Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-08-18
Saturday, AMg. aS, 1919.


tween the resolutions of the democrats and
and wings of Iowa published and upon which
we commented in our issue of the 4th inst,
has but confirmed our first impressions. We
have constantly advocated that all party ties
should be cblitcrated by the question of Slave
~, and in our own State, VIC have the pleasure
to know that such is the case, and that we pre-
sent an undivided front to our enemies. We
would not have it otherwise, and the Courier
has never attempted to dissever this union.--
But while we advocate, irrespective of blind
adherence to party obligations, Southern
rights, interests, and prosperity, we are not SO
infatuated rs to reject an ally because he may
live North of Mason d Dixons line, nor because
he may vote with us from what we conceive
to be false reasons. Correct conclusions may
case in the resolutions of the democrats of
Iowa: they say, that the Territories of Cali
fornia and New Mexico come TO us free and
are now free" therefore it is "incxpedient and
improper to add to the further distraction Of
the public mind by demanding in the name Of
by the laws Of the land" Now we are not
quite so ignorant of the politics of the day as
to sanction their reasoning or admit this doc.
trine, though we may approve III come degree
their conclusion. 1t could not expected that
this State should occupy the same ground with
ourselves, yet we maintain that it will be a
source of grateful joy to every patriot, to see
portion Of tho North show her unwillingness
to distract tho peace and quiet of the Union.
The wings of the same State have manifested
spirit of hostility TO the South in its full ex-
tent; and how any one who has read the reso.
lutions Of the two parties can come to the con.
clusion that there is no difference between
them, is more than we can tell Let the wings
speak for themselves:
"Resolved, That we are opposed to the
extension of slavery into tie Territory
now free, and that we believe it to be the
duty of the Federal Government to re-
lieve itself of the responsibility of that
institution whenever it has the Constitu
tional authority to do so, and that the
legislation necessary to effect these OBJ
lects should be adopted"
Is there differencel The democrats saw
"it is expedient and improper" to pass the
"ilmot ProViso--the wings, that it is the duty
OF the Government to relieve itself of the res.
possibility of slavery whenever it has the con-
stitutionai authority to do 80, and that such
legislation should be adopted. In other words
the wings say that Congress should abolish
slavery not only in the Territories, but wherev.
er At has Jurisdiction. And when our readers
recolleet, that an attempt was made during
the last session of that body to abolish slavery
m all such places as forts, navy yards de-, even
though situate in slaveholding States, the vast
difference between the two positions may be
readily perceived We look to the conclusion
OF the democrats, and the probable results Of
1t, deeming that it is of small moment to us
from what reason vote may be cast against
the Proviso; and regarding the defeat of that
measure as the great disideratum. Now what
Is the inference to be deduced from the two
positions before us; that the democrats will
vote against the Proviso, though for false reas
ons, and that the wings will advocate it's appl;.
cation not only to the Territories, but even To
all places where Congress has the jurisdiction.
Yet we are told that there is no difference he.
tween the positions A. votes against the Pro.
Viso, because it is unconstitutional because
itsiolates the Missouri Compromised. be.
cause it 10 "inexpedient and improper" Shall
we exclude @. because he arrives Mt the same
conclusion from different reasonsl This would
certainly be bad policy. Defeat the Wilraot
ProyiSo by such votes, if we can; and then it
Se our folly, If VIC permit their false reas-
onhg to keep us from removing to these Ter.
ntories with our property. And when thew
nave a sufficient population, these Territories
wni apply for admission as States, deciding
the question Of slavery by the voice Of the peo-
pie. This is all we ask. But to put doubt be.
yond the question, we give short extract from
ae address adopted by the democrats, and
which we regard as sufficient ON this head: i.
we hold that the very spirit in which
the Constitution was adopted must ever
be regarded by the true patriot as COM
posing, to all intents and purposes, a
component part of that instrument, so
far as the general domestic policy of the
nation Is conce,ned; and that any propo-