Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-09-06

in this bill. III. fail to pass, your public
Offices would be closed, your courts Of JUS
'ice shut up, your revenue officers arrested
in the discharge of their duties, and the
whole Government brough. to stand still.
The bill Of course requires the assent Of
both branches Of Congress, and the scheme
lie, to add clause 10 it repeating the Fugi
live Slave law and The N ebraska law, SO as
40 force the Senate 10 assen. 10 these uncon-
s.ilutional measures. or 10 assume the re-
sponsibii.y of stopping the wheels Of Gov
ernmen. by rejecting the whole bill.
! state my deliberate conviction that this
attempt will be msde in the House Of Rep
state my mos. serious sp-
prehension ,ha. it will succeed in that body,
and my entire confidence that the Senate
will resist the infamous project TO tho end.
lf these apprehensions be realized, the mex.
session will be closed wi.hou, providing the
supplies necessary to administer the Gov
eminent, and the Representatives will GO
home 10 their constituents 10 render on &C.
count of their action. The Presiden. will
be compelled to call an extra session Of
Congress in order 10 provide means to car
~ on The Government, and the only hope
left 10 save the county will be the returning
sense Of justice in the masses Of the North
when brough, in view Of The appalling dam
ger ihat will then have become so NANTES.
and impending as 10 force immediate and
decided action. If they shall fsil TO choose
the wise course Of obedience 10 the
Constitution If they shall supinely &C.
quiesce in the mad and reasonable warfare
wseed against the South, the Constitution
and common humanity, the days Of this
Republic will have been numbered and
have neither heart nor courage 10 seek fur
,her to penetrate The veil lha. darkIy hides
the future.
Strange. Unprecedented in history is the
fact that in government framed by COM
mon consent for the common protection Of
sll the 1.eres.s Of the governed, one half
Of the people should carry on malIgnsn,
and relentless warfare sgeins. the dearest
rights Of the other half, without the slight
es. in.eres! in the subject matter, wi.hou.
protesting even to perceive any advantage
that could be derived by themselves in The
event of success, aud with blind and saw
age disregard Of The cslsmities that mus.
pose oody OF insane ru1arfrs -fu-vsrt.- s-v-'
lion Of confedetscy should avow their be.
lief in the snfuness of subjec.ing The sni-
NAL creation 10 the domination and service
of man, should, under the dictates Of his
''highsr law" &C, on their conviction Of the
duty Of stealing from :he northern farmers
The fncks and herds which form so large q
portion Of their wealth. Suppose .ha. to
effec. this they should organize bands Of
robbers and incendsries who should make
nigh, lurid with the flames Of their barns
and grsnaties. and even threaten with the
torch The roofs tina, protec. their families.
Suppose that in this course of conduct they
we're not only excused bu, encouraged and
applauded by the South, and 'ha. Southern
Legislatures took pride 10 passing laws for
their protection and assistance-how long,
think you. the N or,h would remain IS pa
TENT and ss forbearing ss The South has
shown herself to be? Ye. this is but
faint picture of ,he actual warfare now wsg-
ed agsins, the unresis,lng South for super.
added 10 all The other horrors of the servle
ly inciting our slaves, are the nameless hor-
rors which such calamity would inficl on
our wives and our daughters.
And now, fellow citizens, when the gloo'
my aspec. of public affairs should induce
you to take counsel with each other in de-
vising means 10 aver. dangers SO imminent,
what are the people of Louisiana doing q
Are they uniting in one great Southern psr-
~ upon some platform similar 10 that Of
Georgia, on which we can all stand ,oge.h-
Ter and meet with 6rmness the coming
shock Are they like wa,chmen on the
tower s,rsning their anxious vision towards
The quarter whence danger impends? No.
ct all.
The Wings Of Louisiana, or four-ffihs Of
them have been seducei into joining an or
ganza,iou, which, though calling itself the
American party, has no claim TO the name
Of the party at all. /, is a mere association
for the purpose Of influencing, no, the mea-
sures by which the public good is 10 be at.
lained; bu. the men by whom the offices ere
to be filled. Oh whs. a wre.ched fall from
The proud tradition Of the gallan, Wings Of
The olden time
Although entirely unnecessary TO recapi-
.ula.e the often urged objections against
this new organization, will slate succinc'-
ly tina, am opposed TO their principles
Because they are sn.i'republIcsn in refus-
ing equal political rights 10 all American cI-
,iZens:
Because they violate the spirit, if no. the
very letter Of the Constitution by the pro.
sorip.ion Of citizens on the ground Of their
religious belief:
Because they are q re'rogression towards
the errors Of The dark ages in tending TO.
wards union Of Church and Sale, a union
equally dangerous TO civil and religious lib
|er.y: