The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-03

Message of the Governor of South Carolina.
The Legislature of South Carolina is now in session
The following is an extract from Gov Johnson's
sage touching the Wmot Provso and the federal rela.
tons of that State:
| herewith transmit certain resolutions of the egsla.
ture Virginia, directed against that provso of the bill
Mh s Usually the
Provso, and affirming, amongst other things that the pas
slavehodng State and of the citizens thereof they value
their dearest privileges their sovereignty, their ndepend
certed action in this emergency"
herewith transmit certain resolutions of the Legislature
cpIes Of the Wmot Proviso have also received from
the OF Rhode Island certain resolutions of the le
laure of that Stae of the same import which also
with transmit These conflicting resolutions raised the
question whether Congress had had the constitution
Il right prohibit slavery the States admitted into The
Union heretofore, and may be hereafter admitied.
The question is OF interest to mainly as it aiecp
the balance of power in the government of the United
States that is even now against us and the slavehodn
States 10 themselves and poserity resist It's 10
crease by any possible means as nm OPEN nndIsgue and
tona oppression the States hereafter to Be
admitted into the Unon and destructive oi that balance
Of political power SO necessary in country like this to the
hcalthtu operations OF the government.
The Missouri question agated this Union Throughout
IFS whole extent and it was hoped that the principle
which it compromised had put it forever bp
the sIavehoding States ii impatient for the sl
and eager for the contest regardless Of their constitutions
obligations and the compromise solemny entered lnt
again revive it in the Wlinot Proviso. But it has agan
been neted by the rejection of the Proviso by the sen
of the United States. 1t furnishes pregnant evidence how
ever that they will never suffer any to escape which v"
! afford an opportunity OF lighting up this fire brand
The interests and sympathies of the slavehodng Su
are in unison and they require nothing but trmness COZ
cert of measures and unity of action, command re
for their rights 1t requires spirit of prophecy to o
that later shall have to meet and finally dec
this questions and we ought to prepare for it.
The with Mexico is of deep and exciting intcrcs'
every portion of the United States, and South Carolina
tcpates largely in it. In the osensoe
object cpel the intrusion of the Mexican army I'M
the territory acquired by the admission of Texas into m
Union. Since then, other have been relied on as
justification for pushing the the heart OF the MsA
country, the most prominent of which the mcgee
of Mexico to pay sum of money stipulated for by reay
and that, under circumstances wonld, according
the laws OF nations, have been jusabe cause oil wa
when, having the State pertluacousy reiu
pay acknowledged demand; but in the condition tus
Mexico then pieces by domestic dissenson
STRIFE subject 10 frequent revolutions the people oil ne W
ted States would never have made that alone the cause
against sister republic. We must then look BACK
the intrusion upon our territory justification Il
If an enemy assail us, justified by the laws
and of nations only repeit, but so to dsa
him TO put him into condition from which we nH
reasonably suppose he would to annoy texas
standing aione had driven Mexico of the field ana ~
rual between them had long ceased and, after he
which she had been severely taught nj fesaca
Palma, Pao Alto, and Matamoras, 1t an hardly be SUP
posed she would have been eager again TO Try W.
strength with the the United States, and the h9
aud OF the country would have been vindcaeu
arrestng tue war then--a least until in her fol and ma
ness she should the To conquer peaVe
the war has been carried into the heart OF the county,
an immense cost of blood and treasure Her armies
been swept before like grass before the reapcrs scy