Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1856-09-20
From the Richmond Enquirer
SI1AYERy AGITATioN--THE SOUTH.
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precafe slavery agttali0n. Inc South now and al.
ways has deprecated it. But surely NO man in his
senses supposes the South meant to deprive itself of
the means Of defence when hssAiled nor renounee
\ the use of the most efficient weapons. They We
4 retained the right to reply to the arguments aud
facts addnced by their assaiants. Nay, more they
have right and are in duty bound TO hold up the
defects aud abuses of Northern society, Offset
10 the evils of slavery. Not to assail those who
ssfl ms. is TO admit their system to impEegnabe-
~ he without faw or blot Not TO expose the evils
nc Northern society under our circumstances is
;,v 10 admit that it is beset with no evl-that the
svstev, is perfect Not to compare, weigh and bal
ance the ills and in,Der fections of the two systems
when ia attacked is concede that their sys
fem has NO evils or SO few that ours will not bear
the comparison and in terer tally 10 admit ab Ii
ton is right.
The hes, way under the sun of defending slavery
is By exposing the corruptions AND ABUSES OF hire
ling labor society. Every paper at tue oou'' p'"'-
.ices this mode for every of them publishes ae
counts OF the starving condition of European ""0E-
ers of their crime aud ignorance, OF the desperate
failure of Nest India emancipation, of the cruelties
! OF the Cooley trade and apprentice system, OF tue
INSTRUMENTATION, nfdelity, superstition, crime ana
pauperism at our North Yet this is not TO aslt"te
slavery but to defend slavery. II this be "agita
ton of slavery, then every paper atthe South is
guilty of ill., aud every paper would be false 10 the
South If il did not so a itate. If it be our duty
thus to defend ourselves, he who best exposes the
eorrhptions of hirelinglabor society, best discar
gss his nut,
But there has never been and never will be any
aeitaiion of due slavery que ton the South, with
| in the meaning OF the Ba limUTe and CINCINNATI
! platforms We did not begin the war, we nov on
iy defend ourselves, ami never would say word
a. a nst Northern institutions il they would let ours
alone On reflection, every impartial person Will
see hat in tue objectionable OF the lerl there
| has been no slavery agitation at the South
In induStriOusly aud continually exhibiting the
greater evils ot hi,eling labor society, III drn"un-
cling West india emancipation US "A failure III SNOW
ins tile slave trade natural procedure, which
human law is poweress to prevent, Southern rnteiS
viudicate avery IN the ABSTRACT" and prove it To
be the natural and normal condition of the African
| race
1t is only negro slavery, which we think
| deiensUle Us American institution. But Ill OLD
aud druseIy settled cUuntrie slavery OF some kInd
is always found. Slavery is right, in the general
and i'll tue abstract. That is the dUc1riue, (uncUn-
scously possibly in some instances) maintained b!
| tile whole Southern press.
We deem it extremely important, that the true
position the South, aud OF The entire South, should
Ue accurately defined and universally understood.
Forced to defend ITSELF, it is barely possible t'H'
the South may continue the wHr after the de-
fence is complete. AboliliUuiem thWarted defeated,
driven back, might teach US the art vi war; inspire
US with the love vi conquest, aud invite slavery
propAgandism to the Invasion Of Free Society. We
| 1 Co.. uu,FIO In
dis over the welkuess of our cmemles. We
thoroughly convinced, IRON The study and invcS'I-
nuiun bach abolition has provoked, of the cGrrei
and the superiority institutions. lfAbohtOn
will Low pause and deSisf, Iasiiug peace MAJ he
concluded Delween the North aud South; tor We
have 10 ,v, attained that Q.ixore rhiIAn'hrophy
that would lead crusade 10 plant the banner vi
slavery on tile brow of Bunker,s Hill. Yet, we Hre
uuI human and continued aggression is sure to eX
cite retaliation.
When Ciusus wished TO invade Persia, he consul
ted the oracle IA: Delphi. The response was, Iii lie
ever made war on Persia, he would destroy great
Empire" lie, abulitionsts recoIlect this anerdote
study its moral, and beware of its application.
A MODEL SOUTHERN Il. II. EDITOR
Prentice, III the LUut.vIIie J0HFHaE Is HvInS
definition Of this term. With ntecelents black
|
march 10 that bourne should have claimed him
in infancy this mountain of niquity lives lies and
sIar ders on the cmbUdyment OF nfamI, Ihe per
souifcaiOn of meanuesS. nis poisoned dart is ever
level AT tile shining marks of the Democracy, and
every cont mptiUle action or ism that arrays Itself
again that iuvincible party, receives the cOdi"!
grasp of fellowship from his blOud-slained hand
The eu,anatons from his evered brain ufo:d food
| E.r III SLppIs ihrOup hOUt the
.ry-" From the Louisville Journal, is II sufficient
| passport to their columns, nalt"r how vile aud
| lursmOus the SANDER, how uuoluShIns the t"Sr-
hood. What Prentice sn,s, with iErin is, the l''~
Now who WAS Prentice before his Tll uuy drove him
| away from his native North? IN 1924 lie edited
,he eekIy Review paper Printed at Hartford,
Connecticut, aud the 9Th OF Ju!, of that Year
aud published editorial, II Elch tie
| following is extract
- The purch must be opposed. Every man who
does aOt wish 10 the power OF the Northern aud
Western States depart forever every man who dos
wish TO dozen slave States added to the
Union and to hear the cries OF additional miiUES VI
nee going up the Lord the air, and mi
! plecale vengeance upon our land, will oppose the
| purcha OF Texas with u deep aud irresistible de
termination"
This is The model X. y. Editor, to the leadership
OF whOn Southern shareholders aud X. rs summit
| tile MUdel editor from whom Southern h. Ed
tors get their choice lit bits and ISLANDERS of the De-
mOcracy.-MOnigOmery (.7IG) advertiser = Gasete'
LYxcHING IN LEXINGTON, VA.-The Lexington Sta
states that tor some tinlp Daniel Ptice has heeu
hanging about Thar place, telling negroes fortunes
aud giving them incendiA advice. On Thursday
Eight week several young of the place treated
lis IN a Of
| packing up his possessions ordered him to leave
town, which he did r Star adds that he
resident OF r chmoud last winter.
DRowSED,-On Tuesday morning last, the steam
! er Shulz, Norfolk, in backing out from QuecnP
ART Mathews county Va capszed con-
tAinin. Mr. Drisgal and his son, drown Z both OF
them. The jury OF inquest returned verdict OF
''wiltul murder, aud the Sheriff of Mathews cuun-