Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-11-02
onr7. cAss,s rrATroam.

tits FRAZER FOR UNIVERSAL ABOLITION.
Eve are no STAKEHOLDER. We never have been
WE NEVER SHALL BE. We DEPREcArE EXISTENCE
IN PRINCIPLE. AND PRAY FOR ABOLITION EVERY
WHERE, where this can be effected. Justly and pea
ceaby and easily for both parties. n--Leiter on the
Right Of Search.
H.--IITs PHASES on THE wILMoT PRovTso.
First Phase.-Session Of 1856.
HOT ANXIETY TO VOTE FOR THE pRovIso.
Statement By Senator Miller, Of .Nsw jersey In Senate
22d June. lS4e.
SAT the lirst session Of the twenty ninth Congress,
the three million bill as il called came TO the Sc
nate from the House with the Wilnot provso 10 it,
On The last day fhs Session, (l0h august, 1860
and about hall an hour before the time fixed for the
adjournment of Congress- the bill came up for consid-
Grafton, when the Senator from Alabama Mr.. Lew
isl moved TO sk: out the proYiso. The Senator from
Massachusetts Mr.. Davis took the floor against the
amendment and in favor OF the provso and spoke
I'll few minutes before the ajournment No vote
taken upon the question. and the bill was lost for
want Of time 10 act upon H."
us Mr. Daps had taken his seat, Gen Cass
TO his.side Of the Senate and cih much ear
nesness said. IN the presence 9th Senator's TLaT
HE REGRETTED MUCH TfLaT DIR. DAVIS
HAD BY HIS SPEECH PREVE.NTED THE
POTE FROM BEING TAKEN, TTLaT HE
[GE.N. C.4SSl AND EVERY DEMO CRATIC
SENATOR FROM THE FREE STATES,
WOULD HAZE VOTED TO SUSTAIN THE
PROVISO; that Mr. Allen ,coih hare led off, and
all The rest woud haze oo,rsd; that he ras rerg sorry
that they had been depripsd Of the opportunity Of votng
upon It.; that ii ,roud hare settled the question. and
Gov Daris ras responsible for defeating hat result"
Statement by Gen. Cas- himself his second speech IN
Senate. March lss lS47.
SHO ULD HAZE VOTED FOR THE PROPO-
SITION[ris: THE WIL.uOTPROYLSO] HAD
IT COME UP"
Second Phase.-End Of the Session Of 1867.
BEGINS TO THINK THE PRovIso, rNExpEprESr AT THIS
TIME. THOUGH PROPER IN ITSELF.
Extract on, Gen Cass's Letter to r. S. W7lson dat.
ed Feb. 18Th, l847.
SIT is now distinctly understood, and it will be the
Democratic sentiment through The country. that EV-
cry THING MUST GIpE WAY TO a ZIG
OROUS PROSECUTION OF THE W.aR. and
that no measures must be proposed tot ,eH embmras,
the Administration.
1.-The Wilmoi Proviso will moi pass the Senate
it would be DEATH TO THE WAR-DEATH
TO THE HOPES OF GETTING AN ACRE OF
TERRITORY-DEATH TO THE ADMINS
TRATION, AND DEATH TO THE DEMO-
ED. IT NO DOUBT ORIGINATED WITH
PROPER FEELINGS; bull things hare no.r come to
such pass that its adoption ,ci produce these Effects
ut is distinctly Svowed by the Southern members
OF Congress that they would not vote for any
ures for the prosecution Of the war, nor would they
ratiiy any treaty, il this provision becomes a
law" ug
Ertract from General Cass's first Speech. in Se1aic,
March LIST, lS47
at will be quite in provide for the govern
ofterrt,ry not yet acquired from foreign countries
AFTER WE SHALL HAVE OBTAINED IT."
Legislation noU would be wholly imperative, be-
cause territory, hereafter TO be acquired be GOO
.((
esnne and such an act its passage wouid open The
,rhoie subject and tco,d LEAVE CoNsREss CALLED
UPON TO PASS 1T FREE TO EXERCISE ITS ows DiscRE.
TIoN, ENTIRELY uNcoHrRoLLEp BY ANY DECLARATION
FOUND ON THE STATUTE BOOK"
The Union's Report Of Gen. CASTS second Speech,
March LIST. ls47, in reply to Nh Miller.
"Mr. Cass said the course Of the Senator from N
YEAR, HE (Mr. c. SHOULD HAVE VOTED
FOR THE PROPOSITION IVIZ: THE WILL
MOT PROVlSOl HAD 1T COME UP, But cir
ctn,sanees had altogether changed The honorable
Senator then read sererai passages from lie remarks
gircn ADORE which he had committed TO criting u, or
der TO rete such charge that Of the Senator from
.New Jersey'-[ihe charge, namely, that Mr. Cass
had turned against the Wilmot Proviso.
Third Phase-December, 1847.
A CHANGE GOING ON IN THE PUBLIC MIND, HIS owN
AS WELL AS OTHERS. The WmMor PRovIso m,Lr-
THINE. IIt
Erlraci from he Nicholson Letter, dated Dec "a 1917
and directed 10 certain gentlemen. ,eho had "reai
,cith high satisfaction uhot had emaaated from
.Mssrs BaclanG. aa2 Dallas, IN opposition 10 The
Propiso." -
'The Wilmot Provso has been before the country
some time II has been repeatedly discussed in Con-
gress, and by the public press. AM STRONGLY IN
PRESSED WITH THE OPINION, THAT A GREAT CHANGE
HAS BEEN GOING ON IN THE PUBLIC MIND upon hi
subec--iN MY OWN AswELL AS OTHERS, and that
doubts themselves convictions, that
the principle it involves should be kept out Of the
ona legislature, and left the people Of the coned-
eracy in their respective local governments"
"H the legislation Of Congress should be limited 10
The creation ofproper governments for countries
quired settled and TO Tie necessary provision for their
erenual admission into the Uao,,-saoig, IN The
time the people ahabng them to regulate their mie,7ai
concerns IN their o,cn ,cay. TnAy ARE AscArA-
BILE OF DOING so AS THE People OF THE STATES; and
they do SO, at any rate, as soon as their political
independence is recognz ed by admisso into the u
MON. During this temporary condition, IL is hardly
eTpedent 10 call into exercise doubtful and nr,doas
authority ,oeh questions tie Intelligence of respectable
portion Of citizens and whose limitation whaev-
er it may be, will be rapidly approaching IFS termina-
ten--an authority which would give 10 Congress des-
potic po,rer, uncontrolled by the constitution, over
most important sections of our common country.'
II am 10 faror Of ieGring 10 THE PEOPLE ANY
TERRITORY. WHICH MAY BE HEREAFTER ACQUIRED,
THE RIGHT TO REGULATE 1T Slavery FOR THEM
SELVES under tho general principles Of The Constitution
| "More than one third OF that body [lhe Senate
would vote against il, IA treaty embodyng the Viii