Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-09-29
THE IMMEDIATE ADMISSION OF NEW
MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA.

We are glad to see our old ally, the
Palmetto Banner, dcnouncing the insidi-
Gus movement and purpose of the Wings
to admit New Mexico and California at
once into the Union as States. The object
Of this extraordinary proposition is, as we
have hitherto maintained, to enable the
Administration to dodge the Wilmot Pro-
viso question, and to seve the Wing par
ty from splitting. Their plan is to bring
New Mexico and California into the Un-
ion, with Constitutions made by Mexicans,
Indians, Foreigners and Northern Abo
litionists, excluding shareholders from
carrying their property into that country.
without waiting the usual period and the
usual course of events. All other Terri
tories have first had Territorial Govern.
ments established by Congress, and after
the lapse of sufficient time for the aeeu-
mutation of respectable white popula-
tor from the old States, outnumbeIng
the Indians and Foreigners, then, and not
till then, have they been admitted as
States. This was the case with the
Territories formed out of the Louisiana
Territory. with Florida, (Texas was gov
erned, when admitted, by white men
from the old States,) in fact with all the
seventeen States, which have been added
to the original thirteen.
The sole object of the Wings in pro-
posing the extraordinary plan of admitting
New Mexico and California, with consti-
tutions formed by population iucongru-
GUS in its materials, foreign in ITS origin,
and majority of it actually hostile to the
old States, and especially to the Southern
States, is to enable Southern Wing poll
ticians to continue their fellowship and
association with Northern Wilmot Provi-
SO men and Abolitionists, as we'll as to
save Gen. Taylor from being put to the
test of vetoing or approving the proviso.
Either course, on his part, it is seen,
would be fatal to Whiggery. If South
en men of any party, Whigs or Demo
Gratis, approve the immediate admission of
New Mexico and California as States, we
cannot but regard it as cowardly, if not
a most corrupt surrender of Southern
rights and interests to Northern influence.
The Wing politicians have always, on
every question: as far as they dared, or
could cheat the people of the Southinto
approving-surrendered to the North.
Except in the case of Benton, among the
Democrats, We hope better things.
1t is very reasonable to calculate that
California, iflet alone and not hurried in
to State before she is in a state 6t to be
admitted into the old partnership, may
become aslaveholding country. The cot
ton, sugar and gold mining, would create
a demand for negroes. This the North
ern Abolitionists, doubtless think proba-
Bile, and hence they want to make Cali
fornia State forthwith. with constitu-
ton excluding slavery or to pass the Will
mot Proviso by Congress to effect the
same purpose. Now the Southern Wings
can't vote for the latter and Gen. Taylor
would feel unpleasant to approve or veto,
but the North can have her way with
them and govern them, as usual, Just as
well, and secure all her purposes by ad-
mitting New Aexico and California as a
State next session of Congress If the
mass of the people, whose interest are
solely involved in the protection of their
rights. honor and prosperity, and not in
Office seeking, are properly enlightened,
they will not sustain any set of leaders
whose object lis the spoils, in such a
shameful surrender to Free .Soiiisn. The
South should look to it, and every indie
pendent press should sound the alarm.
Gtten0ilie Mowntaineer
DEATH OF T. j. WRIoHr, Eso.--The
Camden Journal ofWednesday last says:
ut is with deep regret we record the
death of Mai. Thomas ]. Wright, one of
the leading members of the Bar of Ian
caster, and prominent member of the
Legislature from that district He died
on Thursday morning, 18th inst, at o.
clock, after very short illness. He was
known as good lawyer, in the enjoyment
of large practice, and the confidence of
an extended circle of friends; writer, o
sound Democrat, and a sterling Carolini-
an, as unoste ntatious in his manners On
he was kind hearted and devoted in his
attachments. He had been a member of
the Legislature for about threeyears; and
his liberal views, sound Judgment, and
close attention to his duties induced his
friends TO believe that wide fGld of flu
ture uSefulInpsq Vao onenino, lefaue hin,