Des Arc citizen., 1860-02-22
From the Arkansas State Gazette.

fHelper's book" are spreading like wiidhre over the whole North Conventions are being
 called, fairs opened, public meetings held, reso- lutions passed. and every possible demonstra-
 ton made to kindle the flame of popular ex-
 citement and prejudice into a crusade against
 the South. Associations are being regularly
 formed, funds raised. arms and munitions pur- chased and distributed, sermons preached and
 tracts published, all with the view of indu- cling perfect concert of action, and develop
 ing systematic policy, having for its end and aim the annihilation of slavery.
 There is but one saint known to the North ern calendar. and that is John Brown. Ac- cording to Abolition faith. John Brown and Jesus Christ occupy the same platform. His name is their watchword, and his example their emulation: and we feverenty pray that his doom may prove their destination
 Conservative demonstrations have been made in several Northern cities, but all friendly ex- pression of sentiment towards the South is being crushed out by counteracting influences. Their fanaticism is so inveterate and radical, that conservatism is but an impotent element. and far from being correct indication of Northern feeling. The masses are swayed by the leaders. Sixty-eight Northern Congress- men have openly and publicly endorsed the infamous doctrines of s'Helper," which. of course, constitute the creed of their consti tuents.
 Thus has the contagion spread until the whole North is becoming united as against common enemy. It would be impossible for a more heated state of feeling to exist there, in the immediate prospect of an invasion from foreign foe. Does this savor of conciliation? Is this the amicable spirit which the South would construe into an expression of fraternal sympathy? Too long have we manifested blind indifference to our fate. Too long have we been lulled into the belief, that all would yet be we'll. Far be it from our design mali ciously to contribute aught towards the fur ther alienation of the two sections. But we must consider circumstances as they actually exist, not as we would have tn em; and regu- late our action accordingly The Southern press is generally conservative From all sections, it's tone is that of moderation and conciliation. While due degree of for bearance is usually commendable, there are occasions when it is no longer reckoned among the cardinal virtues. While the South is man. ifcsting general disposition towards amity and compromise, the whole North is being leagued against us in battle array. Our pa tience and inaction are interpreted into tame and cowardly submission! The North affects to regard us as standing self-accnsed before the judgment bar of God! They affect to believe that the people of the South s'with all their imperfections on their heads," dare not lift up a voice. or unsheath weapon ln self defence! They fondly imagine they can con- tinue, with perfect impunity, to multiply in- suit. aggression, and outrages untold upon us, without any overt manifestation on our part, of resistance or resentment What signify these recent peaceful demonstrations in se- verdi cities of the North, when counteracting assemblages, ten times as numerous, are con- tinually laboring to neutralize and undo their salutary effects? And yet the South would console herself that these isolated instances of friendliness are to be considered exponential of the true state of Northern sentiment! She would delude herself into the belief that a conservative action will ultimately prevail. But when were fanaticssever known to reason. especially, when impressed with the delusion that God is on their side? The Northern peo- pie are now being educated in the belief that they have divine mission to perform,--and that mission is the eradication of slavery from American soil. Therefore it is idle, and ab- solutely dangerous to cherish the false hope, that the angry elements of contention will ul- timately subside, and the country be restored to it's original quiet and harmony So long as we are disposed to remain obsequious, we may expect nothing but insult and degrada- tion. Our rights are being trespassed upon. Our institutions are being subverted, and the nation threatened with all the horrors of civil war! Shall we then, look on calmly and unconcernedy. with folded hands, while
 
 northern horizon. and angry lightnings are vividly painting forth the meme tekel of our doom? Shall we quietly wait until the fairest | land on Gods green earth is oyerrun by fana- | tical horde, our peaceful homes reduced to | smouldering ruins, and the shrieks, and groans, | and waiings of our outraged and murdered | families wildly and vainly implore us for re- venge? No The remedy is with ourselves. 1 We are the arbiters of our own destiny, and | we possess within our own limits, the requisite element of strength, power, independence and self-preservation. These elements, properly | developed, are amply sufficient for protection and defence. The true policy is, to prepare for the worst. We shall then be ready for any emergency. It is now as fully incumbent upon us, as if an armament were belng fitted out against us in foreign port. Let us then be fully alive to our own interests, and there fore true to our country, our kindred, our homes and ourselves. Let us ''organiZe and | arm." and drill, and endeavor to infuse into our | people proper spirit of patriotic enthusiasm! Let us begin to form the ranks and place our | sentries! Let us organize battalion in every | county in the land! Let our beacon-fres geam brightly forth from every ''heaven-kiss- | ing hilll'' Let us build up, endow, and liber- ally patronize home military institutions for | the purpose of educating and training our youth. Let our preparations be of such a character, that when the evil hour may come, l when the surcharged clouds lower darkly over | and around us, and Abolition myrmidons seek to devastate our own beautiful, sunny South, that we may be ready at moments warning, to respond to the first bugle note, and march | proudly forth to the battle field in defence of our institutions, our altars and our homesl
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 THE FREE-TRADE .ALLIANcE.-After all that has been said of the bad feeling supposed to exist between the English and French, those powerful nations have established a new bond of Union between them. France has adopted principles of free trade and effected treaty of con- merce with England upon that principle. This is certainly one of the age. Our Minister to France, MT. Faulkner, it is said, is instructed to negotiate with that government treaty upon the same prin- ciple.-[ Memphis Bulletin.
 THE OBERLIN CoLLEeE.-There are in this famous institution 1,253 students, of which number 4Sl are females. Many of the students are negroes, and they are upon footing of perfect equality with the whites. Aboltionism IS the main ele- ,nent in inc ,s,oraf cnltura of thasa x,o,,,k II