Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-08-17
The Slavery Question.

letter written by y. G. Lcacls, Esq,
editor of the North Mississippi Union,
who is on a visit TO his friends in
Herkimer, New York. Fanaticism
at the North is much more wide
spread than We bad anticipated. J.
All the signs portend terrible agi-
tation Of the abolition question by
the demagogues and traitors of the
North. The platform which they
have laid down is the repeal Of the
Nebraska law, and the fugitive slave
law, and the abolition of slavery in
the District Of Columbia. The i'm
medl ate object which they propose is
to cd Try the elections which are to
take place, within the next three
months, in most Of the thirty-one
States Of til E Union They spit upon
the platform that protects the consti-
tutional rights of the South, and
propagate the doctr line Of higher law
with all the zeal of true disciples
They are imbued with the spirit Of
denunciation. There are none too
high, none too patri lotto in the coun-
try, TO be saved from their vile de-
fractions. Our rev dictionary patrl-
OTIS, the trainers of the Constitution,
and other brilliant names that dis
tinguish our histerysince that period,
are equally subjected to the inyec-
tive and abuse of many of them
We trust the South will be united
anG firm, in the struggle which We
have reason to believe awaits her
So far as we have Sc en- by person
al observation and manifestations
by the press, the d i -nable spirit
o 1 Abolitionism is swe eping like a
tornado over the Northern and East
crn States, since the passage of the,
Nebraska and Kansas Bill, absorb
ing to a great extent both old par
ties. 1t is largely in the ascendency
in Ohio, New York, aud the Eastern
States. Democrats and wings alike
denounce the South, the Admins
tration, the Nebraska Bill, and cry
out for its repeal, together with that
of the Fugitive Slave I aw. This IA
has no bounds. We have
heard Ministers Of the Gospel (save
The maTk) solemnly declare that the
Bill was popular in he'll,
that 10 STAKEHOLDER could be chris
tan, and that no slave could be one
either, without immolating himself
BY rising against his master and suf
bring the consequences. We have
heard learned lawyers, who ought to
have been law abiders, declare that
should stakeholder tempt to re-
move fugitive from among them +;
hey would arm the ne gro to shoot :
lim down like dog In this village,
We see some fifty Daily Tn6uaes
cid daily, while we have not seen a
ipgle paper friendly to the South, !
pch as the Herald, National Demo :
RAJ, and Washington Union, since
re have been here. There is in !;
own, runaway slave of Elk Presl- :
ent yler's S, who was bis servant, and :
eft him at tie Springs. 1t would :
Ike eempany Of soldiers to take =
im Thomas H. Benton and w. :
I. Seward are the popular men for :
he Presidency, while repeal Of the
fugitive Slave Law, abolition of o
avery in the District Of Columbia, e,
I'd no more slave territory, is the n
Iatform. We have be- n an enthu- :,
astic Union man. We have thought = "
rat "a second sober tn ought" the 'e
Twice of theIpatriots Of the past,
lterest, and love for the Union would i,
sstrain the spirit of fanaticism at i
he North. We do hope so yet ~
incer~ly trust SO. Yet we must 81
y in our opinion the future looks o,
lrk, a cloud has gathered, dark and Q
that may, raise storm B
TAT even the strong bhlwarks of the s.
mon cannot stand. We always II
zpect to be a Union man, yet when Is
lat Union cannot be had on fair terms ",
ith the North, we are for an Union
the South We stand on the
lie platform of 1S50-pledged that CT
hen the Fugitive Slave Law is re- B
called, the Union party of the South 70
e to lead the van-arhere to, it Sc
eeds 70 prophet to tell. We do not in
sh to be considered croaker, of n
excitab lie temperament, frightened h,
the sha dow Of danger, 1--WE hope &C