The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-09-02


proclsimiug upon the stump every where
their Willingness TO acqpiesce IN the pres
cnt compromise, IL it is faithfully executed.
The object Of the so.calcd Union party
seems to be to raise little collateral issu, =
with which to confuse The people on blind
their eyes to the great humbug which The
old federal whig parry Is playing Oft Tor the
purpose OF getting injo power. Nothing
could show more clearly the want OF priu-
eip!e in political p1ry, than this attempt
to avail itself Of this time aud period, when
every energy aud resource OF the South y
needed in seltdclcuce, for gaining wha,
never could be gained by fai! means
The great question before us and he
whole South Is not the compromise--tlc
compromise is mere drop IN the ocean.
hardly worth meutioning. The true isau"
for US to settle IS whether an'l-slayery shall
triumph OF not, and MS circumstances are
now, every vote We cos, goes so iar TO
strengthen or weaken the forces that are
accommodating against us. Whnt are the
lorces operating against us {! First, we
may speak of that c,ass Of abolltionlsts en-
braciug such n,en as G0nl-on, Parker ard
Pllsbury; IN the second place, there Is that
milder, but deeply seated au'i.slnyery scnn.
mcnt which prrvades the whole North and
6lls Congress with auti.slavcry men; the
General Government Is also exercising It's
federal power against slavery, aud this to
rs is the most 10 be feared OF all othc'
causes, for to gct the machinery OF the Gov
crnment into action agninst us Is the con
summation Of abo 'ttoulsE. The abolition
sentiment Of the North has its on9ln ami
support ~ federalism. Why does the abo'
htonst suppose that he has anything to do
with slavery! II is because he believes
our form OF government to bea consolidated
one, Il federal system. and whatever belongs
TO one part be longs TO all parts; that II the
Southern planter holds slaves, he himself
(he abotlonst) is guilty aud accountable
for certain portion Of tia, sin he believes
the Federal Government embraces. supports
and nourishes the States and the institutions
Of the States, aud he himself being part OF
the General Government necessarily ex'
tends his ratio of support to the SIN OF Save
'ry in the Southern States; hence, he IS re-
.hriousy devoted TO the work ot Riding
himself Of the responsibility OF supporting
such an institution as he regards slavery to
be, and as he couceives himself made pat
taker os slavery through the constitutional
form. OF our Government, 50 IN that way hc
strives 10 overthrow slavery, It's through
the doctrine OF federalism aloHe that aboA-
tonism can effect its purposes. Tor, accotl'
ing to the State Rights doctrine, North
ern State has no more to do with our slave
ry than France has.
Now, then, the North considers hersed
made par,oker Of slavery by means OF the
federal nature of the constitution; hence.
she seeks to I'D herself OF this responsibility
by political action And the anti'slavety
seutimcn, being the all-perVadlng sentiment
Of the North, her political action based up
on this principle Will I've thrown most pow.
erfully against us. What are the facts
Let any candid man look at the fearful M
crease Of ant.slavery N Congress. Nha'
are the tendencies OF the present admins!
tra1ion? What are the opinions OF MI
Webster and Mr.. Fillmore The increase
OF aboitionism is the truest evidence oi the
increase OF federalism, for the former calhio'
prevail without the latter Look at thr
dangerous and threatening language used
by Mr.. Webster in his last letter, that hG
can conceive of State separating itseH
from the Uulon only as revolutionary
movement, and il any such attempt IS made
while he has the direction Of affairs, It SHAH
be put down by force. Thus in Mr.. Web
sfcr's hands, our Government j, QUO oi un-
limited power
Now how fearful and disastrous Is this
doctrine to every Southern man, particular
~ at this period when the North IS trying
10 effect abolition through the General Gov.
emmeut. II it must be given. mp That we
are mere dependencies oi the Federal Gov
crpneu,--in a word If .ede alisnl mas; PIC
vai!--tlen we are done, we ore lost poiti.
caly. THIS Is the grand objection TO the
compromise measures, they NC 4 siep TO-
wards consoidadon, they give strong I'M.
petns 10 that current wblch IS foyipC te.
wards federal power they strengthen moss
powerfully The midcf ant'a!aycry scnti'
mcnt OF the North.
This Is the grsnd objeciica 10 the Union
party movement It's ten1eHeIcs are TO ied.
eralls,n. ami We havo previously shown thst
with tho present dIsp1,'j0u 81 ,hc North
aud the administration. suc. tendencies are
most to be avoided by tie Squth Than
the trae issue Is n1l Inc compromise or Sc
cession, but it is State Ei-ais OF Fed.
cralism, or, 10 nse a mc3sn and more dc.
ceptivs term, URi9atsES
The true question l1r every voter 10 d,
ciIa f,r himself Ia tyheIupr Lp will cast
his I'll age for federalism, which viii paw
a sure way for abo.iianism. or whether he
will vote for State Rights, doctrine which
tcaches.tha, the General GoyernnieaI should
act within its legitimate sphere, and tho
StNes ailend 70 theif own affairs In nus.
king wYvhs mind how to vote, ote sh:u'd
not ask whether the compromise shall b.
acquiesced in OF not But he should ask
how his vote is gong to eject the great
duQgfton 0f tho ,0a. uauaplV the Ambition