The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-08-19

Prof. Brownson, in the July No. Of his
quarterly Review, printed and published in
Boston, in his comments on the progress OF
F~ree-Soiijsln in the northern States, devel-
oped more fully on the recent extradition of
the Fugitive Sims, from Boston, by the
force of arms, holds the following bold,
truthful and independent language.
"Mr. Parker plainly c~ounsels resistance
to the laws, down right Treason and civil
war-onIy just not yet. The hour is not
yet come, and armed resistance might be
premature, because just now it might be
unsuccessful, The traitorous intention, the
traitoro9s revolution, is manifest, is avow-
ed, Is eUen gLorifed IN, and nothing is
wanting the overt attempt to carry it into
execution but a fair prospect of success.
And what is of more serious consequence
the party of which this fierce declaimer is
an accredited organ is now in power in this
State, Massachusetts and has the Cover
nor and a majority of the representatives in
both houses of Congress. It rules or mis-
rules the great State of Ohio it is numer-
Gus in Pennsylvania, almost the majority in
New York, triumphant in Vermont and we
can just not say also in New Hampshire.
Nearly. every member of Congress from
this State, with the exception of Mr.. APP
pleton Of this city is in reality as much of a
Eree-Soiler as Horace Mann or Robert
Rantoul. Mr.. Winthrop the Wing candi-
date for the Senate, was not a whit SCUM
der than Mr.. Sumner, his successful Free
Soil Competitor, and would have made a
more dangerous Senator. The party has
absorbed III its bosom all the separate fanat-
icism Of the Free States and all who like
ourselves, have watched its growth from
1881 are well aware that it has been
SteadtIy advancing, that it has aeUer lost
an inch Of ground once gained, that it has
never for a moment met with a serious
check. 1t is as certain as anything human
can be, that if it is not speedily resisted
and resisted as it never yet has been, it will
in a short time possess the power in nearly
all the Free States, and consequently in
he Union itself. To what then are we
coming?
This statement will, no doubt crafty and
encourage the party but the party has al
ready become TOO strong to be pushed aside
as contemplate, and we must not deceive
ourselves as to the magnitude of the dan
ger that threatens us. Both parties, Wing
and Demonstrating more especially
nave criminally tempered with it; and aidec
it to acquire its present formidable power
a power which perhaps is no longer con
trolable The measures, hitherto, takei
against it have thus strengthened, and ex
asperated it. The Compromise meas
ures'' oil the late Congress, which it wa
hoped would allay the excitement, and ex
tinguish the party by depriving it of all pre-
tence for further agitation, have had onl,
} the contrary effect.
We do not agree with the so called Dis
uuionists Il the. South. for we are Union
lists but it must be confessed that they hav,
been the only considerable party in the
county, that has any tolerabie appreciation
; of the Free-Soii movement They werr
correct in their predictions that the Com
promise measures, would be Intellectual
and they have not overstated the danger.
The Free-Soilers are 10 American socie
ty what the Red Republicans aud socialis
are to EUROPEAN society and their triumph
is the triumph of anarchy and despotism.
Good, quiet, easy, men looking over thei
ledgers, or slipping their wine, Hiag latteI
themselves that there is no serious ilanger