The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-09-22

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z The following article is worth a careful Pc
'rrusal, as it ernbodses the very essence Of
Southernism as now promulgated by many
of the leading men of the Southern States:
From he Memphis Rsgla and Inquirer.
Foreign Emigration and slavery.
Is the influx of half million of foreign
ers into this country, annually, compatible
with the existence of African Slavery in the
South? is an inquiry pregnant with the fate
of the South and her high civilization, and an
inquiry which willy demagogues would gladly
evade if in their power; for, if upon philos-
optical consideration of this question, it
should be determined that this influx of for
eigners will have a tendency to hasten the
period when African Slavery cannot exist in
the South, then all their specious pleading
for the admission of fofeighers falls to the
ground. And right here, Before proceeding
that the spasmodic efforts of the leaders of
the dry rot party to strangle this great Amer
lean movement has strong tendency to con-
stantly remind all intelligent Ameficans of
the strength of our principles and encourage
uS oil W 1OOh uOPCluuy AOlWdIu W tuc tlllc
when they shall be embraced by all true
Americans.
The North we take to be anti-slavery.-
There are many there we know who are not
political Abolitionists; but the moral and po-
litical sentiment of the mhoye North are evil
IDENTIFY opposed to the institution of Slavery
If proof is wanting to establish this it is
found in the fact that i'm all the States north
of Mason and Dixon's line slavery has either
been inhibited or excluded which shows also
what their moral and political sentiments
will lead them to do with the institu-
ton when they possess the power. All will
| recollect the programme Illuminated in Ohio
| a few years since by that great embodiment
of Northern feeling, William II. Seward,
whilst standing before an Ohio audience, with
all that effrontery, so characteristic of fanat-
icism. He tells them that no more slave States
must come into the UniOn-that the substra-
tum of free States must be laid in all the Ter
ritories to the end that all shall come into
the Union opposed to slavery. Thus, says
he, hedging in the South as with wall of
Numbering the expansion of her peculiar
institution, and, as consequence, smother
ing it out. This we take to be the ultimate
design of the North with regard to slavery,
and hence the effort of the New England
States to colonize the inviting Territory of
Kansas with her own people, whilst the more
conservative and less enthusiastic portion of
the North, of which the Philadelphia Led
ger is fair representative, febukes them for
their imprudence and holds toward them the
following significant language:
"Kansas Isays this paper) is. fair speci-
men of the forcing system of building up
States: If armed emigrants from the East
had not been sent there to fofestall political
war on the subject of slavery, the European
emigration seeking it's natural channel, would
have flowed in that direction and built up
Free State in that Territory"
If the North does not intend to smother
out slavery, why is the sentiment of that
section so averse to it's Introduction into new
Territories at all? Would there be one slave
more or less by the expansion? Thus asked
Charles j. Ingersoll in his SPEECH upon the
admission of Texas into the Union: sBut,"
said his Northern brethren, who OPPOSED it,
"this measure gives it room to expaifd, which
is impaftng Unto it the elixer Of eternal life,
for ss long as it has probable outlets we can
not Eli It, We must crcumscribe or destroy
it." Here Will be found the same idea as ex-
pressed by Mr.. Seward in his programme.
1t being clear that the object Of the North
the whole NOrth-is to circumscribe the
area and thus destroy. the insii ution of slave
~, it well becomes Southerners to investi-
gate the sources of the power by which she
is working out this result:
In addressing OURSELVES to Ibis inquiry we
look in vain for any reason in nature why the
population of the North should he so much
greater than Ours-sO much so as to send
forth colonies from her redundant population
to people new States But by reference to
our census reports We find that about half
million foreigners come annually to our shores
and seek homes in the North, as naturally as
like begets like. Deriving their infotmstion
in the old world of the new, principally from
Northern channels, they come here with
prejudices already deep seated in their mind
against the institutions of the South princi-
pally on account of the great Northern idea
they have already imbibed that slavery comes
in competition with, and degrades white la
Dor. With these feelings toward the insti-
buttons of the South, they generally seek
some Northern port, where they possess
themselves OF outfits, together with plenty
OF advice from land mongers and Abolitionists
as to where they could best settle and estab-
lish themselves. Hence, the great North
west, in whose lands New York was largely
interested, is so thickly populated by for
eigners that they are in a majority in many
places. And particularly is this the case in
Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, those sink
holes of infidelity and abolitionism in the
former of which agrarianism flourishes, and
i'll the latter the prophet Stephen Vas stSHed
and refused the liberty of speech.
With these facts staring us in the face, we
are forced irresstibly to The conclusion, that
this foreign emigration is the main source of
the power destined to be welded to the de-
struction eff Southern interests. It is uniti-:
portant to us whether these emigrants vote
the Wing, Freesoil, or Democratic ticket in
the North, or in what of the region thew set
tie. But it is sufficient for us to know that
the North absorbs large portion of this for
elgn population. That is going to swell the
measure of her power, and lengthen. the
shadow of her States, finding it even NOW
from the Atlantic upon The tranquil bosom of
the great sea of Balboa. 1t is sufficient for
us to know that these foreigners 20 to swell
the influence of the North as section, which
already extends from Ocean to Ocean. with
millions Of outlets through which it is borne
South. We say this should be sufficient to
awaken the jealousy of the South, and cause
her to make an effort to lag the ace at the root
Of this tree Of er0, for this halt million of for
eigaeers, added to the natural increase of the
North, till ossmed2y enable her to hedge as in as
Nth nall Of fire, and smother o,H slasery for