Democratic banner., 1849-06-18

we, who elect in part their Legislature, to
be deaf to such appeals?
We are opposed to the admission OF any
more slave States into the Union than are
provided for oradmitted. The political in.
equality :whiclFtke Constitution secures to
the s~lavsholder- has been extended far be-
yond its original intent, and shall net be in
creased with our consent.
We uphold the dignity and rights OF free
labor. California and New Mexico call
upon us to provide them a government, and
now, as in the case of Oregon, Southern
men and shareholders leave them defence
less, rather than to- pass laws originating
with themselves, and conforming to the
uniform practice of the government. The
great statesman of Missouri, by a bold and
manly stand, secured a government to Ore
gon. We trust that a similar resolution
may soon protect the People Of New Mexi-
CO and California from plumber and-massa-
ere. But in the face Of these considera-
tons, we are enabled to see how slavery is
to cease being a question Of practical i'm
portance. Agsin we are told that this
question is one Of difficulty in regard to
which differences of*opinion should be
tolerated, and that such differences will ex-
ist in different portions of the Union, and
that such disagreement should not be made
a test Of party fidelity. These, and like
suggestions, obviously should not. be ad-
dressed to you, or your representatives,
have made nc test of party fidelity, and
we challenge an examination into our past
action to disprove this assertion. Others
who have made these tests, may recede
from them; we cannot control their action.
Let US examine briefly the position of our
opponents with a view to define our own.
The exclusive and prescribed resolutions
of southern States, to which we have re-
ferred, stand u~nrepealed. A Of
southern members Of Congress has recent
iy been held to unite the southern States in
a forcible opposition, If necessary, 10 any
act Of Congress prohibiting slavery in New
Mexico and California. A slsveholding
citizen fills the Presidential chair. Citi.
gems of slaveholding States compose q
majority of his cabinet. Pledged not to
use the veto power, he still, before entering
Office, uses the influence Of his position to
secure the passage Of q bill for the Govern
ment of New Mexico and California, when
he knew that il must not prohibit slavery
therein, because if it did President Polk
was pledged to veto II. Nor are these the
only manifestation Of the spirit prevailings at
Washington. The organ Of the new ad-'
ministration, after stating the President
had not used his influence for OF against
the Free Soil party; says in his
Should the Free Soil party or any por-
ton ofH, hereafter be detected in any act
svincing a deliberate purpose to prevent
the formation Of any civil government in
Mexico, so IS TO keep up the agitstion be-
tween the North and the South for sectional
party objects, the President may find it to
be his solemn duty to frOwn Indignantly on
that, as not merely the first dawning, but
the perfect day Of an attempt to ALLEVIATE
one portion of the Union from another
1t will be observed that the 'frowns' Of
the President are not threstened against
any party which shall be guilty Of the cen.
surable conduct to which he adverts, but
against sMe Free Soil party, or any por-
ton ofT which shall incur his displessure.
This eminent functionary then being at the
head Of a conspiracy to dissolve the Union
in case the spread Of slavery is prohibited
by Congress, having access to addresses
and resolutions put forth by members of
Congress, having this object in view, re-
mains blind to these manifestations. He
does not propose to detect such persons, or
even arrest them aftsr confession /; but re-
serves his JroCns' for those who never con-
ceived or entertained sry Of the purposes
which he describes as the perfect day Of
attempt TO ALLEVIATE n portion of 'the
Union from another.
It is lamentable, however tU find that
these apprehended sfrowns' should already
have terrified those, who, at the last Presi-
Dental election, were loudest in lip service,
in the cause of freedom, and who were se.
as its champions for position Of high
trust. In view of these facts we turn 70
you, who have never been moved by smiles
or frowDS, and who have horae the brunt|
of many and severe contest 10 behalf of free
dom, and ask, is this a time to compromise
OF qaulify u position3 Do you see %sscuri.
ty or honor elsewhere, except in a firm,
steady, unyjslding advocacy Of the rights Of
manP To whose hand can you safely sur
render the ordinance of Jefferson. to whom