The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-08-10
From the Boston Itias.I
WILNOT PROVSO.

We fear there are some Of our friends in the
North who view in false light and attach an I'M
due value to- what is known the 'Wimot pro-
Miscellany seem TO suppose that 1t Is the only
available means of keeping in check the progress
Of slavery. and the farther extent of the slave ter
riiorv In this we think they allow themselves to
I've deceived The Wimot proyiSO, to have any
value-to he OF any intrinsic meaning, of ncccssi-
~ involves the addition Of territory. or course
we must have new territory TO give 10 il any val
Nc whatever. If we have no more territory, il
follows Of necessity, that there is nothing for to
apply to. for we can have no new slave territory il
We have 10 new territory NJ all
So too We fear some of our friends allow them
sSrcS to be deceived as TO the binding and aIid-
in. force of ih. proriso, even if it be adopted BY
both Houses of Congress Ii NAV pass one Con-
crcss and the territory he thus admitted, and af-
Ter all the proviso may be repealed 10y the sue
cccline Congress. and slavery established in the
new territory thus acquired and thus We may
have a virtual and actual spread of slavery, and
increase of slave territory, by the very means of,
md under the cover of the Wimot proyiso itself!
Now all this may be guarded against and pre-
vented in one way, and only one way-and that
is to have new territory al all Then, and
then only. shall We lie sure to have no new slave
territory Let the cry 20 forth, No MORE TERRI
ToRYi Ii is cry that will unite the whole whis
I,artv from Maine 10 Louisiana. No new terrific
~. no Observation-Disclosures u q. upon lllS the
whole Wing party will be sure to unite. for it is
already the ground taken by southern Wings. 1t
is higher. broader. and nohlcr ground than that
occupied by the Nilmot Provi>o. Ii more surely
secures against the spread Of slavery. Itcan
i,e maintained if the Wings are hut true to them
selves throughout the Union, and it will more
surely keep out slavery and slave territory, than
any method that can he devised.
This WIS proposed 10y Senator BcITicn of GcOr-
N the Ia last * Sub for
the three million bill Ii was supported then
and would be again by all the Southern WHY'S
and would. no doubt. unite the entire Wing vote
of the land. The following is the form in which
it was Offered by Mr. Bcrricn:
THAT the War with Mexico ought not to he
prosecuted by this Government with any view to
the dsmcmbermcnt of that Republic or TO the ac-
QUESTION by conquest OF any portion of her terri
Tory: that this Govcrnmcnt,evcr DESTROYS to MAIN
tlin and preserve peaceful and friendly relations
with all Nations and particularly with the neigh
boring Republic of Mexico, will always be ready
10 enter upon negotiations with view 10 terni-
nate the present unhappy conflict. on terms which
shall secure the Just rights and pr scryc ipvioahlc
the national honor of the United Sta, nd Mex
ico that it is especially desirable, in order to pre-
serve and maintain those amicable relations which
ought always to exist between ncighborng repub-
lies, that the boundary of the State of Texas
should be definitely settled, and that provision be
made by the republic OF Mexico for the prompt
and equitable adjustment of the just elm; OF our
citizens on that Republic"
The above resolution goes farther and is much
safer and better than the far famed Wimot Pro
FIso 1t more firmly secures 10 the North the
preservation of their rights, prevents the acqui-
sltlon of slave territory by preventing the acouisi
ton of any, and enables the Wings of the North
and the South TO unite upon one broad and COM
mon platform. Let it then be presented and press
ed unanimously by the Wings of every section.
and it will be sustained by the judgement of the
whole nation, by an overwhelming majority.
1t is wholly needless for us to tell our readers
that we have ever held the war with Mexico in
utter detestahon,,a as war demanded by none of
tie reasons for which are iustiiable, and the
Wretched offspring of executive ambition and
usIlrPation- Nor can any rejecting man doubt
for moment that TO obtain territory in sucb -
war asthis would be q species of land robbery ~
odious in nation as an individual Yet is there
any thing more practical in the present state of
affairs in the motto mo territory than in the
cry of the Wilmot proviso. To Withdraw from
this war would be palpebe acknowledgement
that is wholly uniustfable, and would leave the
PRESIDENT stripped Of every sort Of object or pre-
'ence for waging it to the extremity to which it
mas been carried. He has determined to hold fast
TO CALIFORNIA at least But however devoutIv the
result OF no more territory might be wished there
can remain no hope of it as long as Polk controls
The destinies of the country. His all depends up
on his successful wrenching of territory from Mex
leo. This being the fact upon what can we so safe
iy rely as upon the Wilmot proviso in the present
state of affairs. Let not this watchword be for
gotten.