The Oxford intelligencer., 1861-01-09

cd Ter answer to this question is to he found
lin tho fact that secession will defeat the ac-
'icomplishment Of the cherished designs of
- Black RepubHeanisn. .5 g.a.. ..'-
When the federal constitution had been
''ffamed by the Convention Of 1857, and was
submitted to the people Of the several States
- fer their ratification or rejection, it was, of
course, entirely optional with each State,
whether, or not, she should become a mem
Der Of the Union which ii WINS proposed to
'1forfh by that instrument. The sole induce
1mcnt, which led the original thirteen States
70 ratifyth Constitution, was, belief that
the Union would secure to them advantages
which they could not hope to enjoy in the
condition Of separate nationaIties. A feeling
of interest prompted the action of the people
of each State. They entered into the COM
pact Of Union in order to benefit themselves.
Land9not the people Of the other States. For
time, and SO long as the spirit of the Con
stitutioniwas respected, the Union conferred
upon all the States those blessings which
had been anticipated from It.; bat, at length,
the stronger section has attempted to pcrvert
the powers Of the general government to the
oppression of the numerically weaker section.
And now, when We see that we have no
longer anything to hope, and that we have
every thing to fear, in the Union, we are ar
-1ogantly told that we shall not lsecede--that
we shall be whipped back BY the North.
The right of secession is denied, and the
purpose Of coercion proclaimed, BY the Black
Republican PRESSES and orators throughout
rhe Northern States. Virtually, they deny
30 orr people The right of selfgovernment,
and declare that they intend 10 rule over us
according to their, own viii and pleasure.
This is the end at which they have long been
Canning five submit, now, the ccnsequcn-
''ees will be the same, to us, as though we
had been defeated in war, except that the
Devastation and carnage ofwar'win be spared
.us-for the moment. ~ ''' 81 I9d
s. When we propose to seccde from the
:. gnien, we propose simply to take step for
the security of our own rights and interests
We contemplate no invasion of the rights of
the North, nor any war upon her interests.
II, therefore, the North were sincere in her
oft-repeated- assertions that we hsvc nothing
oapprehcnd from her, she would say to Us
go inpesce,n and would only seek to de-
tain US IN the Union by offers of such sl-
ditionnFgusranties as should render it impos-
sible for her to eucroach upon our rights
But when she threatens, and busters, and
talks. about I" coercion" it is manifest that
her designs, are such as are incompatible
with. on, entity as freemen, and that an our
past suspicious of her real purposes were
-~eH fosn,Ied-, Doubtless, we may obtain
temporary respite by submission. but, doubt
less, we. should thereby incur the contempt
Of our oPpfessorsssBd fasten upon ourselves
aud our possorisy a yoke more rgrievous than
that dnder which fsfaei etoane,rid Egypt.
nce-secession-may save Us from
the fate 10 Which Black RePnblissn malignity
would consign n. Any thing short Of this !
delivers. Us up, bopnd hand and foot, into
The power Of tLese who seek our utter ruin.
- 4nis soon ready h an orassly Aoase.