Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-12-29

Desfairing of success in their efforts 10 trans
port slavery TO the territories Of the General Gov
eminent, new expedient has been bit upon by
the slave power. Senator Douglass, of Illinois.
who, year or two since, married a fortune Of
slaves and whose sympathies all with the south
has introduced bill to make California a State,
without having her undergo any territorial proba-
ton. The free and the slave states are now evenly
balanced, and the purpose of this move is TO pro-
cure the sanction of slavery by the state govern
m'nt of California, with which she will be admit
ted into the Union. This gives the preponderanco
TO the slave States, and the doctrine hereafter TN.
de: such circumstances would be instead Of "No
more Stare states No more free States That
the slave power can hope, aye, look with some de-
gree OF certainty, for the sanclioning of slavery by
the state OF California, is certain Ii is rot con-
tended by Senator Douglass, that California
| has now the population requisite to make her
State, but 1t is believed she is soon to have Sup
pose then the State government is Immediately
formed, few persons beyond question will dictate
It's character, and when we know the character of
II
TO bear, we can scarcely doubt what their policy
on his question would be- But on the other hand
ii this government is not formed until a popuIa-
ton of 100000 (Which Mr.. Douglass calculates
will be there within year, is there, the popula-
ton will be attracted mainly by the prospect OF
of obtaining gold. They will be generally adven-
turers filled with a thirst Of wealth, and reckless of
the mode of obtaining it. Slave labor is the very
labor of all others ioI the mines, and under the
circumstances can we hope that these gold search
eTs, supposng they interest themselves in the for
nation of their government, which is doubtful,
may be depended on to guard their Constitution
against slavery. We say the probabilities amount
almost to d certainty s-oud Douglass bill pass
(ot which we have yet no means of judging) that
California will apply for admission as a slave
State. In this event, the South has gained all for
which che has coLtended By the bill, California
may hereafter be divided into as many States as
practicable, and undoubtedly their several govern
ments would all partake of the pareRt stock, SO we
have provision in this bill for the annexation of an
indefinite number OF slave States 10 the Union
Connected with this plan is another one looking to
the Interests of the slave power, worthy the inven-
tive genius of northern doughface. The eastern
boundary of California is not Defined the object is
that Texas, which claims it, may be permitted to
absorb large portion of California, AMI whether
California cnacs slavery or not, Texas will furnish
from her territories by this arrangement one or
two more slave States to the Union Sucn is the
new ruse of the slave power, and such is the as
pect of the question as it now stands.
1t is supposed by many that it would be the
policy Of the democratic party and the present adj
mnstration, to shuttle on to the incoming one, the
responsibility of settling this question of slave ex-
tension. There may he portion of the Demo
cratic party of the north who would like to en-
barrass the Taylor administration with this ques-
ton, but the administration and the southern wing
will lose no opportunity to settle it TO their adyan
tase Besides this, the southern wing Of the lay
lor party, animated by the same spirit which ami
mates the northern wing Of the Democratic party,
will seek to take from the Taylor administration
the responsibility which this question imposes, and
will therefore go in for its settlement at th. sess-
ion. In view of the condition OF things, there is
no question but strong effort will be made by the
slave power to settle this question to their advan-
tage at this session of Congress. This bill Of
Douglass is the preliminary move, and should it
fail, doubtless, some other expedient will be ready.
There is danger beyond queston-danger which
can only be averted by the unanching FIR mess of
the north