The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-08
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proceedings of the National parties and of the
Northern people. To sustain our statements
we gave some extracts from leading papers in
different Southern States. and might add as
many more as would fill our columns for weeks
to come. We have, however, even more relia,
BILE evidences of this state of feeling, in the let
tiers which pour in upon us from all parts of
the South from public men as well as from
private individuals. AS specimens of their
general tone and temper, as well as to show the
concurrence of the views of our subscribers
with our own, we append extracts from four
letters received by the last mail, one from Mis-
sissippi, another from Georgia, third from
Virginia, and the fourth from Alabama. All
cone from gentlemen of distinction in their
respective States, and truly represent the senti-
ments Of our friends in each. II will be seen
that one of them justiies our course on the
printing question, and insists that our friends in
Congress should secure us share. That, how.
ever, We give only as matter of opinion. We
do not wish to be understood as endorsing all
the views and sentiments contained in these
letters, but allow the writer's to express their
own opinions in their own language, as giving
to their representatives in Congress a clear idea
of the ideas and feelings Of their constituents.
LETTER FROM GEORGIA.
GEORGIA, May l.
+ Messrs. Editors-E Enclosed you have the sub
scription price of the Press, for which / am in
arrears some months. 1t pains me to see, from
an editorial remark, so large an amount standing
to the same account against the patrons of a pa
per which is the only true and trustworthy rep
resentative of Southern interests, near the Cap.
itol. And when think of the fate of all those
who have within the last fifteen or twenty years
confronted the declared enemies of Southern
institutions, or that have repudiated the pseudo
republicanism Of Gen. Jackson, cannot but feel
an anxious solieitude for the permanency of
your paper
How is it, that in a situation like ours-with
principles so just danger so palpable, and oppo-
sition so reckless and indomitable-no cause
was ever SO feebly supported, or so frequently
and meanly betrayed? Is it that the Southern
people will "shut their eyes to a painful truth"
that they wiH be dupes and victims! Is il
they who are only tolerant of error and indif-
fereht TO their interests? or are we, against the
fedived opinion, without that passionate and
physical energy which is the invariablc concommi
can't of success Whatever it is, all thinking
men must deplore fie fatuous apathy of the
Southern stakeholder. Here is the Southern
Press AS an instance IL has been battling it
single-handed for near two years for the inter.
ests and safety of the Southern people, and vet
its pretended supporters leave it with a bnrthen
of $4,000 Of unpaid subscriptions, to keep up
the unequal conflict To mend the matter, the
representatives Of Congress Of these very opin-
ions and these very people, while their oppo-
nen:s have made the public printing question
OF spoils, they must stand upon punctlio, and
prate Of the divorce Of the government from a
partizan press. While political black.legs are
laying hands on the common stake and have
reduced the disbursements for services to a
I" game of grab, our squcamish Southern Rights
representatives owe il TO their principles, for.
sooih, TO keep the editors Of the Press from
defing their hands with the public money. At
this rate il is easy to be magnanimous And il
was a nice point to make an application of the
argument 10 their per diem and mileage This
reputation Of public contracts, and this disin.
terested refusal TO touch the public money, is
all well enough, when honesty and fair dealing
is the order Of the day in legislation, when
robberies are only committed by contractors
But when legislation becomes a scramble for
the treasury between the Galphins. the railroads
and the politicians, hold il to be neither point
of honesty or patriotism to keep (by sticking to
some impractcable scheme which they know
they can't get,) all but their relentless foes
from reaping any advantage from the measures
that they know will be forced upon them No!
This J say is not wisdom or patriotism.
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Now with this material, and with an organized,
sleepless, powerful and increasing party against
us, would il be rash to say that at no distant day
slavery, and with il repubcanism, will be over.
thrown, and centralisn, despotism planted on
their ruins. The power Of Northern party 10 not,
fear, the only and most danger 10 be apprehend.
ed. The South contains in its own bosom most
dangerous element of anti-slavery feeling. The
last fall elections gave the most uneq ocal eyi
dence Of its existence and Of its alarming extent
Everywhere the State Rights party insisted
upon the right Of secession as counterfeit
10 abolition.
With all this shout Of glorious Union" LET
its glorious Congress try to regulate the peoples
grog in the territories. And il The Union de.
pended on il, my life upon il, il would not last
ten days.
II is indeed a matter Of small concern 10 the
u,
and we would feel as safe under either, or under
Seward or Van Buren, as we should under Cobb.
But have taken up too much of your time
already in these rambling remarks, in which
am sure should not have INDUCED, but that
wished to testify something more than respect
for the man who, in the high day Of subservi
ency and temporzing, can make an honest out.
speak Of the faith that Is in him-who, in 8, lie
Of the low ambition and intolerance of party
leaders, still "turns TO the stroke his adaman'ine
scales that feared no discipline Of human hands. +"
My preposessons may influence me TO az preci.
ate the supporters Of cause with which they
are identified. But they have nothing TO do
with the admiration for the high and brave heart,
that against the unborn and inbred prejudices Of
the world, proclaims that il worships a name
Nor have they anything 10 do with the warm
sympathy feel for those struggling undismayed
against rude stream which threatens TO enguf
at once the hopes Of The cause and the fortunes