Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-07-12
plain We win quote another passage,

plain we will quote another passage
"Of the heathens thou shalt buy bondmen."
We must bear in mind that these heathens are the
descendants of Canaan who are now servants this
day. After this the Israelites were held in bon
dage by the Egyptians, serving under hard, and
overbearing task masters, until their delivery by
Moses 1t is well known to all historians, that the
Romans, made slaves of their captives, taken in
until the downfall of that republic, and so did
all the rest of the nations, then existing.
England who now cheers abolitionism in her
philanthropic breast, carried on the trade of kid
mapping the negroes of Africa and selling them to
for slaves, in fact it was one of the principal
causes of the colonies dofing the British yoke
and gaining our independence, under which we
have prospered until the last ten years giving us
all peace ''as mild as when Zephyrs on Flora
breathes." Butthings are now different, the North
has got rid of her slaves, by selling them to the
South and is now coveting that property; they for
got the commandment ''thou shalt not covet thy
neighbors man servant, nor maid servant, nor any
thing that is thy neighbors property" Although
the Declaration of independence, guaranteed to
us the protection of our slaves, in the following
language. ono person held to service, or labor,
in one state under the laws thereof escaping into
another, shall in consequence of any law or regu-
| lation therein be discharged from such service or
labor; but shall be delivered up, on the claim OF
the party to whom such service or labor, shall be
due" This is not the statute of ninety three, nor
fifty one but the constitution of the United States
ask the question will our slaves be protected I'M
der the constitution or under statute of ninety
three, or under the fugitive slave law of fifty one
the fate of the lamented Kennedy, respondes with
the voice of thunder no, never!
The last boosted Sims case, which the Union
party applaud and endeavor to sing syren songs
over to lull your suspicious, that its hypocritic
face will not be uncovered But facts will out and
truth sometimes is stranger than fiction, and this
boosted Sims case has turned out to be farce
costing the owner only twelve hundred dollars.
One more question [ wish to ask you; are YOU
religious sentiments the same as at the north;
Do your preachers proclaim a higher law, thar
I the bible? Do you wish to abolish an institution
established by the chief ruler of all things? Dc
you wish to place your negroes from under tina
servitude which you now hold over them, and lie
barbarism and infdelity usurp truth and knowl
edge? Do you wish to hurl them back into sit
uation ten fold more dismal, than that of African
barbarism? We do not wish any Of these things
nor do we believe that there is higher law, thai
the laws given by Him, who spake this world int
existence, and placed that blazeing sun in the fir
mament to shed its rays of hope upon the mas
ter and servant. But that great Union party
which thinks its self the pride of the land, tn
child of freedom, are truly the ''hewers of wood
and drawers, of water for Clay and Foote, &C
cuses us of wanting to divide this Union; if we d
not now we will soon have nothing to divide, an,
in the language of Nc Du6fe, "when | hear th
cry, Union glorious Union at the north, methink
| hear rebel band; when | hear the cry at tn
south, Union glorious Union, it seems as if
smelt like tainted treason floating on the gale
This expresses all parties.
The rosy morn of independence resigns he
light, -.
And Unionism darkens the glory of the noon,
While secession with milder CLEAN, refreshe
the sight B.