Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-02-28

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.Oah at this late day? He is but one OF type, and
vet there are those amongst who still cry atch and
tpan LORD forgive them-they know not what they
do thew have ewes and see not and yet they do
not hear.
about to be admitted into the Union States should
decide for or against slavery Say noW that our poor
friend should by any means run the gauntlet and get
back home with his servant He concludes to emgrae
new and rich country he goes to Kansas, Ter
rtory in for all the States There What does he
find to welcome him q? There he meets one John brown
sent out by Emigrant Aid Societies there are
murderer and cutthroats and horse thieves; sent with
guns and Sharps rifles &c, by our Northern fraehdS
They sent there to drive back this poor fellow with
his slave and he starts back, but he is killed by John
Brown, and his property is taken from him. And yet
have those who say the South has suffered no wrong
and we must match and acoat longer.
There is quiet little town in Virginia-al IS peace
and security there. Harpers Ferry, most romantic
spot is suddenly found be IN the possession or this
same John Brown-and for what? Fellow citizens
nv blood boils within me when | think of it John
Brown there to excite the slaves to instruction
against their masters-to cut the throats OF women,
and children, and sleeping babes. But they would not
do t-they would not the murderous pixies prepared
for them. Our slaves would think of such thing
as insurrection if left alone.
John Brown was taken before he went far IN bis bel
ish Designs but of his contederates escaped and
the Northern States would not give them up though
bound to do so by the Constitution Brown is tried,
and great lawyers come from all parts to defend him.
He is convicted and the day OF execution arrives and
there be army of soldiers present and for what
Because Northern brethren say he rig though
convicted of treason and felony of the blacklist dye
convicted in spite of the ablest counsel our Northern
brethren could send him. Because they said he should
not be huDg-that they would him. even from off
the scafOld ITSELF But there were present Virginia
hearts and Virginia soldiers, and the aOotionis OF our
SISTER States of the North chose to remain at home and
he paid the penalty his crimes But while the halter
around the neck of the felon, transfer yourself to
Northern village There hear the sound OF funeral
BELL and for what We enter beautiful little Church,
and the minister talks IF the cuthroat aud murderer
John Brown-says be is saint and martyr-and that
in future years. the tide of time rolls on, the gaOws
will take the place of the OF the blessed Savior
And with all this we have those who say aUdtch and
1UGat, they are our BRETHREN!
might go and enumerate more, but will pass over
Helpers book and its endorsement by sixty or more
Northern members of Congress and the burning and
numbering In Texas and the running OF Fremont for
President, and his platform and come to the election
of Abe Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin And, fellow
citizens this Hamlin is part negro himself. When a
little babe in bis cradle kicking up his little feet and
cawing at the cradle clothes, hen it is the blood shows
Itself most planly his uncle came up and looked, and
put On long face and drew deep SIGH and cried
"D-n that black bOod-will it never get out of the
family" He even has negro name-there ale Han
nibas aud Scipios all over the Southern plantations,
and his uncle was named Atraca Hamlin
In this election they Carrying out their prin-
cples-ther irrepresibe confict'- all must be
slave free--a house divided against itself
cannot sand Lincoln says the house mill stand, that
slavery 1UW be abolished, and all shall be free. They
preach negro equality, and what does that mean
That We shall all sit together promiscuously, and all
shall be equal IN the marriage bed in fact the abOmin
able doctrine of omlalgamatlon. They say the negro
shall be free III our midst, and their faith is shown in
ole
to throw off the yoke of Union with them But Lin
coin is ConStltmlonaHy elected () With their nterpre-
taon, might they not elect free negro with black
blood than Hamlin, President? and should we sub
NIT then? The chain has gone around US all when we
submit. Will they be able to alter the Con
sttutOn when they strain it suit themselves?
w Ill they not have the power? They will have Seven
Southern States are now out of the Union Their
strength is lost to in Congress. More free States
will soon be admitted.
They will have the power, and they uM alter the
Constitution. They do it, and Seward says they
will do IL They will work under forms of the Const-
tuon-they say they will, And then where will be our
help? Will we appeal to Northern brethren then
Can we appeal to the South whose invitations turn
a deaf ear to now? Choose ye this day whom you will
serve.
There is no compromise with them now. Lincoln
says he had rather die. He will retake those forts in
POSSESSION of the South and what does that mean 1t
means carnage blood, and death He says nothing is
Ine maCIer. lie says Ii the Union is SICK and can't
take these things, it can't take homeopathic pill.
Congress says they will take no compromise A GER
tain meeting at Washington called Peace Convention
has done nothing Their reported plan gives nothing.
Virginia will not take what they offer-North
Carolina will not-Missouri is not satisfied and
now where is the hope? What shall natch and arait
tor And what is the compromise ~ they propose
orth OF 81 80 slavery shalt not CO. South it may if it
Can, but no protection whatever. Then there is no
comprehensive even now have that much right IN all
the terrltCres-we may 60 there with our slaves now
provided the squatters do not run us out The North
says we shall not secede-we stand up to the con-
sutlon all the time. They will stand up to it when it
is to their interest
They remind me of old Sol. Morgan an old man.
whom knew to have him guardian appointed Soon
alter, fellow thought he would cheat Sol in horse
trade, but instead got cheated himself He went to
Sol and wanted to take back reminding him of his
guardian and that he unable to trade fer himself
But Sol said mol had my guardian appointed to keep
you fro cheating me- not me from cheating you So
1t with our Northern iends-they constitutional
WheL 1t suits their own convenience only.
1t has been said that the cause of the South is not
that OF the Sou hern non-savehoder. But is SLAM
der on the poor South say that be will not ght
for our institutions. The interest of the rich and the
poor is all the with u.s. albeit is different in the
North.
There slaves in all countries and mental servants
here there not black do these things
e poor "hIe man taxes thelr places lie there cleans
out stables, waits tables, blacks boots &C. for the
rich Such thn is the repas be is invited to here by
the Black Republicans. Ill qUhite men are more ON an
equality here an the South than IN any COUNT in the
World. Those who do not own slaves m;y yet do so,
and their children grandchildren will almost be GER
tam to own them. Families go up and families 90
down, in the South, and all have chance Take our
slaves out OF the country, and produce will not be grown
The country will be desert waste comparatively But
they are to remain free negroes on the soil with u.s.
and who can picture the result? The poor white man
will have no chance He will try to live honestly, while
course will uuderhid him for work He will do for half
a dollar what the white man cannot afford to
do for less than dollar. Some free negroes will be-
come rich and they will have poor white men for