The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-15


both at the North and at the South, because we
will not consent "to cry pea, Q! peace! when
there is no peace" Look it is said, 'the
Aboliionists have laid down their arms. They
are tired Of this agitation. You only keep it
up" Were this true, We would ground our
arms most cheerfulIy in a moment, and never
mention the words Abolition and Freesoil again.
But IL is not true and those who taunt us thus,
North or South, know that events daily trans
piring stamp the lie upon the statement Not
to speak of the open warfare waged by the
fanatcal Abolitionists, never more fierce, more
violent, or more exutant than now--not to
dwell on the unprecedented circulation Of the
National Era. and of Mrs. STowE's Anti Slave.
ry book, both of which are coming fortunes for
their proprietors--n to dwell on the course
of their other organs at the North, and the ac-
tivity of their conventions and meetings-let
VI look to the demonstrations Of the political
Abolitionists Have they confessed the error of
their ways? Have they in fact consented to
cease this fratricida strife, and bury the Ratchet
while ranging under the banners Of the old
parties! Is FREEsoIL DEAD ? slain outright in
the Baltimore slaughter houses :" Let who
will, proclaim such monstrous falsity as this,
in the face of facts. We canno t, and we will
not-aye, even though the howl of detractio II,
and caumny, and hate, that has echoed our ut
terances of "the truth, and the whole truth" to
the Southern people, should rise forty times
louder.
As far as this point is concerned, there is no
difference of opinion between the editors of this
paper. On this subject we cannot consent to
any suppression of the truth. Sooner let our
right hands wither. AS LUTHER once said,
when urged to prudence and to policy in the
expression of great truths, ave cannot other
,oise- God help US -
Even for political purposes-even for the hope
of plumber, these Northern "agitators" will not
preserve even hollow truce. The Freesoil
supporters of SCOTT "spi upon and spurn" even
a compromise on the subject, and renew the
language of insult and hostility in the same
breath in which they huzzs for ScoTr and GRA-
HAM.
This is the general spirit of the Freesoi
Wings. The Evening Post, the organ Of the
VAN DuRENs, has taken similar attitude from
the beginning; and what faith is to be expected
from that clique, the country knows. RANToUL,
too, is not to be kicked out Of the party, but
seeks to work his purposes within it-while q
powerful and organized effort is to be made al
Pittsburg, to raise a new Buffalo platform
stronger than the first, and destined to take liz
even more than 100000 voters, who stood upon
the first Hence, we ask, in view of these
startling evidences of Northern unsoundness
still--would we not be justly held false and
faith'ess, were we now to cry SAILS WELT
Here are two of the signs of the times, OF
which we spoke. The first circular:
Notice is hereby given, that National con-
vention, consisting of delegates of the Free De.
mocracy, will assemble at the city of Pittsburg,
on Wednesday, the eleventh day of August next,
at noon, for the purpose of selecting candidates
for the offices of President and Vice President
of the United States. Friends of the principles
declared at Buffalo, and the memorable conven-
ton of August, l848, are requested within their
respective States and Congressional districts, to
meet and elect delegates, wherever the same has
not been done-each State being entitled to
three times the number of it's delegation in the
Congress of the United States.
BY order of the General Freesoil Committee.
SAMUEL LEWIS, Chairman.
WARRINGTON, June IS, 1852.
The second extract, from the VAN buren, or
gan in New York. Speaking of the departure
of KossUTH, it wantonly nflicts stab, while it
states falsehood upon the South, while Judas
like proffering the Democratic portion the kiss
of peace. Hear this advocate Of truth and
justice !"
"The chief obstacles which Kossu'h met in
his propagation Of doctrine here, came from that
gross wrong in the social relations of the South,
which pervert all our domestic politics, and blinds
the whole nation to its true interests and glory
Slavery il, land must be, utterly opposed to every
liberal sentiment. Its essence is despotism, anC
its natural afnities are with despotism the worlc
over. No man who buys and sells his fellow
man can have any other than fictitious love o
freedom.
"But it 10 not our object to awaken discussion
in this place, more than is involved in the sim
pie statement Of the fact that the enmity t.
Kossuth has originated where nearly all tn,
enmity to liberty and movement originates in th
country-ameng the adhernts of slavery A
the North and West his reception and progress
was everywhere honorable and worthy, and it wa
only when he approached the atmosphere o
slavery, whether North or South, that his step
were arrested, or his feelings chilled 1t is du
to truth and justice that this fact should b.
known here as well as In Europe"
How best to meet and repel this threatenn,
storm, sweeping down from the North to tn
Southern horizon, may we'll be matter of d
versity Of opinion among the most fearless an
faithful Southern men. They do unhappily dy
for on his point, at time, when of all Others
= Southern safety depends on Southern unity.
We speak now not with reference to thi
Presidential election, which the next fou
months will decide. We look beyond Tint,
the future -and call on al Southern men to re-