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SOUTHERN TRIBUNE' EDITED ASK WE T. KL V, BIT wn. B . II All ItINO K. From the Fnlmrtto State Fanner. li Carolina on Hie Ffirtory Syslfin. Let any one compute tha nine Lundred persona who have congregated at Granite ville, S, C., within ih« last two years, with the same nttmbet in any other part of the interior, and their ptejudiees against the factory system, as it is there conducted, will cease. Jhe houses are belter and tttatei, and more healthful, than the occu pants in genet al ever had before. The necessaries of life aie cheap and abundant. r J he climate good, anJ excellent water al| around them. Thero ate two convenient and tasteful churches, w ith a Sunday school attached to each-, and an academy, where cduca ion and school books can he had gratuitously. There are several stores well furnished with every description o' goods usual in country villages; and an orderly and well-kept hotel. No liquor is »oW within reach of the factory, and there are Temperance associations which tend to promote sobriety and good order. The whole air of the village breathes a whole Rome spirit of quiet industry and honest independence ; and the very sight of the machinery, all of the best quality, and in the most complete order, working with the nicest accuracy and the greatest effi ciency, impresses the mind with an aetive and eneigelic impulse. The operatives, consisting of near three hundred men, wo. men aiul children, all in apparent good health and spit its, 6eemed to feel the in fluence of the enginery by which they were surrounded, and attended to their va rious duties with a promptness, and skill, and cheerfulness, that it was pleasing to behold. The wages, too—the wages—for beautiful and pleascnl Graniteville is, and happy as the working people appear, it must not he supposed that they are fed and clothed either by fancy or magic ; or that their liberal employers say to them in the language of one of Shakespear’s char acters, ***** ‘Til employ thee, hut do not look for fur ther recompense, tlinn tLine own gladness that thou ait employed”—the wages ore such as to enable every one to make a rca ion ible s ippurt. Many families live com. fart aide upon the labor of themselves or their children; and what is a great point gained, instead of this kind of labor being deemed disreputable and degrading, each person seems to fed attached to the place and to the peculiar task allotted them, and an honest pride of indsulry appears to be generally felt. ’J he congregations on Sun day consisted of well-dressed and well be haved persons,who ccitainly bore no mark ofbeing overworked, and more order and quiet on the Christain Sabbath could scarcely have prevailed any where. One feature in the arrangements at Granitevilic was peculiaily favorable. It was tha* the family principle seemed to be very much preserved. Instead of large hoard, ing houses, where the people would he crowded together, the houses were built for the accomodation of families, and in many cases were occupied by separate families , but even where boarders were taken, the number was not so large as to destroy the feeling of being like one house hold. The consequence of this has been i that a degree of morality and propriety has been maintained, that, considering what a variety of persons have been gath ered together, and ftom what a variety of quarters, is Very remarkable. An incrcas od interest in the subject of religion has been felt recently, and additions have been made to both of the Churches. The (jiiantity of cloth manufactured in the last year was near a million and a half of yards, and they have received the firs' prizes at two fairs—that of the Franklin In* stitute, Philadelphia, and that of South Carolina Institute, Charleston. The influence of Graniteville upon the mechanical and industrial character of our population will doubtless be immense.— Many a lad who has a genius for mechan ics <*' business, hut who would otherwise have probably rusted in obscurity, will there be stimulated to a mental develope tiienl which will enrich and illlustrate, no t only himself but his State. It is the pride of South Carolina, that while many of her distinguished and useful citizens have sptung from the old and time-honored stock of her first settlers, very many others have risen to the very highest places, aided and sustained only by ibeir intrinsic talent and haidy perseverance, and by tliat f storing care which she lias ever given to the hum blest of her ci izcHs. May she pursue a wise and liberal, and temperate policy in lfgaid to the factory system, which is *pi iiigiug-up vri’hin her bosorn, (as she has •lone let ine say with the ingenious pride of one of hci s'Uis, as to every thing else,) and we shall soou see 3n impulse given to all departments of business and labor tha t w ill astonish not only her enemies but her. self. She is not old ; she is not decrepid ; „he is not worn out; she is not without resources of spirit. Her disease is an ex cellence can ted to a fault. Her disorder is too much dignity. Let her stoop a little —not to meanness. No, never; hut to work —to toil—to hard, honest, profitable toil. Let her strip herself, not of those laurels which her sons have woven around her brow, and of which even death shall never divest her; not of that hardy adhe siveuess to principle which like her own Palmetto brandies, rustles the proudest when left alone to the storm, but of that over tenacious dovotion totheline of things that have been, which, like a robe of beau ty and stateliness, proves too cumbersome for every-day wear. Let her but come down to the homeliness and wholesomeness of her duties and her station, and instead of looking st;dly and hopelessly at her de' dine, her sons yet to be horn will catch the inspiration of her watchword, and ex claim in the darkest hour : u Dnm spero spiro." Tlie Tobacco Crop. Tobacco has been attracting considerable atteention recenttly, and prices of both Leaf and manufactured have materially advanced, not only on the sea-boaid but throughout the West. The Inspections in Maryland Viiginia during the year en ding the 30th ult., show a material falling off as compared with la6t year and the re cent heavy frosts have much injured the growing crop. From the circular of Messrs*. McClure & (Jrozier tobacco factors, at Clarksville, Tenn.,we make the subjoined extracts: We are of opinion, from information received from all parts of the country, that the present crop of Western tobacco will not exceed 50,000 to 55,000 hhds. The highest estimate of the Virginia crop is 30,000 hhds. while many well informed parlies estimate it at 25,000 hhds, against an annual crop of 45,000 hhds. The Western crop of last season, proved rather larger than the genereal estimate having reached 00,304 lilids. including about 4,- 000 hhds. stems, which would leave the actual receipts of tobacco about 50,000 hhds. The consumption of American tobacco has been constantly increasing, while the production during tho last five years, has been on a stand; this has caused a reduc tion of stocks iu Europe, aud the govern ments and manufacturers who have been holding back f,r two years past for large crops and low prices, will in consequence of their diminished stocks, he compelled to buy largely of the present crop. The home consumption has also increased gieatly, and the stocks in the hands op manufacturers have rarely been so small. i iie average receipts at New Orleans during four years ending Ist of Septem. her, I W 4G were 00,833 hhds. against an average of 50,026 hhds. during the four yearsending Ist of September, 1850. Showing an aggregate falling off', in four years, ofthe enormoussutn 0f95,224 lihds; and this too in the face of a constantly in creasing con uraption throughout the world. The Spanish contract, made two years since, for 9,000 hhds annually for three years, has only been partially filled, hav ing been deferred iu the hope ofbeing low the last year,they will be compiled to buy about double the annual quantity from this crop. The French Government is in the same condition, and will have to fil| two contracts from this crop. Two other governments that have been holding oft', hoping the present crop would lie very large and prices low come into the maiket. 'I bis, together with the com petition of the manufacturers ofthe United Slates, whose stocks arc also small, must create a brisk demand for the present crop, and cause prices, which ate already ad vancing, to reach a point considerably above the highest point of last season.— Planters now have it in their power to dictate to a great extent their own prices. Hold firmly, there will be a good demand, and buyers must come into terms, not withstanding they may bold back at first. The shipments of Western tobacco to Fi ance .during the past year amounted to only 2,056 eeds, against 10,640 hhds. the year before, which has caused their usual slock to he greatly reduced, and it as well ascertained fact that almost every govern ment in south of Europe has very moder ate supplies of tobacco, and must enter into competition for the presentcrop.even at higher prices. Taking all these facts intoconslderation, together with the great abundance and cheapness of money, which never fails to beget speculation, and we arrive irresi stibly at the conclusion that prices will rule higher than they have dono since 183940. From the Mobile Tribune. The Fugitive Slave Bill. Thefugitveslave law will not accmnpish the object that the south had in view, w|en its passage was demanded of the nortlij— We know that the northern members, of Congress were opposed generally to ffie bill. The South had submitted to so much, 3nd aggressions of the north were so great, that this one act of justice, this only “mea sure of benefit to the south, could not with any propriety he rejected. The necessity of some stringent law to carry out this provision of the constitution,may he judg ed from these facts. It is estimated that 1500 slaves escape ftom their masters an nually. The annual loss of the south from this source is nearly one million of dollars. It is supposed that there are now not less than 20,000 fugitive iu the nor thern states—and their value canot be less than eight millions of dollars. In a pecu niary point ofview, the loss of the south is immense. What nation of people would quietly submit, year after year, to such a subtraction from its wealth? to such an invasion ot its rights ! to such an aggression upon its property ? llut the pecuniary loss is not the only injury the south sustains. In a political point of view, every slave who escapes from the south,increases the power of the north. It is important then, that this law should be enforced, and that these fugitive slaves should be apprehended. Is there any hope that this will be done? Public opinion is stronger than the law. I)r. Cbanning lias truly said, in reference to this very question, “that no law, no con stitution can prevail againt the moral con victions of the people. These are stron ger than parchments, statutes or tribunals. 1 here is a feeling in regard to slavery spreading rapidly, which connot he with stood. It is not a fanaticism, a fever, hut a calm, religious persuasion; and whatever in our institutions opposes them will be a dead letter.” That this is true, the history of our country on this very subject abun dantly proves. How many slaves have been secured and saved under the old law that was passed to enforce this provision of our constitution ? How many will be delivered and returned to their masters, under the present laic\ lu all probabili ty, out of the 20,000 slaves who have es caped from their owners, not over 500 will he apprehended, and regained. This proportion may seem to be small, but the operation of the law thus far, and the state of public opinion at the north, justify this conclusion. Many of the slaves have al ready escaped into Cauada, and thus are forever lost. Others are concealed and protected, and they will never be found.— If apprehended, real or supposed impedi ments will be thrown in the way of their return to slavery. The demonstration of popular violence, iu most of the northern states; satisfies every reflecting man that this law, as Dr. Chauning said, “ will be a dead letter'' Have we not seen conven tions both political and religious, repudi ating it ? Have we not seen Senators and Representatives, Governors and candi dates for Governors, Judges and Mayors, all with equal violence, denouncing the bill and urging its speedy repeal ? Josiah Quincy, Esq., of Massachusetts—alike distinguished for his talents and services— has recently written a long letter on this subject. lie says: “ I have been inttimately acquainted with,and a close observer of the character of the people of Massachusetts for sixty years, and l do not believe there has been a moment in which, within any populous district of this state, the. law of 1793 could have been openly enforced. And without any pretension to the spirit of prophecy, 1 foretell that the same will be the fate of the law o/T850.” These opinions hove been sanctioned and endorsed by public meetings in Mas sachusetts, representing the wealth and respectability of tlie State. It is idle to say that these meetings are composed of theslaves themselves and mad abolitionists. The people ofthe State,in all their associ a‘ed power, are opposed to the execution of this law. It cannot “prevail against the moral convictions of the people.” It will be modified or repealed—and then—if not before— this Union will be dissolved. Value of Lands in Virginia. —lt is confidently predicted that the recent as sessment of lands in this State will exhib. it an increase in value over the previous assessment of fifty per cent. Some of the famous Green Springs lands in Louisa, says the Ricmond Times, have been as sessed at from forty to sixty dollars per a cre; in Augusta county, some lands have been assessed as high as seventy dollars per acre; in Rockingham, fiom fifty to sixty dollars per acre. High as these as sessments are, they do not exLibit the real value of the lands; the owners of many of these farms, ask one fourth more than they have been valued at by the assesors. In Albemarle county, the value of land has advanced in the same ratio with those in the counties above named. Within a few weeks past a number of Pennsylvania farmers have visited the counties lying between Richmond and the Blue Hidge of mountains, in search of farms, &c.. We trust these thrifty sons of our sister State may succeed in procuring locations to their liking. The farms of the State, it has been well remarked, are defi cient only in proper sub division and cul tivation.— Fairfax ( Va.) Xcws. From the Columbus Times. President Fillmore and the Fugi* tivc Slave Law. A friend has sent us from Macon, an ex tra slip containing a letter from Mr. Fill more to Dr. Collins, of Macon, about the celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Crofts, the pro perty of Dr. Collins, which property he ddi'nt get, under that healing halm, the Fugitive Law. We publish the letter, and we are thankful to the fatuity of the suhmissionists for putting it forth before the election. “The Gods first dement whom they would destroy,” and if these people had not been mad, they would not have suffered such a weak and wisby washy apology for Northern Treachery to legal and constitutional obligations as this, to see the light. The reader can judge for himself what it amounts to. It is a clear and palpable confession, that the Fugitive Bill is a failure and a humbug, and that the President has not the power to enforce it. What a sheer mockery is it, to tell Dr. Col lins, who applies to him for relief, that the “citizens of Boston are law abiding peo ple,” and that such is his “ confidence in their patriotism and devotion to the laws” that he “cannot for a moment believe it will be necessary to call any extra ordinary aid to execute the laws in that community.” And this to Dr. Collins—:Lis to a man who had sent an agent to Bostou to gel his runaway under the law ; who not onlv failed to get him, but was loaded with in dignity, persecuted with malicious law suits; held to enormous bail, hooted at by an infuriated mob, narrowly escaped with his life, and had finally to quit the city on short notice from a committee of Boston citizens! We wonderhowDr.CollinsrZnf feel when he received that comforting epistle. He asked for bread and got a stone. And this precious letter, this contemptible apology and evasion is accepted by a submission paper in Macon, as a cheering evidence of Executive fidelity to duty. How easy are those people to be satis fied who have made up their minds to base and truckling submission at all hazards and to the last extremity. We believed before, but since we have read Fillmore’s letter, we now knout that the I* ugitive Bill is a dead and inoperative humbug,—a monument to mark the punic faith of the North, and the gullibility and cowardice of the South if she submits to its transparent impositions. Slavery in California. —The New York Tribune contains a letter from San Francisco, dated September Ist, in which the writer says — “1 have a few words to say to you, not affecting a real, but mooted question.— Daniel Webster stated in his great speech on Slavery and California, that, “by divine law” involuntary servitude was imposi ble this side of the Rocky Mountains— that from the arid nature of the country, &c., &c., it would nevei admit it. No greater mistake could he made; slaves have always existed in such circum stances as we have here. Instance, the Barbary states, Arabia, Persia, the East. Mr. Webster also greatly erred in stating that those who came hither, never felt the desirableness of their slaves, and that the incompatibility of the case with respect to the existence of slaves alone, prevented their bringing them along. This is all almwlirn f'lm fn C.i S? • » aiiujjiy mil me idti. ino men in mu otjum here only regret that they had not known before what they know, to wit: that they might have brought along their slaves, and been unmolested in the possession of them and t lie profits of their labor. So far as I know, those who brought slaves with them, and there quite a num ber of them, have employed their labor with the greatest success.” King George Leading off —A Good Example. —The Petersburg Intelligencer of the 9th inst., contains a call of the citi zens of Prince George county, to meet at the Court Honse, on the next November court-day, for the purpose of forming an association to encourage tiie Southern, to the exclusion of all Northern articles, as fur as practicable. The Association to re main in full force as long as the interfer ence With slavery continues. In publish ing this call, the Petersburg Intelligencer says: “Most heartily do we hope that this movement in Prince George may he warmly seconded by other communities, not only iu Virginia, hut the entire South. We may not succeed at once in breaking up this intercourse with our Northern foes, for we have so long peimitted ourselves to he dependent on them for almost every thing, that it will take, us some time fully to set up for ourselves. Let the merchants in Bui imote, Norfolk. Richmond and Pe tersburg have tlie assurance that if they import goods directly from Europe the country merchants will buy their surplus of them, ami there will soon bejsucli assort ment of goods in these csties as as will re lieve the Southern merchants of the ne cessity of going North of Barltimore.” We trust that this good advice will be followed. In connexion with this subject, we hope that some friend of the South in the next Legislature will turn his attention tD public institutions of Virginia, and see that the funds of the State are|not expend ed outside its limits for articles which can he procured at home.— Richmond ( Va.) Republican. Worcester (Mass.) Spy says:— “ 1 lie Mayor of Boston gave us his person al assurance yesterday,that no fugitive slave should he permitted to be taken from that city, to be carried hack into slavery.” Power's Statue of Calhoun. —Our citizens gathered in considerable numbers yesterday, at the City Hall, to visit this no ble work of art, which is indeed an exqui site performance, at once worthy of the reputation of the great American artist, whose chisel achieved it, and a fitting me morial of the illustrious original. The sta tue is as large as life, and arrayed in Ro man costume. All the physical marks and intellectual characteristics of the original ate fully developed, and the resemblance is stiikingly admirable, although it is not to he tested by our recent recollections, as it represents Mr. Calhoun, we learn 3s he appeared thirteen of fourteen, years since. The right hand points to a now broken scroll in the left hand on which were in scribed the words “Truth, Justice and the Constitution,” but the upper part of the scroll has been broken off, and “the Con stitution,” only is left shorn of “Truth Jus tice.” The left arm was represented as reposing on the Palmetto tree, but it has been broken off, from the elbow to the hand, and they, with the portion of the scroll grasped by the hand have been lost, the first.joint of the thumb only having been found in the box. Otherwise the sta tue is uninjured, save some stains of the marble, which, it is thought can be remov ed. It remains iu the box in which it was packed, when recovered from the deep, but the removal of one of the sides of the box the spectator to have a very fair view of the figure. The effect, however, will be doubtless much enhanced, when the sta tue shall occupy a pedestal in a fitting re ceptacle or locality. We learn that the artist has been heard from, since he was made aware of the shipwreck, and that he has given the assurance that having pre served all his original models, he can rea dily repair any mutilated limb on receiving a cast of it. The patriotism and public spiritofthose citizens who originally secured this noble memorial of the illustrious Southron, to our city, at their private cost, is worth all commendation —and so is the act of the city authorities, in making it public pro perty. — Charleston Courier, 15 th inst. Another Northern Endorsement of Southern Paper. —The Southern Press says : “The Boston Journal thus gives its readers the gollowing glad tidings from the Soufh. Well may it introduce such statements as “ Good neics from Georgia." When the citizens of Boston take so deep an in terest in the sucess of that ticket is surely is an auspicious omen of "Union," especi ally after the treatment of the Georgia am bassadors: Good News from Georgia. —The Sav annah Republican says the Union ticket to the Convention will succeed in nearly every county in the State. MACON, G A SATURDAY MORNING, NOV EMBER 23. Pledged to Acrciesce. —The Union men are pledged to submit to tlie acts of the last Congress, as the following Resolution adopted at their meeting in this city, shows : Resolved, Thata Committee ofTen be appoint ed by the Chair, to select four Delegates lo he supported by “The Union and Southern Rights Party of Bibb county,” to the State Convenlion, and that said Delegates, ifelected, he considered AS PLEDGED TO OPPOSE ANY ACTION by said Convention, looking to RESISTANCE BY THE STATE, to the Act of Congress, admitting Califnrnin, OR FOR ANY OTHER EXISTING CAUSE. A resolution making the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, a test of resistance, was rejected in Committee. They dont like any ultimatum, as they might thereby lose some votes nt the approaching election on the 25th inst. Tlie Journal & Messenger says the above is a “positive misstatement of facta.” Will the edi tor deny that this vory resolution in relation to the abolition of shivery in the District of Colum bia was stricken out after it was in type ? We would not designedly misstate the position of our political opponents—but having been credi bly informed of the fact stated above, we were anxious to know if they were prepared to submit lo the abolition ol slavery in the District of Cos lumhia ? If not, why was it stricken out ? Be cause it did not cover every case which might, or probably would occur ?” Does the nullifying ofthe Fugitive Slave Law “cover every ease" or show any “intention lo war upon our property, or withhold our just constitutional rights ?” But hear their ultimatum aud see if we have mis stated the facts : “3d. Should Congress at any time exhibit its intention to war upon our property, or withhold our just constitutional rights, or refuse to afford us strong and sufficient guarantees against the encroachments of the North upon the rights of our property, we stand ready to vindicate those rights, in the Union as long ns possible, aud out of the Union when we arc left no other alterna tive.” Now we believe that Congress lias already ex hibited ''its intention to war upon our property," and are for resistance to any further encroach incut. The Nashville Convention. —This body adjourned on the 19th inst., having adopted res olutions affirming tlie right of secession—de nouncing the action of the late Congress as un just, nnd recommending a General Congress of the Southern Slates to maintain the rights ofthe South, and if possible preserve the Union. [fT* Wc are indebted to a friend for a copy of the address of the Hon. Langdon Curves, de livered at the Nashville Convention. We re. gret that we have not time to give it to our read, ers, ns an able document like this, upon a sub ject so momentous, must he interesting to till. O' A Telegraphic Despatch to the Cliarle*. ton Courier gives information of tho death of the Hon. HicßAnn M Johnson, of Kcntucky > former Vice President a( tl>e Unittd Siatc-t. Has the C'onstitaUoß been Violated t There can be no doubt of the fact in the mind of any enndid and reasoning man. But,s av the Suhmissionists, point us to the article that has been annulled, to the principle embodied in that sacred charter which has been abrogated. And we point you to the whole of it—from the first to the last article. Was not the purpose of that instrument the security of our freedom as con federated States, with our property and our right to the pursuit of happiness? Very true. But are we of the South free ? Let the unprovoked attacks made upon us in our National Legislature! the bitter invectives belched forth against us by the North ; the plundering of our property from day to day with proud defiance of the most sol. •mn compact* and guarantied privileges ; the incursive vsmtdalistn of a reckless Northern majority ; the hostile attitude of sapient legisla tors, and the deluded fanatics of the North • the progressive spirit of encroachment upon’ our rights and our sacred honor, manifested by the Northern people, answer the question. No f e |. •oweitzens, we are no longer free when our laws fail to protect us, and our statutes cannot secure our rights. Yet we have men among u s , who say we are not wronged —that the California Bill was a Southern triumph—the Fugitive Slave Bij the acme of Southern glory. Heaven save us from such triumphs!—“a few more victories like these, and we are ruined.” But let us see how the Constitution has in ub solute letter been violated by the admission of California. Mr. Stephens, the pet of the sub mission party in Georgia, when arguing for party purposes, said that the laws of California prohib it slavery. Well, who made those law* ? The Mexican Congress— yet the people of California never assented to them. They were passed by a National Congress, professedly working under a Constitution patterned after our own by a power, too. which had not the ability to enforce its own enactments. But it is objected, that the Californians never denied the right of the Mrjj. can Congress to legislate for them upon this sub ject. No, nor did they acknowledge that right So that from that fact, their adverse opinion may be ns easily established as their favorable one.— But, where is the violated Constitution upon the part of the United States? Just here. A few abolition propagandists in California hold a Con vention—denounce slavery—vote at every pre cinct in the State to secure their ticket, while the Rip Van Winkle Southern men ore engaged in digging gold —and apply for admission into the American Confederacy with the Constitution of California—including the paralytic law of the Mexican Congress, never, until that moment, ac knowlcilged in force,—the U. S. Congress takes the overture of these Northern temporary huck sters in California, and the two Houses pass it, by the help of c<-operating spirits from the Yan. hce Nation, and treasonable Southern men—:|ie President gladly signs the Bill, and it becomes a law — Toombs, Stephens and Cobb sing peans to their wounded consciences and their ronstitu. ents—their political dependents catch tlie melo dious strain, and a number of the lead among the people stand in sublime awe and astonishmerq at the wonderful Jenny Lindism of these une qualed shifters. But, for all that, what liasbeen done by the passage ofthe California Bill? Why our Congress lias set the seal of approval to a law-making power which was never obeyed by its own subjects, and a law is voted into ac tual being, by a power able to enforce it, which was a dead letter before, from the fact that it was passed by a body that had unconstitutionally usurped the power of State legislation. But anything is right, in the belief of some, so long ■ah Northern interests are advanced, and Northern pockets kept supplied—yet for our pmt, we are brave enough to deny it, and no will the people of Georgia on Monday next. Had a contrary state of tilings to that in Cali fornia, existed a few years ago with regard to Oregon, viz : a law establishing slavery by the British Parliament over territory disputed there, that law would have stood not half so fair a chance for life as would a Hungarian Chief in the clutches of the murderous Havnau. The weakest pro-slavery man in the South would not have been permitted to venture a possibility of its validity. Northern honor and sense of justice are tender to the touch of Southern en croachment, but they may ride rough-shod over all the Constitutional barriers in their way, and in them it is but righteous conformation to the “laws of nations" ! And Southern (?) men bid them God speed in their glorious undertaking* ! Professed Southerners give Northern assassins the deadly weapons to accomplish the destruc tion of the South. Arguments are produced in our own Slate through public prints of a certain grade, that William Lloyd Garrison, the great Boston Abolition Rowdv, would be proud to own. Affiliation with the Northern guerillas is openly avowed by men who are allowed t» walk at random in our streets. Notwithstanding ail this, there are some who say the Constitution has not been violated ! De luded men ! to see your error, you have butt 0 open your eyes. Shall we mention the still-born effort ofthe Fugitive Slave Law to restore our rights, to prove that the North lias, and still t"* tends to plunder, rob, and degrade us ? Tl ,e fact is too notorious for even wilful evasion 10 cavil at. Had the Constitution been reganß'?* the necessity for such a law would not have > rl sen. Bad faith on '.he part of tho North r" 1 " polled the passage of the law, and dastard I J fl natacistn coupled with thievish inclin* 111 have virtually repealed it, nnd some men * a >• we must submit in this, nnd in all other thi n 6 • to our Northern lords and masters. But c 0 tnon sense says, repel aggression now, w you have the ability to do so, or the time soon arrive when you may desire to resist, when resistance will be vain. Then the ,re ery of Southern Congressmen to their c»»n interests will be realized, when even tcous indignation of the people will bn remembrancer of former supineness, am ring evidence of their bigoted attnc m party names and the skeleton of since deceased. A fcarlul day is [,«crt South, if we submit to what has a ' lr j. done, and thus invite the aggressor iimphs.