The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1851-01-09


Union aud the formation Of a southern
coufederacs, aud should recommend.
Than courses we knowno power but that
ueihe people inihese States, whowould
have a righr to question the Justice or
prapriely If adopting the recommen>
dstion. In such case, the course would
Ae dictated by the truest wisdom aud
hv the most exalted patriotism. The
Interests and pnlrry of the States ctms
posing such a coufederacy, would be
Identical. Their ability 70 sustain their
position and maintain their rights cam
nor he duubted, With annual products
Of lie value uf one hundred and fifty
nili,ous Of dollars and with nearly a
million Of i5hling men, the South has
the capacIy 10 maintain a ualinnal IN
dependence against all external pres
.sure. Such peuple, Win aAtbele ler
ment Of power, canppt be expected TO
Sd frEJder Their rights.
We have no desire for a severance
Of this Union. Hong may il survive, II
| il eau be brought back to Its p~ristlne,paS
, rityto dispense equal ustlce and Insure
a domestic tranquility n free. uaited
e and happy people. We are ready 70
| surrender much To preserve II. But
: we could not get rid Of slavery, If we
1 wuuld We have not tire means 81
: sending them away, It we were willing
e to part with them without compensa.
/ lion. And let it be borne in mind, that
5 if a payment to US d anything like tho
/ value of.our slaves be made tue con
q dilion ottheir removal it is simply i'm
ii Practicable. As it is evident upon Ink
{ least reflection. that the appropriation
II Of sufficient amount Of capital TO thii
h Object and its consequent abstraction
le from the commerce ofthe world, wnult
ID derrnoe every branch Of business ag
re ricultural, commercial AMI manufactu
raj. Throughout Cin,s'endon. Their
lit can he M tquali'y Of the races. The
ce cannot live atnong,, us except as OF
a slaves, or as masters. lf,e whoi
Of history Of the past ploves this. On
or Tie other mus a e the as ;enGenc,
de We must either maintain u superb.
ne inv, or surrender the land Of our fail
Ter ers. The past success If Il e.aboltio
nd lists only makes them moIe keen II
ign furoe welcomes, lfthey are not sta
d. ed, post after post win be carried, TN
his they are ready to make the final alta
he cpou the institution in the States
will Northern fnalici>m treads no ST
IN back wards. A few more onward ste
md viii brush the scales from all eyes.
NIB. We trust it may not then he too Ia
Fellow citizens! we have thus endt
vored 10 place facts plainly before W
an when yonr minds become convinced
,ost these truths, there will no longer
dissensions among ourselves. 1t 1
IF people Of the whole south once !
rhs come united, the crisis win be paaset
hen Divide, and conquer, has heen the
rev Of our opponents. If to Ibis pol
). in You oppose a united front of llrmn
me aud Of patriotism, the county may
ON be safe. In our opinion it will. |
,,o- If in this conflict the constitution sH
tbe perish, we may appeal to the %civil'2
r Of world To bear witness to he truth, Il
. in 1t fell not by the hands oflhe South;
lobi that true tolts instincts Of freedom
anv Soulh gave up the Union only whel
,ieI no longer secured to us the blessing,
Mr. a raronnl liberty.