The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-01-01


pie can only Be- preserved by secession
from thsUnion ana che formation ola South.
sn conlsaearoy, and shoula recommend
that course, we know no power Bat that
OEths people In these States, who would
have . right 70 question thu Justice or pro-
UsiesE q adopting the accommodation
Ia such case this course would be dicta.
tea BY the trnesl wisdom BY the most ex.
pitsd patriotism. The Interests and policy
Of the States competing such confsdsracy.
Would be identIcal Their ability to sus-
tain their rights cannot be doubted. With
annual products Of the value Of one hun
dred and City millions Of dollars and with
nearly a million Of lighting men, the South
has the capacity to mai ntain national in
Independence against all external pressure
Such people, with all the elements Of
power, cannot be expected to surrender
their rights.
We have no desire for a severance Of
of this Union. Long may it survive, if it
can be brought back to its pristine purity,
to dispense equal justice and insure domes-
iic tranquility, to free, united and happy
people. We are ready to surrender much
20 preserve il. But we could not get rid
Of slavery, il we would. We have not
the means Of sending them away,f we were
willing to part with them without compen.
ton.
And let it be borne in mind, that ifa pay
ment to rs Of anything like the value o.
our slaves be made the condition of .heiT
removal, it is simply impracticable- AS it
is evident upon the lass reflection, that the
appropriation offs sufficient amour: ofcap,
ital to this object and its consequent alb
strAction from the commerce. o. the world,
would derange every braEch Of business,
agricultural, commercial and manufac-
tural; throughout ChriStendom. There
can be no equality of the races. They
cannot 1--we amongst us except as our slaves,
or as our masters, The whole history OF
the past proves this. One o. the other must
have the Rscendancy. We must either
maintain our superiority, or surrender the
land Of our fathers. Between these two al
tsrnatives no one would hesitate. The
past success Of the abolitionists only makes
chem more keen for future victories. If
they are not stayed, post after post will be
carried. until they are ready to make the
fnal attack upon the institution in the
States. Northern fanaticism treads no
step BACKWARDS. A few more onward steps
will brush the Scale8 FROM all eyes We
trust IL may not then be too late
Fellow citizens! we have TINS endeavor-
ID TO place facts plainly before you. When
yOnr minds become convinced of these
truths, there will no longer be dissensions
among ourselves. II the people of she
whole South once become united, the crisis
will be passed. Divide, and conquer, has
been the policy Of our opponents. If to
this policy you oppose a united front OF firm
ness and OF patriotism, the country may
yet be safe. In our opinion it will. But
ifin this conflict the constitution shall per-
ish we may appeal TO the civilized world
20 bear witness to the truth, that it fell not
by the hands Of the South; but that true
70 its instincts Of freedom; the South gave
up the Union only when it no longer Sc
cured to ~ the blessings of a rational libOr-
". i'm. CLAYTON.
J. /. GUION,
ROGER BARTON,
Il. JONES STEWART,
]. J. MCRAE,
G. r. CLIFTON,
G. p. SMITH,
J. "A. QUITMAN,
10. BELL,
JACKSON, Dec. 10, 1850. On behalf Of
the committee.