The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser. (Woodville, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1853-03-29

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our treaty obligations with Spain, and oihe
considerations not necessary here 30 repeal
he continued, "but waving all these objections
and supposing the Cubans, BY their own act,
toshave established an independent Govern
ment to be possessed Of full powers TO dis
pose Of hemselves--never,hele should they
desire 10 be incorporated into our Coniederacy
| should oppose the measure so long as il in
volyed the necessity Of bringing us mor
slaves. There is," said he in conclusion, .;
deep seated conviction on this subject ofsavel
~ throughout a large class, who have hiiherl
TO, for the sake Of peace, acquiesced in legsla
tive enactments; but who, Il they are TO be
forced farther against their convictions, will
spring an agitation such as this country has
never experienced. For my own part (saiF
he,) rather than Cuba, with her slaves ehould
be annexed TO this country, | should oppose
the measure--evcn 10 the dissolution Of the
unionr'
Said a Professor, not long since, 10 New
England student during conversation which
happened to turn upon Mrs. Stoves book---"t
have lived in Georgia, as teacher, she can
bear witness to lis truthfuness from my own.
observation" Again, in q series Of lecture.
now in course Of delivery before the Senior
Glass, by the President--upon the "0rigin Of
Rights and the Duties Of Statesn-he has.
taken especial pains TO dwell upon the ''in-
justice OF Slavery" and our obligations to
"higher law.'-ln order to bring the subject,
before the great body Of the students, he has, |
within the last week, in connection with Pro- /
fessor in the Law Department, given as the |
question for prize debate before one Of the
Societies Ought the Fugitive Slave Law TO be /
ObeyedT lie has also taken occasion to
congratulate himself upon the inefiiciency Of
this law; and TO express his indifference as to
the time when the final crash may come,
which shall determine whether or not this is
10 be n free Government
In what, now, consists Yales flther claims
to nationalty-of which her friends, every
whore, have 80 long boastedl What cord Of
sympathy or interest is len 10 bind her hun
dreds Of Southern alumni, who have looked
back with pleasure and pride to their College
days, and, who have annually travelled weary
miles to pay their tribute Of love and venera-
ton TO Alma Materl The society, which they
formed thirty years since, for the cultivation
of mutual friendship, and 10 enjoy the adyan-
tages of debate freed from the angry contep-
tons which slavery disputes would beQet IN
the other societies sdissolsed and the South
ern student, at this apoch Of hostility 70 his
section, is thrown QUITO fight bis way in weekly
broils-or submissively listen to The most hos
tile denunciations against the institution un-
der which he was born. Such has Of late
been the state Of feeling, that proposition
has been mooted by a number Of Southern
students, TO withdraw in a body. The alum
nus, of few years back, can hardly appreei-
ate the full force of the present state Of things.
The indignant course has, IN TOO great De.
gree, taken the place Of the cheerful song and
the laugh-provoldng jest Men retire from
The lecture room--eome, indignant and enra-
ged-some, with painful surprise ask ~What
can the President mean by the course he is
pursuing W--cthers, eated with the sanction
OF such high authority, unscrupulously reecho
the doctrines there promulgated.
Once more and have done. This commu-
ncation has been prompted by no mere de-
sire to assail any one--least Of all, those under
whose direction have pursued course Of
study for the four years nearly past. The uni.
form courtesy which, as an individual. have
invariably received, will remain source Of
pleasant reflection-and shall continue 20 do
honor to the "Genius Of Yale"--as she was in
former years. gladly acknowledge, that, a.
mong her present governors, there are some
patriotic and national minds but these excep-
tions, as high a regard as they inspire me with.
! cannot allow to swerye me from the per-
Torrance Of duty which feel I owe 10 the
public at large and especially TO my section.
Connected with every section Of the Union by
hundreds Of alunni-among the hest educated
men in this countfy-this College has Weld
ed powerful influence over the National
willard, sending forth hundred graduate,
annually, imbued with the teachings here re-
ceiyed, It becomes query cf no trivial import
whether this influence shall be exerted io-
good or evili
The base attacks which have, Of late, been
50 repeatedly made upon the South and her
institutions, under The sanction Of an acauies-
eng public, have been 50 glaringly malicious
and unjustiliable, that | have been led into
careful and lengthy investigation Of the AboE-
ton scntiment--embracing its origin, growth
aud present power We have seen il. at one
period, mean and eoBtemtible faction deFi-
ded and despised by all respectable persons
while now, il maFshalls its seditious hosts A.
like in the haunts Of faction, and al the heads
Of our frst institutions. Religion, literature,
learning-all are enlisted in its ranks.
1t Is not for me, sir, to pursue this subject
farther | leave the future to the guidance Of
the wise men Of our land-to the men Of de-
termined purpose and patriotic virtues
nestly desiring the perpetuity Of our Union
and Constitution. yet fully convinced, to adopt
the eSplieitlanguage Of the immortal Calhoun
that they can and ought to be perpetuaied,
only on the condition that they fulfil the