The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-10-06


governments, would sweep before them any
such barrier, aud would leave the prnulc f.
express and exert their will at pleasure. i
the object, then, of Temporary exclusion for
so short period as the duration of the ter
ritorial governments, worth the price ai
which il would he purchased or the dis.
cord it would cngcndcr the trial 10 which
1t would expose our Union. and the evil,
that would be the certain consequence. Ic,
the trial result as il might? AStothc course
which has been iulimated rather than rrn.
posed, of engraltn- such a restriction uyur
any treaty Of acquisition, persuade myself
1t would find but little favor in any portion
Of this country.
Such al arrangement would render Mex.
ico party, having right to interfere il
our internal institutions in questions left hy
the constitution TO State governments. an,
would iuilic' severe blow upou our rluia.
mental principles. Few, indeed. | trust
there are among uS, who would thus gran
TO Foreign power the RICH, 10 inquire into
the constitution and conduct ofthc sovereign
STATES Of the Union; and If there are any.
AIN not among Them, and never shall be
TO the people Of this country, under God
now and hereafter. are its Gc>tiuirS com.
mIitcd: and we want no foreign mower It
in'crrogalc MS, treaty in hand. and to say
/ Why have you done this, or why have Won
/ left that undonc? Our own dignity and the
principles OF national independence mite tc
rcpel such proposition.
Bu, thcre !, anothcr i,r,or,or, o,r.;l,,,
ton which ought MOTTO be lost SIGHT Of in
the investigation Of this ,uhirct. The pucS-
ton that presents itself j. not a question rI
the increase but of ,l.c diffusion, r. .I,,,,,.
Whothpr ifs s,,bcro Lo ,,a,i,,,or,. ~, 49,
orcs>ivc. lis a,nou,., ,,illLa,h,'s,,,,' iri
rejection Of This ,n,,,ic,io,, AN l' 'e
70 tbc class ,C sor,i,nio ,,l, ,.,Ir,.. a,r.,
ton rive freedom tn' ,inai,. L,;,',, ,,L,,
now rIoceI ,hcrcin ,lo s,,,,,' ,',,., ''o :
will he ,rre,J oycr craa,or ,c,,f.ar,..
So r,r,. r,,,rro.,io, T,f,r ,l.,,.y
tho ,rces.orie, If rre is, o,.I ,l r,. ,,.;I
tb,,cviI mo ,,i,i.,strl ~, ,rars,,a,,;,,, Sl,,.,
70 a new country ard 'oi,inc ,Lc,,' = I,r,,o,
snare IN occupv
Isov this in Tho cycr, crl,o.o.,,,,..i..,.,. -,
,loy,ry overnnv acoui.i,;o,, ' pn,n, W.
II o., ih,rrg hili> may ,yoI Ia Ja,'t,,i
An tho descriotiors e ici, ,o,,I, ,,,1r w.
condition Of New Novice ,rJ CoI;r,,,,;o
the ACQUISITION of which o,,r ,.fi,r,, ,r,,,,' y,
rrese,,i dircc,ed. upit. IN ,n,,,os,,,;,.,
countries as ,oricultmal roo;o,s
their product> 10 our miJIIo S,o,o, n"I
orally mfr for fine ,,roInc,io,, ~ ,,'a
.tarics which oInrn con r,',,s,., Ia', -.
valuable. Ifwear.rot rrrs,Iy daon,r 'aI0'
and il i difficult 10 co,ceiv. bnu, 100 40,
be-the inhabitants Of ,ho>e recioms v.InG'
or they depend upon their rIn,,s 49, hnrI,
cannot be Shareholders ItynI,,,,or,,I,Lo,
lceuirinr the investment of y la,g., co,;, II
can only be profitable when cmr,In,oJ j.. ,ha
productions Of few favored arirles. con-.
fined by nature TO .pccjol districts ond nav
ing larger returns than the usual acrcul,Ir.
raj products spread over more considerable
portions Of the earth.
IN the able letter Of Mr. buchanan urcu
this subject, not long since given tothc pub
lie, he presents similar considerations with
great force. "Nci;hcr." says the di>tin-
guishca writer, ''thc soil. the climate. nor
The productions of California, south Of 20
dee. 20 min, nor indeed O. any portion Of it.
North or South, i adapted TO slave Labor
and besides every facility would be there
afforded for the slave to escape from hi,
master. Such property would be inSccur,
in any part Of California. Its morally i'm.
possible. therefore, that a majority Of the
cmiglamtS 20 that portion Of the territory
south Of 30 deg. 80 min, which viii he
chiefly composed OF our citizens, VIII ever
Ga IA If,l IUts 90 tItF..