Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-08

bv their measures destroy their own prosperity, so
dependant upon this very slave labor But, in TRUTH
and the dernagogues care not And how much Of
this improvement have we not effected, even during
the short period oftwenty i.e years Let the millions
of acres redeemed at the South and Southwest show
Let the exports of our country show! Let the sta
tistcs of the government show! Finally, let the
profits on our productions which the New England
manufacturers make, show! (See the late report of
the Boston Board of Trade.) Is it because we can
not point to large cities or oyergrown factories that
arc not prosperous? Heaven forbid! We like
them not; we like not large cities! We prefer that
our Northern brethren, brethren slong as they WIN
"dwel together in unity" with US, should keep the'r
factories and their attendant population their large
cities and their mobs "baggage s,nashers, ""bowe-
ry boys" etc. We prefer the qniett, 1naepe''ue.'
life OF the farmer and planter, and like the pati,
arch If old surrounded by our servants ana oonus
men," looking up to US with aectionate dePenaahce
to till the earth and provide food ana raimeht LOT
man. Why can't they "let us alonc!' we can
dwell together in uni v, both of interest and feel
ing, if they will cease these denunciaons and false
statements about us Let them stop trying toJorce
upon us, against our wsh their " aostfactions anu
isms, their " moral and religious laws their anti
slavery Bible" and anti,savery God, their high
or law" their "political economy" We are quite
able to Judge for ourselves; if we prefer to choose
our religion and morality from the laws of God as
given from Mount Sinai, and from the teachings OF
our blessed Saviour and his chosen Apostles to that
which Burlingame and Seward would force upon us,
and sin in slavery, We must look to that GOD Tor
a Judgment hereafter.
Again. the North must be disabused of the charge
of "Sonthern aggression" and "Southern slave ar
s.ocracy This has been ably done before Congress,
it can be done again before the people Of the north
All aggression consists in demanding that we be
'let alone with equal rights" The north Will never
bear with aggression and had this charge been true,
the whole north would have risen up against US as
one man and righted themselves, as they have full
political power to do; but no! the reading and re-
f1ecting men at the north know it is not true, and
the honest among them dare to say So (Witness
the speeches made in both Wing and Democratic
conventions last summer in Boston and elsewhere)
As to the charge that there exists " slave aris-
tocracy' among us inmical to the institutions form
ed by forefathers of the revolution cunningy
brought forward by the able Senator from New
York. to prejudice the northern mind against u.s. and
thus aid in his elevation it is answer enough point
to the names of the illusrious "Slave arlstOcraS,
Washington, Pinckney, Lowndcs, Madison, Caswel'
tombstone, and host of others the brightest and
purest among them; the charge is simply ridiculous
and is only brought up by the cunning cant OF the
demagogue. In short, if we are to remain united,
some measures must be taken to inform the masses
at the north of the true state of things with u.s. the
gated by the abolitionSst, among the youth of the
north of both sexes for the past twenty-five years
is now etfecting its deadly purpose the horrorS and
the absurdties in general belief among large classes
there, almost exceeds credbi!iiy; these must be
set right, and in doing this, shall be warmly aid
ed by our friends there, and we have not few, VITO
are now kept down by the torrent of popular pr. u-
dice, but whose patriotism will induce them gladly to
give testimony and aid in keeping up our glorious
Unicn.
Finally, Mcssrs Editors there is thing more
important in my view than aught else; there is one
point more essential TO the preservation of our con-
fedsS than all have enumerated; failure in
winch: must sooner or later cause not only dSrup-
ton of the Union, but inevitably be attended with
bloody conflict, conflict both parties of which
will be at their last extremity before it is end
ell; for, if the two sections of this country
engage in trial of battle, neither France in its
bloodiest days, England in its commissions, nor
yet Rome in Its decline, can show parallel! lfthcre
is any one conviction in my mind or this subject de-
rived from knowledge of the people of New Eng
land, stronger than another, it is, that the South
should never yield atom of her full, just, and
equal gifts under the Constitutions; no more com.
promises--no more adjustments-they are but the
resorts of weak minds or the last refuge OF strong
one, and even then, can only postpone the evil We
have lost our political power-wc must depend upon
our constitutional rights To yield one point to
force, is with States yield every thing. We shall
weaken ourselves Win northern lflenuS ylcu.
ing, for if they weak in defending shts
they will not come forward to aid US, for they know
strong in nothing else. q mean politically
are far stronger than the North in defending our
selves against foreign enemy No! our only per-
mdnent safety is 10 place ourselves firmly on our
equal rights, and say to the Republican party I" de-
stroy the Constitution. break that compact which
now makes us people, land which alas. is almost
the sole remaining link between u.s. even in its
slightest obligation, and we become separate ma
tion" We may meanly purchase present immuni.
ty from attacks, by yelling to present demands, but
fanatic followers Of abstract principle ever
At e., to pause in their career of CONC ucst' Look
nubl;c cou2 the pursuit OF Liberty sacrificing to
Of En,,nd ro},n its goddess, to the Puri.ans
far heyond that cromwell to pinr ac!e Of power
6eo1e5 "a, re =. ocsscd by him whom they be-
under the leadership of ae.' uescenaa W VIII rSuss
ard or Giddnss? And let w, 's ,a 5' W.
the apparent change Of views Az W oa,,a,;on ~
their leaders in Congress. In the p "n. s.ot, -
the New England mind they not $50 s w.,
their oaon constituents in this course. 1" Maj: ~
to indulge IN the Illusions of hope" says the II, "p'
| trouS Patrick Henry. Let as not be transformed
into brutes," but follow the example of the Orat or
and our Forefathers, and "resiit the evil" as they
| then did,
Most respectfully yours, &c,
H. X. B.
THoRNBURY PLANTATION, NEAR HAL:FAx,)
| N. c., Dec. -, 1856.
10 the Editors Of the Journal Of Commerce.:
GENTLEMEN: Approaching the courage with which
you have resisted the violent and oitmes malicious
1 "a fhnrv