The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-02-09

Of New Mexico and Upper California.
and now the aggressive spirit oflhe north
ii is alleged. has become more univer-
sal and intense, aud the .'conhicl" more
determined and hostile.
1t is charged. thatthe North. no longer
respects the Missouri compromise line,
adopted by their almost unanimous vote
but they avow their determination to ex-
clude Slavery from all the territories ac-
quirsd or to be acquired.
The South hold.it is said that the gov
ernment has no right to extend or restrict
slavery. no more than to establish or abol-
ish it, and therefore ask not for the extern
sion Of sIavery.-But. says the address,
"what we do insist on, is. not TO extend
slavery, but that we shall not be prohibit
ed from emmigrating. with our properly,
into the Territories Of the United States,
because we are slaveholders; or, in other
words. that we shall not on that account
be disfraHchised Of a privilege possessed
by all others, citizens and foreigners,
without discrimination as TO character,
profession, or color. All. whether savage,
barbarian. or civilized. may freely enter
aud remain. we Only being excluded"
The address next comes down to the
present Congress. and charges that "a
greater number ofmeasures of an 0ggyes-
sire character have been introduced than
have for years before.
"The first ofthis series of aggressions.
it is charged, was the resolution offered in
the House, for the repeal Of all acts rec
ognizing the existence of slavery, or the
slave trade, III the District Of Colum-
bia.
The next aggrcssion was, the offering
Of the resolution instructing the Commit.
60 on Territories to report bills excluding
slavery from New Mexico and Califor.
mia.
The third aggression, in this series was
the introducing Of bill to take the votes
ofthc people Of the District on the slave
question.
The fourth aggression, another resou-
ton instructing the Committee to report
a bill prohibiting the slave trade in the
District. .' ''e
The fifth and last aggression. men.
toned in this series. the offering of the
resolution abolishing slavery 10 the Ter
ritories, and aHpIaces phere COngreSS has
rrclnsire poweys Of LcgiSlaliOH. which
means, as Interpreted by Mr.. Calhoun, in
all forts, magazines. arsenals, dock yards
and other needful buildings, purchased
by Congress with the consent Of the Leg.
islature of tho State"
Here closes the narrative Of the series
of acts of northern aggression and en-
croachment perpe,rated and in progress!
IN view ofihese Northern aggressions,
the address says. that unless the South
uni,edly and determinedly resist, emdnci-
patton ioiH soon foilov tcithoat any final
act to abolish slavery.
The effect Of emancipation is then
gloomily predicted as certain to result
IN wretchedness. and misery, and desc.
lation to the whole South.
In conclusion, the address propounds
the question, "what is to be done to pre-.
vent in" and then answers. by advising,
and entreaiing tho South to be united,
disreg egarding all party ties and make eve.
rything subordinate to united resist.
ence to Northern aggressions; and that it
there be no cessation of aggressive acts,
then to rrpei without looking to the con-
sequences. and to resort to all necessary
means for that purpose. ....
Thus have we given above faithful
presentation Of the prominent features of
this MANFEsTo,--drafted with view Of
committing the entire Southern Delega.
,ion in Congress, in united hostility to the
North. and making Northern subservien.
cy, or dissolution Of the Union, the alter.
natives. .- .........
But, thanks to the patriotic Wings of
the South mainly. this reasonable scheme
has most signally failed-only forty tDo
out Of one hundred and twenty ono mem.
bers, approved and adopted the Nantes.
to.
We have no space to consider the re-.
iecled address Of Mr.. Berrien ito the
People of the United States" Ii is far
more temperate in spirit and language.
but in many respects is copy ofthe sen.
timent Of Mr. Calhoun.
There is still sufficient patriotism and
intelligence among the American People,
10 qaash this, and all similar Bills Of in-
diclment for "Northern aggressionW---
Gin. Gazette.