The southern press., 1851-08-01
SOUTHERN PRESS,
WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY. AUGUST /. 1851.

FRIDAY. AUGUST i, 1851.
s.eech ,r Hen. r. W. Plskens, 81 ssuth Care.
We insert to-day part Of the speech of Hon.
F.W.P PrckEss ofSouth Carolina, and shall finish
il tomorrow The high reputation Of Mr..
PrcKEss will secure II an attentive perussl, and
its own high merits will amply reward the reader.
Nothing is more true than the position Of
Mr.. PIcKEEs that the great characteristics of
our system, is the rights Of the States. Other
systems have provided for the rights Of persons
and the limitation Of government. But no ex-
tensive system ever succeeded before in preserv-
ing liberty. We have attempted a system of
vast extent and relied for success on the prin-
ciple of State rights. If we fail in this, we fail
altogether. We have achieved nothing better
than vast consolidated empire, in which one
class or section will tyrannize over the Others.
And such has been the corruption of ours that
disposition to submit to the will of the pre-
dominant section. The symptoms, however, of
better state of things appear. South Carolina
will not submit. And Georgia, Mississippi,
Alabama and other States, will probably pro.
nounce their verdict against the aggression, and
refuse their aid to the scheme Of coercion--nay,
will nterpose to prevent it. This will bring the
fundamental principles Of the government home
to the other States, and will cause them to con-
slider the position of affairs with degree of re-
sponsibility and solemnity, which they have not
heretofore felt, and never would feel, so long as
the abject doctrine of passive obedience and non
resistance prevailed
More Abolition aid and comfort for southern
Submission.
We published yesterday no less than five ar
ticles from the New York Tribune, giving aid
and comfort to the submissionists in several
Southern States. To-day we publish another
intended to promote the election of General
FoorE. The New York Tribune is the paper
that not long since denounced General FooTE
AZ "Hangman FoorE" But now such is the
solicitude of the Tribune for his election gov
ernor of Mississippi. that the Tribune is in daily
labor to help him. 1t will doubtless be high
recommendation Of General FooTE to the Wings
and Democrats of Mississippi, that the New York
Tribune, the Freesoil leader at the North, the
opponent of the Fugitive slave law, the organ Of
SEWARD, the supporter of CAssIUs NJ. CLAY,
takes such deep and affectionate interest in
the election of man, to the executive chair OF
Mississippi, whom it denounced and castigated
when suspected of fidelity to Southern rights.
"a fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind"
But whilst the Northern Freesoil press thus
betrays its partiaty for the cause of Messrs.I
FoorE, COBB g. Co.. that portion of the North
ern press, which has ever manifested spirit of
regard for the rights and equality Of the South,
10 beginning to understand the game, and is
manifesting an interest in the success of true
Southern men.
Thus, the Pennsylpanian holds the following
language of qualification at the prospects OF suc-
cess of Messrs AsHE, DANIEL, vESABLE, and
CLIrGMAs-all good men and true.
We may repeat here, what We have distinctly
asserted before, ss of our own personal knowl-
edge, that several distinguished Northern sena-
tore and editors declared their readiness to sup
port the line of 1880, but for the surrender of
it by the editors of the Union, and by SO many
Southern members Of Congress-
These Northern gentlemen said to us, how
can we support $3.50 noD, and sustain ourselves
with our own people, when leading Southern
editors and members of Congress abandon it
From the Pennsylpanian.
Aoh hopt oil nd
Venable, three of the Democratic, represen-
tatives in Congress from this State for some
years past, are running without opposition, and
are not likely to have any. These three districts
are the only ones represented in the last Con.
Qress by Democrats. Mr.. CIingman, Wing, in
the lst district, is opposed by Mr. Gather
Union Whig. Clingman will be elected, il il
said-The disputed districts are the Hid and
With, Stanley ia running in the latter, and il
ably opposed by Ruffin, Democrat, who is after
him daily, and, will, it is said, defeat him. This
is close diatrict. In the lid district, Major
Caldwell Oem) is opposing Dockery (Whig)
with excellent chances of success. We gather
these facts from that admirable Democratic pa
per, the Wilmington Journal, which is in high
hopes of favorable result. The election takes
place on the 7th of August. We observe thai
there are some verdant Wings in North Carroll
ma, who still insist that Mr.. Wilmot controlled
our Reading convention--an often refutcd coin
age of our exemplary neighbor Of the North
American.
Civilized Barbarian.
If there is any virtue in tho philanthropy that
interferes with other peoples affairs, we think
it high time for the Southern people to inter-
pose in behalf Of portion of our race in the
North, the most defenceless, the most innocent