The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-05

,t,eN 10 determine And this al that the SCUM 90
ssres whether The State shali admit or ~ ~
sDes Of slavery the SCUM Nd mater Of their oppos
n.,n.ion Or slavery by Congress 10, that
w MID be equivalent TO vote VI cenS"'' anu S0s's~-
o. ths 9TH hand, there need be no objection 70 the
am, DIM. MT by the North were not that tue south
iim the right 20 into territory Of the union with
,isv,s us with other property and that terri O.
~ in rmrg itself into State NUT Cf Necessity res
pset the rights Of proprty Thus then, under snese
Temporary discretions TO the executive ne would no
Ia e dscty to exolu de slavery and the terf
in ASKING 10 be admitted State might be dIposrd
rather TO acknowledge the existence o. slsvy the
such slave. as may have been introduced into the
terrt,r such parcba.c being te hI,t necessary step
towards Il exclusion OF slavery from the Stste' .s
In this view OF the subject assuming That the Souea
will lot be idle, the amer dmeat Of Mf. wsns', -
adopted will be teptamoupt to the settemeEt OF the
boupdtr, Of New Mexico in favor of Texas and to the
iutrc ductjop Of ssrsry into Csior MA tne s
OF New Mexico to Texas extes ing ~ on's . Sa
etitttiop OF tsy-ry 10 me Rio Graudei ana oeyono
The margin 81 that river for a thousand lies wsst
ward there ia roll for either fres or save iaoor.
extending therefore the iniitntion OF ssyery TO the
Mo (sud. on the east in Introducing 1t into the
fer valley Of the bay Of San Frapctco on the Pa
oic the great interior de'er. alone remains uuappro
nriafed io which neither sleve freeman exist.
Having given this North bern VIE Of the case. the
Southern ssp.ot OF the ques'ion appears equally rsa
ptnabI.. In act exciuding slavery fro territory
GU sure Of the in s,i ulioSARd Of the south
You declare the m unequal; You put them under the
Ian Of disgrace, and you justify their resentment
They are Wiling to tshs II cir chances they viii
lrg, even, 10 be excluded from the territories il
exclude by h- people thereof when they assume the
powers Of State They admit ne right of State to
exclude them-tbey deuy the power OF Congress TO
th,t them out o. rcprese nting AL
tie tst.r EQUALS in lie sovereignty the terri
tories lrisip III punctiiu that the whole lies
IRE ution nits he quality of h- States The
exclusion OF the Soath from terri DRY invades that
tqusiy, aud destroys that harmony of The members OF
the UIion which can only exist uader the most pr.
feet sen ofequity; and hence. rather than submit
10 be unequal 10 The Unh by declaration of congress
the South proposes TO withdraw from the Union.
Apart from either view OF the believe the pro.
vo is unnecessary TO The exclusion Of slavery r an
Csfrnia Indian lab IN too cheap in til. territory,
aud Mort bern settlers are too numerous to allow the
introduction OF slave labor.
0 oclock, M.-Re;urn iug to the amendment OF
MIR. Walker The House. since fix ncock have been in
state Of terrible confusion up.n it The amendment
tf the Ser loaded down with ame ats such
as prohtitpg the coastwse slave trade. and kes
the Mes lean laws In force ahoshia slavery in the
Iory hut it 20 turned cut that wben the mittes
10 report, their whole action contradict
to leave the anne dment precisely II from
Senate all that the committed had done amounted
10 nothing. The S, nate smt ndment wa, finally re
jected by the House; and this, suppose winds us
the action OF Congress thr ,ession for California w.