The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-10

he Hagfhntiy ttoilteu them, ny MS vote LOT
the Oregon territorial bill, prohibiting sla
very in that territory, without any com.
promise annexed and that. too, to asserl
the principle OF unlimited power Of Con
gress over the territories, and in open de.
farce Of all compromise. He calls that
bill his proviso, and well he may, for he
passed il, when it was in his power 10 de-
feat it. A very few remarks will suffice
10 show tha, have not expressed myself
stronger thsn truth warrants.
The first resolution asserts ",hat The
peace, harmony, and welfare of our nation
al Union depends upon a strict adherence
to the letter and spirit Of the Missouri com.
promise, and the last insiructs their Sen.
ators aud Representatives TO rote IN decor.
dance nth its provisions and spirit ia oil
questions rhieh may come Up before Atm in
relation 10 the organization Of ner Terri.
tories or States, out Of territories nov be.
longing to the United States, or which here.
after may be acquired" No instruction
could be more full or explicit, or assign
stronger motives for obeyirs them, sspe
cially 10 one protesting so great de,o.
ton lothe Union. There is no misokipg
the meaning. lie is instructed to voc for
all bills in reference to the territories who h
may conform TO The letter and spint Of
the Missouri compromise, and sgainsl all
that do not /; that is, To vote for all that
extend the line westward from its terminus
on The western boundary Of Texas, ior tina,
is its letter; and TO secure 10 the s. nth
that portion Of the territory lying on the
Southern side e the line, as ttf..ciually as
that compromise did in fact, all Tue teri.
tory which lay on its Southern side, and to
vote against all bills that did not, for that
is mean, by lis spuir. There was good
reason to put IN esprit" for il was under
stood then that the doctrine began 10 be
preached that The laws Ct Mexico abol.
ishlng slavery would continue 10 force, un'
less they were repealed. if not prevented
by some efltctual guard. No additional
rema ks can make his disobedence more
clea-, aud he now stands condemned for
disobey .ng the instructions Of his lsglsla.
ture, which he himself praises, and which
he does no, even pretend TO charge with
dsunion.
notice in the progress Of This commu.
nication, iha, Col. Benton e,inced unusual
solicilule 10 confound The Missouri com.
promise and all other compromises of the
kind, with the " ilmot Proyiso. attribute
II, 10 part, 10 desire to screen himself
from the odium of having voted for the
WIlmol Provlso, by conioundng II with
other measures, that were far less oflen-
siye; but ! said that there was laather
more powerful reason, which would be ex
planned in the sequel. That reason was 10
shelter himself, if possible, ngains, tie
charge Of violating instructions, which he
acknow lodged 10 be above exception. II
he could pos, lily establish that the Mis-.
sour compromise and the W,lmol Pfoviso
were Identical, as lie would hive his con.
s,iiuen,s believe, TO obey the one would be
10 obey the other. BIZ base shown tha,
was impossible, md thus he is left, With.
out the possibility of escaping the charge
Of disobeying them. tyk
With few additional remarks ! sha \
close this long communication.
Col. Henion assigns devotion TO the L.
Mon as his motive for taking the course
he has AID BY implication charges yours
as being The side Of dlsunlon. and his and
the abolnlonisis' that Of union. In this,
he but follows the example Of all who have
betrayed YOU, or intend to be'fay you. IL
is so common, Ina, i, has become no;ori.
Gus, that strong profession Of sitachmen:
10 the Union and condemnation 81 what IS
called the violence and ultfatsm Of the
South, accompanied By volley Of abuse
uf me, and the absence Of all censure or
condemnation Of your assailants are Ger.
tain signs, that he Who utters them is ready
10 seize the first opportunity 10 desert your
cause.
To these designs may be added another
an appeal to tina, portion Of the farewell
address nf the Father Of his county. quo
ted by Col. Benon, under circumstances
whl.h make its application apply to you
and no, to those who assai you. | res
pond TO every word it contains with q
hear'y amen. It is indeed deet'y ~ be
depioied, that parties should b. desi gnateC
by geographical position, ant | iegar,
whatever party or individual may have
caused it, as deserving Of public reproba
rinn. But to avail geographical designa
i'm of parties, i, is indispensable that eacl
section of the Unnn, should respect lh'
rights Of the others, and carefully abstain
from vinlhlug hem. Unless that is done
, It viii be impossible TO avoid u-aggres
f, SION will, ADD ough, TO lead to ress,anc
on the part Of those whose rights are iran
r pied upon and safety endangered. Sec
,ional assault. on one side and sectional re
sis,ance on the other, cannot fail to lead t
sectional designation Of parties. The bam
aud responsibility ughifulIy falls on tn
section that assails, and not that which r.
:. pels assaults. Which, that IS in the pre-
!, ent case, admits Of no doub' The Sout
: has been on the defensive throughout, at
;, borne indisnities and encroachment. on i
:, rights and safety With patience unexan
pied, and vet she Is basely charged vii