Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-08-28
Oregon Bill-The South Betrayed.

to %abolitionism manifested in the
United States Senate on the question of
passage of the Oregon territorial bill,
we shall hear no more of the sickening
cant about the alliance between the De-
mocracy of the North and the South. 1t
will be remembered that the Senate ORR
incorporated the Missouri Com
promise in that bill. When it came be-
fore the House, that body, by a large ma
struck out the Compromise and in
serted the WiImot Proviso. The bill
was returned to the Senate, and there, on
ofMr. Benton, the Senate receded
its amendment and passed the bill,
Wilmot Proviso and all. The test vote
on the question is conclusive of the kna-
wish hypocrisy of Northern locofocoism.
W. find that in the list of ayes, there are
Wings, and eighteen Democrats
The names ofthe latter are as follows:
Allen, BENTON!l Bradbury, Breeze.
Bright, Cameron, Dickinson, Din, Dodge,
Fezeh, Fitzgerald, Hale, Ham,
lin, flanagan, HOUSTON!! Niles and
Walker.
The names printed in capitals are those.
Of Southern Senators, who, on this mo-
.entous issue, deserted the South and
sided with its foes. Benton and Houston,
both violent supporters of Gen. Cas-
both aspirants for the succession in 1852,
did not scruple to forsake and betray their
constituents. They will be remembered
by the South and made to atone for their
treachery, Benton, indeed, seems to
have thrown aside even the semblance of
Southern feeling, for, az if to encourage
the Senate to persist in its wrong-doing
and injustice, he took the initiative, aud
was the first TO propose that the Wilmot
Proviso should be maintained. When
Southern Senators turn traitors to the
cause, it is matter of small wonder that the
North should refuse to yield an inch OF
The Locofocos Of the North now stand
out before the country unmasked. They
have boldly accepted the slavery issue, and
have proved by their votes their deadly
hostility to the South. No resident of
,lave-holding State al now, for an in
,tant, hesitate to acknowledge that the
ofthe North are tainted even
corruption with the fostering blight Of
negrophilism. Even the President, James
K. Polk, Southerner and Shareholder as
he is-plays into their hands. The veto
power which he has often exercised in
mere wantonness, to defeat the will ofthe
because ii ran counter to his own,
vas withheld when he had the opportuni.
y of standing by and ~succoring the South.
Sooner than leave Oregon without a Go
vernment for four months, he acquiesced
the deep and damning act by which the
Proviso has for the FIRST time,
solemnly and fully incorporated in
he legislation of the country. q .oss
1t is worthy of remark that Messrs.
Felch and Fitzgerald, Senators from Mi
and immediate sponsors for GEN.
Cass, voted in favor of the Wilmot Pro-
'iso. Every Northern Senator, without
exception, sustained that measure. Who
IAN doubt that Gen. Cass would have
with them, and confirmed his de-
,laration made to MI. Miller, of New Jer-
that he was still an advocate for the
of slavery.
REMARKABLE FEAr.-Signor Spine.ti,
low in Boston, has learned his canary
birds to go through the show of fighting
he battle of New Orleans! Two large
batteries are raised, surrounded by fifty