Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-15
nm. pew,I Of the South.

States longer TO c0nceal from IHeiSoI'ec Vic law ""
thew are on the very verge of perls OF the graves
nature which threaten only to destroy their agrl
culture but to engulf them social and political ru
in. The little speck of abolitionism which appeared
in the New England States some twenty years SINCE
M bigger than mans hand has grown into vast
cloud Which casts deep and melancholy gloom over
the Republic and, unless soon dispelled by return
ing sense of patriotism and justice, will pour down
upon the country such deuging rain of fanaticism
and wrong as will wash away all those bonds OF COM
mon union, invented as they believe, the best means
of advancing the common welfare by the great and
good men who framed the existing Constitution.
In the North the only party which has, through all
changes and viclsstudes, stood hrmly and mantully
bv the Constitution and the South has been prostrat-
ed by a combination, into the creed of know-no-
thingsm, of all the elements hostile to the old Demo
cratic party. The honest and brave hearts there
who have manfully and unwearedly fought our
fight against fanaticism and sectional ambition, are
now suffering not only the humiliation of defeat IN
cherished cause, by their immediate foes; but as
thew turn their eyes, swollen and red with excitement
from scene of fierce contest they behold far away
al the South, division of opinion TO their own
rights and dignity among the very people in whose
behalf alone they have been struggling hard and
so long.
During the past week the city of New York was
the scene of assemblage whose proceedings may
we'll give cause for serious apprehension 10 even the
boldest It was what is termed Anniversary Week,
and among other bodies which met the Amerl-
can anti Slavery Society. The vast edifce known as
the Metropolitan Theatre was crowded to excess by
all that political religious bigotry and intolerance
could bring together. Casting aside the rather thread
bare oratory of Garrison and Wendell Phillips, the
leaders on this occasion brought forward as their
spokesman, Henry Wilson, the Know othing Sena-
tor from Massachusetts, and his Higher Law Adolf
ton colleague, Chas. Sumner while the stand OF the
officers was graced by ex Senator Chase of Ohio, one
of the most Iabd Free soiers aud many other celeb
rites in that an the Abolition cause.
| Mr.. Wilson made long, and what some of the
New York papers style, great speech. 1t was from
the beginning TO the end bitter attack upon the
Constitution and Slavery and was interrupted by fire.
quent and prolonged applause. The speaker advanced
and maintained with all his ability these PROPOSE
tons
1st To repeal the Fugitive Slave Law.
I'd. To abolish slavery in the District of Column
ba.
Sd. To organize the North against the admission Of
Kansas into the Union as slave State.
4th. To carry this issue into the approaching Pres
idential election.
5th TO repeal the act of 1907, under which the
slave trade between the States is carried on
9th. To abolish all laws making any distinction
among individuals on account of color.
Such the evidences of GO nationalityn which
Mr. Wilson and his branch Of the Northern Know
Nothngs put forth their programme of action in
future; and such, it would be vain to deny, will be
the demanded by the overwhelming OF
the Know Nothngs throughout the North on this vi
tai beet Its only and inevitable result must be
Tue dissolution OF the UnlOn Inc Exponent, WHICH
few weeks since rather tauningly cited to what
1t termed States rights letter from the Mr..
, Wilson will how, think, be able to judge as to
what kind of States rights Mr. Wilson and its other
Northern KnowNothng allies profess and wish tc
put in practice.
Mr. Sumner, the evening succeeding that on
which Mr. Wilson delivered his reasonable though
much applauded harangue, also addressed another
immense crowd at the place. The burthen oil
his speech being the wrongs of the slave and the ni
guilty of the white man, and indicating to his excited
hearers a course of action much at with the
people and institutions of the South, his predeces
sor had uttered.
Is there hope for the South and its people in the
6 impending struggle Or are we to wait in crouch
! ing dread the day in which it may please these North
! ern despots TO place their heels the necks of
race whose fathers at least knew their rights, an
had stout hearts and willing arms 10 defend them -?
There is, think, yet little hope for the South
but if it is to be availed of, must cast away every
one at all infected with the leprosy of New England
. politics, and fall back upon native sons fol
leaders, or if we have others should take then
> only from amongst those whose past life is guaran
tee of their loyalty and devotion to glorious land
We, the people of the South must in turn bee
tlona and what is more, must push our sectional
> ism, at least for the present. to extremes We mus
and adopt and steadily pursue Southern ideas and
=, fight foes something like equal terms, or il
as consider, early dissolution of the Union
# impending we will be the better prepared for tn
~ new position into which we shall be thrown -Louis
- ana Courier.