The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-12-03
Y, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 8 1859

adequate remtdy, unless the outhern States
make the cause Of the citizen, the cause Of the
State, and enforce his constitutional rights by
etaating on the citizen of those States that
have passed laws to defeat the rendition Of flu,
gitive slaves.
But this is only one Of the many modes by
which the anti slavery party is pressing forward
the war on the Institution of slavery, emboldeno
ed by the mpunity with which they have been
permitted TO rob the South, they are now gath
ering their forces tn take under their control the
powers of the Federal Government TO peryet it
from the plain purposes OF its creation into an
engine for the destruction of the interests of the
South, The one great idea, that forms the ba''
sis oil their creed aud the end of their labor, is
that the African race is by nature, and ought to
be by law the social and political equal Of the
white race, and 10 this abolition Baa the rights
ofindivduals and the rights Of the States ate to
be sacrificed, and the South compelled to
tolerate if she Cannot be pursuaded to approve.
They are untring in their efforts, and are using
all the means m st likely to accomplish The
purposes; and in my opinion, will succeed if un-
checked by some action on the part Of the South
ern States of u more united and determined char-
acler than any heretofore opposed them If the
antivsavery party control the Federal Govern
ment it requires no prophet to fortell the fate Of
the South. Two thousand millions Of produc.
tive capital is at once taken from her. lands be-
come of little or no value, commerce is destroyed
her credit gone. the South will lie PROSTATE; im-
povershed and powererlesu at the feet of Black
Republican Observation-Disclosures by men
educated to hate the white race. Add TO this
the probable enforcement here Of the same policy
! in relation to the social equllity Of the races
which has disgraced the statue book Of Musss~
,husets, and degraded her people to level with
| the Africans, and the evil becomes iDtolerable,
and turn from it to any remedy that God or
nature may be put in our hands. Can we rely
on the councils of the wise and patriotic men OF
the North to avert this greatest Of all caami-
ties? Their Wcbster's, EVeretts and Fllmore's
have in vain in past years persuaded them 10 re-
spect our rights and obey the requirements OF
the Constitution The Sewutds, the 6uTmers
and the Burngames now fill iheir places-dis
regard the true interests, of their countrY and
zealously pander to the fanntcsm which eleva-
ted them to power. VIII love Of justice re-
strain them? Those who look for u returning
sense of Justice must be disappointed. A mere
sense of Justice does not control the actions of a
majority OF States or people, and in these States
majority rules, and cannot call to mind any
thing in the history of the Puritan fathers or
their descendants which should lead reasonable
men to hope to find in them an exception to the
general rule, but much to induce the belief that
the STAKEHOLDER of this day would share the fate
of the Baptist and Quakers Of other days, wher
, the Black Republican shall make the law to gov
ern him; unless the Quaker policy heretofore pur.
sued by the South shall he changed for one bet
ter suited to the character of ouf assistants
and the vital importance Of the rights assaiIed.
Can the Constitution be relied on rs safe
guard to our rights, when the Black Republican
party is in power? The Constitution is nani
mate parchment, powetless to restrain law-makers
who cannot be bound by their Oaths. Have no
the Bl,ck Republican leaders continually disre
garded their oaths, when the right to property il
slaves was involved? Will they not in the Ian
+, guaee of one of the trainers of the Constitution
"take the power they wish to exercise and es
! cape the punishment if not the guilt of perjury
bv saying the Constitution means just what the
wish to do?" The idea of binding them by oat
e to uphold the Constitutional guarantees for slav
4 property, is puerile and the expectation tina
t the institution of slavery will be saved from de
j struction by the barriers of the Constitution whe
+ the Black Republican party control the affairs
the Federal Government, is as vain as the praye
of the heather to his wooden God.
What then is the remedy? There is powe
+ vet unlried which believe can repress this con
: hict and save the rights of the South and III
:, Union of the States. And that is the moral il
u Auence of a united South presenting an unbrc
= ken front in defence of ther Constitutional right
and preparing to rescue further insults, an
nt ~
. South, with one voice, answer Mr. Stewards sun
# mons to surrender to his Black Republican dogu
n cf the equality of the negro to the white man
Is and with mingled defiance and derision, say
him that on that issue they are wiling and pr
pared to meet him in argument or in arms NJ
- that the section banner he unfurs, inscribed vii
:. Equality of Races" shall be met by the nation
t. banners inscribed "Superiority and Suprcma
If of the White Man"
n To this banner will rally million of free whi
st men in the North and the cry of "save Il
l. glorious Union" will be rnised even in the Bla
at Republican camp; and throughout the Northe
t States that motive power of self-interest col
bined with justice and patriotism, will be awake
ut ed to renewed energy and activity; and befo
m these when thoroughly aroused, the league
ne ambition and fanaticism must 20 down.
ne Let the attitude of the South demonstrate
I'd the Northern people that following the lead
~ Abolition chiefs will deprive them of all the a
vantares and emolumcnts they now derive fir,
nc an Unrestricted commercial intercourse with I
~ Southern States and self-prescryation will com
I them to retract their steps and do justice to
aa South. Will this course cndanger the Union
-, solemnly believe it will not. tits, in my opini
:. the only course remaining to the South by VIII
r. she can preserve her rights and the Union.
cd should it endanger the Union, must VIC stand $
while our enemies are actively prosecuting v
I, uuon us. and be deferred from adopting a
'p' vigorous measures Of necessary defence by
nV fear that the form of that Government might
IA endangered? Are We, in the middle of the nj
h teenth century, to re enact the stupid folly of
5h superstitous Egyptians at the seige of Pelucu
NJ When Cambyccs invaded Egypt and found
he necessary to take the city of Pclucium before
OF could penetrate into the heart of the kingdo
u knowing that only Egyptians defended the wa
ci he placed in front of his attaching columns ma
ng animals held sacred by that people, and
NJ Egyptian garrison fearing to wound one OF tn
lie holy animals threw no DART shot no arrow
tts the city was taken without blow.
m If our strongholds are garisoned only by IN
o;n who hold the Union so sacred that it must not
os, endangered by any measures OF necessary $
80 :. defence; if no gun is to be prepared or fired
~ the advancing enemy lest it might jar some pi
~" Of this sacred Union, the fate of Pclucium
ose he our fate. and the fate Of Egypt must be
to 80 oc tbo South The leaders of the ''irrcp