The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-16


c wards. II failed, and its contrivers went bsc
}: into their perpetual state of Incubation. Whe
G the Calhoun resolutions were moved In the Ger
+ sral Assembly, and that was at the commenced
c ment OF the session, saw that a new plot wa
Matching, aud determined 10 lett, quit the shell.
i knew that III gave hint OF what they were abou
: 1T / had communicated the tythe Of what
: have said to-day il would have stopped the pro
c ceeding. But that would have done me no good
$ II would only have postponed and changed th
: form OF the work. determined TO let II go ON
5 and TO do nothing 10 alarm the operators; an
q Tor that reason wrote not word-nOt word o
the subject-to any one Of the hundred member
: who would have flown the resolutions sky-hig
J 4 they had known their origin and design.
nd net even answer letter from my friend VIII
& who sits there Lieut. Gov. PnceD The Tesolu
tons were introduced at the very beginning G
The session. they lay torpid until its end. Tn
plotters were awaiting for the signal from tn
? 'leading fnend'--waiting for the Calhoun ad
dress. The moment they got it they acted, al
though 1t was too late for the resolutions 10 hav,
| The elect of instructions. They were passed al
ter Congress had adjourned, and after il mus
have been believed that the subject 10 which they
relate had been disposed Of for il was notoriou,
that The territorial government bills were in pro
cess OF enactment, and in fact they only faileC
after midnight on the last night of the session
and that on disagreement between the two
Houses: and their failure, on the Sd Of March
vas not known at Jefferson on the 1th-the day
oi passing the resolutions. IL was too late t.
pass the resolutions for the purpose Of instruct
ing me how to vote at Washington. twas too
late Tor that; but was early enough for the sum.
| mef campaign at home; and, therefore, they
were passed! and now / have theni-I mean
the plotters, and between them and me, hence
forth and forever, high wall and a deep ditchl
ana no communion, no compromise, and no eau
Gus with them. Nor does il require any bold.
| ness, on my part, To give them defiance. There
arc only about dozen OF them-a bakers do
zen Derhsps--and half OF them outside of the
Legislature. Wo TO the Judges, if any such
there are IN this work! The children of Israel
could nor stand the government Of Judges, noI
can we.
Citizens: l have finished the view which |
proposed TO take Of the subject which has In.
duced my appeal TO the people; but there are
other matters upon which my constituents de-
sire 10 hear from me, and in which desire il is
right they should be gratifed.
"Barnburner." And what did | 90 10 New
York for, last summer, but to use nv utmost
exeriions TO prevent Mr.. Van Buren, and his
friends from engaging in the Buffalo conven-
lion! Invent there, that Is certain. Nv pubIic
speeches shew that went for that object, and
the newspapers, in the interest Of those called
barnburners, all assailed ms for doing So not
with billingsgate, and as blackguards, but with
keen reproaches for coming out of my State
contrary to the practice Of my life, to interfere
IN the politics Of another State, and that against
thoHe who had always been my friends. NJ,
answer was, that came 10 use the privilege OF
an cid friend-to give my opinion tina, the sepa-
rate organisation contemplated was wrong In
principle, and would De injurious 10 those en-
gagged in il; aud, what was more, injurious to |
the great party 10 which they belonged. Such |
was the object OF my visit 10 New York, ano |
such my reception. The event disappointed
my hopes and expectations, and | had nv
trouble for my pains. and good deal of news |
paper CO ndemn nation into the bargain. All this |
was public and notorious, published in all the |
newspapers, and known to every BODY. There /
10 net man In Missouri that does moi know n /
And now, what are We to think Of the language
applied TO mel Why, that II is a most excel |
lent thing for me. Ii shews the character Of the |
plOttes, and that they will nullify and fal.if,
publ recorded history, TO vilify me.
"1'he Wilmot ProvIso," Well, think Il
is the JeffersOnisn proyiro-ths same that Mr.. |
Jefferson drew up for the north western terrific.
ry in lIe4i which was adopted In the Congress
Of the confederation in 1857, with the unani-
moas voice Of the 'lsyehOlding States: was rat.
fled BY the Virginia General Assembly the 3Oth
Of December, l75e; which was applied BIZ the
Confre of 1890 to sil the upper half Of Lou
lsiani; which was applied by the Congress OF
lefS TO the Oregon territory; which was recon
me nded for the new territories by the Missouri
General Assembly, February 18th, lst7; ano
never attempted TO be condemned until FRIDAY
Ia day Of omen) the 18th of February, IS4T,
dst four days after the date Of the Missouri re-
commendstons-whenM Mr.. Calhoun brought in
his resolutions declaring il UNIONS titutonsl. in.
sultng 10 the States, and sUbversive of the
Mon. | think Mr. jefferson, and not Dsyy
Wilmot, was the author Of this p.oylso, and
hat it should bear his name, and not DAVIS
With respect 20 the character Of the proyiso, il
{ should be prescribed by Congress for any new
emtnTy, ! think II will remain just what il has
been for sixty years. constitutional provision.
made in pursuance to the constitution; and that
BENG so made il Is binding upon all law abiding
,itlzens, and that Its resistance by force and
rms. militsrlly, would be high treason against
he United States, and punishable by death I'M
Ter the laws OF the land. With respect TO the
.xpediency Of the act, there is no necessity for
{, and there are prudential reasons why 1t should
Tot he passed. CalifUrnIa and New Mexico
Ire Tow free from slavery both by law and in
act; and will forever remain free from il, both
)y law and in fact. As general proposition
laws ought not TO be passed; but If
Is passed, II Is an empty provision, having no
PRACTICAL effect whatever. To make an issue
against IT between north and SOUTH is unwise.
or It 10 an issue about nothing, and on the part
II the south an issue made for defeat, for Della.
ware has instructed for il; aud that insures a
majority IN the Senate for the provso, there be-
ng already a large majority in the House of
instructed for IT,
Ruf there Is a strOnker claim Ia forbeayanca -
This proviso is the last card in Cslhoun's hand
lis last stake in The slippery game which be has
'een playing. Take that last card from him, and
lis game is up:-bankruptcy comes upon him
POLITICAL bankruptcy--and he inst be driven 10
axe the act. He will have TO haul down his aisn
CLOSE his doors-sbut up shop--and give in a
schedule OF his effects and stock in trade; and
,eautiful schedule Il will be. Let us see some
tens Of it-a few by way of sample.
Inprimis. United States bank charter in 1876
'pposi.ion to il when he joined Jackson 1890
echsrer for ~ years 10 the Bank when he turned
gamsL Jackson, 1884.
lem. Protective tariff and cotton minimum in
Sl6 and notification and disunion for the same !
q 1880
Item. General internal improvement by the {
edersl government In l823-denial Of the whole
lower afterwards--and admission of half the pow
g at tie Memphis convention.
ITEM. Solemn written opinion in MIR. MonrOe'sl
abine, in favor Of the power of Congress to abol
sh slavery ia territories, snd in favor of the excl
Use Of that power over the whole Of upper
1oulsinna north aud vest of Missouri, together
nth the resolutions in the Senate of the United ,
tates in 1S47, denying that power in toto:-Notel
fHe: The written opinion is lost or mislaid. but
Is existence can be proved, and that is good both