in nv
Judgment The only means now left. hy
which the Unioncat be preserved with hon.
or 70 ourselves and peace to the country
Such declaration on the part of tile South
willgive strength aud greatmoral weight 70
the conservative patriots at the North. now
struggling for the constitution and the su.
premacy ofthe laws who are, in truth. fghl.
ing the battle Of the Union, in the bosom, nf
the non-slayehoding States. These were
never more important trusts committed to
the hands otany men. Their triumph is the
victory OF order over anarchy. of peace over.
boodshed and fire. Their defeat Is the
kneil OF the Union; for If the fanatics Of the
North come into the Halls of Congress with
power to control tie action of il, few years
only viii elapse before they will throw aside
every appearance OF restraint and abo i.h
slavery IN The States. With the alternative
presented to us. ot submission to this action
or dissolution ofihe Union, there would
be one voice raised in favor Of that Union
for which there are now so many thousand
who would shed their blood.
surely, after the sacrifices the South has
made, il is asking little when she demands
OF Congress to be faithful to the pledges II
has given, and of the non.slaye-hoIdina
States, to abide by The Constitution OF The
country and the laws made decaratory OF
its Obligations.
II however, no consideration Of prudence
and patriotism can restrain the majority from
the non-slave-holding States in their head
long career Of usurpalion and wrong. ana
should they repeal or essentially modify the
might've slave aw The most prompt aud de-
cisiye action will be required at your hands.
In either event would earnestly recommend
that convention Of the people be called at
once, to take into consideration The mode
and measure Of redress as well as tile rneaus
otpfovldng for our future security and peace.
"Virginia,in this event, will have moth.
ing TO reproach herself with. however much
she may have toregret. She has advocated
the principles offree and constitutional gov
eminent, with unwayering firmness. Nei.
ther the menaces nor the arms of Great
Britain could extinguish the love Of liberty
IN her bosom; and when tile federal GOV.
eminent nsurped an authority. which threat
ened our independence, stood the champion
OF popular supremacy, and saved the Con.
sitution Let not The advocates Of freedom
fear that Virginia will ever after in her sup.
port Of the great cardinal principles of re-
publicansm, liberty and equality; these she
will maintain although she stood alone
amongst The nations Of the earth The time
she may select. and the manner She may
adopt, will be marked by cautious circum-
specton, not the less resoiute or firm, because
the more deliberate. Virginia feels an es-
pecial interest in the Union OF these States
upon the brightest pages Of its history her
nameis written in letters that can never fade
We know It's greatness, and feel that no eu.
logist is needed to proclaim its glory.
From the frozen SUBMITS OF Norway 10
the crowned plains Of China, the denizans
Of that vast region come tiockng to Dur
shores; and from old Point Comfort to the
Bay of San Francisco they are welcomed to
the fraternity of countless population, hap
py, prosperous and free. Tt is hallowed in
It's associations; for Washington stood god.
father for it at the baptismai fount Of the ma
tion. whist the sisterhood Of States were
around, still clad int habiliments Of mourn.
ing for their children, who had died sacri.
fice for the blessed boon. All is enno-
bling IN the bosom OF men, all that is pure
and elevated in the character Of patriot. all
that is cherished and dear 10 the affections
Of the citizen, plead for the preservation Of
Constitution. and that Union, which the
sacrilegions hands Of fanatieai aboIitIonism
are attempting to level with the dust
Should these attempts succeed IN destroy
\ ing the equilibrium now established. The ia-
brio itself must fall PROSTATE 10 the earth. IL
will ne longer be the mgis of our defence