Holly Springs gazette., 1849-10-12

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power Of Congress over the subject" and the
question was distinctly and unoquvocally
madc by the Northern advocates of the meas
ure. And still, Mr.. Thompson walked up and
recorded his vote for tho bill
Again, that gentleman is in the habit
OF explaining the inconsistency of voting
for the measure III 1917, and against it in
lS4S, by saying that we had acquired ncw
territory, by the treaty with Mexico, in
lS4S, and he then found that the North
was unwilling to allow us our just rights
in it. Why, he was distinctly told that
long before in 1917. Did not Burt, a
Southern man, tell him that the language
of all around him, was that "the South
need not hope ever again to see slave
State formed out of any territory that
might be acquired by the government?
Did not his Northern friend, ITamlin, tell
him emphatically, that the north would
never consent to the extension Of slavery
to "any territory subsequently acquired
that if California came into the Union
it must come free? There was no neces-
si:y of waiting until lS4S to see what
course the north would pursue in relation
to this matter. A better explanation
might have been given. When public
attention had been directed to the sub
.ject in 1913, when the storm of Southern
indignation was up against Wilmot-Pro
visoism, then Mr.. Thompson voted a
gainat the bill. And yet, after recording
his vote against it, he occupies the sngu-
lar position Of endorsing the Presidents
approval oft!
So, too, he tells us that he voted for the
bill in ls47, because the South was bound
IN honor to exclude slavery from Oregon
in order to carry out the terms of the Mis-
souri, Compromise. Well, if the South
was bound to do it then, it was bound to
do it in all time to come. What matter,
ed it then, if he did find the North was
not willing to do the fair thing in another
portion Of territory, in lS4S? Whatrlght
had he to annex ncU condition prece-
dent to the fulflment of what he was al.
ready "bound in hsnor" to do? Fie! po-
ltical shufflcr, why resort to such miser>
able, unmanly subterfuge
One other piece of evidence, and we will
dismiss the subject Last winter, it will be
remembered, the Southern members of Con-
gress hed Convention IN Washington and
adopted Southern Address, prepared by Mr..
Calhoun. That address, as adopted by the
Convention, contained thisparngraph:
Extract from Dir. CalhOunS Southern Address
/ mt tne last ousrion, tncy passed II uiil
to establish Territorial Government for
Oregon, containing rRoviso to ExcluDr
SLAvELy, unaccompained by COMPROMISE
or by making any CONCESSION or EouTA'
LENT to the Sourll 1t was 50 passed pro
frssedy to assert the UNLIMITED CONTROL o.
Congress over the subject. 1t was tn,
first bill of the kind ever passed, ant
marks an important stage in the progress
of AGGRESSION and EScRoAclIMENr in refer
encc t, slavery in the territorial aspec
OF the subject 1t has given a NEW anC
POWERFUL IMPULSE to the Aboitonsts. In
stead of resting satisfied with so great ;
step in their progress, they are now urg
ing with greater zeal than ever toward
the accomplishment Of the object the,
have in view"
This paragraph did not appear in thu
) published address. 1t hit some of tn
faithful blow, including President Pol
himself, and it was promptly struck on
after the adoption of the Address ant
prior to its publication. "A call iron
Senator Rusk upon Mr., Venable, Secre
f tary of the Convention, Tor the suppress
: ed passages OF the Address, was tn
7 means of bringing it to the light, Th
(, Address was adopted in the ConIentio
by vote of 42 to II. The folowin
members voted for it:
a Messrs. Hunter, Butler, Calhoun, Tul
] ney, Downs, DAVIS, FooTE, Fitzpatrick
n Borland, Sebastian; Wescott, Yuleo
, Atchison, Bayly, Bediuger Bocock, Bealt
: W G. Brown, Meade, r. A. Thompson
. Daniel, YeGable, Burt, Homes, Rhet
e Simpson, Woodward, Wallace, lversor
h Lumkin, Bowden, Gayle, Harris, .ng'
t FcathcrSton, JAcoB TnoMpsoN, La Sert
0 Morse, r. w. Johnson, Pillsburry, Stan
d ton and Mason,-42
Here, we have Mr., Thompson assert
ing by his vote, along with Foote, Davi
r aud Featherston, that the Oregon B
= confirmed "a prOyiSO to exclude Slavery una
= eOmpanied by cOmprOmisc"-that it was passe
3 expressly "tO assert The unlimited control {
: Congress over the subjett"--that its passag
o marked an important stage "in the pro
r grsss of AGGRESSION and encroachment
upon Southern rights,an that it has give
"a new and powerful Impulse to the AbOlitionist,
What was the bill with its anti-slaver
, clause, then, but down right, unadultel
ated Wilmot- Provisoism? Does not tn
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