The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-04-08

arI fau.a increase. There b. no vital
diversity Of opinion. views. of action. zen
snI ana srctcnal actian ~ least ~ a CON
.e4uenee. each successive year. and fetutu-
,nr ccnshs fluids them advancing with start
ling mpdity ~ general prosperity, wealth.
and importance, physically aud politically
80 much for the Northwest. But In the
course OF his wanderings Theta finds
himself IN "A Southern cline. IN a commu'
nty Of shareholders, where slaves IN many
Instances constitute by far the larger and
most valuable part OF the country wealth.
Taking this fact into consideration aud OBJ
serving the absolute necessity of slave la
lor. in order that the country may be pros
perouS, or even inhabitable, noticing also
the strong opposition to this southern insti-
tuition aud desire for it, abolition, pervadiug
the minds OF many private persons, and
public tuncuonaries in the Northern States,
a stranger would expect TO fluid it a neces-
sary consequence, that of all men in the
nation, shareholders would be united, and
firmly resolved in all cases affecting South
ern interests, to act with the promptness,
energy aud efficiency; OF a people fully
awake to their dangers. and aroused TO the
preservation of their rights. More p%articu-
Iarly when as now, questions involving the
happiness and safety of all most dear to
man Of the very source and support of So
cial existence and enjoyment, are being dis
eussed in the halls OF legislation, Oh the ros-
trum and in the public prints, and liable
finally to be decided most disastrously,
would it seem, unity of opinion and con-
cert of action were as inevitable, as the
sure following of marked effect, from good
and sufficient cause.
The slightest observation, however, shows
that such is not the case, that right here in
the heart OF slavery's limits, with reference
to this very question, two parties exist, par.
ties lncongruous in their elements, ~antipoded
in their views, and hostile in their genera
action. This, certainly, seems strange, pass
ing strange; it is what Northern fanaticlsn
would never have hoped for, would the
least expect; but on account of which
would, when made aware of its existence
rend the heavens with q shout of create.
exultation, as it would be more universal
than that which proclaims the escape o
such fugitives as "Shadrach," when it il
asce~tained they have "foiled the man hun
ter, and set foot within her majesty's FIRE,
domain" What can the enemies of a PEG
pie more ardently long for, than division
among them, and constant diversity o: &C
ton, opposition of sentiment and hostility o
views? All of which, it occurs to me, thu
opponents Of the South may detect within
our Misunderstanding to, TO a considerable
degree of perfection, when one of the op
posing parties already mentions the dreadfu
effect of a free use of an defective battl
axe, welded by a stalwart arm, to the de
struction or at least discontinue of the 9th
er. Northern interference with our rights
bad enough, God knows; but | do not thin
its evil effects are to be compared to the elt
ments of discord and obstruction, which e1
ist at horne in the very bosoms OF the PEE
pie, of all others most interested. True,
a candid and thinking mind, but one of thes
e parties may reasonably be expected to su
e vlve the test of public favor soon to be a
piled. after which we predict for the Sout
ern Rights Association a triumph complet
t decided and decisive. Yet that the Sigh
est element of discord on this vital questiC
should continue to exist or be known abrot
g as having a place in our minds, in times iii
e the present, is, and must be, at once produ
tive of loss we may not soon retrieve, al
danger we may but little apprehend.
. "Then wherefore should i'll ever flow from i
And wrong, still sorer wrong forever breed,
4 Are we not all brethren ~
THETA.