Washington telegraph., 1863-02-04

ton would be gladly accorded by the North
to morrow. Aye so gladly that woe would
! be unto the Northern man who for half GEN.
Eury 10 come should dare propose its violation,
1 Can it tie that we fight then for the protection
of slave property? Behold full and efficient
protection, and the shareholders would de-
| nounce as a traitor whoever should propose it.
A traitor to what? To the rights Of slave
owners? Those he would save He is traitor
to something higher and nobler. 4 traitor to
the future glories which lie in store for his
race. Weighed with these the mere value of
property is but as dust in the balance Let
US shun the peril of this error so laden with
evil, and look to the prize. 1t is the indepeu-
tence OF the South. 1t is government of our
OWE, with peculiar resources granted to no
other people; with capabilities of unbounded
wealth; and with social system engrafted by
the workings of Providence, which will exclude
by its own nature the influx of low masses of
population render absolute pauperism i'm
possible, aud by keeping a strongly marked
line between the Saxon and African race,
enno6'e each i'adiuidslal Of the former. There
will not be prouder man on the face of the
globe than free citizen of the Confederate
States. Beyond the labors of his own family,
which always dignity, the shite man of the
South can never become newer of wood or
drawer of water. A class marked out for
mental services, and Il wi lely extended field for
higher occupa tons uncrowded by foreign pau
peis will be the guarantee for that. Already
there Is no country in the world where there is
less social rank than in the slaves State of the
South. Even at the North, where no differ
ences of rank are recognized by law, they are
fast becoming established by the enevitahle
laws of necessity, which attend free labor.
You cannot respect the white man who blacks
your boots, and stands behind your chair at
the table a domestic servant; and capitalists
will rot respect as equals those who come and
cringe to them, and beg the privilege of toll
for daily bread. Throughout the South the
poorest man of decent morals is the peer of
the proudcst lie enters his presence an
equal, and makes himself to be recognized a.
such. The feeling descends TO his children,
and this pride Of character generates all other
noble sentiments. Such is the social system
for which we contend. The South. with its
teemiug wealth, and climate delicious that
of Italy and the Isles of Greece, IS the theatre
upon which in this new world is to be devel-
oped people ami government whose glories
will surpas- all that ever attended the arts of
Greece or the power of Rome. Glories in
slave viii be proposlionately blest. II We fail
We are subjects. There i no sophistry to con-
ceal the condition. We become vassals, sub
ject 10 she insoleuee of meaner people, who
will have proven their power, and viii make
us feel it in every mode of taun t. contumcly.
taxation, aud oppression.
Look upon the pictures. If we lose the
fairer one, through envy of each other and
tie passions vhish spring from class feuds ;
if we f Il out by the way. and TO crafty tcu.-
?. rary piques, cease onr efforts, then shall We
be a. those wh o
l. dc the base Judeau t rev pearl away
Richer than all his tribe"
ami will deserve the worSer fate. No power
OF the enemy can intlct it upon us. or check
our progress In the future. Ii we are true Goo
ourselves. we will br ing them TO our feet as
suppilants for commercial 'dv1uflEc>. All
insoience i cringing when subduei