The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-07-21

en- States have since passed resolutions affirming
the necessity OF such law, and the fate of such
men as flanagan, Breese, Cameron, Allen, and
Cdss should admonish politicians that different
sentiment prevails among the people. These
m N would not want to have il written upon their
tomb-stones-" Died OF an abstraction and wrap.
ped in goats WOOL TRoars OF laughter
We are told that slaves cannot go to California,
that the gold seekers, the Yankees are there be-
fore them. and will keep them out. Think you
that slaves will not be taken there ard put TO dig
ging for their masters, when such bones and
slnews can be made to earn a hundred dollars a
day? But Col Benton says Shareholders have
no constitutional right to take them there. Does
any other Southern man say so The Attorney
General OF the United States, Reverdy Johnson,
says that country is well adapted to slaves, and
they ought to go there; and while under the
present military rule there and under a slave
holding President they will go there. The ques.
ton is not can slaves be held there But will
they be held there Neither Benton nor Cass
claim that the people Of the territory have any
power to exclude them. And suppose they have
STALL |, free white Republican, with an ordlna-
ny share OF sense, be told, that the Chiliaus, the
Mexcaus, the Sandwich Islanders and Patago-
mans which have hockcd to that country for gold
shall have the privilege of settling this question
OF freedom, for country larger than the original
thirteen States, and we who spent our blood and
treasure to acquire it have nothing to say about
IT? No; ii they are not disposed to submit to the
forms of Republican Government, we will subu-
gate them to liberty [Cheers
But Mr. Benton is opposed TO agitation, because
it furnishes ammunition to Mr. Calhoun and other
southern fanatics. | am in favor Of furnishing
this very kind of ammunition to any Southern
man who can make anything by the use OF il for
propagatng slavery.
Mr. V. b. here passed on TO notice the action of
Sta es coming in under the Ordinance, and conse-
quently free, but who still incorporated the pro-
hIbitory clause in all their constitutions He al
so referred to Iowa, which, under the Missouri
Compromise, being north of SO deg 80 min. was
free, still proviso was considered necessary IN
her Constitution Oregon also the same, hen
at the suggestion OF Col Benton the proviso was
inserted, and is called the Benton Provtso He
thought it too late now to be accused of acting
against the policy of Governments by ntroduc.
ing "ProvIsos" where ne present necessity seem.
ed to demand them.
Mr. v. b next took a view OF the condition OF !
present political parties. He declared the Ma |
tional Democratic party dissolved and by the |
action of the South. The test put forth by south
ern men in their State conventions and in their
Southern Address, forever absolves all Northern
Democrats from any farther political associations
with them.
He next contemplated Virginia as she was.
She had donated this great North western Terri
tory TO the General Government, had given to the
Union six Presidents, five States, had drawn the
Declaration of independence, the Ordinance of
'87, and had given Washington TO the world He
believed that it was reserved for some Viz
ginian yet to rise, and, presenting TO his coun-
trymen these Young but stalwart States oil the
West, say See what Freedom has done for
them He DrOnOnnced an
Mason, one OF the Virginia fathers, read several
extracts from his early ant-Slavery addresses
and closed by hoping that his son, ex Gov. Ma.
son, now Senator in Congress, the deliverer of
his people might be found.
Mr. V. B. then notices the difficulty of getting
up national anti Slavery party We have no
believers in our faith who can be national men
even Benton is now accused of sectonaIism This
arises from the nature of the case. We have no
national organ no political party has national
organ at Washington; old Father Richie might do
as well as any one now. for such purpose for the
reason that it is no trouble to him TO change posi-
tons; he denounced Jackson and atterward sup
ported him; he denounced the Sub Treasury. but
now his ink turns pale with the fear that the Wings
will repeal that law. And now, while Slave.
holder is seated in the Presidential chair and un
der his nose convention of Shareholders is form
ing TO dissolve the Union, not one word escapes
from him in disapprobation of such course The
only tune which this old man can now pIay up
on his national organ, and to which the people
would most heartily responds
"Oh carry me back 10 old Vrginny"
The speaker next noticed what Southern men
had said in relation to voting for no man who was
not pledged against the principles OF Wilmot Pro
viso. He (Mr B would not say that he never
would again vote for Stakeholder, but felt at
liberty to say for himself only that he would un
der no political necessity, ever vote for another
President who will not say that Slavery is an nm.
mixed evil and who will not use the entire pow
er OF the Constitution to abolish it, He denied
the power OF Congress 10 NEEDLE with Slavery in
the States, but by surrounding the Slave States
by the Free it would effectuay eradicate the
whole from the land.
He next touched upon compromise, and said IL
would be the game OF this Administration attempt.
ed to be played at the next session. Their aim
will be to leave this whole question to the u. S.
Court He did not wish to trust it to that tribunal
II Senators elected only for six wears disregard
the will OF their constituents with impunity.
Judges elected for life could certainly do so
Mr. Van Buren, concluded his speech with an
elegant peroration on the value of the Union and
the glories OF the Republic.
u The last number of the Democratic Re.
view, has article defending the whole conduct
OF the Astor Place mob from beginning to end
Probably there never was mob in any part oil
the world which had so little excuse for its out.
rapes. q this If had M trronoa IN redroca 9th