Southern standard., 1851-08-23
The True Issue.

another Issue rarely brought forward upon the stump
by public speakers because it it is unseen but be-
the result supposed too distant and because
involves the feelings and passions of men much as
their Judgment and is therefore passed under the
general plea that we had well wait until the danger
is nearer" Such plea has no influence with man
who fears no issues and who regardless of the whims
of the many meets the supposed dangers with bold
front, and warns the People of coming evil.
At the risk of being misunderstood and msrepresent-
ed we shall show that another beside the Political Is
sue is pending and that when weighed accurately that
the Political Issue is but as feather in tn balance
beside the Social Issue
What is the Social Issue !! 1t is whether Slavery
shall or shall not exist this country Congress has
decided that will neither recognize protect it ohere
it does not now erst By laac This it has done. Now
we say that an institution which forms close social
connection, and which runs into the commercial and
business transactions of the day, and beside this, is
recognized as political element by the organic law
of the land, and speaks through the ballot-box-we
say, when institution of this Sort loses the protect
ing care of governments government formed to pro-
lfe liberty and property wherever its jurisdiction
extends-that its days numbered 1t is philo-
sophicay true. 1t cannot extend-it cannot expand
it is crbed and encrcled and must either perish or
carve out for itself home in new lands.
| We have said that the government has refused to
recognize and protect slavery where jurisdiction ex
tended. 1t has not only manifested hostility to the
institution in this way, but it has done more. The
whole moral well political influence of the gov
ernment has been exerted against slavery, and the
patronage of the present administration is welded
this moment, by bold, determined opponent of the
existence of the institution. The people of the free
States opposed to it's exstence-they control the
| Law making we'll as the executive branch of the
government and do this the power of the balotbox
everywhere invoked The forum and the pulpit are
the common theatres from whence flow the impasson-
ed harangues of the abolition preachers and the very
books used in infant schools contain maxims calculated
and intended to poison the minds of the growing popu
lation against the institution wide and deep line
has been drawn in the church this subject. 1t has
entered the temples of the Almighty, and those who
wont to call the Southern church members BROTH
er, now turn with horror from them. The slavehold-
er has the seal of condemnation set upon him by his
Northern brother and he not permitted to set down
at the Communion Table with him. The Northern
church member says am holer than thou; thy
presence is pest, and thy breath pouton-withdraw
from the sanctuary for thou art unclean-thou deaest
in human flesh and blood, therefore hold thee ac-
curst thy ways for of the refreshing promises
of Him whom we worship for thee or thy household.
Can any institution thus deprived of
cognition and protection long exist Can any insti-
tuition warred upon from the pulpit from the press, and
through the baotbox as has been that ofslavery
tinue many years to exist? We cannot believe it un-
less some check is found to restrain the fanacism
the North
| ia tha sEio IA
the institution of slavery in the Southern States
the issue, and the present contest has power
full bearing this issue. The submission or Union
party for acquiescng in the action of government
that action excluded slavery from the territory acquired
from Mexico, and it acknowledged the right of Con
gress abolish slavery the District of Columbia ana
destroy the slaue trade bet,oeen the States far the
District is concerned That action warrants the sup
position that Congress at future day will attemp
destroy the slave trade between the States These
are of the features of the action of Congress tha
the Union party propose tamely to submit to- We cal
afford to peril rights and constitutional prvi
leges in this way.
Let us look at home and see what we invite by &C
quiescng We take one long stride toward that poll
cy which will make Emancipation necessary, and lie
US ask how to Emancipate, free the negroes
undertake transport four or five millions of negroe
and colonize them. Will free and then trans
port them 1t is not probable; it would bankrup
the ablest of them to do it. But will men stand still
and themselves deprived of their property, or will
they submit be taxed send out of the country
If the government attempts to transport negroes
will draw large proportion of its means from th
South for that purpose, and the remaining industry
the South must contribute its quota What say thos
men who have toiled for years to acquire competen
cy for themselves and amyt that policy which rem
ders emancipation necessary! Will you submit Il
have your hard earnings thus wrenched from you an
i your children! Are you prepared who inherited al
independence from the fugalty of your sres to yiel
up willingly to spirit of fanaticsm! Let all mel
all parties reflect this aggressive spirit Wher
is it to end short of the freedom of the slave Ca
any man says What it has accomplished in ten year
we all know 1t has obtained possession of the gen
eral gov ernment and welded it for the exclusion
slavery in the territories it controls the Legislation
of all the free States, and the ballo-box is made
J. trumpet its power throughout the world What
e will do in the next ten years, man can teu w
- dare not contrast the future with the past In mmag
ination the future is gloomy enough, and we have
fancy to paint the spectre figure of aboltionsm thread
% ing its way through towns and Cities carving il
its train all the evils incident to serve insurrecton
: There may be those with boards on their chin VIII
will fee the country to avoid the rising up of the blacks
er tcanmot be denied that there the Souer
States strong party opposed to Slavery and those mel