Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-11-30
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j When kAbolitionists OF the wors'
type are Rejoicing oyer tlie prostfa-
ton Of thesIrisnds of the Constitution
at the Norsh. it is no time for pafri.
tots to quarrel about triaes. It is
as clear as The lighfof the. noon day
sun that i isAhe duty Of the South
ern men TO heal alT1their little local
differences and TO unite 10 sustain,
ing those men in the Northern and
Western States, who are willing to
sustain the Constitutional rights OF
| the South. In this connection we
must repeat what we have said be.
fore thatrwe have norsympathy on
that point with ttlosafastidious South.
ern men who censure and condemn
Esome ofaour best friends at the North
because they do not believe on the
Subject of slavery precisely as we do
We do not believe that negro slavery
in the aggregate, as it exists in the
Southern States, is either a moral,
social OF political evil, nor do we be-
lieve it is curse to either the white
|or black race. But can we expect
that men born and educated at the
! North, surrounded by the enemies
of the institution, and ignorant Of
all its amellorating circumstances,
can judge and feel as we do on the
subject9 Terequire NorthernStates-
men to think and feel as we do on
the subject preposterous. The
most that we Can require of Nor
thern Statesman on that point, is to
maintain and defendthe constitution
al rights of the South. This many
of the Democrats at the North have
done, and for doing this have suffer
ed political martyrdom. No man
having a common share of political
information can doubt this, for the
facts are a matter of record, and yet
with these, facts staring them in the
face, we have men among US who from
week to week delight in abusing these
Northern patriots because they haze
been defeated whilst battling in our
cause. For ourselves, we delight to
honor those men at the North who
have suffered a temporary defeat
whilst defending the just rights Of
the South, and we are willing to unite
with all the friends of the South eve-
rywhere in sustaining them. We say
thas in order to carry out great prln-
ciples we must support those men
that will in sunshine and in storm
maintain and defend these principles.
If We wish the constitution to be
maintained according to its strict
letter and meaning, We must support
those politicians who are strict con-
structionists in principle. Every
man that has studied the politich III !
history of Franklin Pierce, must be-
convinced that from his first appear
ance upon the political stage-to the
present time, be has been strict
co nstructionist We have lately seen
hin use his power @ectadlIy as the /
Executive of the nation to enforce
the laws against the Abolition mob in I
Boston, and his veto to prevent "a
waste Of the lands. Both Of these
acts were unpopular at the North, and
yet the President did not fail to
throw himself into the breach and /,
'isk the consequences. The South
when united will still be n minor
ty in Congress, and the only way
hat Southern Patriots can hope to (;
preserve the constitutional rights Of
he South, and at the same time pre- !
erve the Union, is by sustaining |
hose statesmen at the North who G
re faithful to the constitution, and 9
ust towards the South. These facts I
re SO plain that no one who wishes /
. know. the truth can doubt them. s
Ve,are at a loss to see how any south n
IN patriot can hesitate for q mo- 4
lent about what is his duty. We d
ave a President and an Administra- r
on, who have faithfully and effec.
tally, in defiance ofall the isms that n
,uld be arrayed against them, s1s- n
lined our constitutional rights, and tt
8 ask is it not the daty, and the in o
rest Of every honest man to sustain CO
'em? eal W
PRETTY Coon. Oliver Wendell pl
dimes. 10 airecent Lyceum Lecture, oE
eaking of the opinions expressed sa
Americans by Englishmen, says: IL
'he English see through the medi- re
n of insular prejudice, the conceit w "
their little island, which mightsbe all
rred into the Mississippi, aud set tn
d before it reached the Balize. no
A wouId-be prophet down South, n
ID lateIy,in one Of his sermons, III