The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-08-07
A WORD ON THE OTHER SIDE.

The following extract from a communication
in late number Of The Ashsvilie Y. c. Msssen-
ger, shows that there are men even as far south
as that who not only think in advance Of the com.
munity where they live, but dare to speak what
they think
at is strange that the intelligence Of the coun-
try cannot foresee the true OF what Is effect
ing the institution of slavery that it is not the
general laws of the country the infraction OF the
Federal Constitution, nor the Abolitionists OF the
North, ba that is the result Of progress and ne
spirit oths oge Slavery must exist or not exist in
this country; and that must depend upon the
moral influence in regard to 1t, rather than any
law that governs it, and the interest which it may
be, in the progress Of time, to the Shareholder
Slavery is right that belongs exclusively to the
States, and II may exist with some OF the slave
holding States with profit, for a century after it
becomes improbable to others. For instance
Virginia, North carolina and South Carolina, can
not retain slavery at this moment, with the same
profit of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and
Louisiana, with their productive soil and valua-
BILE staples and in any event, the slaveholding
States must soon enact prohibitory laws against
the transportation and migration Of slaves out Of
one State into another, for sale; consequently the
slaves of each State will be confined to their own
territory. This state of things the establishment of
S0sthsra Conister0ey ,pould not apoid nor would
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by the change; and they may rest assured that
the sympathy Of the fertile States of the South
west would never be so great as to take upon
them the burden Of the slave population Of those
sister States Of the new Government, because 1t
had become Improbable and valueless; hence the
Importance that slavery should exist and belong
exclusively to the rights Of the States"
| THANKSGIVING DAY-An effort is being made
by Governor Wood, of Ohio, in pursuance Of
joint resolution of the Ohio Legislature. to have
uniform day for Thanksgiving and Prayer, in
all the States of the Union and he has CORES
ponded with the Executives Of the several States
on the subject The day selected will most prob
ably be the last Thursday in November. This
is right, and We hope all the States Of the Union
will adopt the SUGGESTION Salesman.
THs METHODIST CHuReH at Psinesville, Ohio,
has passed the strongest kind Of Anti-Slavery
resolutions denounoing the Fugitive Slave Law
In unmeasured terms, and refusing compliance
with its mandates also complaining Of the lethsr-
ny Of the Church and its Conferences with refer
enoe TO Slavery - refusing support to any minis
ter who should be stationed there who was not Of
the real Anti.Slsvery stamp
The Selma Southern Enterprise speaks In the
following sensible strain, to its clustering oompa-
triots:
"lf men who 20 to sleep murmuring Southern
Rights,' and in their morning yawns drawl out
Southern Rights and name their children
Southern Rights would devote a little Of their
attention TO the development Of Southern resour-
ces, they would soon have rights that would
maintain themselvesn
GEoRoE w. WRIGHr, Representative from CAL
iforuia. was in lS45 Chairman of the Town Com
mittse Of the old Liberty Party in Nantucket !;
aud IN iS4s he was an active Free Soil man, and
introduced Mr.. Sumner 10 the meeting when he
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