The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

When Missouri, a part OF the Louisiana purchase,
applied to be sdmitted into the Uaon, they re-
fused her admission, because slavery was not
prohibited by her Constitution. They wanted
the wholehof tho territory covered by The Lou
isiana purchase also. We compromises, the
matter, however, in the usual way, that il, we
recognized our institutions to be infamous and,
on that account, consented to be excluded from
all our territories lying north Of SO deg 80 min.
What next? We consented that we should be
deprived. also, of more than half Of the territory
south of this line, by deyoting it to Indian colo
nzation. The North next took the whole Ore
gon territory, and, by law, specially excluded US
from entering any part OF it with our slaves
This was the state Of things when we acquired
Caiforl a and New Mexico Oar concessions
had converted aggresslons into rights. The
North had a right to the whole I'VE to none OF
the territories. We begged for small part
lying south of SO deg. 80 min, and appealed to
the faith Of the Missouri compromise to sustain
our claim. We begged in vain. We were
elected from the whole Of the acquired domains,
with the avowed design of using them, by the
multiplication of free States in the Union, aud
the restriction of slave territory, for the entire
overthrow Of the institution of slavery ITSELF
What does this narrative prove? That there is
that we must resist now, and resist forever, the
last gnominious wrong, or be the victim Of its
Defarious policy We must resist speedily
The South, we fear, is rapidly becoming az pro-
vinca in spirit ~ she is in political condition
Mark the different manner in which the two
sections of the Union have received what has
been called 1--WE suppose facetiously) "the COM
promise" The South, although wrongcd in
every particular of its measures, (the Fugitive
slave act not excepted) succumbs. The brave
words recorded in anticipation of wrongs medi-
tated against her, are left unredeemed, when
more than these wrongs have been inflicted on
her She submits, and there are found those
within her bosom who not only glory in their
submission, but, viii st quaing before the gen.
eral government, are not ashamed to put forth
dastardy threats against such as refuse to fol-
low their example and likewise submit
How different the spirit with which the North
received the compromise! The tardy attempt
to fulfil, by the legislation Of Congress, that
faith which, by the Constitution, bound them
as States to deliver up our fugitive slaves is re-
scented rs a wrong They, practically, render it
of no value to the South Aiding, concealing,
and running off our fugitive slaves, or by all
the arts of chcanery battling the master in the
courts of Justice, they make the recovery of the
slave worthless, by multiplied expenses. Their
legislatures denounce the law, and elect sena-
tors pledged to repeal it.. Nor is this ALL
Flushed with conscious power, they seem reck-
less in its exercise. They urge in Congress
protective tariff bill, still more to plumber and
weaken the South, and large river and harbor
bill, the better to justify it, by exhausting the
treasury. If there was any respect or fear en-
tertaned for the South, policy would dictate
forbearance--a little forbearan e, for a little
while, until the irritation which might be sup
posed to exist in the public mind in the South,
should be alayed. But all proprieties seem to
be despised in the present state of things North
ern arrogance and recklessness seem to be as
boundless as. Southern submission. The spirit
of the South sinks, as the spirit of the North
rises, at the wrongs they inflct upon US. May
not this strange antagonism betoken some
mighty change? Shall the depression go on
without any rebound! Is there not point Of
oppression at which any people will fight? Or
are we of the South base and degraded excep-
ton to our common nature? Hungary resisted
the consolidation measures of Austria-mea-
sures in their bearing on the government, pre-
cisely similar to those under which we labor
Are we lower in the scale of intelligence and
manhood than the serfs of Hungary? Shall we
not arise, at last, and, with one strong and
mighty effort, break tn, spell which seems to
have settled, like dark incubus, on the spirit
Of the South, and again be honored and be free ?
Young men Of the South! on you the South
calls. On you she leans fer redemption. All
revolutions, although not originating with them,
have been upheld and wrought out by the youth
of a country Old age is generally timid II
fears change. 1t seeks reposc. 1t can win but
little from the future, and is therefore intent on
securing the present. Manhood in its prime is
most wise, but wary and prudent 1t dares to
act, but acts on calculation. Its patriotism is
very largely thing of loss or gain. But with
youth dwes enthusiasm. With youth is hope,
and courage, which dares, and loves to dare, all
things; ard principles are holy realities, which
stand forth for its adoring guidance, like that
star, which the sages Of the east worshipped
and followed. Come forth for the redemption
and salvation of the South With your youth
full but powerful arms, lift up her PROSTATE
honor and enable her once more, standing erect.
TO look with proud and unblenching front, on
her confederates in the Union. Write it upon
your door-posts, engrave it on the palms of your
hands, wear it on your frontlets, Equality in
the Union, or independence out Of it," and lib
erty at every hazard To the coward, who tells
you to wait for additional insults and aggres
slons, turn away with pity or with scorn. To
the traitor who dares to insult your morals or
intelligence, by telling you that the South abors
under no indigpities and wrongs, answer him,
If you answer at all, by striking him to the
earth. There he should lie and rot, a loathsome
mass of falsehood and perlidy, unfit to wear
that glorious light of life which radiates the d.
vinity within us. Villainy doubles its atrocity
when il shares the confidence which alone be-
longs to virtue.
In treading the rugged path of duty, clouds
and thick darkness may gather round us. But
fear not; truth and justice, and the God of trnth
and justice, are with us and ours if we wiH it..
shall be the deathless destiny of winning back
her lost honor and liberties for the South
Friends! we are too young to he slaves. The
iron enters into our hearts, and they must break
or be free. Shall they not be free? BY all the
memories of the glorious past, when we bowed
down in crouching humiliation to no superiors,
by all the hopes of the future, rife with bless
ings for the brave, but peopled with hell.hor
rors for the base submissonsts, shall we not
be free! Shall the blood of our revolutionary
martyrs and herOes have heen shod /, y,;,, Co.