The daily crescent., 1849-06-09

TIoN; by which we mean that Congress shall a6-
stain from all legislation IN relation to the subject
Of sldrery IN the territories; le0ring n to the
people Of he territories themselves to mike the neces
sdry prOrision for their eUentual admission gto he
Union, and to regulate their internal concerns IN
Their own ray
"This position is in accordance with the great
fundamental principle upon which all free govern
ment is founded, viz: the right of the people To
establish the political institutions by which they
shall be governed 1t is the principle proclaimed
in the Declaration Of Independence and recognised
in the constitution of every Stale in the Union. 1t
Is the great American principle of liberty. And II
Is the enjoyment of this principle which we would
secure to the citizens OF The territories acquired
from Mexico; and if they, or either of them,
should apply to Congress for admission sovereign
States into the Union with a free constitution, we
say admit them. IL they come with constitutions
establishing slavery, We should say the same, just
as we would insist that Congress should not now
compel the people of Massachusetts to establish
slavery, or the people of Virginia TO abolish 1t.
The EDITORIAL TRAMP.-The inhabitants of
the Western States doomed to be astonished
this summer by a new intellectual constellation
the Philadelphia Pleads--consisting of the follow
ing bright particular stars, which to make their
az pearance in the occidental hemisphere, viz
Fitzgerald, of the City Item; Conrad, of the Daily
News; DuSolle, of the Times Lane, Of the
Ledger; Morris, of the Inquirer; Sailor, of the
Dollar Newspaper; and Cooley, of the Lady s
Book. These seven editorial stars of the first mag
ntude are 10 be fixed stars no longer, unless they
cOntrive to get themselves into an unpleasant
" fix - somewhere out in the West They are about
to become wanderers-but wherever they roam,
we hope there may be no "l0st Plead among
them-lor 10 the press and public of Philadelphia
such loss would be irreparabie. May those edI-
toral luminaries not disappear in the Western
horizon or become shorn of their beams during
their temporary decnaon-and il they should
happen TO meet with great bar (Ursa Major ont
there, we hope they may manage TO keep at Il safe
distance. There Is one circumstance attending
this editorial expedition which perrlexes u.s. Why
should men who have been all their lives engaged
i'll head-work choose to go on foot Why not go
on horseback according TO the established usages
of chyalry! Why not give 4 new edition OF
the seven champions! Like the knights GRANT OF
old, they are all ladies' men, guess Cooley,
especially, we can prove TO be an enthusiast i'll that
way-twitncss the LGdy,S Book pdSSioaj; and sew
eral Of the others, being poets, must per conse-
guence be partial TO the petiCoats. Certainly for
the credit of the Philadelphia press, we should like
the Western people 10 believe iilai It's cOnductors
belong to the equestrian order, and as horse feed y
is cheap out among the pralries, prohahfy the wear
and tear of boots and pantaloons would cost more
than the Keeping Of the qnadrnneds Seven such
cavacrs-ali goodiooiling men, and several of
them plump and porily models Of flasc cninc beauty,
1--WE fancy we our friend of the LGdg's Book
blush at this cOmpmeGD-Woui produce a thrill
ing sensation among the girls and alligators Of the
Southwestern egions.-PennsgtDdniGH