The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-03-16
THE ADDRESS
OF SOUTHERN DELEGATES IN CONGRESS TIC
THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
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u For many years the subject Of slavery !
" reference to the territories ceased 10 sgIist
the country. Indications, however, con
uec'ed with the question OF ennexIng Tefa
y showed clearly that il was ready 10 bresl
out again, with redoubed violence, on som
future occasion. The difference in The cas-
= Of Texas vas adjusted by extending th
Missouri compromise line Of Sc 80, from il
: terminus, ca The western boundary Of III,
l Louisiana purchase, TO the western bounds
~ OF Texas. The agitation sgsIn cease
Tor a shoIi period.
; The war with Mexico soon followed, an
that Terminated in the acquisition OF New
Mexico and Upper Caliiornla. embracing AT
> area equal TO about one ha'f Of The entire
: valley Of The Mississippi. ITO this We ado
: Tie portion CT O.egon ncknoa lodged to bt
ours by the recent treaty with England, oui
ahole territory on the Pacific and west d
the Rocky mountains will be found 10 be 10
extent bu, little less than the vast valley.
The near prospect Of SO grca! an addition
eknd,ed the excitement between the North
and Suulh in reference TO slavery in i!s con
nexion Sih the territories, which has be-.
come, since those on the PAc.fi: were &C.
CURED, more universal and lnense Than
ever.
/ The effects have been TO widen the differ.
ence between the two sec.ions, and 10 give
more determined aud hostile character
to their conAct. The Moth no longer 70.
specls the Missouri compromise lite, al.
though adopted by their almos, unanimous
vote. Instead OF compromise, they avow
/ that their determination 10 TO exclude sla.
very from all The Territories of the United
Saies, acquired or TO te acquired; and Of
course 10 prevent the citizt n. of the South.
ern ) ates from emlgra1Ing with their pro-
perry 10 slaves into any Of them. Their
oil ct, they aliege, is to prevent the extern
siun of slavery, and cure to extetd it, thus
nsk'ng The issue between them and US TO
be the naked question, shall slavery be ex.
,euded or not! We do no, deem II neces.
saty, looking 10 the OH Of this address,
10 examine the question so fully discussed
at tie ias, session, whether Congress has
he Tgin TO exclude the ci,i2ans Of the
South irom emlgra,ing With thar proper.
~ into territories belonging 10 the conled
Grated States Of the Unon. What we pro.
pose in this conuexlon is, TO make few
remarks on wha, the North alleges, etto
uccusly 10 lie the nsue between US aud
Item.
81 far from maintaining the doc,rinc
which The issue implies, We hold chat The
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or restrict slavery, no more than 10 estHb
hsb or abolish Il: nor has il Dny night shat.
ever TO Distinguish between the domestic
institutions Of one State or section and an.
other, in order 10 favor the one, und dis.
courage the other. As the federal repre-.
sen'a,ives of each and all the States, i, is
bound 10 desl out within the sphere of lis
poaers, equal and exact Justice and favor 10
all. 10 act oihersIse, 10 undertake TO dis.
criminatc between The domestic institutions
OF one another, would be 10 act IN total
subversion of he end for which il was es
.sbshed--,o be the common protector and
guardian Of oil. Entertaining these opln.
IONS, we ak not, as the North alleges We
do, for The extension OF slavery. Thet would
make discrimination 10 our favor as IN US,
aud unconstitutional ss the discrimination
hey ask against Us in their favor. II Is
no, for them nor for the Federal Govern.
rnent 10 determine whether our domestic
institution 10 good or bad; or whether it
should be depressed or preserved. |, be.
longs 10 us, and Us only. 10 decide such
questions. What then We do inslst on, is,
not TO extend slavery, bu, that we shall no,
be prohibited from immigrating, with our
property, into the Territories OF the Uuied
States, because We arc slavcholdets or, in
other words, ths, VIC shali no, on lhs, &C
count be disftanch'scd of privileges pos.
sesscd by oil others, citizens and foreign
ets, without Discrimination as TO character,
profession or color. AL, whether savage,
barbarian, or civilized, mag freely enter
and remain, We only being excluded.
4 We res, our claim, not only on the high
! grounds above stated, hut also on the soIid
fnunds'ion of right, justice, aud equality.
The Territories Immediately IN couirover
N-New Mexico aud Callioiua--were &C
qnlrcd by the common sncrhce and Efforts
.
( contributed far moro than her foil share 0!
men, 10 cay nothing OF money, aud is, OF
course, on every principle Of right, justice,
fairness, and equality, entitled to par,'cl.
pate fully in the benefits to be derived from
their acquisition. b., as impregnabls as
IS this ground, there is another no, less so.
Olfs is a Federal Government-s Govern.
men, IN which, not individuals. but States,
as distinct sovereign communities, are the
constituents. To them. a. members of the
, Federal Union, the Territories belong; and
they are hence declared to be territories
belonging to the United Saies. The States,
i. then are The JOINT owners. Now, il is con
'Ve!unieers from the South Regiments 81
Battslions ID
Companies l2C
Total numbsr Of VOlunrrs from the South a, s4(
D Volunteers from the North-Regimsnts 2.
q Battal ons