The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-05-01
WHAT OUR NORTHERN ENEMIES THREATEN
TO ACCOMPLISH.


ton Seward. more faithfully than any other men"
Der of that party. represents Its sentiments. COOL
calm, cautious aud cunning, he uttcrs no opinion
which has not been thoroughly tried in the cruclblc
of his subtle brain. When uttered, his words are
full of meaning. They forcshadow policy. They
constitute platform of party organization They
announce to the world the goal whittier they are ten
ding We little heed the indecent builooncry of Hale
the absurd vapoing of iIamlintlc stale plall-
thlcs of Wilson--the ran, and Iusan of Fcsscndcn
the Mugglctonian rhetoric of Chandler the billings
gate of Grcclcy-but when SEWARD. the ccar-hcadcd,
far sighted dcvlish Coriphcus of his motley tribe.
speaks, we pause to catch and ponder thoughtuly
upon every syllable that rolls up from the dark sea
Of his wicked spirit.
To show the scope and aim of the frcc.soil organi-
cation desire to call the special attention Of our
readers to the following extract from the speech of
the New York Senator:
Free Labor has ut last apprehcndcd it, rights. its
interest. its power, and its destiny, and is o,yanj:g
sef 10 assume Me government Of hc rcpnbhc II Will
hcnccfcrth meet you boldly aud rcsolucly here II
will meet you everywhere in the territories or out of
them, where you may go to extend slavery. II has
driven you back in California and in Kansas; il will
invade you soon in Diuearc. Mrpiand TTyinia. Ms
souri, and 7sras. wW mcd yonm .frisono, ~ fntrd
.tm,rica. ad in Cubo. The invasion will hc not merely
harmless hut beneficial. if yon yield scusonubly to
iis ius and moderate demands /, proved SO in New
York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania aud the other slave
States which have already yielded in that way to It's
advances. You may, indeed get n start under or
near the tropics. aud seem safe for time, hut il will
only lie for short time Even there You viii found
States only for free labor to maintain aud occupy
The interest Of the white races demands the intimate
emancipation n All men. Whether that contamination
shall be allowed to take effect with ncc,llu and vic
,l.y,t ,ll-
De hurried by violence. is all that remains lnr yon
10 decide"
Here the South has a fair warning of the end and
aim of the Elack Republican party. proclaimed amer
the mature-t dclbcration and in the most authorize
tive manner by its head and irOnt''-thc man who
above all Others reflects its sentiments controls H.
actions. and moulds its destiny.
This remarkable exposition Of The designs Of the
ircc-so party. shows how idle have been The curula
tons of those who imagined that il was formed sole
ly with view to the extinction of slavery in the
District of Columbia the nuIlica,ion of the fugitive
slave law, or to its restriction to il present limits
Stimulated T., the crarrn belief that ouc or AL Of
these cn,s compass the designs of the frcc-so or.
ganizaon. southern tmc-scryer. have saiA would
il not be wise to surrender these points. and thus
purchase lastiug peace from our enemies? But the
LicutcnantGcncral Of the Black Republican party
warns us that these constitute bui an injnitc.ulal
part Of their programme. The accomplishment of
all Of these measures Is but mans n Gp end
and that end the ultimate emancipation of all men
the abolition of slavery in the southern STATE. of
the | nion and in the cotcrmnous regions where in
stitutions similar to our own hate been planted. To
surrender ono Of the points referred to to makr 4
single concession. therefore, upon sr0uR,, of cSirdi
"ncy Is tp yield m outpost and prcpure the way for
the invading enemy to strike blow directly nj the
citadel itself dvrstcd Of those lccnccs which the
framcrs Of the Constitution so wisely and patriot
cally threw around it,.
With her foes fronting her in full arral their mn
pose ho!ds announced TO sweep down every yesrigc
of Southern rights rs with the besom Of destruction
what is the line Of safety ~ veil a. Of honUr for
the South2 The answer il plain. 1t /. to stand
firmly to every right which belongs ,ohcr To make
no further concession To guard by reason and arg.
ment and by the forms Of law first. and il need bc
By muskct ball and ayonel next, every outpost ic
il a-sailtl.
II Is unfortanae that this course has been 81 long
delayed. Our iney0ra,l" foes 20 far FROM having
been arpcascd by the offerings which have been
freely made on the altar Of peace by the South hayo
been cmboldcncd 10 increase the measure Of lcir
cXtravagant demands. Aud il i fact not 10 he dis
regarded that the South when she has made these Of
crings has but sown the seed from which Sprang
forth bountitul harvcsts Of recruits for her enemies
few years ago, more than half the New ENGLAND
states seemed firmly fixed against the frccsol party
We would have as soon expected Gibraltar 10 yield
to the wild wave that dashes at its base as New
Hampshire and Maine to swing off from their Demo.
cratic moorings. But look to the Senate Hale and
an abolition confederate, QFostcr. we believe is his
namc) represents New Hampshire while lTanln
and Fcssendcn speak in the same august body. for
Maine. One of these turbulent traitors had the
boldncss TO declare in his place the other day that
the Black Republicans designed carrying out to the
very letter the avowed purposes of their organizations
and the South, scourged and bleeding though she
might be at every pore, would not he permitted to
withdraw from the Union All New England is now
aTaycd in bitter hostility against us and the West
though connected with the South by the giant River
and its tributaries that constitute the arteries through
which her commerce courses, threatens to join the
unholy alliance againsttus. But a rcsolutc step on
the part of the South will bring that vast region to
her senses and she will soon find that New England