The Southern Pledge

We have before adverted to ihe fact so highly encouraging to nntislavery mpn, that ihn Plaveholdcrs are now of thcmselves determined to make the extensión of Slavery iIirgreat and paramount QUESTiON. The signs of this, we tliink, nre unmistakeable. In no other way could they so eflecüially cooperate wilh us. They are now proceeding so far as to PLEDGE iliPinselves lo this effect. Witness the following fïom nn exchange paper. VVe commend t to Ilie special altention of Democrats in this section: Alnbam.t. The lale Democratie Convention in this State, passed a series of resolution, approving the course and pnlicy of Uip administration, denouncing the YVilmot proviso, and approving the Virginia resolutions thereto, crowning the vvhole iih the followiog: - Resolved, Thnt as jne of lle mot effeclire vwdes of ufirm., united and concerted aeiiott," recommenried by the above resolutions - of resisling :lie interference bv the General Government with a view to estabüsh a discriminaron, as degrading as it is injurious, to the slavehokling staten - the members of i kis convention solemnly phdge themselves to each other, nnd reoommend to their ft'llow citizens in those States - to willihold thcir votes f r the office of Presiden! of the United States from nny citizen, who shnll not previously to the election, distinctly, unequivocally, nnd publicly avow his opposition to all such interference. ÖJThe Editors of the True Democrat, the Whig paper published at Cleveland, seem drteimined their antislavpry position shall be understood. In their last Dumber thcy sny, - 11 We nre not awora that on the subject of slavery we difler from the greal mnss of' the Liberty party. We oppose the extensión of slavery, and so do they. We nre opposcd to the United States' Government in any way sustaining tliat institution, andso are they. We are in favor of doing nll we can conslilulionally for its overtlirow -where il exists, and so are they. Wo make tliis (uestion paramount to all other political questions, and will support no man for office who holds his lellow men in involunlary servitude. In tliis matter are we riglit or wrong? These principies we declared wlien we first started our paper. It was to maintain them, that we embarked in this enterprise. In the midst of much opposi-tion we have maintained our positions, and shall continue to do it, so long as we publish the True Democrat." J. Q. Adums and lady have passed through New York, on their way lo their residence n Quincy. Mr. Adams health is precarious.