The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-10

the Daily Morning Post, a leading
Democratic paper, published at Pitts
burg. Pa. We commend our readers
to careful perusal Of it. We make
no comments. 1t speaks for itself:
A Good Movc-Can It Succeeds
There appeared in our paper of Thursday
morning an extract from newspaper pub
lshed at Newport, KY, wherein ''dt the
suggcstios Of pr ,pinesh slcucholders IN Ken
tuchy' the publisher prono es that Con-
vention be held in Frankfort 10 adapt a plan
for the gradual abolition OF stcvery IN Uat
State" Here. then: is an omen-a first
step towards the extension of the area of
freedom; and bringing the noble State Of
Kentucky into the ranks Of the free S,'tcs
How shall northern men, who are lin
ce,ey oppc ed to slavery. aid and encOur-
ace this movement in Kentucky? Ger
tanly not by direct interference for the
Kentuckiaus will manage their own affairs.
Certainly not by libelling all slavebo' ders
as ''man-stca'ers" and thieves. for Ken
tuckiaus are too pround to be driven even
to do right by abuse or menace. Con the
north aid the movement by forming north
ern and sectional political parties, who e
only issues are hostility to the south and
open warfare on all southern interests p
Nothing can more eHectually check oil
such movements in favor OF emancipation
in the south than the formation OF such
northern parties The history of the past
shows that. Many years ago. both ia Vir-
GINA and Kentucky, u strong movement
was made in behalf of emancipation; and
in Virginia the measure was lost in the
House of Delegates by but a sirgle vote
There was hope thcn for Tue cause otemap-
cipa ion But soon afterwards abolition
ism took its rise in the north, a violent ard
abusive Scocthman BEN gone OF its first adj
vocates. Unmeasured abuse wts heaped
upon the south; incendiary publications
were circulated among the slaves, melting
them to Instruction; and everything
southern has been denounced and vllifed
by the abolitionists ever snce. And what
has been the result? From that day TO
this, now quatter of century. not one
movement 10 favor Of emancipation has
been made in any southern State. The
violence Of northern a1oIitionists aroused a
spirit equally bitter at the south, and the
chains of slavery have been riveted tighter
by the intemperate efforts Of its opponents
to break them.
We are now cheercd by the small be-
ginning OF another effort in Kentucky in
favor of emancipation. No ore can doubt
its sincerity where it must encounter so
much opposition and even peril But most
unfortunately just at this tine two politi-
cal parties at the north are of2an'zed upOn
the siogle basis Of hostility 10 the south
and both those parties are trying to excel
each other in denunciations of the south,
in order to propitiate and secure the abo'i-
ton vote; and in all probability this new
effort OF southern enapcipationisls will be
discouraged and c,usbed by the violence OF
northern fanatic'sm. Northern violence
and menace only arouses the pride aud de-
termination Of the south. Such is the lesson
Of our past experience and history. With
the north and south ar,ayed against each
other as enemies, slavery will continue TO
exist; but as friends and brethren we could
accomplish much in behalf of freedom.
The Democratic pity is now the only
national party. It's aims and principles are
national. 1t aims to DO equal Justice to
all sections; and it desires above all things
else to preserve the Union of these States.
1t is now the truly aud only conservative
party whose affi)iatian and friendly rea-
tons can give it any beneficial influence
over th' southern mind. 1t is the friendly
lick that binds the two great sections
of the country together in u common senti-
ment OF nationality Suppoee, now, that
IL t,,-
l;tionisis and curse the SOUTH to scoff at the
constitution, aud dep,eciate the value of
the Union as Abo'itioaists and Know No
things now do. The last link that binds
the county together would then be BIO
ken. The Union could not endure TO-
twelvemontI. And, u'der such circum-
stances, does any one believe that move
mcDt IN 'avor of emancipation ia any south
err State would be countenanced!for mo-
ment? The history of the past assures Us
it would not.
1--WE would aid and encourage the cause
Of emancipation we must p'ese We the Un-
ion end the Constitution cherish friendly
relations with our southern re;gbbors and
persuade them by fair argument, friendly
advice, aud Just Treatment to put away an
evil that in,p, ous'y affects their r'oeperi-
ity. The task would not be difficult if I'M
dcrtaken in a iost friendly and pbi'an-
tbropic SD TT; auo not io a spirit OF hostii-
ity, ian.t'c'~n. Office ,eek'n- and pres dent
makioe. All those then, who dos,e to
preserve the Uo;on Of these Stat, and ell
its vast benefits; and to preserve intact
aod in force ort Constitution; cod who
wish to efectua,lv aid any effort Of emsn-
cipJtion, must look to the Democ.atic pot
ty Zoe the Iea';2aton of their hopes