The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-06-28
The Futurs---The South Forewarnod.

If the Sonth is not prepared for future
trouble, it will not certainly be because her
opponents conceal their purposes. We refer
not now TO the wild threats Of fanatics and
al'olitionists, so called but to announcements.
the most distinct and unequivocal. coming
from Northern men formerly loud in profcs
sions Of conse yatism. Viii our readers Give
their attention to the following extract. taken
from the New York Courier q ENQUIRE.
hitherto noted as being, on the slavery oues-
tion, one Of the soundest Northcrn whiu
journals?
"Suppose that our Government should re-
ject all overtures, and strive to get possession
Of Cuba-what ihon? VIII the NORTH. after
the recent Nebraska outrage, ever listen to
It's being annexed Does tie sane man live
who believes that if Cuba were rendered to
MS tomorrow. with the full sanctioa Of Eng
land and Francs, that this people would con-
sent to receive and annex her? And ifnoi.
how utterly absurd IS the conduct OF those
who talk Of going to war for Cuba. There
was time when the North would have con
sented to annex Cuba; but the Nebraska
wrong has forever rendered annexation i'm
possible. For good cause. and in vindication
of our national honor, the North would con-
sent to wrest Cuba from Spain but il would
only be for the purpose Of establishing in the
Island separate Republic under our protcc-
ton. The Nebra.ka outrage has settled for,<
ever the annexation Of slave territory 10 this
Union; and what is Of far deeper import. it
has effectually prevented the admission at any
of II. Ca.t
the Union. When Missouri was admitted.
there was a condition annexed that slavery
should not exist North Of 35 Dig. 80 min I:
bit this condition has been repudiated By the
South. When Teras was admitted, there
was condition annexed. that there shoull be
three other slave States formed out Of her
territory. The North sCiIi, fa limitation,
Of ne South, repudiate Mis -conditi0z,-y
and We now tell our Southern brethren to
be prepared for the consequences"
Such threats, made BY the, ab1litionists.
might be passed BY as unworthy .oIno.ice =
Coming. however. from leading conserva.
tive journal Of the great metropolis of tho
North, the reply Of The South, unless we mis-.
take the temper Of her sous. will be one of
cool and delb rate defiance. And should the
contingency arise Of an honorable
and peaceful tender Of Cuba to the Union.
and the North, controlling majority in Con-
grcss, should repel her advances because Of
the existence Of slavery in lhat Island then
.he South win bid farewell t6vhe North. and
for veal or voc unto her atc>wiih that Of
Cuba. Nor will the South 60 alone, The
great Northwest. Indiana, Illinois, Wiscon
'in and Iowa, having a commonlnterast with
he South in the great Mississippi river, will
'hare her destiny.
But we rejoice and all good men shoull
DIN in our rejoicingS. that the fate Of our
'ountrT Is not in the hands of Now York
md tho New England States. Iti
y tha. Pennsylvania viii prove
lieh name. And 50 longs 7p ennsr1vanIs
nd that portion Of tho Nofh-west which, Nc
lave mentioned, shall remain true, they. With
he South. can maintain both thcS llnion of
he States and the rights Of TIC Stafes-de-
piic all that New York aud Now England
an do for tho destruction Of bo e.