The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-11-24

RATIONAL VIEWS
Tie Cherokee Georgian, published 6
larisita, Georgia, discourses senaibly on
tho State and causes Of public feeling North
and South. Il thinks here il van 81 r.
Election II many os Che positions taken infe-
gard 70 Eorthern sentiment and chat The
southern people aro not truly advised III
reference d It. The oeorgian" does not
admit that ) majority oishe Northern peo-
PIE arc Abolitionists Issays
with no sort of Justice can q b laid that
opposition to the Nebraska territorial law IS
al abolition movement. Ia nine cases IN
ten it has resulted from what vas regarded
as tie impolicy ofsupersceding long es-
sablished Law, the terms q which had set
led Che legal rights 81 the free States with
regard % The territory ii question.
Eve have no doubtof lhe fact that All
the people ofthe Free States and Ereesoilef
are just as naturally freesoilers as that we
me the friends ofthe institutions Of slavery
Itisa ques lion Of interest with both and
though it has been differently decided
North and South, We are as far from be-
heYing that the North decided wrong that
slavery would be profitable beneficial there
as Ee are from believing that i IS not pes
Culiarly adapted to the climate Of solid pro-
auctions Of Che South Thlsi the true ba-
SIS Of public opinion At the North on the
subject of slavery. That such an opinion
can ever produce crisis between the free
and slave states involving an abandonment
of Southern rights or Acknowledgement Of
the Union We do not believe and IS anillus
trion of this view Of the subject we sub
NIT tile opinions Of two prominent men at
tie North. who may Be properly regarded
.as expressing the ireesoil sentiment Of their
section. M cannot see Why thesouth may
not tolerate the freedom Of such opinions.
especially as they are strictly compatible
With the protection which lhe constitution
affords US and with the principle 81 non-in.
teryention "
The opinions Of Gen. Cass and Judge
Bronson are referred to, @ show tha
may think slavery gfs soslsl nd p0lis.
icaI evil and yet IN favor Of the enjoying
every one 81 Der constitutional rights
Ths Georgian then asks with much
force
s'Why win the southern press persist in.
naisrepresenting Northern sentiment to.
the Southern people, What more does the.
South ask than Freesoilism comedies respect
for our rights IN the Union and equality Of
rights ia the territories? We know there
are people al the North who hate slavery as
much as some of our Southern friends re-
Gently hated tie Union but we should also
know that they possess just about as much
ability to give effect to their hatred lib. yl
talk Of not admitting any more slave states,
ofmoving the repeal Of the fugitive slave
law, bnttheir efforts are utterly poWerless.
The great mass Of the Northern people will
on future occasions as they have bad 10 the
past prove thense Ives true and loyal TO the
Federal constitution Of orr fathers and II IS
wicked even ID demagogues who I've upon
sectional excitement to Wilfully abuse the
minds Of Southern people with q contrary
impression
The Georgian then wisely refers to the
past to show that most Of the speculative
collisions as to what the North win do On
the subject of slavery IRE idle and that we
should gather charity enough from the past
to believe that Southern rights are not seTi-
ously menaced Or ia jeopardy Let patriots
II al sections cultivate and inculcate q just
Of opinion and all will be well..
The Union IS q pearl Of too great price 70
Be- slaked against mere differences Of opin-
ion on que tons IN regard to which men
can never be brought TO think alike.
Nntson.aI I,laa11n1..