The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-01
why tho Moderate" Abolitiomasts Yxei1
"Peaoe" -,

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why tho Moderate" Abolitionasts Yxss
Peace" ssss
We referred few days since 70 the Bss
emancipation scheme Of Mr. CLAY, and m3s
reasons why he and some Of his @compre1
friends desired the compromise measures
stand III
| The small leavcn Of Abolitionists ut hsak
working ia the midst Of our Southern peopas
are actuated by the same hopes and Wishes -aiA
are appealing to their Northern brethren not to
thwart their projects. A specimen we append
which we regret to learn comes from dissinsss
guished gentleman residing In Virgins" Viz
GINA born, 1r bred, it is not sisted that he was
and from the internal evidence, we shcsld
doubt it No aboltionist in the country c0uld
spray for the abolition Of slavery sverywhssxr
more strongly, than the writer Of this letter; "
his admissions and covert assaults upon the So
cial order Of the South.
| Against open robbers VIC bur the door-blt
against those coming in the guise of mapdl-
cants or pilgrims We take no precautions and
one of the grentest dangers which now menaeea
the South is from aanctimonious swindiess,
who would pray for and piIfer from US Il tho
same time
| The letter referred to is enclosed in the fol-
lowing communication to the SAFE Register -
Gan Administration organ at Albany It's
headed: s
"A VOICE FROM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. EoFors;---t
sena you oelow an extract o. iester rom Sm-
t!heu!sns9 senuemah res'o'ng III virginia. L.
ungulsned, az wen Tor ms ngn reigious ana tes-
'antnropic cnaracNr, as Tor MS love OF the s'as>
ana the whole family OF man. what ne sAyss
with regard 10 the general fee'ing OF the SousAs
may De reieo upon oy me North, for he 10 tnea-
paoe OF making missiateme"t. II now appSafs
the question OF inc dissolution OF TINS great ana
glorious republic Gepends upon the .Nprse, asdj
however unpaIataoie the fugitive law may %, e
the great BODY OF the people OF the non-snvehosd-
ing states, me que:uon 70 DC se'ued appears %
oe Teped' ana 9ssun'os or 70 mdsntdah ne s0c ana
union
why wou'd y hot oe oes' 20 arp a. ctdmcr' sas
can Jors" NE generous Jessgs g '"s .sorfh 10 s~Ne
'csh ne generous jesi'ngs ne South, IN some graHa
eompfe"e"s're scneMe, oy 'e"ac" ray migns * ope
ed, fhrotgn Shach "drery may N f'ase n"d IT. eHa--
ana ny such union, renoer !"1 n9tscn strong ana
l'mpregnable-by drawing closer ties Of mutual in-
lerest ana gooo VIII. Inc qaessso" y aasevy .
p'ae.a as 20 open ~ay JoT rs ''a1 oOsr'a9o, .ss~
s"tJy NE grsat oo9y rea:o"aose pfop,e q ne .nsss
ana edre OUT 6"0 "ttaOt' Suo}ecf, Hat scoeaa ft~
fs ne rnre % us prosperity.
am gao 70 near that you nave noticed Ne
scneme proposed oy the Na'ai Commute. o. e.
'ao"s""s ""e oi s'e'nes 70 'ne new African
rePaD''c' Ahe measure carried mo euect, VIII
ou'Id up nation, us II were' 10 Gay, ana men
now 'i'inS' wi" see 'tne iHsle cioud OF colonies
uen as org as mans mana. grow 70 power
whose weai.h anu 'hhoence w'' De ,e't 10 me ex.
trem'ues OF the eaith-carryinga the tree coiortd
race i'o" all me provinces u 'ne word, where
'ney 'aoor ander a'saohiues' ana restoring them
10 their 'athcr'ano' where' surely they can ENJOY
'hosrty anu e9ua''y; :,
"hen al our MOTT err 0retnren, heartily CO.
operate win 'hat poruoh OF ooutherners who are
promoting th,s scneme' we sna.i see one Of ne
most wonoef'u' developments oi you power, ~
making the wrath OF man 70 praise him, to BE-
fouha III inc history n mankind Anos ! am
persuaded thus co-opesa''on between North and
South among good men, must take place, unless
extremists on both SIDES, prevail over the sounder
masses OF tne natlon' ana Involve US IN all me
horrors OF d'Sunion ahd us inevitable conee-
quence, aeaoiy hosu"ty. nui, thank 600
can NOT orng mysen 20 tnink that We are 90 inca
PIE OF sernmena, as 20 give over 20 inc m's-
RUE OF utra-hoo'uonSts worm, ana mao zap
ro-:lavery men South.
nave hHner'o cen.en'ss myset under this
ou' your as', ao"ea 10 the 'e'e Trans
actions IN BOSTON, toocn'ng me fugt1ve slave
'aw' ana the P,ocee ihgs OF t"e vermont Legssa-
'ure' "ave a~"Ne"eu ~. " sTrous s'c'm' sos ysu
may wen DC assured: rue worm 'n:ss's upon re-
Pea"ng tha' aruc'e OF inc compromise eitner "a
congress OF lnals'aua' ose'es, inc result w'h %
per,ec' unan,"',{ among ,"e s:aveno'd'ng otAtsrs
70 a'sso've inc Union. inere's NOT q man IN inc
oou'h' VINO Goes no, tnihk ne mas me same right
OF properly IN ms save, however ne may tesl
oouhd 70 exercise tna' r'sn, uhoer .ne modinca-
uons OF human9y,) ,nas ne mas 10 ms other pos
sessions, ana y 'he NORM aec'des upon an lnva-
SION OF this r'gn'' VIII Just as cettany oe resist
ed ana Opposed even 20 cooasneo' az predatory
INVASION lot carrying OF, any o.ner descr'puon OF
properly ~ noeeu''ne WORM prepared 70 fol-
low on. me anhouncemen'' l"n'cn mas been
--ihat 'ney are 'ohow'ns the o'ctntes OF divine
then they ought to be ready to undertake cru
ssde against the Sonln1as well as the rest Of the
code OF God. Besides. il ought 10 +. con.;d.r.d
that this new born zeal against slavery. has