The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1849-08-04


| UTThe Houston Patriot wishes to be
very severe upon Governor Brown of Ten
nessee and TO this end states that che be-
| lievcs as our northern enemies do, that
Congress has the right to legslate upon
slavery, and that ii is the duty Of the south
ern people to submit TO its Legislation.
If by "legisIating upon slavery" it
means "leeislating for the abolition or
exclusion If slavery" the Patriot does
Gov. Brown the most gross injustice. He
! does not believe that Congress has such
power. lie believes such legislation most
decidedly unconstitutional And so far
from submitting to it, he would resist il by
vote and by speech, and in the event of its
final passage, he would still further resist
it by an appeal to the Supreme Court, but
if they decide it to be unconstitutional, he
is not for disunion as remedy.
Now we have two or three queries for
the Patriot. Has not Congress already leg
islated for the exclusion of slavery-was not
such Legislation approved of by Mr.. Polk
and has not that action of Mr.. Polk been
endorsed by the Patriot and its democratic
friends If so, why its slur upon Cover
nor Brown, who would have opposed such
legislation, and who condemns the late
Executive for such approval?
Again, in expressing his determination
not to submit TO such Legislation, until the
decision of the Supreme Court in favor of
its constitutionaity Governor Brown does
not even go the lengths which Mr.. Polk
went upon this subject in his message
He there expressly stated that an adjust
ment might be effected by submitting the
whole legal and constitutional question to
the decision of the Judicial tribunal, and
thus endorsed the doctrine of "submis-
sion y
If the mhole subject be referred to the 1udici,-y
all parts of The Union should cherfuHy acgniesce in
the final decision Of the TRIBUNAL created by The Con-
stntion for the settlement Of all questions uchich
may arise under the Constitution treaties and taWs
ofthe United States. u
Now is not this the doctrine of submits
sion to the judicial decision of the ques-
ton? Governor Brown does not certainly
go so far as to preach up a "cheerful ac-
quiescence" in such decisions, although he
! is opposed to disunion as a remedy. Gem
eral Trousdale Gov. Browns democratic
competitor) has expressed himself equally
opposed to disunicn come from whence it
might. He has avowed himself for the
Union above everything, I''who was so mad
| (said hey as to talk of disunon'' and has
effectually put to rest the ISLANDERS agains,
Gov. Brown, by declaring in an early part
of the canvass, that the latter and himself
were not far apar: upon the slavery ques-
ton.
In view of these things, and the asser-
! tons of the Patriot we wish to ask that
paper whether it still approves of Mr.. Folks
opinions above quoted. If il does motif
it condemns him as well as Governor
Brown, and classes both among its =" nor
thern enemies-what further resistance
does it propose in case of the judicial de-
cision being in favor of the constitutionality
of such legislation We would not have
asked this question, but for the pertinacity
with which tho Patriot misrepresents the
views of those who are opposed to it.