The southern press., 1851-07-29
SOUTHERN PRESS.
WASHINGTON CITY.
TUESDAY. JULY 20, 1868

E9H- The article Of the Louisville Journal
published in yesterdays paper, presents rather
a dolorous account of the state and prospects of
the Union. The editor asserts that the Demo
cratic party in all the Southern and Southwest
ern States, il Overwhelmingly hostile to the
compromise, and disloyal to the Union. In Ken
tucky it seems that the case is rather worse than
in other States of the South. For in that State
not only is the Democracy opposed to the COM
promise, but party of Abolitionists has been
formed which is expected to give CAssIUs M.
CLAY some five or ten thousand votes, three
fourths of which, the Journal tells us, are from
the Wing party. This ia the natural result of
the policy which that party has of late years
adopted under the direction of Mr.. HENRY CLAY,
Those who SOW the wind must reap the whirl-
wind. CAssIus NJ. CLAY openly pronounces for
the repeal of the Fueitve-slave law, and the abo-
tion Of slavery in Kentucky, and has of course
the support of the Northern Free-soilers, and of
such papers, Wing and Democratic, as the Iri
bune and Eusning Post. One of the effects of
the present Union is that every fanatic, disor-
ganixer, or aspirant in the South, who seeks to
destroy her institu ions, finds aid, comfort and
money in the North to help him. We observe
that the National Era is already busy in excit-
ing the non-slaveholding population in the
South to discomfort and agitation.
The Journal relies on the Wing party of the
South to preserve the compromise and the
Union, when it is well known that in the South
that party is in minority; whilst in the great
States of the North, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
Massachusetts,, it is generally hostile to the com.
promise.
Our accounts from the South are highly en-
couraging. In Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia,
the cause of Southern and State rights is ad-
vancing The current and movement in it. f.l-
vor are growing stronger and stronger, and ac-
quiring momentum that must overthrow op-
position. The advocates of the compromise
have been put on the defensive, and it is under
going thorough and searching discussion. We
are toldsthat the changes of opinion going on
against it are numerous. Its advocates have at
tempted to avoid the issue by substituting that
Of Union or Disunion. But large body of the
people in Georgia and Mississippi have r, fused
to accept this issue. They are resolved first to
seek within the Union for remedy for such an
outrage but they think before rem edy is sought,
the evil and its authors must be distinctly idcnt
fed.
Wo havo iuof a MIL IF ,u,,nh in
huence in Florida who handed us a list of fifty
new subscribers, obtained with great ease in
his neighborhood, and who says that in coming
through Georgia he was informed Of hundred.
who formerly supported the compromise, tha
now opposed it. We have also seen gen
tleman Of this vicinity, just returned from Vii
ginia, who says he found the opposition to tn
compromise there, far greater in extent and il
tensity than he had any idea of before He say
that among the planters and farmers of th
State, the most determined purpose was declare
against permitting any federal force to marc
against seeding State. They know too wei
the meaning and consequences of such move
ment And we are also authenticaly informed
of the opinions Of men of the highest position il
Maryland, that would astouDd the body Of South
submissionists. A highly intelligent gentle
man from Mississippi, just arrived, says FooTE'
defeat is certain. He informs us that the ex
element has grown so high there that discussion
has almost ceased among acquaintances on nc
count of the feeling created.
We beg our friends to be calm Great event,
are determined by the reason and self control o.
people. Let US avoid exciting the passions
notwithstanding the provocation which it is sc
natural to feel at such an outrage as the com
promise.
A large body of Southern men will attempt
yet longer, within the Union, TO obtain indem-
nifty for the past and security for the future
Indemnity for the past is necessary to security
for the future. The example of vast and
successful spoliation like the compromise on
the South, would be as fatal to her security as
to her honor. Why Mexico, herself, did not re
linquish that territory to US without payment
We had beaten her on every field and had cap
tured her capital. Yet she demanded and re
ceived price for this territory equal to what w
paid the conqueror of Europe for the larger an,
more valuable domain of Louisiana. Yet tn
compromise wrests from the South her share
not only without compensation, but superadd
the dismemb orment of Texas and compes tn,
South to pay half the price of inducing Texas
to desert the South, and to transfer vast addi
tional region to Northern ambition and rapacity
The South was not condemn ed to this spolia
ton by the disasters of war, but by few petit
Jogging false pretences, such as would be scoute,
from court in case where the value Of hors
was at issue And she is called on to submit Z
all, in the name and for the love of Unio
that commends itself to her affection by presen
ing to her lips this bitter cup of dishoHor an
aggression.
Y~~l1eh AhApnf1nn.