Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-07-04
From the Richmond Enquirer
Southern AbOIitIonism,

A great deal has been said of late years A1essrs.
Editors, IN the public prints and The musings,
about Anti Nebraskdlsm or Black Republicanism-
which | suppose is one Ct the developments of old
fashioned abolitlonism. Many Southern nerve has
shuddered in fear lest this invading foe would ere
long pollute our fresdes and deprive of our homes
and rights. And while the distant mutterings of the
storm have now and then beed echong on the North
ern horizon, some have quaked and looked for the
dreaded catastrophe. THIS thunder had never harm
ed them-ihis Storm would never have reached them
had Southern men been true to themselves and TO
their own interests. Had we no Southern abolition
lists In our midst we night still recline under our
6 vine and fig tree,' and though our enemies might
g. modest" they should not make US afraid" Inier-
nal toes are all have to fear so far as we
are Immediately concerned. While we Rave been
making great eXertiOns to pass the Nebraska and
Kansas bill, and have succeeded in obtaining our
nights, and are excited and alarmed lest this bill
shCuIt be repealed, body of Northern aboltionists
aided by Southern ant-slavery men, have been for
years quietly and lnsldousy carrying out principles,
as much at war with Southern rights, and as much
subversve OF slavery the Wilmot Proviso, or any
other scheme which e NorlL ern man rights
which are withheld from Southern men refer to
what is called the Mechanic Union, an association of
various Trades whose operation extends Virgin
Ia, and POSSIBLY other Southern States. The main
design of this society is to prevent the EMPLOYMENT
OF slave labor IN of the mechanic arts such for
instance, as Moulding and Iron manufacture As 7
have understood, rom ofits members, every man
who has served his apprenticeship, rs bound By SOL
emn oath, not to work in any establishment where
slave labor is employed. Shoud any mouder
whether member of the Union or not, consent to
WORK with slave, or rather in shop where slave
IS employed he is placed under the ban of proscrip.
ton, and Is actually liable to personal violence, I'M
less he leaves The premises. Now, sirs what is This
but Black Repubcansm practically carried out in
our very midst? Is it not rank aboilionism in
another OF lis Developments, spawned in New Eng
land and hatched in Southern States? 1t is not
the false fire bell, which you know the fanatic de-
lights IN, that he may gloat the terror they
inspire, but it is living practical abotionism in d
worse shape than the New York Tribune, which our
laws declare incendary. 1t u.s. therefore, to be fear.
ed.
You pass shops daily on your streets, where these
principles are at work, overlooked Git is hoped) or
sanctioned by The proprleors. hope for consisen
Ys sake, you have been ignorant of their existence
Now slrs. 1t II is the right of Southern men to remove
10 new territories on fair terms. and to enioy equal
rights, on what principle can Southern men be forced
to employ their labor only in restricted limits If
they submit 10 this in one instance where will thew
be Tree! If we submit tamely to be ousted out of
one KIND OF employment by this spirit oil Southern
aoolItlonsm, where can we hope to walk untram.
melied, when the leaVen has fully worked You
Know that tanatlcsm is pIogressive-it, like the
morse leech never cries enough" After restricting
our labor IN this ne-after saving another and
another trade shall be sacred from the touch of polu
ted slavery must be forced at last 10 basey
render, because slavery has become a burden tt O
heavy TO be Forne take the fatal plunge like the
nhunted buffalo, 10 destroy ourselves to get rid
of our pursuers. Depend upon it, srs, you who
stand upon the watch towers to herald The coming of
the toe, If you only watch the distant enemy, and
heed not the assassin who turks in Darkness you are
not doing your whole duty, if you shut your eyes 10
evils such as these. When an enemy approach es
with open front; or, which we hear The booming of
| Inp wa oil
hear, we all, who patriots, and lovers of home
and our nearest and dearest, will be ready and wait
ing TO meet the invader-but, when incendiary and
dangerous associations secretly undermining the
foundations OF socety when no one gives the alarm
Inc canker will secretly corrode, the poisson will
lnstll until when the contest dav comes at last the
Trojan horse will be within our walls the arms OF
samson Will be pinioned while he is asleep in the
Delilah like lap of false security
several years since, your city boasted of South
ern Rlghts ASSOCIATION, whose object was the promo
tlon OF Southern commerce and manufactures II
was gotten up doubtless, for good purposes and as
lis Trend, am sorry ii did not achieve more for
Southern industry But could the object of that AS
ISOLATION have been fully carried OUT SO far as manu-
features are concerned, what ADVANTAGE vonld have
accrued to Southern labor If Southern labor be
excluded from manufacturing, what would we still
be dong but supporting and aiding Southern aboIi-
tlonsls-the only Abolitionsts which will ever pol.
lutte our hresides! AS would rather fight an open
than secret enemy, upon the same ground would
rather encourage Northern manufacturer II an a
Southern one who permits this Mechanic Union to
60 unsebuked in bis establishments because the one
is distant and open, other at home and insidous
Tor one, though heretofore studiousy endeavorng
encourage home manufactures as much as possible.
will hereafter give all my patronage, little though il
be, to open enemies if enemies they are rather than
TO men whose principles of action are calculated to
ruin Southern interests
S"UTHBRN Man.