Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-13

our IaLherS maze II, and ol maintaining our m
stitutions and our property in security and peace.
The indications Of the future notwithstanding the
seeming lull which has naturally followed the late
extreme excitement, are full of monition and dan
ger The freesoil organization, lately in effective
ascendancy throughout the whole North, has been,
by the attainment of its leading end, partially dis
banded, but its constituent forces have been by
kindred afinities attracted to and are now being
merged in the avowed Abolition party. That
party this day exats It's crest higher and is more
bold, defiant and numerous than at any previous
period Of our history. With It's ulteror designs
concur many maIgn influences, not the least Of
which may be found in the cant pesudo Philanthro-
py Of the day, which it is the fashion 10 dignity
with the name and honor with the Importance Of
the moral sentiment Of the world. This party
from a sagacious toresightof the only instrument
talties through which it hope for the ultimate
accomplishment of its fell designs allies itself too
with the most bigoted adherents of ancient FEEDER
alsm, and seeking to PROSTATE the seeurest bull
wares of our rights the State soyereigntieS strives
/ TO consolidate and nationalize a Great Central
1 Government With insidious cunning inv okes the
name Of Union, and camorously appeals to the
fear Of the timd, and the hopes Of the grave, to
the sacred associations OF the past and the proud
anticipations OF the future in order to malgn the
motiyes and destroy the usefulness of the truest
/ friends both of the Union and South because the
most yigilan guardians Of the constitution and the
sternest opponents OF the unholy designs Of these
Evolves in sleeps clothng
No inconsiderabe portion of the Southern peo-
pie themselves have been weak and bind enough
to be deluded by these devices, and loudly swell
the chorus of peans to their oppressors, OF oblo-
/ guy and reproach to their real defenders. Mean
time in greater or less degree, have been brought
lunder abolition influences the press-the school
house the pulpit of the North-and through their
4 it4gf t4Ff he
are systematically derided and maligned, and tht
principle inculcated, that by the strong hand OF
/ the Federal Government, is all organized action,
even Of the State soYereigntes fer their protection
and defence, to be crushed and eXtinguished.--
| These tendencies, unchecked, can have but one
result, and that at no distant day, Upon the sub
yerted foundations OF oar simple constitutional
system, viii be established the worst form OF des-
potisn; a great consolidated government, without
Limitation Of powers, administered at the will aad
according to the caprice interest OF mere nu-
merical majority. The majority must be at the
North, and it, already, The sentiments and sympa-
rhics of'its masses are so strongly aTayed against
our property and institutions, whst Of peace and
security can be hoped for in the future, from It's
! thickening numbers, its swelling tide of fanat-
clsm, prejudice and cupidlty! Under Its admins
traton Of unlimited power, we Of the South would
specify have alternative, but abjeCt submls-
End civil war, with no right acknowledged US, but
that of the worm, ito turn when tred upon.
! Fellow citizens, l have no expectation of ever
/ again participating in the public councils. l have
no motives, as God knows l have no wish, to
alarm your fears or disappoint your hopes My
i all, my property, my family, my life itself arc
identified with your security and prosperity
These considerations would surely suffice 10 guar
antee my disinteresedness and sincerity; but, IN
addition, | am bound by the lively gratitude feel
for your past tavors and by the strongest sense OF
duty, in my brief words OF parting, to deal with
1.-The utmost candor and franknesS. | do then, as
fthc result of my best observations and most dc
Iiberate reflections solemnly and earnestly wan
you, that the future Is still lowering with lmpen-
ding dangers 10 your property and institutions
II and that the best ii not the only means OF bolb
perpetuating the constitutional Union Of our fore
fathers and of handing down to our children and
their posterity the rich heritage and unnumbeTed
i blessings we enjoy, is for our people 10 be ven!
vigiant, determined and united in rcpelling the
first approach of wrong, in maintaining to the ut
most all the guaranteed rights OF ourssectlon; ano
above all IN uphodng in their full plenutude, the
soyeregntes OF the States and their sacred obi
CATION of interposiion for the defence or protection
OF their citizens against federal encroachment.-
Be liberal and true to representatives who are
prompt to assert and vindicate your rights, auC
seadfast to the friends Of your section and It's liz
stitudons everywhere.
The dread of The popular majority at the Aortl
and the appliances OF the Federal Government
are but too potent at best to frighten or seduc,
the public men of the country from their hdehJy
to the South and its cause. Let not be superadd
ed, to dsnlay or dshearten them, nlistrust Of yon
confidence or apprehensions of your desertion ant
; rebuke. But not deuded by camorous proges
sions of ultra devotion to the Union or by the bug
bears of dissolution and civil war with which the
would alright your imaginatons. Judge the fait
of these excessive patriots by their works--th
. tree by its fruits. VIII they not be found, in re
gard to the Constitution they profess so much {
. revere, latitudinarians by eonfesson--prompte eve
j Ito enlargeis provisions and indifferent to its "
lation In reference to the institutions OF y6u
; State and section, they not generally luke
warm, the last to feel for your rights or YOU
wrongs, and the first to proffer surrender, or bai
;. ter in some Juggling compromise your consttu
). tonal equality and guaranteed privileges? ,Whe
men gather grapes of thems or figs Of thistes,
you may be safe in committing to such nation;
patriots your honor and your interests"
; FREE BLACKS IN IsDIANA.-The following PR
: visions, forming part Of the New Constitution
. Indisna, submitted to separate vote at IL
f recent election in that State, and adopted
= majority greater than was given for the 9th,
parts of the Constitution
81 1.SEc. l. 10 negro or muatto shall come in
ofl or settle in this State after the adoption of Ii
/, Constitution.
= ''SEc. 2. All contracts made with any negro
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