The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-18

All of the original States, with one exception,
recognised and protected African slavery, and the
slavshOlding States were largely in the majority
until only few years ago. No complaint was
ever made by them as their sister States, one by
one, abolished the institution, and declared in
favor Of African freedom within their borders.
But the slave States have ever shown a proper
appreciation Of and disposition to carry out
the true spirit ana meaning of the Constitution !:
that each commonwealth in the great confederacJ
should conduct its affairs and manage its institu-
tons to suit itself
The Southern States have ever set most
praisewOrthy example Of conservatism and non
Interference with the busin ess of their neighbors
But the North gradually became Abolitionized
and her fanaticism has at last prompted her to
assert the doctrine of negro equality and declare
an intention to compass the destruction OF the
institution Of slavery in the Union. She has thus
declared war upon an institution which is the
very basis of our wealth, our Importance, and
our strength, and in doing this she has obviously
compact which brought us together Plainly and
openly has the effort been made to elect a sec.
tional anti-savery President. Is it not obvious
that when this is done, if we do not resist and
dissolve connection with our neghbor, we will
occupy an inferior position in the Union and tao
lily confess an inequaIiy7 We will shew by sub
mission to this willingness to allow the consttu-
ton to be VIOLATED, and desire to stay in the
Union even with the loss of honor and our just
rights. As well might we permit the election of a
foreigner who openly expresses his wish to defeat
every liberty which the constitution guarantees.
Where is the difference between q war upon one
and war upon all If one right is to be usurp-
ed with IMMUNITY, are they not oil thereby re-
signed to encroachment? But men even in the
South boldly say that we live under democratic
government, where the majority rule, and if the
anti-slavery party outvote us we must submit.
They forget that we united for purposes of mutual
protect ton, and one section can only demand the
cooperation of the other, where public measure
has been voted upon, which the majority think
most beneficial to the whole country. But when
one section openly arrays itself in antagonism to
the rights of the other it cannot claim submission
because, forsooth, it stands in the majority, for
the reason that its tendency is to defeat the very
end fer which the government was established.
As well might we permit England or France to
egisate for us as a section whose object is to yio
late the terms of partnership and seize upon our
nj h Tho trt1thi r hot tha hnnin
justice Inns in no country been so evenly distrib
uted, and freedom has nowhere been so fully en-
joyed as in the American Union, and men have
begun to believe that the talk about fixed design
to push the South into IN inferior position, is
either mere folly, or that its impossible for the
design ever to be executed. Men are becoming
of opinion that it is only the gas politicians and
that the South is in no danger. They do not see
the Northern fanatics coming among them and
seizing upon their slave property, and conclude
that Congressional measures are humbugs, and
merely passed and printed to die without effect,
But, in fact, every indication for several years
past has pointed to the attainment of one end by
Abolitionists. That point is that the whole coun.
try shall finally agree that no more slave States
shall be added to this Union. The numerical
majority can prevent the admission of more slave
States, and when once we are imprisoned, we are
lost. Without room for expansion, we cannot
maintain the institution of slavery.
We see daily inyectivcs even from Southern
newspapers against those men whom they charge
with "agitating the slavery question" With the
above recited facts before U.S. is it not right that
the South should agitate the question? Ought
she not to insist upon an immediate, instantane
GUS recognition of her rights? Would it not be
FOLLY to close eyes and shut our mouths against
the steady progress of antagonistic force Indo-
lence should be thrown off and our foudness for
"the glorious Union" should give place to our
feeling for the welfare of posterity. Let us
plainly assert our rights and shew our determine
/ ton to resist encroachment in every shape. Let
us warn the North against further impositOhs
upon our conservatism and good nature, and if
she still srrogantly continues her march of trans
gressiOn and insulting pretensions, then let the
star of freedom rise over the ruins Of a pariil
government and an unequal confederacy.