The Yazoo Democrat., 1858-11-06
WILL THE SOUTH MAKE THE ISSUE OF
THE UNION UPON A VIOLATION OF THE
ENGLISH BILL?"

UNION OfON n fJOLAIlOn
ENGLISH BILLY"
The above interrogatOry is now being generally
propounded for the considerations Of Southern
men. Its answer will involve interests incalcuo
bic to the South. How it will be answered is a
question Of time To answer afirmatively without
q united resolution to maintain it by action will
be to DO nothing that has not been done before
70 ''resolve and re-resolve" the maintenance Of
her constitutional rights and legal compromises,
the South has ever been punctual 10 do but to
do more, she has not; and to this day gives every
evidence of willingness to 'die tile same" She
has thundered terribly in the prologue, but mis-
erably failed isithe performance. Conventions
almost innum merable have been holden, and reso
lutions of the most resolute spirit have been
adopted-"cnly this and nothing more" Now
another aggression is threatened The Black
Republican party win most probably have control
Of the next Congress. If English, Florence, and
other members Of the House from the North
who supported the Kansas Conference bill have
apostatised to the main principle Of its compro-
mise may.'not Bigler, Fitch and others--members
Of the Senate who likewise supported ltd the
same thing? Nor can the South at all der,end on
the little squad of Americans in Congress-who,
by reason Of the equality in numbers Of the other
two parties, will hold the balance Of power in
that body. We repeat, then, that in view of the
triumphs of that party in the late elections that
the Black Republicans will most probably have
control of the next Congress. If such should be
the case, it is openly avowed that an effort will
be made to bring Kansas into the Union as
State in defiance of the English Compromise. 1t
is admitted by the abolition press that an attempt
will be made at the next session of Congress to
do this thing. 1t will be likew ise admitted, we
think, that no attempt is being made on the part
Of the South to prevent it. Are we to believe,
then, that the South will, as heretofore, tamey
submit God forbid Resistance to an aggres-
sion on the principle of this Compromise was
contemplated by the Southern members of the
Congress that passed it. Hear Senator A. G.
Brown on this point:
"FOr myself, l am free to say, l hope theI
people of Kansas will, if this bill Do sses adhei eI
to their ordinance, and insist on remaining out of
the Union. If they come in they must come inI
under the Lecompton Constitution; 1they stay outl
they must stay until they hare the population to eni
lie them TO one Representative IN Congress. That
suits me- close in with that offer"
On the same point Senator Toombs of Georgia
spoke as follows:
II approve the action of the committee Of con-
ference. 1t is in no wise distasteful to me. II
heartily approve it; | think it is a wise measure
"a good measure. | like it because it settlesl
this question upon principle, and not on a con-
cesson, 1t is concession by nobody, by nd
section of the Union but it settles this question
upon principles which l have maintained from
the beginning of the controversy.
II say, therefore, we do not submit the consti1
tuition. One of the necessary consequences Of
the modification of the proposition, however, il
that If she votes against it, she is in territorial
condition, and we require her to stay there exl
actly the time which it is conceded all around
the Senate the general rule would require. I'd
this general rule | have heretofore uniformlN
adhered, and declared my convictions of its pro1
priety. We say you shall stay, as every other
Territory ought to stay, and not bring two Sena /
tors into this body, and one member into the
other House. until You have population sufficient
under the Federal Constitution, to enttle you tot
Representative according to the existing ratio
That is all there is in it."
Other Southern members spoke to the sameV
effect, and in terms fairly to commit the South tO
the resistance-forcible if need be-of any in-H
fringement of this Compromise. Surely, if the1
South ever intends to repel assaults and avenge
her injuries, is the time to take the initiative
Surely, by this time she is thoroughly tired of
nothing up" Let us then unite in common
danger-one and a common peril-and interpOse
''living wall a human wood" between the
Constitution and those who essay ruthlessy to
invade it. In tone firm and decisive-with a
command that will and shall be obeyed-let us
say to Abotionism. "Thus far shalt thou come
and no further, and here shalt thy mad waves be
stayed"