Southern standard., 1851-03-08
Union Logic.


Union Submissionists. There is naiuete manner,
-pinch-ofsnuff sort of spirit in all
the proceedings that have met eye, humorous
they are unique. The dedication convention-or the
November Union convention that pledged many
"ves fortunes and honor to the of Union, pre-
sents six points, the nonobsevance of either ofwhich
would justify the State in the opinion of the assembled
WISDOM in exercising the right ofsecesson. There is
beauty in this solemn farce for the Union convention
was rich farce, that deserves notice. The subms-
sonsts declare that Congress repeas modifes the
Fugitive Slave Law, that then they for dsunon
secession This is excellent doctrine and splendid log
ic These submission men must be
"Such as do build their faith upon
The holy text of pike and gun
And prove their doctrines orthordox
By apostolic blows and knocks
for they are savagely inclined burn gunpowder any
how and like the gentleman in the play, they want
ly provocation-yes, provocation
Let us ask these re-eaters if Congress has not the
same right to repeal modify to pass the reclama
ton law 1t not unconstitutional to do either of
these and yet savage submssionsts have pledged
their lives fortunes and honor, to dissolve the Union
or do something else very terrible if Congress shall do
what it unquestonaby may do. This is the logic of
submssionsm But this reclamation law is of val
ue to this State, for the that few if any of
slaves escape into the free States. Its value nures al
most wholly the border States, and it is for their
benefit it was passed But submissonists swear
they'll fight if it is repealed. Will they fight for law
protect the slave property of the Mississippi slave
holder in the territories belonging all the people of
all the States Will they do it! And yet the reca-
nation law is not one whit more necessary to slavery
than one to protect it in the territories Congress is
as much bound protect arrest fugitves from
labor-in fact the same obligation to protect exists
that there is to arrest and the submission presses are
UNNECESSARILY excited when they declare for dsun
ion or secession because there are those who propose
either to modify or repeal the law.
Will Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, or even Mary
land fight, if the slave of Mississippi Louisiana
or Texas fail to obtain law protect their property
in the territories This is practical question: and it
is put to the submissonists sobery. Shall Mississp
pi plunge into dsunon secession because Congress
repeas or modifies law that is ten thousand times
more valuable to Virginia than to her. when Virginia
will not raise voice in the national congress In ad
vocacy of law to protect the property of the Mssis
sipp planter If there is reciprocity between the
slave States this the time to prove it. As it is con-
sidered lawful to seek protection by all Legitimate and
rational MEANS it would subserve an auxiliary in a.
rousng Tennessee Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland,
to organize party demanding the repeal ofthe recla
nation law unless those States demand protection to
slave property everywhere where Congress possesses
the power for that purpose. This is sort oflogc that
will address itself the understanding of submission
lists 1t fits their capacity admirably and if they do not
embrace it in resolve soon, may well fear that dis
union is their real object however much they may dis
avow it.