The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-03-07
Tbe felitiana 1emotrat.
[From Dc Bows Review. February 1871
TIE RELATIVE STATUS or THE NORTH AND
THE SOUTH.

Sth day Of November, of that year, while the
leading Southern press in their simple eheartcd
simplicity were shouting forth hosannaS to the
restoration of peace and good will between the
North and the Sontli, through the adopt O., Of
the Compromise measures" and .hc "Un on'
movements Of the day; b"ng somewhat he
hind the scenes, aud knowing well the deccp
tion intended hy the North, | vrniurcd to al.
dress the following warning TO the South,
! through one Of their Journals. which, in the
mad ccstacy Of . foolish joy, then passed m
needed or nnhcard, but which, under the vcri
fcaion of time, and being Justly opposite to
the context, ! again repeat, viz:
"'l'hc great Fnion Meeting MS it is styled,
of New York, has resulted in placing that
powerful State in the lead Of ahoilionism, and
| il il now for the snvcholdng States to con
slider what they will do New York is backed
| in her present position bv the whole of New
England aud the Northwest Whether IN cf
fort bc or be not made in Congress, this com.
! ing winter TO abrogatn the fugitive slave
law ! consider, under these circumstances
and looking to more important consequences
u matter Of Int little moment IHe FREE N0trs
aye IN possession of aH The TrrritOrics teiongiRg
/ IN HE Gorrrnmeay Tn few. rrry fcm years,
these Territories will y. filled mp with popu-
Iaion from those Stntcs. aud will hc admitted
rs States into the Union. and have their Sen
ators and Representatives IN Congress. Drla-
ware. in the meanwhile. will have abolished
Slavery. and br numbered with the rest in The
Government We may safely say that in the
course Of the present generation, the Union
will contain twenty four or more nonSlavr-
holding States II stands now. placing Della
ware where she virtually belongs, seventeen
n6nSlrveholling States. TO fourteen Slavohod-
ing States Add TO the free soil States. Ono
gon. New Mexico Minnesota. DrSrrct, Ne
hraska. one or two from the Colorado and one
or two from the Northwest Trriory. and il
is plain that the nonSlnvchoIling States will
number from twcuty-four 10 twen'v.s'X. while
the slaycholiing States will co,.'oue IS -
present, fourteen, having no Territory nj their
command The Senate will then be composed
of from foriv.eioht TO fifty two or more aboi-
tionists. The House will exhibit n still 'r""r
diSprnpoltion between the two THE rboi'i"1,.
ias wW mar possess, in boih Hon@s of Con-
gyrss n i,c0-ihirdS r0tP. whirh uRler me ro0-
aitpiioa Hwif. gircS Hem hr rieht 10 pr0pose
/ for str ad0piiGH 0RV om m 0meHlmeHis 10
Iihai Instrument Mr. mill His b. 0H: HroHoh
4 Me eicct0rai collrees Nep WW harr We polrer to
clpri Ne Pre1dem mdhDm 0ny assistance whpt-
err fr0m the Sonih. This heing the case is it
NOT evident that not only the Central Govern
mrnf at Washington. but also the treasury,
and the army, and the navy, would be in their
hands? Indeed, the army and the navy, as
well in officers commanding rs in men com
mnndcd. would he composed almost exclusive
~ Of citizens from the nonSinyeholding States,
and could not he expected TO do otherwise
than fraiernze with those States were dissolu-
tion forced upon the Sonth. He who reason.
ing from the present existing facts, can d ubt
these pnlpablc though most omnous results, is
capable of doubling that the sun shines, or
that he himself lives.
"Now ! wish to know, and put the ques-
tion to every rejecting man at the South il,
when the abolition States shall be thus in pos.
sesSi, u Of all the powers OF the government,
having in their grasp and under their entire
control, the executive, the Legislative and the
Judicial Departments, holding the Treasury
directing as well rs composing the army and
the navy, and possessing IL constitutional mt
Iiority in the two Houses of Congress, enabling
them to propose, and cause to he adopted
amendments to the Constitution, arW Mey mn
seek la do Mat coastantiOn0Hy mhich they nr'
: mar 50 sedui0nay stirling 10 do in dcspae ot
: constitutional guarantees 0m Me ob'igRtoas oJ
juSticel If they are failhless and 'renrhrrou'
! nou when Only half prepares for their ntn
nous designs, what will they y. Mea When
nothing shall stand in their way to IN k
them afraid or stay their action? WI nr,
not have everything Al their rummalst 70 nn
force obedience to their wishes? VIII the,
not have the army, and the navy, and th'
treasury The purse ond The scord, aud all othcl
means at the disposal of the Government
whcrewith to suppress insurrectIon and put
down rebellion. Nor is it to be cXpe, ted tia
. in seeking the accomplishment of their pu'
poses they will be satisfied to use to use onl,
: thc direct powers of the Government The,
will have other and indirect, though no les
potent means, to assist them in carrying GU
efrctualy all conceived purposes Th" pnrs'
of the Government and the officers OF Govern
: ment will both be prostitnted, as on Scvera
memorable occasions in European history, IN
der somewhat similar circumstances, to the ne
mrous purpose Of purchasing up tf01f"fs a a,
the .Souih and the slnvehodlng States VII
have to contend not only against gigantic
4 enernal power, capable of overwhelming then