The Southern Press

A Voice from Northern Ohio.

We take pleasure in presenting the following sentiments from a letter dated Cleaveland, Ohio, July 22, with a subscription for our paper:

"Sympathizing most fully in the object sought to be attained by its establishment and circulation, permit me to express a wish of continued enjoyment of health and happiness to all concerned and interested therein evermore as heretofore, strictly inside and immediately under the agis of our benign and venerated Republic—and world renowned Confederacy. And that in the further progress of this political strife and warfare, in which Northern fanatics and enthusiasts are to be found pressing forward in hot haste and mad pursuit: no legislative departure from compromises, as they now exist in our common Constitution, may be found necessary, or expedient even, in order to the maintainance and perpetuation of just and equal privileges as also guaranteed State rights. Nothing I am persuaded can now be gained or secured to the quiet or permanent peace and tranquility of our country by a further recession before the unjust and relentless demands of Abolition insolence, or its continued strides towards a reckless invasion of high principles of plighted national faith as well as a restless and prurient desire for unwarranted and desolating aggressions.

Its persecuting spirit will be satisfied and appeased only, when the South no where presents the institution of slavery, for it to scent or to feed upon, regardless alike, whether it be found in States where it now exists, or whether in the precincts of their own territorial dependencies.

If this prediction be true, (and who will question it) how utterly futile for future protection will become temporizing expedients or the adoption of half way measures. Away with them as of nothing worth. A determined and unflinching advocacy of constitutional grounds and guarantees can alone give promise of adequate relief from impending difficulties, or from the certain visitations of more remote evils, accompanied as they surely will be with increased perplexities and augmented disabilities.

What would seem wanting for the occasion, and I doubt not is possessed and will be taxed to a good degree, is due moderation, coupled with great firmness and perseverance, together with untiring powers of endurance wherewith to stand to the end. In fullness of time, we trust now at no great distance in the future, all will be right once more.

Very respectfully yours,

W.F. OTIS."