Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-09-02
OREGON H1tL-THE SOUTH
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F We trust, says the Bee. that after The .,
position Of l%otUlben treachpry Hni tr,trltlint
10 abolitionisn manifested In The United
States Senate "h the question Of the pas
sage Of the Oregon territurialAtK Ne shall
hear 40 'nnre dfthe siukeuinu cant nhaut
the alliance between The Democracy uftbp
North and the South. II viii he tr,nsn-
befed that the Senate originally %inunrpurat.
ed the Missouri Compromises In that bill.
When II tannp before the House. Tim, lmrly.
by q large m%aiofi'y y, struck out the Com.
premise and inserted the IViltnot pFovtsn,
The bill wa returned 10 the gpnatp, ami
there, on motion ofMr. Benton, The Senate
receded futn its amendment md pnsspd tho
BILL Wiltuot rtovtso aud all. The tpst
vote on The question IL conclusive If lhs
knavish Hypocrisy If Northern locof,roisn.
We find that IN the list Of ayes. there are
eleven Wings and eighteen Democrats.
The names Of the latter are az f,llnws
Alien, BBN1UNti Bradburv, Brseze.
Brtght, Cameron, Dickinson. Dir, Dafgt.
Dungluss, Fplch, Efizgtrdid, Hais. Ham
I'm, Hdhnegdn, HOUS7OTtt Niles and
Walker.
The bames printed In capitals are those
1T Soltlietn Senators, who, IN this mo-
mentions issue, deserted the South and
sided with Its f'es, HnhtDn and Houston,
both violent supporters often. Cass-bolh
nspirants for the succession IN 1859, did
not set,tple to Grsbke ahd bptray their
constituents. They will be Remembered
by the - uth aud made to atone for their
t~reeclIery Benton, indeed, seems 10 have
thrown aside even the sptuhlancp Of South.
erh feeling, for, ma. If to encourage the
Senate to persist IN i,s wrong doing and
injustice, he took The initiative, and was
the first 10 propose that the Wilmot provisp
should be maintained. When StnttiIteru
Senators turn traitors Il The rArsp, II Il
matter ut small wonder that the NDrll,
should refuse to yield an inch.
The Locoiooos urthe North now stand
out before the country unmasktd. they
have boldly accepted the slavery issue. and
have proved by their votes their deadly
hostility 10 the S6uth. No resident ii,
holding State ran now. Cor an instant,
hesitate 10 acknowledge that the Dentp-
cracy Of the North are tainted 4 Il,
corruption with the fostering blight ofuc-
grophilistn. Eyen the President, Jane.
n. Polk, SDuiherner and Il ave-hold, i az
he is plays Into their hands. The veto
which he has often exercised III
mere wantonness, to defeat the will ot the
people, because Il ran counter 10 bis ovp.
was withheld when hc had the opportunity
Of standing by aud sueCofing the South.
Sooner than leave Oregon without u Coy
rrnment for fur months. he acqbtesced ia
The drep and daniniug act by which the
Wilutot Proviso has for the first time. been
solemnly aud fully incorporated IN the le-
Of the country.
II L worthy Of rank that Messrs. Felch
and Fitzgerald, Senators from Michigan,
aud immediate sponsors FIR Gen. Cass,
in favor ol The Wiilnol Proviso.
Every Northern Senator, without exception,
sustained that measure. Who can doubt
hat Gen. Cass wonld have united with
hem, and confirmed his dpcla ratiou made To-
VIZ Miller, Of New Jersey, that he was still
IN advocate for the restriction I'll slavery.
We have hauled down the names of
ass and Butler, and placed in their stead
hose Of the peoples chuicc, TAYLOR and
'ILLMoRE. OF Gen. Taylor it il almost
npertluons 10 speak. His image is n
IN tho hearts Of the people !; his
lome has been the tented field, where be.
his counlry's flag, amid the noise and
81 camp life, and while listening I'd
he stirring notes ofher martial music, has
e thoroughly digetted her Constitution
be guiding chart Of all pure patriots. He
been no idle spectator .of passing
but with that indomitable energy,
OF purpose, and powerful intellect
50. wei qualities him to be our nexl
'hief Magistrate, be has thoroughly stud
ID our principles and laws. He Is empha.
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