The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-03-28

ton upou their spirit and patriotism to suppose
that they intend to yield faithful acquiescence
~ measures which they regard as so unjust and
dishonorable TO them In truth, their very or
ganlzatlon into sectional party, thereby With
drawing themselves from their former party as
soclatlons, accompanied with the charge of bad
ialth upon their northern associates who have
stood true and firm to the National pledge,
ought to be considered as ample notice to all in
teliigent men, of their determination not to ac-
qulesce In the action Of Congress. With some,
the avowal is openly made with boldness wor-
thy OF better cause, whilst others would fain
conceal their ultimate purpose, in the hope of
entlting into their ranks portion of the honest
and sincere friends of the Union upon the basis
Q. the late compromise. With what effect,
II remains vet to be seen. ae sigs5a8
The professions of this Southern Rights Par
ty,' are strangely inconsistent with their posi>
ion and know sentiments. They proclaim to
The country their attachment and devotion TO the
Union. and in some instances claim to Be its on.
iy true friends. Is it not too strong demand
our credulity to ask of US to put confidence in
their professions? Whence originates their love
OF the Union? Is It in the wrongs and injuries
it lnfcts upon fhem-in the humiliation and
disgrace they feel in submitting to its laws and
government? They either deceive themselves,
or seek TO impose upon others. hold it to be
impossible for any true-hearted man to feel love
and devotion for Government, which in his
judgement oppresses and tishonors him. Let
every man in the South imbibe the passions and
Preludices of these peculiar friends of the Union
and it may be pertinently asked, how long will
the Union withstand the assaults of its enemies?
With whom do the Southern Rights men Of
Georgia sympathize in their political associa-
tions? Beyond the limits of their own section
they know none worthy OF their confidence and
alliance. It is their pride and boast that they
form no political association with any of our
Northern brethren--the North presents no male
rial for party organization sound and honest
enough to command their respect and induce
their alliance. 10 connection with this view OF
the subject, it is appropriate to the day and occa
sion OF your assemblage, gentlemen, TO ask Of
our connIrymen 10 hearken to the voice of the
Father of his Country as it rises from the tomb
warning them against the dangerous and de-
siructive tendencies of sectional organizations,
and the men who would seek through them to
insti into the hearts of the people, enmity
against the Union Of their revolutionary fathers.
All the sympathy of the Southern Rights
Party of Georgia are with sectional men, Sec
tiona issues and sectional associations. 1t as.
pires not to the more enlarged basis OF national
organization. Ia sister State the same issue
is presented, in boder and more startling prop
osition. There, the object Of Immediate seces-
sion is proclaimed in plain and explicit terms.
A dissolution Of tile Union is regarded as the
only remedy that can be resorted to for existing
grievances. tits urged upon the people with all
the power and eloquence of her ablest men. No
one will deny that the tide Of dsunion sentiment
is rolling with increasing volume through the
entire limits of South Carolina, needing only
the alliance Of single neighboriug State to
determine their policy for an Immediate Gissolu.
tion Of the Union.
In view Of this important condition of things
in sister State, on our immediate borders, and
knowing as we do that all the sympathies Of this
Southern Rights organization in our own State
are enlisted in the same cause, it becomes the
duty of wise and prudent men to regard with
anxious and jealous care IFS various movements.
The open disunionists of South Carolina and
the Southern Rights party Of Georgia entertain
a common opinion on the compromise measures
Of the last session. They both consider the ac-
tion of the government in this respect, as viola
tive OF their rights and honor, and consequently
regard an acquesce IN them AS humiliatng and
Tae one demands an immediate
dissolution of the Union as the only adequate
remedy for the wrong inflicted, the other pursues
a milder and more polite course, with a con-
seriousness that. in the end, similar result will
be reached Thusit is that feeling of hosti-
ity TO the government is being difused through
our State. preparatory to the occasion which will
justify an open avowal in favor Of disunion.
have made this brief reference to the state Of
public opinion in the different sections of the
country on the slavery questions, for the purpose
Of showing that the danger which so lately
threatened the Union. is not entirely overcome
It brings to our consideration the important in
is the true policy to be adopted by
the friends of the Union TO avert these dangers
in the future? My own opinion is, That the Un.
ion organization Of Georgia has adopted the true,
safe and jndicions polty. Yon regard the late
measures as the recognition Of those
great constitutional prin, iples for which the
South has always contended. In the repudia-
tion of the Wilmot proviso, and the enforcement
of the constitutional obligation to deliver up
fugitive slaves, the North have given practical
evidence of their intention to stand, in good
faith, by the Constitutional Union ofiheir fathers
and enforcing all the rights guar
antied by that solemn compact to their brethren
Of the South. Looking upon the basis of that
settlement as the recognition of sound constin-
tional principles, you propose to regard it as
final disposition oi past issues, and to require
the application Of the same principle TO any fu-
ture controversy that may arise out of the ques-
tion Of slavery. | believe il is the only policy
that will give lasting peace and quiet to the
country, maintain the rights Of the South, and
preserve the Union nvioate.-In order that this
object may be effected, you tender your aid and
to your fellow citizens of all Sec
tons. who agree with you in these views-thus
TO unite the friends of these mea-
sures in common effort to sustain them against
the combined opposition Of their enemies.
The success of this move decides, in my hon.
est judgment. the fate Of the Union. 1t may
be that there are friends of this settlement whose
opinions on other subjects are so antagonistic 10
those of the great body Of supporters Of the
compromise as to preclude the hope of their CO.
operations but it is true of few only, and the
difficulties arising from this source will not be
Of sufficient magnitude to encompass The path
of the mass Of those who are prepared to stand
firmly upon the platform of this settlement.
Your success, gentlemen, is not dependent, as
some have idly supposed, upon the organization
Of National Union party. Itisa narrow view
of the subject so to regard il. On the contrary,
among the number OF those VINO have discoun-