Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-11
TO THE EDITORS.

TO THE EDITORS.
The Wihnot Prouiso-the Unig Pariy--aad the
nert Presidential Election
desire to submit to the Wings few remarks
on these three subjects, as connected with each
other. ! select your paper as having Me most ex-
tensve circulation, and with the hope that they will
BE- copied into the leading Whig papers throughout
the Union.
regret extremely the course taken by some of
the most respectable Wing papers at the North, in
aking the Wilnaot ProUiso the test question at the
kt Presidential election. Do they not see that if
IS issue be made by the North it,must of neces-
be made by the South Are they not already authori
vey advised that it is The issue now most desired by our
onents of the South refer them to Mr. Calhouns let
Of the 27th June last He looks this ssue and Justly,
that will absorb all other political consderatonsas
that will unite the people the saveholdng States
And such, unquestionably, will be the effect
18th this issue there will be neither Whg Tory there.
ch however, will not be its effect at the North. Though
h the parties should adopt the issue, yet it will effect
ar union Its effect the election will notice in sub
luent paragraph.
TO the Wings of the North unhesatngy say that the
mot provso is per of practical value 1t will not
event any State from establishing slavery after its adis
ripto the Union. The Legislature Of Maine has propos
that the antslavery provision of the ordinance of 1857
ould be extended to all territory hereafter acquired This
y give the Wmot provso its most effective form. Now,
Uniting for the moment the ustness of the analogy, put
question, If the State of Ohio should establish
lavery, what power in the United States oouM nuy the
set The argument of Ohio would be that the basis popu
lar that the sovereign power the people
the Staethe living people-to be exercised by majority
nd that inherent preogave of that sovereignty to de-
rhine the political condition of its peoples and that every
ytent that sovereignty where not restricted by the Cons
lon of the United States, remains in perfect equality
the people of each State in the Union. What power,
20 would ask, had the State of Virginia and the Contnen
a Congress- before there nhabitant in that State to
.stermne for all time the political condition of its future popu
Zion She might put question of peculiar pungsncy to
North Had that ordinance, instead Of prohibiting slavery
tabEshed it. must it have endured forever in Ohio
The South, questioning the business Of the analogy may
put the still stringent questions From what clause in
constitution does Congress derive the power to limit the
,vereignty Of State, when the Union, determine the
political condition of its people forever In the Territories Of
the United States Congress may prohibit slaveryup the
moment Of admission into the Union. They may even
refuse admit State under constitution that establishes
slavery. But, when State is admitted into the Union the
question recus, What power has Congress over the
regny Of that State determine restrict the political con-
diton of its people
Against such arguments however you may appreciate
them with what hope could appeal be made the Su
preme Cour-composed it is, of majority Of savehold-
eto nsy slavery established in the State Of Buena VISTA
Matamoros Vera Cruz &c. in violation Of the Wnot
proviso By what act could Congress nuly And if ii
could, is there any hope that would nully What can
be hoped against in the Senate or from new
growth Of principles in the House of Representatives
repeat then, that the Wilmot provso is of no practical
value in preventing the of slavery go further
1t only useless but vicious as il takes the place of an
issue both effective and expedenof issue that will per
prevent the extension of slavery and which the Wings
in every State in the Union may unite and which, if pre-
sented the grand issue, they will unite.
NO MEXICAN TERRITORY!
Let this be the issue. Let this be the motto in
scribed on the Wing banner, and victory is certain.
now state what deem will be the certain results of the
next Presidential election under the two issues
The whole number Of electoral will be 290-neces-
sary for a choice l46.
Under the Wilmo provso ISSUE the Northern Whg can
ddate will be very certain to have single vote from
saveholding State, and to get only "a from other
States and the Loco candidate 75 while the Southern cand
date will obtain l2thc entire Of the slavehodng States
The election will then devove the House of Representa-
tves voting by States Of the 80 States the Southern can
States Corr and State dvded) In this probable state
of things the election Of the Southern candidate certain
Under the NoMerican territory ISSUE the Wing candidate
judging from the last State elections would have 15f against
1885, (probaby 173 to ll7.)
such be the probable results will the Wings hesitate
which issue to adopt Let U.S. then, abandon that sadow
Of issue, the Wmot provso and take the suJstantia-
the effective issue Of " No Mercan territory"
In the mean time is il wise to precpitate nominations Of
candidates for the Presidency Will not be best to submit
the nomination unpdged Convention on the 4th of
July, ls4s
have brought into the consideration the action of the
third party but if we may judge from the past, it will pro-
badly enure to the defeat of either issue. E..
REMAHKABLE EscAPE.-A gentleman who arrived from
the Eastward this morning informed Of the following fact
As schooner (name asceaned) passing down the
Connecticut river "Wednesday afternoon she struck by
lightning and her manmast shivered pieces The
was heavily laden with powder, from Harford bound to New
York; and packed away her deck no less than one
thousand kegs OF that combusbc material and the lightning
passed within four inches Of Of these kegs but fortunately
did no harm.-Ne York Express.
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LIFE SAvED.-While, the steamer Ontario was on ber
thoh hoad daft Tho lakc IA