Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-30
Who are the true Disuniorists !


State Rights party apy intention to dissever the I'm
ion of these States Their inflated defamation "a
bout secession and Southern Confederacy, has,
in this canvass, grown ''small by degrees and
beautifully less'' until it has dwindled down into
the palry and puerile sophistry, that public dis
cussion of our wrongs, tends to this result.
Now, in view,of the policy advocated respective
! ly, by US and our submission opponents, we pro
poseyery briefly to point out the tendency of cach
and thereby to expose the true disunionsts of
this State We have, at all times, challenged a
discussion of our principles and courted inves-
tigation of their tendencies and we earnestly hope
that our adyersaries will discontinue their stale
cant, and bald humbugs, and, like men, march
boldly up to the issues.
The trainers of the Federal Constitution to Sc
cure the enduring permanency of this confederacy
so diversified by climate, avocation and interest,
compromised the conflicting sentiments of each sec
ton the subject of domestic slavery. The State
Rights party believe that this compromise in the
constitution full, definite conclusive and final
The rights of each party were thereby clearly de-
fined, and specially guaranteed, and their recipro-
cal duties solemnly enioined. No power was YES
ted in Congress to ntermeddle against slavery,
either in the States, Territories, or elsewhere-
On this compact the South has ever stood-upon
its broad principles of equality the State Rights
party take their stand. At an early day the north
had succeeded in excluding slavery from all the
north western territory, which subsequently form
ed the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin and Iowa Upon the application of
Missouri for admission into the confederacy, so
hugely had the freesoil sentiment grown, that it
overrode all the guarantees of the constitution,
and ayowed its determination to exclude all pro
slavery states from the Union. Unhappily, South
ern me were then divided amongst themselves
the boldest said we will stand up for our rights
the time serving said, we viii submit The coun-
sci of the latter prevailed, and in an evil day the
south bartered away her equality for hollow com
promise and she reaps the bitter fruit of this
submission, in the aggressions which have fol-
lowed 1t is true the south were told that it was
more than partition of territory, it tie estab-
Iishnaent of permanent and fired principle, which
should prevent the recurrence of such controver
sies and this was SINE Qaa non to her assent
But the north, encouraged by this easy and face
temper--this tame submisson-secured all which
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the compact guaranteed to them and then, un-
tenton to arrest the further extension of slavery
In process of time, the Oregon Bill was passed,
excluding slavery--the south murmured but sub
mtted She had already submitted to the most
oppressive legislation in the way of high tariffs,
restrictive navigation laws, bounties to northern
fisheries, vast internal improvements at the north
/ by the general government, and an almost exclu
sive expenditure of the immense annual revenues
of the nation for the benefit of the northern peo-
pIe The south complained bitterly at this gross
injustice, but the submission sentiment which has
ever blighted our prosperity, exhorted her to ac-
quiesce and she obeyed Increased boldness fol-
] lowed these submissions, until now the rapacious
north, not content with all of Oregon and the
whole Mexican territory, with dismemberng Tex
as and branding the STAKEHOLDER with infamy in the
District of Columbia, strikes at the gery erStence
of Slavery itself. The State Rights party pro-
pose to meet this hostility by deterneed manly re-
sistonce They believe there is neither virtue, pa
triotism or sense in submitting to wrong. Acqui-
escence is unwise, unmanly and cowardy and on
i ly invites further encroachments Tameness en-
boldens the aggressor, and mpunity nsures rep
etIiop of outrage.
4 The State Rights men also cherish the Union
They love it for the historic associations connected
with its formation but even more strongly for it
substantial advantages. They desire to preserve
the Union and to perpetuate its blessings and they
believe the safest way to accomplish this, is t.
maintain the constitution pure and intact. The,
E know chat although the warm loyalty of the soutl
and her strong attachment to the constitution
: would, for while. preserve the Union in rest
r less, turbulent and ftful existence, even unde
S very great expressions, yet to ensure its perpetu
-tity, and to make it Union of fraternal love- AM
kindly offices, of sympathetic confidence and mu
tual advantage, those rights must be observed
q which secures each section against sense Of op
), preston, inequality and degradation. In othe
Il words, it must be Union Of equals. or it WI
d cease to be Union at all.
= The policy of our opponents is the very ant
% pode of this, and its result would be necessat
= for dissolution, according to their own position
Admitting the outrages already enumerated, the
advise submission as the means to avert the agres