The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-30
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WASHINGTON, Jan. %, lS49


WASHINGTON, Jan. %, lS49.
The Addysmes of the Southern Comuention.
The addresses of the Southern Convention of
members O. Congress have been published this
morning and will doubtless be read by every man
who feels the slightest interest in the matter. We
have read them without prejudice, and must con-
fess we have been disappointed. Perhaps, we ex-
pected too much; but certainly, after the
caucuses, the midnight meetings, and the great
talent which has been engaged in the matter had
reason 10 lock for the production document which
should throw some new light upon the subject, and
which would 1t least, trumphantly answer the argu
nents urged against the extension of slavery, later
than the close of the last ression. Nothing Of the
kind, however has been attempted Both the original
address the subti,ute-and for the matter Of that
they are almost word for word the reits
1ete Mr.. Cslhouns OFT repeat dlrguments BON tne
aooresses enter into = history of the oocurrsoces
which led to the present posture Of affairs,
and In portions assume that for granted WHOM, In
point Of fact, 10 very wide mark They complain,
for instances of the went Of faith in many nearly ALL
they say, Of the northern States In not complying
with the express provision Of the constitution, which
provides for the delivering up OF Fugitive slaves Now
service labor in one StAts escaping into another
"shai be delivered up on claim Of the party to whom
such service or labor may BE- due This does pre-
vide the people Of the State shall form themselves
into posse and take up every black found within
holding State. 1t merely authorizes the authorities Of
any State upon due application and sufncisnt proof
claiming him TO deliver him up; and We have vet to
learn that the authorities of any State have ever
them upon due proof being advanced that the claim
was proper one Tour correspondent forgets the
case Of fugitive slavs from MaryIand-Ed Herald
This all the constitution provides for it Is all
South has any right to demand expect
The report then aludes to the abolition orgsnixa
tiops; and in their upon them they are per-
Of the sbtopts with the ins.i.uoDs Of the sOatS
u mas rendered tho condition OF the black race in
many instances far worse than It would otherwise have
been has vented the abolishment Of slavery
Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and other States; and
s. and BY NO means least, u has given excuse for
correct but the slluson to such minor meter Is
the orssnrson Of few fanatics, in address the
people OF tins United States the real object Of which
~ nsAe good the claim OF extensoa slave ter
rtory must be regarded proof OF the weakness OF
the portion elaine by the Soath. The whole gist of
the sddress-f for they substantially one-is con.
tanned ed. IN the follo.irg paragraph =
What then We do insist on is not to exte nd slavery
but that we shal not be prohibited from immigratng
With cur property into the territories Of United
States because slsvshodsrs or in other words
that We sbs not that DO disfra OF
privilege possessed by all others citizens foreigners
without determination character profs,sion or
color AL whether savage barbarian, or civilized may
Freely enter and remain; We, only, being excluded
dress has been time again Brought for ward and as
often snswered 1t 10 the Monsieur Tonsenu of the
Ssmt1 an argument 50 totally and unequivooay
sven the prejudices of those eminent thern
Gentlemen na who make use Of it, are SUI TO
bind their eyes to its nimsiness. Wa the |
reeosn.sd in the oon.titution, which care BY only |
reoognis tho labor OF the individual and NO 1sr
son, a. the matter pertaining to the mas. ne
South Itself does not deny that slavery is psoasr
institution In Other words nicipsl regulation Of
the State where it exists The great hardship ther
South has to complain not that me
this municipal regulation In ~. ,; St WIN
where ezist but that 20 s'ssns s,ass
United States: m common to n. Who'll. q the
s.s,;rs. ~n'sr psouar local law is rspusnsut to The
maj. an equal number Of other States and large
slavery does not exist q natur. state Of things The
very expression n'ed BY the South, peculiar institu
istsncs and not general. Every State in the Union
has equal right with the South demand that It's
g.Iti.n.r pssuf., local Law: snail extend to q: our
ut oAoe demonstrated But tho address goes still fur.
ther 1t declares that ssvsges and bsroarians may
OF the South. The savage 10 not permitted, IL he |
enters there territories, to carry with him his |
eat his enemies The illustration is not ours and
We should not have introduced It had 1t not been in
any Of his peculiar regulations; nay more, the cti-
Of New York. or any other State when he enters
territory, must become subservent to the regulations
OF that tIrtory he cannot claim the benefit OF the
local acquisitions Of the State from wheace he came
Where then, 10 the dstinc between the oiissns Of
the South and the North We can see mono. The
whole matter lies in Z nutshell II the South has the
right to extend its local laws over the territories
will advocate such Q dootrinsi
And yet such is the doctrine, carried out for which
the South 10 contenoiug. and which, denied We are
told will lead to separation, to dissolution to civil
war And we told that In such event, the
consciousness win rest upon those who oppose this
should follow. But DO the results what they may, the
oalm unprejudicsd people Of the Union win
sent to deliver up ltheir rights, theirl common
publication Of the addresses In question They
but reiterste the ultra fanaticai feelings Of per.
ton, and hope small portion, of the South; and
they have any effect at ALL It must be to render the
North more decided, and more embttered in its oppo
sition to the ultra grounds taken by the ssvehoding
States through their natives the people OF
laws Of the South few fanstss perhaps bluster
about IT, but they are ~ much despised BY tbs people
Of the North % they can possibly be by the South u
name let them keep It; but they must bring forward
some better and more tenable argument than they
have yet done before the people Of the United States
will pass . law for It's extension.
But in thus decidedly opposing the claim Of the
South to the extension Of their purely local laws
United States, must remark that consider there
IL Necessity for the passage OF the wmot proviso
II slavery csnnot exist without enactment that |
ensct-and presume advocate OF tho proviso Is |
willing to soncede that It ant work Of supsrero-
CATION to enact that 1t shall not exist Nay more Is
going out Of the to Insult auth rhe proviso
started Of late yesr merely to fulfil the ends Of
few peddipg petty politcsus and 1t Is to be regretted
that feelings have high a. to bi md Of
juosmen ut ss to the necessity Of such an enact
The people Of the South and the North aud ought
TO be but and viii st the latter 6rm in their
stand against aggressiops and encroachm ents they
should aro be careful not necessarily injure the
feelings Of their brethren Of the South. We dstsst
fanstosm in form and the violence Of either ty
leads to other point d.
WAsHISeror, Jan. %, 1S49.
Report of the Southern Caucus.
Mr.. Calhoun's report adopted by the Southern Con-
sressonai cotere is before the country 1t will speak
for it,slf 1t wears most gloomy and melancholy