Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-26
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WHOLE NUMBER sd59.

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ell. Ali the descriptions, which reach us On
of the eond ton ofthe CALIFORNIA; and ef
New Mexico, to the acquisition of whi.h q
our efforts seem at present directed, mite "a
in representing those efcoumries as agricul
Iturul regions, similaf In their products to q
Ioar,middle States, and generally UNFIT for
I the production ufthe great staples, which a
Ican alone render slave labor valuable III 4
we are not grossly deceiyed--and il is difhl
/ lfcult to conceive how we can be--the in- a
habitants of those regions, whether they
depend upon their ploughs or their herds q
cannot be slave holders. Involuntary he
bor, requiring the investment Of large capi..7
tal, can only be p,o6table when employed
sl1 Sol 81 flicIs
Iconfnea by nature to especial districts, and
paying larger returns ihEn, the usual ag-
Iricultural products spread over more ,con-
siderable portions Of the earth. ,,.z4l,,,a5,
In the able letter of Mr.. Buchanan upon Z
this subject, not long since given to tho
public, he presents similar considerations
with great force. eNeither," says the z
distinguished writer, tihe SOIL The climate, q
nor the productions Of California south oElr
SO deg. 80 min nor indeed of any portion
Of it, north or south, is adapted to slave Ia
boz; nnd besides every facility would be
I There fIorded for the slaveto escape from,
his3master. Such property would be en-
tirely insecure in any part OF. California;,
II is morally impossible, therefore, that o
majority Of the emigrants to thht portion Of
the territory south of s6 deg. 80 min,
which will be chiefly composed Of our cil-
izens, will ever re-establish slavery within
Its lirsaits. ssass- ~ - -s5s76 eaE
sin regard to New Mexico, east of the 3
Rio Grande, the question has already been
settied by the admission Of Texas into the
/ Union. .aoa aE-.rs3+ s+l.F ss2sEs -. q ssisi
= "Should we acquire territory beyond the !
4 Rio Grande and east Of the Rocky Noun.
aains, it is stil more impossible that a mas
4. jority of the people would consent to re-es-
lnbish slavery. They are themselves a
colored population, and among them the
negro does not bclong socially TO a degra-
ded race.
With this last remark Mr. Walker fully
fcoincides in his letter written in 1914, Upon
the annexation of Texas, and which every
4where produced SO favorable an impression
upon the public mind, as to have conduced
very materially to the accomplishment Of
! that great measure. Beyond the Del
,tNorte," says Mr.. Walker, "slavery will
not pass; not only because it is forbidden
by law, but because the colored race there
'Ipreponderates in the ratio Of ten to one
over the whites; and holding, as they do.
the government and most Of the Offices In
their possession, they will not permit the
enslavement of any portion Of the colored
race, which makes and executes the lava
of the country"
The question, it will be therefore seen
on examination, does not regard the exclu-
sion Of slavery from region where il now
exists, but prohibition against its intro.
duction where ii does not exist, and where,
from the feelings Of the inhabitants and the
laws Of nature, it is ''mortally impossible
as Mr.. Buchanan says, that 1t can ever
re.establish ITSELF
1t augurs we'll for the permanence ofout
century, which had elapsed since the es.
tablishment Of this governments, many Sc.
rious questions, and some of the highest
| importance, have agitated the public mind.
and more than once threatened the gravest
consequences; but that they have all in
succession passed away; leaving Our institu-
tions unscathed, and our country advanced
| in numbers, power, and wealth, and in all
| the other elements of national prosperity,
with rapidity unknown in ancient or in
modern days. In times Of political excite
ment, when difficult and delicate questions
present themselves for solution, there is one
ark OF safety for iis; and that is an honest
tappeal to The fundamental principles Of our
Union, and q stern determination to abide
their dictates. -rg r1ue
This course OF proceeding has carried us
In safety through many n trouble, and
trust will carry US safely through many
more, should many more be destined to as
! sail US. The Wilmot Proviso seeks TO
take from its legitimate tribunal ques-
ton OF domestic policy, having no relation
to the Union, as such, and to transfer it to
another created by the people for special
purpose, and foreign to the subject matter
involved in this issue. By going back TO
our true principles, VIC go back to the road
Of peace and safety. Leave to the people
who will be affected by this question to iad-
adjust it upon their own responsibility, and
in their own manner, and we shall render
another tribute to the original principles OF
our government, and furnish another guar.
anty for its permunence and prosperity.
# am, dear sir, respectfully,
your obedient servant,
: 49,. LEWIS CASS.
A. o. P. NICHOLSON, Esq, Nashville,