Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1849-08-07

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Wing membsnsof Congress from the non.slaye-
holding States viii vote for eXclDdihg slavery.
from besterrttcit res Of tEeBnion: aFd1es NVbig
papers Of thOa States stand upon tho Platf5tmEof
the non.extedsten OF slavery, Every Vhtgdoes
tbesaReeTlAta Observation-Disclosures
Congressmenws vii. t1kestFeisame position. That
there are severgl Whig members fem the slave
sases Rho VIM yoEd5 in tB6 aim1s @ay-a6d,i chat
Gen; Y1oF ri anix big signature p b1lcQps
taiuipeS9he W f3RotsR 3Ifthesa reaejIsh8
6t1ded onrtbR stRg 6oBetddlion ID Wbie5 they
asays Ted he Boston AtlEasCan can =. .BBH8
q9estionetd. TI6{agEthey s55s trRss. Wea fear that Ne
have too.eoodt reason 40 tbelieve. The q4eetion
hatutaIIyzdriees, WhatswiIIsbe, tbehEeshlts0f the
adoptt6h.oftbis HRsa5aFe q Can any good come
'opt.p 81 itA. w fear mol, Bnt on4he eontlsrytWe
see that evil EpnsequeOceaamUst enspe; His
conceIed by those who contend for the doctrine
Of the Boston Atds, that slavery 9a,ne{ef,,fe
como u one 81 the lpStt68pEtoB953of Of Geelif9sRIIA 81
MexicQ.f If it should. titumnstba4 bgaRtEluesoe
some1positIveF n&cth1sntte6tabltshing il, a8st54
Mwssof Mexiea, which gilletp
Bage a~bsHslIsd q q bfqe.teftp
t. ttisIale, naY~ewopethap idle to fasiat lie
WilmoUlRropiad FAllthatNc6uld be R~ceoHaplitt4
ed byttliB4inebante, is'alFeaHyy :~acoSniplFxEed by
the Laws !! Ae ttlc6i;e Bgt4ti PRo9slInRe lSS8@ 81 IsSRS
gFess prohibiting slavery in these terFit6riesiis
tnststed. upon, WgbaIEf9pq be lFt object q ERqse
who take this position. Ifthe pon.e1tenslon OF
~slavery be- theiE o~ulyobiech they q4htEias5sIfttle
orsho co~hddenee ihtttsit atfgdTHehti f6Gndgd g6PBa
the ip5!BB1sissLI656t d Qahs1 Ss.iss tttBltigya :llsT1 s5 y 8 MH5asaiison
Why not leave the question where :thCS South
- l.. sGI hazl.EA .! S1INtA sS1SSat,-r
of th6seteFrNcries Whe61hey comet r6tn Stats
G~ovsfSmeeHts. THE sStl zee a me- q $;qs, Would ~ n
;the tmpst iudieiop9aaas vel rs 4n4st consistent
5c0uraesforall pArIies.alA course which W;ouldsa
!once, free the spbjectkffom all embarrassment,
without com ppEio'nttisin Tie opinions Of any: But
such a course, fair and honest asit mqstsARPPear,
does not seem 10 accord Rtitll the designs 81 th6se
Northern Abotiionists. They arc not content
with the doctrine Of non..interrerenCe witch we
of the South desire, They, seem bent ,gdgubtless
for some ~uIteriort object, upon PustiugH melterato
eKtTemates-tGr ,they9yItt6al!yG admit that1the
sWiIhoE Pro1fsb Is IN liberalization mRaeuF6sso
far as GCalIEorata and New sESlits;o s eSigss0ncer1Ssd
iWe,ere therefUrei of9ths opinion tlstthiyis one
OF 6serieslof measures hRginggfortheiF ~oejectto
~hGnble,th6 pFttsnsio6S 9fthS B6tth,, atnd4ofofes
us without +.ttegatdsto, our own eouFenfFEnsseeS ri
safety tof ebeDtah, alaverysztWe Dc not .apeentto
saYthatE 0ngAaSs9WilI m&4e the attempt direct
" to. abolish slavery in. the States. But WhatWs
MEANT o. BY RE tihffS2s1Hb ii a6@@r HE ta~tos55Itriae 58f ttbs
WilmotP royigo fis.establiehed bYi1g extgasionto
these telffthtS6arfes abiil viii Be tntt6ddeed, and
mos. REobabbly :PaEse1,5 a6olisbing slavery IL Ihe
DistriOt.ofG columbia; and this will be- folt0wedfby
SfstkSaH,SS,EAfl .boI SIS3S frSns aSWa6ngstF The