Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-09-28
RICHM OND, VA.
Friday Morning, Sept, 2Sth, lS49,
SLAVERY IN CALIFORNIA.

All the evidence, which has thus far reached us from
California touching the probability OF the establishment OF
slavery in that Territory is adverse TO that result In
every manifestation of public sentiment the subject the
repugnance of the people to the introduction of slaves
seems to have been clearly Indicated What effect the
abundance of gold may hereafter have in accommodating
riches in the hands Of few who may find slave abour
the only sort that can be used with profit cannot tell
but we believe there doubt whatever that present
large majority OF the American population entirely
opposed to the institution and this cannot be wondered at
when It'll remembered how great is the preponderance Of
the emigration from the Free States that from the
Savehodng States &may be considered probable there
fore that in applying for admission into the Union the
people Of California will present constitution containing
restriction against slavery Their right adopt such
RESTRICTION In the act OF organizing State Government
mas been acknowledged by all parties in the Southern
States During the Presidential canvass of last year it
was the constant endeavour OF Gen. Casss Southern ad
vocates to convince the people, that when he sad his
Nicholson letter. that the question of prohibiting the
portaon of slaves should be left the people of the Ter
rores he refer only the particular point OF time
at which they might be framing plan Of State Govern
ment. His language indeed beyond all question: referred
to the whole antecedent period from the time of Territorial
to the time OF State organization but leaving that point
out Of view present, we'll the political necessity
10 strain his obvious meaning0 party in the South has
denied and the Democratic party the South has re-
peaedly affirmed the proposition, that the people Of
Territory have the right incorporate restriction against
slavery in the instrument which they present Congress
as State constitution, On the other hand, it has been
generally conceded, since the settlement of the Missouri
question: that Congress has the right to prescribe such
restricon to the people OF Territory when they do not
choose to adopt for themselves However therefore, the
people of California may deal with this subject its admis-
sion State Of the Union must bring conclusion the
contest about the Wimot Provso far least as it con-
California Should their decision be against the in
PRODUCTION slavery those who have been most anxious
to witness it, may console themselves for the dsappoin
ment with the reflection that slaves are wanted in Cali
tona after it becomes State they will certainly 60 there
For we, Southern people, know enough of Northern
praters against slavery be assured that whenever they
find to their account to become shareholders they are
sure to overcome their antpahies to the institution and
generally prove the hardest masters besides.
We find quoted in the Northern papers the following
extract from letter, written by Mr. H R. Robinson
OF Ohio one of Col Weers party engaged in making the
boundary survey and published originally in the Cncn-
natl Enquirer:
Tell your newspaper brethren themselves the
brains they are treng in the discussions upon Slavery
an California;, they are only acting Much Ado about
Nothing, with improvements which Shakespeare
would have laugheda OF all the absurdies OF the day.
excel that Of establishing slavery in this territory
unless some hair brain would the idea rival that
slavery could exist after being established here Why
such thing never thought OF here by any one what
ever his birth, education preudces to be laughed
at Ii you have any individual association you,
DESTROYS OF pushing slavery into and propagang Cali
fornia in the of all that wonderful, let him
them come and bring all the nggers that be brought
Tor such testing purpose In the first place. the people
here will dispose Of the institution in their Convention and
CONSTITUTIONS in the next Nature has revoted such
n has mt bprv the yhola
surface of the country against any such uses of her SOIL
Slavery mould sarre to death here unless amply fed from
the storehouses OF the States home there could be
eompromse with the two parties in the States and the
entire people should agree that slavery might be with
drawn thence and colonzed here, the very laws Of Ma
fure on the Pacific would waste it away like un-
der an April Sun Spill not your ink trbuations OF
this kind-spill moi your blood. any howl You only
laughed at good friends"