The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-09-08
From The Mew Orleans Bulletin.
Mr.. Polk and the WiImOt PrOvisO.

The information that Mr.. Polk had promptly
signed the Oregon bill, containing the Will
mot Proviso, startled as well asst might, our
citizens generally of all parties. After all the
previous professions and promises of Mr.. Polk,
we certainly did not expect that he would on
the very first occasion that offered thus sacri
fee the in terest Of the south in this recklesa
manner, and give up the whloe principle on
the important question, for which we have
and were so strenuously contending.
We have attentlvely read Mr.. Folks mes
sage to the House, in which he attempts to
explain and Justify his truly extraordinary
course in thus grossly violating his most SOL
emn promises to the South, on a question of
Vital importance to their interest, and a more
lame, frivolous, and we will say contemplate
and unsatisfactory effort we have rarely perus-
ed.
lie says that he is willing to accept the Mis-
sour Compromise and draw the slavery line
at $500, and as all the Oregon Territory is north
Of that line, he can consistently sigi that bill
without oncrooching on the terms, Of that com
promise and furtherthat the people of the ter
ritory are DESTROYS of an organisized gov
ernment, and it ought not to be withheld from
them !!
On this mode of reasoning, had the bill ex-
tended the Wilmot p%rovisO down to the Mis-
souri, line of SO 30, Mr.. Polk would in like
manner, have signed it, though it left the CUES,
ton open, as regards all to the SonM Of SO 30
or, in other words, we, give the North their
share and all the advantages of the Missouri
Compromise, whilst we are left defonceless,
and have nothing to offer in compensation for
the adm issson OF slavery south of that line
The disadvantages of such a position must be
obvious to the dullest mind.
But this is the least Objectionable view of
the whole subject. The grand sacrifice and
the shameful abandonment of Southern rights,
has been in giving up the principle, by acknowl
edgilg that Congress has the authority to de-
plive the South of their rights, without an
equivalent, or without its consent. 1t is
an actual prohibition to an immense district
of territory, without and countervailing adyan-
tages, and forced upon the South against its
almost unanimous vote in both Houses Of Com
gress. It is gross sacr fee Of Southern in-
terosts and rights, which would never have
been consummated except by the vohpatary and
9iLiag aid of James X. Polk, and in granting
his sanction to the outrage, he has grossly vio-
lated the most solemn promise and pledges,
and shamefully sacrificed our interests. The
principe is established, The precedent rs adopted
and ,e no'o erpres our firm CONNECTION and be
lief that not another foot Of Stare territory WiH
eucr be admitted iaio this Union. Neither New
.Merico nor California wiA eper obtain e0ea q
territorial ouernn1eat, except The Wiimot propiso
is introduced and adopted in he bill thai grants 4.
Let our readers be assured Of this, and let the
citizens Of the South bear in miEd, hat for this
result we are indebted 10 James K. Polk and
his advocates and supporters, Of whom Lewis
Cass is one, and who would have acted on the
present occasion precisely as Mr.. Polk has
done.