The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-08

State rights party
We have desired, and striven TO obtain the
union Of the South. We have thought and still
think, the whole South must unite, II they ex-
pect to have their rights, which are secured by
the Constitution respected and observed.
How now, can this be done! by simply fol-
lowing up the path Of duty. Our party ought
and will abide by the wishes OF the people. IL
will acquiesce in the late enactmen.s Of Con-
gress. This does not imply endorsement, APP
proval, or satisfaction with these measures. Ii
these were so, we could not acquesce without
dishonor; but we agree with our State as true
men should The active leaders OF this new
third party made the false issue Of acquescence
in the past, or revolution and secession, and the
people, upon this tissue, have expressed their
preference for the former
But in thus submitting, we do not become I'M
limited submissionists. We hold those who
have carried this convention to the issue they
have made, and we will, for the sake OF the
Union, agree with them, that "violations of our
rights may occur which will amount to intolera-
BILE OPPRESSION" amongst which are the follow
ing:
"lst. The interference by congressional legis-
laton with the institution OF slavery III the
States.
I'D. Interference in the trade in slaves between
the States.
Sd. The abolition, by Congress, of slavery in
the District of Columbia.
4th The refusal, by Congress, to admit new
State into the Union, on the ground OF her toler-
ating slavery within her limits.
9Th. The passage of any law by Congress,
prohibiting slavery in any of the territories.
9th. The repeal of the Fugitive-slave law, or
the refusal by the general government to enforce
the constitutional provision for the reclamation
of fugitive slaves"
One object we should keep steadily in view;
and that is, we should seek, by all the means in
our power to give Mississippi the greatest pos
sibIe weight among her sister States, by present
ing united and unbroken phalanx on the sub
ject of slavery and our rights. No false pride
as to the MEANS should control US to prevent
ga contamination 80 devoutly to be wished for"
We are willing, then, to say with these gentle
men. that the above enumerated acts would each
and all amount "to intolerable oppression" But
we ought not to say we are now, and ut al
times, opposed to any agitation, by conventions
or otherwise, of these questions, reserving the
mode and measure of redress until such injury
shall be inflicted
AS long as ''agtation" by conventions, discus
sions or otherwise, is kept up for the end and
purposes Of assauliing any aggression upon our
rights, so long must we keep up agitation" by
conventions, discussions or otherwise, to defend
and maintain our rights. We must overcome
local irritation by counter irritation. And in
stead Of waiting till the injury shall have been
inflicted, our efforts should be to ward off the
fell blow. and thus preserve our institutions and
our Union our rights and our Constitution. It
ia true most of our party believed we could
have reached this point, with more consistency,
and more dignity, by a condemnation in the
convention of these measures. A frank asser-
ton of our constitutional rights; protest in
the most solemn form against their injustice,
and by taking immediate steps to unite the South
in m'ndng the protection secured by the Con-
stituton as il is. The people have discarded
that means Of averting the blows we know will
be aimed at the South; what course is left to be
pursued by the Democratic State rights party
1t can and must be done through, and by
means of our national organization, A Whig
President Yields the power of this government
and dispenses its immense patronage among his
favorites his principles are all federal and con-
solidating, his sympathies are all anti-Southern
MANY who have acted with the Wing party in
Mississippi for years, will now act with us, be-
cause they haye seen in Mr.. Fillmore's pronun-
ciamento against Texas, asserting her right of
jurisdiction over her own soil, his unadulterated
federalism and frefsoilism. They will not now
support him in his bank, protective tariff or in
terna improvement schemes. They will moi
subscribe to his prodigal expenditures, and will
join the Democratic party in all their efforts to
reform the government, diminish It's overshld
owing patronage, and economic its expendi-
tqres.
Those Of tbs CID Wing party, and the larger
share, confess, are of that class who favor this
administration will join this new tangled party,
and by offering their aid to such Democrats as
are ready to abandon their old party friends for
office, they hope to commit the State to the sup
port of this administration, ard thus strengthen
the chances for the perpetuation of the Wing
dynasty.
The parties outside of Mississippi remain Wing
and Democrat, as they were in former times.
Already are the parties of most of the other
States marshalieg their forces for the Presiden-
tial contest, which comes OF NEXT year 1t has
been me-honored custom every four years for
each party during the session Of the legislature,
to hold conventions to appoint delegates to each
respective national convention, to select candi-
date for the Presidency and Vice Presidency.
Every child in the State knows where the Demo
cratic State rights party will go. But where
will the delegates of this new third party go
Ye men of Gotham, tell me wherel IL they
come to the Democratic council-house, their Gre
dentials will be dsputed-tbey will find the
seats occupied by the true and faithfplj and in
that event, the Wing party. called by any name,
will be dead and buried in Mississippi, But they
will 90 where the affinities of three-fourths OF
their party will carry them-among the friends
of Fillmore, and Webster and Scott and Sew
ard, and Corwin, they must and will take their
seats.
Let us cast our eyes over this broad land, and
ask ourselves where are the men by whose assist
ance we can expect to preserve the Constitution
in its full force and efficiency, and to avert the
measures which we all agree wonld amount to
intoerabe oppression? You and ! know full
well that the whole Wing party Of the North is
entirely indoctrinated with free-soll sentiment
and feeling. Let Mr.. Webster speak for the
Wing party Of the North Gentlemen" says
he, dit is well known that there is nothing IL
the Buffalo platform which, in general, does moi
meet the appreciation, and entire appreciation, o
all the Middle and Northern States. SUPPOSE
now that all of us who are Wings should go snc
Join the Free-sol party, what would be the re-
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