The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-10-14
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A'pf'lVIi'ohS If'l0A 1'Ns'A't'if~ wv = N
burg, Ia. We commend cur readers
to careful perusal of it. We make
no comments Il speaks for itself:
A t4aod Move--Can 1t Succeed.
There appeared in our paper Of Thursday
morning All extract from newspaper pub
lished at Newport, KY, wherein mt III,
suggestion Of prominent shareholders IN Ken
tnchp,i the publisher proposes that Con-
ventinn he held in Frankfort 10 adopt plon
(o, he sraduai abolition Of slarety IN thu
Sfaten Here, then, is an ofne,-a first
step towards the extension Of the area oil
freedom; and bringing the noble State Of
Kentucky into the ranks Of The free States.
How shall northern men, who are sim
cerely opposed to slavery, aid and enco,lr-
age This movement in kentucky7 Ger
tainlv not by direct interference, for the
Kentuckians vii manage their own affairs.
Certainly net by libelling all shareholders
rs "fnan-stealerso and thieves, for Ken
tuckians are too pronnd to he driven even
to do right by abuse or menace. Can the
north aid the movement by forming north
efn aud sectional political parties, whose
only lsstas afe hostility to the south, and
open warfare on all southern interests7-
Nothing ran more eHectuallv check all
such movements II favor eli emancipation
in the south tElan tie formation Of such
northern parties The history Of the past
shows tiat Mary years ago both in Vir-
g;nia and Kentucky, q strong movement
was made in behalf Of emancipation; and
in Virginia the measure was lost in the
House Of Detegateshy but q single vote
There was hope then for the cause Of enan-
cipa'on But soon afterwards abolition
ism took its rise in the north, q violent and
abusive Seecthnan BEN gene Of its first adj
vncates. Unmeasure1 abuse was heaped
upon The south, inceniiafY publications
were circulated among the slaves, netting
them to insuffectien; and everything
southern has been denounced ard viliifed
Ivy the aholitionisfq ever since And what
has been the result From that day to
his, now quarter of century. mob one
In favor of emanci patton has
been made in any southern State. The
tiolence of northern abolitionists arouseda
;pifit equally bitter al the south, and the
,hains ofsIaverY have been rivetad tighter
oy the Incorporate efforts Of its opponents
o break them. ..-.
We ate now chepted by the small be-
inning Of another effort in Kentucky in
avoF Of emencipa ton No ore can doubt
Is sincerity where it must encounter so
much opposition and even peril. But most
inst ut this tine Two politi-
al parties at The north are organized unon
he single basis Of hostility TO the south
nd both those parties are trying to excel
ach other in denunciatit7ns of The south,
II order to fropitiata and secure the aboli- |
ion vote; and in all proba hility this new
fort OF southern emancipalionisfs will be
iscouraged end crushed by the violence Of |
orthern fanaticism, Northe m violence |
nd menace only 9rpuses the pride and de-
elimination Of the south. Sact is the lesson |
I Our past experience ard histol y. With
he north and south arrayed against each
Their as enemies, slavery will continue to
xist but as friends and brethren we could
much in behalf of freedom.
The Democratic party is now The only
ational party. It's aims and principles are
a'iaual. 1t aims to do equal Justice 70
\ sections and il desires above all things
Sc to preserve the Union Of these States.
is now Ihe truly and only conservative .
lrty whose ahiliatiau and friendly rela- /
ons can give it any beneficial Influence
ter the southern mind. + is the friendly
nix that binds the two great sections !
the country together in a common senti-
ent If nationality. Suppose, now, that !
,rthe,n Democrats, too, should turr abo-
iouists and curse the south, to scott at the {
institution, and depreciate the value Of T
g Union as Abolitionists and Know No {
ings now do. The last link that binds
g country together would then be bro ).
n. The Union could not endure for a I
And, undnr such cirrun- |
,nces, does any one believe that a move /
snt in favor Of emancipation in any south .
n State would be counte6aneedlfor mo- !,
snt ~ The history of the past assures us =
would not. 81
II we would aid and encourage the caIlse
emancipation we must presel We the I'M +,
] and the Constitution, cherish friendly :,
atoms with our southern neghbors and I
rsuade them by fair argument, friendly
vice, and just treatment to put away an 81
il that injurously affects their prosperi- Of
+. The task would not be difficult if I'M II
rtaken in just, friendly and philan- n,
-opic spirit, ana not in spirit Of hostil- 4
+, fanaticism, office seeking and president ii
king. All those, then, who desire to "a
serve the Union of these States, and all r,
vast benefits and to preserve intact =
! in force orr Constitution and who RI
sh to efectuaIly aid any effort Of ernan- W
alton, must look to the Democratic par m
for the realization Of their hopes g,
lille northern Democrats are not abol- ~
nists, they would rejoice to see Ken pf
Ky free State. re
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