The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-02

I ~ he PrrsiirnL TN Gen. Cass. u
PIesidepi, apPmEe such An sri Of Con
gessg Nol u sll / and ahyf Bessn.s
be derlsres-
lie . oppc-sd 10 tie exercise a. jarisdirfiol
b Congress over he mailer; that hs does M
Sc N the eOusiiuiion any grant q he rauisill
power In ccngresA"
Or. seeondly. he people Of the Territory
rannoi act. unless with The subseqnenl 40.
1 prevail of Congress.
Take New Mexico: Their lrni.nrisl
government sholishss and prohibits slave.
-, the Congress nf The United Slaies coD-
rnrs. and The arl gne> 10 The Prrsideni.
What would Gen. cass do in such = rasel
Suppose the opposite: New Mexico re.
cognises and establishes slavery. Congress
rnnrurs, and the act goes olhe President.
What, in this ease would Gen. cass do !
In both. or either. he must mtei the arts
with his reia; and whyl Because. in
his opinion, Congress has no jnnsdirlion
over The matter. and &c course he cannot
approve an sei having no warrant IN the
constitution. What. then. is the cnnse-
qnence Of these opinions of Gen. rsss /!
Il j. thar every act Of people Of Terri
tnry whether affirmsfively or negatively.
on the subjeri Of slavery. must be snnull-
ed hy The Presidents veto. What hesu.
, iifnl confusion will arise out Of this mas
ierly siaIesmsnshipi Sir. q gentleman
mast be hard pushed wien driven to such
resort; the responsibility must, in his
mind, be fearful. when he shuns ques-
lion Of such magnitude by throwing upon
the people Of New MexicO land such a
people y the difinitive settlement 0f these
ques,ions-ihey having no power To set
lie them questions ihat are said almost
10 shake the pillars Of this glorious Union.
But suppose the people Of New Mexi.
co had the power 10 settle these questions.
with what admiration must we coniem-
plate The profound wisdom and consun>
mate craftsmanship Of General Cass in
desolving upon such people the adjust
ment Of these great stirring and aRiialing
questions. Who and what are The peo-
pie Of New Mpxicos The entire. popu.
laiion is either black or mixed-ihe black
with Indian or the original poems, the most
ahieci, degraded aud debased race in all
.Mexico-in morals scarcely above the
hraies. in intelligence depressed to near
ly the lowest point Of rational creatures.
Inihe whole Of New Mexiro--of course
Including Santa Eel hare been inform
ed by Hffe SENIOR from Missouri (sIr.
Benton) that but a single white man was
resident at The opening of the war. /
need not say to This Senate that the Sem
aior fmm Missouri is perhaps the very
best informed man in this body upon all
matters concerning New Mexico and Ca
lifornia. And YET TO these people and 10
this population General Cass would leave
the adjustment Of these difficult matters,
that are To endure. not only Tor this gene
ration. hn. in all future time. Is it be-,
cause they are better judges in these mat
,ers than those who occupy these halls Of
Congress, or the people OF This Union
Or is il because il is the only device by
which gentleman ra,har hard pressed by
a dangerous question can escape respon-
sibilily! II is a most hungllng device; it
ieccives no one. The very boys in the
streets would laugl, il 10 scorn.
Mr.. HANNEGAN. Do understand
the honorable Senator 10 say that Mr..
Cass, il elected President, can take no 9TH
or course 1T accordance with the princi-
piles contained in his letter, than To veto
the Wilmol provso il il should be adopt.
ed BY Congress s.
Mr.. MANGUM. He can take no 9TH
or course if he follow the principles laid
down in his letter; and. moreover, veto
every thing done by Congress or The Ter
fitories, either in favor Of or against slave.
ry. +A. .:.-E
Mr.. HANNEGaN. Does the Senator
from North, Carolina urge that as all OBJ
jeciinn -.
Mr.. MANGUM. That is anolherQues--
ton We have. been tanned with sup
porting candidate who has no opinions
on the subject. or. at least, wihoutknow-
ing what his. opinions are. | meet that
,aunt by showing that Gen. Cass stands.
exactly nowhere upon the subject; and,
although our Snnthern friends are ilatter-
ing themselves with the idea that We are
to get President who is not hostile TO
the South, they are, in point Of fact, labor
ing under tielusion. Mr.. Cass has not
committed himself at all upon this ques-
ton. But General Class stands not only
upon this letter. but also upon the "piat-
form" of the Democratic party. as laid
down by the Baltimore Convention. Let
us examine that and Gen. Cass sconnex-
ion with il, to ascertain whether any thing
appears there 10 extricale him from mys-
ticism. M 80 a..
In the first place will read from Mr..
Cass's letter Of acceptance, 10 show that
all The dogmas and canens Of his party. as
sci forth in that platform, are by him full
y and nnreseryedlv recognised and adop-