Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-11-04
RATIONAL VIEWS.


The Cherokee Georgian, published at Marietta,
Georgia, dscourses sensbly the state and causes
Of public feeling North and South. 1t thinks there
is want Of reflection in many of the positions
taken in regard to Northern sentiment and that the
Southern people not truly advised in reference to
il. The Georgian" does not admit that majority
OF the Northern people are Abolitionists 1t says
With sort Of justice 1t be said that opposition
to the Nebraska territorial Law is Abolition movement
In nine cases in ten il has resulted from what
garded as the impocy Of supersedng long established
law, the terms Of which had settled the legal rights Of
the free States with regard the territory in question
We have doubt Of the fact that all the people Of
the free States are FssOs and just naturally free
soilers as that the friends Of the institution Of
slavery 1t is question Of interest with BOTH and
though 1t has been differently decided North and South
we are far from believing that the North decided
that slavery would be profitable beneficial thereas
are from believing that 1t is peculiarly adapted
the climate SOIL and productions Of the South This is
the true basis Of public opinion at the North the SUBJ
ject Of slavery. That such opinion produce
crisis between the free and slave States involving
abandonment Of Southern rights dismemberment Of
the Union, we do not believe, and illustration Of
this view Of the subject submit the opinions of two
garded expressing the freeso sentiment Of their
ton We cannot see why the South may not tolerate
the freedom Of such opinions, especially they
strictly compatible with the protection which the Const
tuition affords and with the principle Of non-inter
vention."
The opinions Of Gen. CAss and Of Judge BRoN-
SON are referred to to show that men may think
" slavery great social and political evil " and yet
be in favor of the South enjoying every one of her
constitutional rights The Georgian" then asks
with much force
"Why will the Southern Press persist in msrepresen
ing Northern sentiment to the Southern people? What
more does the South ask than Freesoilism comedies
respect for rights in the Union and equality Of
rights in the Terrtories? We know there people
the North who hate slavery much as some Of our
Southern friends recently hated the Union but we
should also know that they possess just about much
ability to give effect their hatred They talk Of not
admitting any slave States of moving the repeal
the fugitive slave law but their efforts are utterly
poweress The great Of the Northern people will
on future occasions, they have in the past prove
themselves true and loyal to the Federal Constitution of
our fathers and it is wicked in demagogues who
live upon sectional excitement, to wilfully abuse the
minds Of Southern people with contrary impression"
The Georgian" then wisely refers to the past
to show that most of the Speculative conclusions
to what the North will do on the subject of sla-
very are idle, and that we should gather charity
enough from the past to believe that Southern
rights are not seriously menaced or in any jeopardy
Let patriots in all sections cultivate and inculcate
just liberation Of opinion, and all will be we'll
The Union is pearl of too great price to be staked
against mere differences Of opinion on questions in
regard to which men can never be brought to
think alike.