The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-03-21
Republican feeling in the Slave States,


There is no greater mistake than to sup
pose that the organized, noisy and fcrocious
Slavery Proaglndists represent the feelings
of majority Of the people in the Slave
States. They are really in a minority in
most of those States, and owe their political
ascendency to their organization and tho
systematic terrorism by which it is maintain
cd. Those whose feelings they do not rep
resent. have never come together to COM
mare views, get consciousness of their ac-
tual strength, and organize against that
ianaticism which they silently condemn.
But time and circumstances are preparing
them TO do 80. Let the Republican party
carry Presidential election and place the
whole influence of the Federal Government
against that fanatical madness Of tho Slave
nv Propagandists, and they will soon be in
the field in such force as will astound our
Northern services, and arrest the proceedings
of the Slavery Propagandists forever. The
people of the Southern States are not all
madmen. They are not all border ruilians
and bowie-knile sayages.
We have published an account Of the pro-
ccedings of the Pro-Slavcry politicians OF
Baltimore against Francis p. Blair, for his
address at Pittsburg. A Baltimore cores
pondent of the New York Evening Post, in
a letter dated March 8, says:
~ write from the city no horribly out
ragged ut being represented by Mr.. Blair in
the Pittsburg Convention. / have been
about, among some of the Merchants Of
Baltimore have talked with them in their
counting.rooms, and while have not found
one Abolitionist, j have to find one not OPP
posed to the extension OF slavery. The real
merchants Of Baltimore, the men Of real
wealth, and of sound business views, are
heartily tired of the slavery over their minds
imposed by the political Pro-Slaycry propa-
gandists and they have no hcsitancy in say
| ing 80. Baltimore hotcl-keepers, too, and
tradesmen of all kinds, lay that their city
made more money in one week of northern
travel and business, when formerly il used
to pass through here, than they do in q
month from southern.
! have seen, however, ups and downs in
life, which the slavery Hotspurs should re-
member. The mobbing Of an Abolitionist
in city is seed sown for a biz crop Of anti
slavery men, and it it will not be many
years before Baltimore will witness change
on this very subject of slavery, which will
astonish short-sightcd persons. The senti-
mcnts of a deep humanity are choked here.
They exist, however, and in due time will
speak out. ! say-and when | say it,
speak truth, asccrtained from cool obser-
yntion-Blair's address contains the senti-
ments of majority Of the voters of Balti-
more city. Mark what | say: In less than
two years. YOU will see that | am right
Dare the Baltimore p'pcrs publish it?'
The same state Of feeling is beginning to
manifest itself elscwhcrcat the South, and u
consciousness of its prevalence and strength
explains the unwonted desperation Of the
slavery fanatics. James Redpath, Missou-
ran, and now well-known Ms the Kansa,
correspondent of the st. Louis Democrat
writes a letter to the New York Tribune, il
which he says:
~ have Travelled and resided in several oil
the Border Counties OF Missouri during the
last nine months, and have had many and
long co lyerSations with their inhabitants on
the subject of Slavery propaGandism. be-
licyc that if vote were taken in Platte
county, by secret and uncontrolled ballot, il
would be found that nearly tw0-thirds OF it,
citizens are in favor Of the admission oil
Kansas as free State, and opposed to the
extension of involuntary seryitudc over an
other inch of National Territory. Platte
county is the most ultra slavery county In
the State. Its propaganda minority Ii
noisy, bold and organized II controls the
local press, overawes the timid, and silcncc'
the conservative; but it is minority never
theless.
There are thousands Of Republicans in
Missouri-not members Of our party, many
of them even dcnouncers Of it-but Repub.
Leans in creed, Republicans not from mo-
tives of political cSpcdicncy. Regarding q
negro population as nuisance and curse
black labor as less profitable, than whit
free labor in temperate latitude, they ar
us much opposed to the further extension o
slavery as they are to external interference
with the peculiar institution where 1t al
ready exists"
Under these circumstances, what is oui
duty to the great mass Of the Southern peo'
pie, not excepting the mad advocates o.
slavery themselves? Is it the duty OF hon
est and patriotic men in the free States "a
be miserable hunkers? Is it their duty 70
K" ignore" this slavery question, and give oil
their political influence TO the support OF
the slavery fanatics? There arc political
creatures among us, creatures who feed on
pro-slayory dirt, and crawl on their bellies
in the fowlest cutters Of the peculiar in.
stitution," who would lave us do this, and
who insist that to do il is the only possible
method of being " national" May the
lightning of u just and patriotic public Pin-
ion smite them all, and give them that in
deliblc brand of infamy which they so rich
ly merit !-Teiegroph.