The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-04-15
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in tho SOUTH, aud especially their organs in
this aud other counties q. this State, have, iof
some time past been endeayonng by every
means they could think Of or invent todeceive
and persuade the people into the belief that
the late fugitive slave law was being faithful
ly carried into effect in the free States that
there was but very little opposition to 1t a, the
North, and that little only by a few free ne
groes and %ianatcal abolitionistsj that the great
body Of the Northern people were IN favor Of
the law, and would sustain and aid in enlor-
cling its execution al all hazards. For the Pur
pose Of showing the deep hypocrisy and utter
falsily Of these assertions, and OF proving, be-
yond cayil, the true state OF public sentiment
in nearly all the Northern States, and their
openly avowed determination to act on all &C.
casions against the fugitive slSye law, a mum
Der Of true and patriotic Southerners n TINS
State set to work to collect proof Of this declared
determination Of the Northern people to violate
and set at n4ught our clearly defined consti-
t%utional rights, and thereby to undeceive the
Southern people, and let them see their real
situation, and what are the prospects before
them as to the tenure of their slave property.
This undeniable proof when collected and
laid before the people, the =" Wiiksaeon Wing"
very well knows, will reveal and expose facts
and combinations ofthe n~orthempeople against
our rights and property, that will astound the
most incredulous among tie Southern people,
and which, unless we are greatly mistaken,
will arouse a spirit of determined and manly
resistance in every true Southern heart. The
| Wing, no doubt seeing the eiTectth evidence
will have upon the Southern mind generally,
and especially upon the submissionists here,
who have been so industriously striving to in.
duce the people to believe that ALPS well with
them, has hit upon a new idea to try and avoid
the approaching storm. What do you think
that idea Isl Just reflect a moment and see
if you can guess it. No! Do you give it up
Why, then, we will tell yon what it is. The
Wing" has discovered that "if any person
in this State shall bring into or circulate ANY
composition, manuscript, &c, calculated 10 pro
duee disqGeetion among the siove population
thereof, such person shall be put in the peni
Tertiary for a term not exceeding ten years.
Now, we reckon this will stop these "Southen
Rights" blabbers, il nothing else will. Blu
to be serious, can it be possible that the free
men of the Southern States, right here at thei
own doors, are to have the terrors of n peni
Tertiary held up before them for bringing proc
of the acts and declarations of their Northern
brethren, against them and their property, I
show the falsity of assertions made in thei
midst, to excuse and uphold these lawless AM
threatening acts of the North? Are our mouth
to be sealed and the great fountains Of trutI
closed by such flummery as that set forth il
the last " Wilkinson Wig" about seditiou
compositions, manuscripts, &C., Aud are thos
of our citizens, who became convinced tina
our property and dearest rights are threatene
with imminent danger, and adopt the tru
Southern rights principles of immediate pre-
p~aration to sustain the Constitution and defeD
our rights to the last extremity, to be brande
as "hypocrites and children OF hell
The editor of the Wing is q lawyer, an
with due respect and in all kindness we woul
ask him to say frankly, if he sincerely believe
the peniteatiary law he refers TO was ever in
tended or could, by any fair construction, ,
made applicable to any case where papers an
written documents of any kind are brough
into this State as evidence to prove the trut
OF falsity of statements made in reference I
our political %affairsi II not, why refer to thG
law in connexion with the subject about whio
he wrote in the last number of his paper?
on the other hand, he believes it applicable
such a case, would be not, in the event OF h
election as District Attorney land he cam
within three votes Of iD have felt himself i
conscience bound to have instituted a Stat
prosecution against any and all persons VIII
may have br ought or circulated such docl
ments within this State, no matter for whit
purpose These questions are important, an
we hope the "Whig" will answer them wit
candor and frankness, without equivocation
evasion.
We deem il unnecessary 10 say more on tn
vital subject at present; but we would mo
respectfully ask our citizens, one and all,
read carefully the article in the last "Wiikil
son Whig,n headed t" False Zeal Of the South.
MECHANICS AND LawYERs.-The N. J
Mirror has the following, which shows III
Just estimate which is now being place
upon mechanics:
The Bar is no longer the resort OF amb
tious youths of our country, while the m'
chanical departments are preferred. Their
are now thirty young gentlemen in this cit
that have received a liberal education, VIII
are serving their time as shipvrights, arch
fleets and carpenters. In a few years III
United States will have the most accom-
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