Weekly conservative. (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1854-1860, 1855-06-23


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Stn ARIES nag 20 o''en 'sa up" 'ne Gre
ouitty ana piindncss 81 me SOUTH III we new E
er imagined fhat Democratc paper, y SouilE 9
e err paper pro-siafesy paper would 90 far
forget ~ Own princ'p'ts ana DUTY - 70 come
70 tne rou1h "a thc present moment q PERI and
anxiety, WIN proposition which Is an plain
Terms. 2 attempt 70 pfos'itte ana PC
tr',y net
10 me 'ifst place. vnn. upes me mon nope
or eepeet rom t'ns iSnof'n4 o. 'nr slavery
Question p{ ',s s''e party: DOCS !. e<-
Pec' thsrspy 70 iss eos9 a.s'-z'a<sfy ~
hs 'i's PAL s,. P'' es =, a''. .s .','
NC, p''t - t.e' -'r
81 ~ ~ sp',,aoe npu a. itsren' nns'.'f
KNOWS tlias 'ne gen'ofa'lr party. s''eo
test his' ope'eu nas s'eaniiy s.IFeh y rig
above u, YET pas lniien Denfath its tread ip2
very ianguagc q .ne Union 70, There can pe no
sucn lnnss ~ Na.sonai Iar.'es' except upon
the basis OF an en',fe exclusion OF tne su'Ject
from tneir poiiucai creeusi mo Party. en-
praeing members AZ me Aorih ana the coutn
can pc nat'onai OF harmonious m the organizt
ton which does not exclude the question o. !
Of slavery from Its creed, Z forbids any snch
4 nope. no. IL ~ not mat antfsiayery may pe |
killed, but because II cannot be, that the Union
ADVISES ne Democratic farty 70 Ignore inc
ISSUE ana II y on suen Terms anu Ni,h sucn
prospect, that the S0uin is wooed 10 the dearly
embraces OF the Democratic fartyTshaii we
call it No, but OF the spoIls-seekng men serv-
ing party, which the Union honors by the pros
titution Of that name.
i But again. What safety or benefit docs the
i Union imagine the South could hope for, from
i a party organized on this basisy Abolition, OPP
Grating through the Federal Government, me-
naces her dearest rights and existence. It lis by
majorities in Congress, by the vast patronage
q of the Government, and by Executive influence
that it looks to accomplish her downfall The
House Of REPRESENTATIVES is already in its con-
troll by q large majority. and the Senate is. at
each successive session. falling farther from the
high standard of conserratism which once adorn-
q. ed it. and deeper into the spirt Of fanaticisln
81 and aggression The South Is powerless In
Congress to pass any measure for her projections
r She leans only upon the fast falling prop Of a
few faithful ones in the Senate, and upon the
: hope Of Executive interposition, to save her
FL from the last outrage of Abolition She is
growing weaker every day in the Federal Coul-
{ ellis No national organization, no national VIC
tories can restore her to power She may be.u
its banner in the hottest part of the strife, and
crown it with success. But in the day Of tri-
umph--in the division of honors and em0lu-
ments-in the power to protect her rghts-sle
isstill the weaker, PROSTATE and dependent sec
y tion. Thus situated and exposed, what is her
d true her only. policy when parties bf for her
supports She has right to- and must demand
whether they be friend or foe /; (which of you
0 will stand = me, in the yindicafion of my con-
stitutional rights ~ Can it be expected of the
8 South--do party hacks calculate upon her SUI
IA pineness and folly-as to suppose that she viii
L6 abandon this plain policy and ONTO a canvass
with those who to preserve the harmony Of the
IL party, and grasp the spoils refuse to give her
Is any pledge or assurance whatever, upon issues
10 of the most vital nature, when the inevitable
20 result must be to elevate her enemies to power,
and place her at their feet? Does the Union
II imagine that Southern politicians aresow welded
,a to the love of party spos that TO win them they
"a will turn traitor to their section? We nut a.
* little faith as any in party pledges for we have
had bitter experience in their value. A part,
Dc pledged to maintain our rights and consult onl
- interests-yes. pledred to the lips--mav betra,
7s us. It has happened before. and NAV haprer
IN AGAIN But a Marty which will make. No t.clc
ration. because of its hostility. by its very 81
Q, lenee warns ms of its DESIGNS
= To ignore the sovereic OF, ;ssue-to abolish al
. recognition of the riebs Of the South In recari
To II as a marty tests in effect 10 nut nnon IN,
same footing her friends and her foes n is +,
make resncct for her RIGHTS no reco,n,ne,.flat;o
e and the deene-s hostilifv no offence Prcs;dsn
tial noninatioas. If the Marty be frue To its NO
4 sit;on must no ,nada <r;fhonf arv reference I.
II and the ranlTest Free-so;ler u;cbt With th
a policy Of the Union be presented to the Soutl
n | for her snnnort IT the nominee was knnwn 4
~ hold such opinions. he would of course. fail 4
Obtain IL But If he was n new man one VIII
had as vet not sionalized himselfin the wan. n
re- fanafcism or If in the very shirt of the mart
ite he sbould remain mute what security could sb
err have that the President of her choice WAS NO
OF her bitterest enemy? The effort. of cours.
would be to hit upon some moderate man fror
ty, the North or the South But the d;ficult
me would still remain. The issues before the cour
an try=-the questions of the admission of Kanss
and the repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Law mu.
be met fairly by the most moderate as by ii
~ most extreme They cannotbe eyaded or avoit
ed. Turn the subject as we will in and Mort
and the South face each other now upon sle
: plain, practical, and inevitable points, that n
ers man or party can serve both,w being fal'
to one or the other. The Union sees this
M. Hence its policy
~ The Union has been fierce accuser OF Il
" Know Nothing party. IL has rung the chang
st;- OF denuncIation upon the silence which thu
an party observes, let IL seems 10 have becon
81 infected with the very malady II so bitter
IAN i, loathed IN the know Mornings Its proposue
do Is now the basis OF discussion, ana perhaps
liz action, IN the Oouncii at fhiiaaelphia III
of even the kicnmona wing one OF the Leading
gans OF KNOW Noannglsm Ia virginia, scou
.ral WIZ lndignauon .ne very mention OF poi'
If SO treacnerous 70 me SCUM. henr u;
we leei eeep ana profound interest," IN i
lese speak in plain pointed, honest phrases 1t
ion no time for other language; but we must und,