Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-14

The intelligence. virtue. aud democracy OF the 18th
century looks the Establishment and pregres. Of human
liberty the American continent and not TO the oxen-
| Sive Of human slavery.
ave then plan, on the side Of progressive de-
mocucyWc raise the banner for the extension OF the
area OF human freedom on the American continent We
the thrilling question calmly, eooy. upon the broad
principle eternal right against the assumptions Of out
rsgcous and violent wrong"
And the New York Globe, on influential Loeofoeo pa
per, step farther. IL that the waged
for the acquisition Of teitory,-bu aus territory
and vndcaes the policy Of enlarging limits because
oil territory hereafter be acquired b free. But let
speak for itsef and invoke the Of South
| ern members Of it's party TO what it
" IL argued that the waged for the extension Of
slavery The falsity OF this charge from the fact
that nearly oil the Territory sought indemnity lies north
OF the line limiting slavery, and the House Of Representa-
uves have decided by that slavery shall be excluded
from all Territory 10 be added That prince OF savcho-
des j. C. Calhoun is opposed to the addition Of any
tory, knowing that slavery will exist part OF it.
50 Tar then from seeking the OF slavery, the
vast additions OF territory will be free, and greatly iaei-
/ tate the downfall OF that abominable institution"
This, people OF the South. the united voice OF the
| Northern Democracy
The policy OF the parties thus clearly dclncaicd
Docs behoovo the PEOPLE Of the South all parties
to look well the guph which ySwns their feet before
they give their the OF any part OF
Mexico this Union. under the false and delusve Pe,eNi
that It i necessary indemnify for the expenses ct the
war; 1t these expenses hundred fold greater than
they likely be- thew should be ehecuIy paid OF
pockets. rather than subject the
fearful which thcm ii, deaf alike 10 thc voice
Of past history and to contemporary warnings aud por'cn's
shall still farther extend the boundaries OF
this Republic.
We bc permitted howe YER to question the
OF those loud professions OF uneomProni,sng hostility
to The principle OF the wlmo, prcvisO. recently made
candidates the surages OF the people. until
they can give satisfactory solution Of their silent scques
the passage oi that pro'so. the Three
Non Bill before fis last by House oi
Representatives. Why they thea and hcrv
l5ts Was because there election isrE about
6, take place their wrath umbecd whic ro,r there
animated canvass, which they personally as
~eI F0luea'y interested. progress They must -
step farthc-, before give them credit for
,acr nc~hora zeal and tell way they raised voice
Is waning and ~ dcuu1ciauoa when she Oregon b; a,
he at session " Congress, passed the House - HcFrc
~-nrtuvos ~ the votes o; macy SOUrHERN Loco
EO~O rchs, and ~ the convenient. ard tor ausht We
s-o he P-ca,-sasei absence Of others in which the pm
,rs " sc wao p-,,o, Ia reference to territory O,
sc-ai-rs, ',rsfnp ss,ssisz, deliberately
eaSodied Thsi S-. co-ta - ihs p-ovisi-H voted
against rv every >sl,sc-a Waic member but siN-Nr.
C,oko. oi Tennessee, .a5 Mess e Grle-. MeHen-y
Tumbo and Young. a o; Kea;sekr. Ba; BOW with
ilc Locooeo mcuios-s :-1 ne Sosla Let the record
answer.
On the question: Saa ,5e bin pass 80 among The ysa,
We md the names OF Broa ald J5ansSa c: Virginia. pa
MEL Mckay and RED " Nor-a Ca-caa; from South Ca
rolna nine. Cobb Jones 4ld L-mpAlu Cd Georgia: Hoas
ton ot Aabama; Adams ana Thompson oi Nlssssipg,.
Chase Culon, Jo-s'i J1aos and Martin Of Tennessee.
Bovd and 7 5batts h-1-cNy, BJw.n Phelps ana Smms
of Missouri and P.s5ary 90 TeSls-22 N number. VINO
voted ior the wmo, p'ovso, embodied she Oregon
Bill!
And rbe-s were r5ss-f when The vote v1z -,..- re
following Southern L5co.c5 members, wlc bad tasy been
prrscri wou have defeated the b-lhat is % saw ~
less tlsy to- had rofsd for itMesss Lyon ana Con-
sable Of Maryland Chapman. D;amsooe, Hopkins and
Hunter OF Virginia; Briggs Clarke aad Dobb.H N5rra
Carolina; ack and OF :. Carolina; HARRISON Of Cec-
z,s: Dlrsan Alabama; Roberts OF MISSISSIPPI; Morse
of Louisiana; Brown, Gently and Stanton OF Tennessee:
Martin OF Kentucky Puce and Relic c! Missouri. aud
kaufman Of Te1as-23 IN al.
what else" asked the Charleston Mercury IN January
asst soon aier the passage Of this BILL Wha, e.se bu,
party o1pedency could have induced Southern Democrats
10 betlay the Interests their and Of their c5-si-.
enis by voting Tor a bill oNE OF SYSTEM -
MEASURES WHICH INTENDED osTEkclzE ScuTu A.
srcrIoS AND EVERY SOUTHERN NAN wu5 j. Nor TRAITOR
TO The SourH We leave that ntcrroga,ory answered
oy those who have mounted the Slavery question hob
5y before the people Of Virginia this Spring. It aoum-
bent upon them their skirts before they
make ~ nsnuate charges OF detection the South against
their opponents, simply because those opponents may
choose 10 unk the 2lst Rule stupd device TO check
Abououism as casting Tue! into the flames would be
exuucush f!c-or who may deem 10 better null iy tie
wmot p-oyso by refusing acquire territory rather
Than To give q worthless pledge vote against rs a1yo-
Gates for Presidency, who, II equally united their
support as we are IN opPosuon-and they Wi. be-
no one can doub,-consutltng the ms 5F'y, we. dis
pense with our votes, and laugh se5u our myo.ent
| pledges.