The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-02-19
- The New Bedford Mercury saws.


i Is The New Bedford Mercury says
'Mr. jefferson Davis pretends that slavery exists in
the new territories under the Constitution and is knave
enough assert that Mexico had no right to abolish
slavery therein VIII not doctrines like these open
northern eyes viii the fact, the irreagibe fact that
slavery does not and cannot lawfully exist in those
ritories hull northern men asleep when that fact that ir
rciagibe fact is DENIED by the South? What boots
it if the taos the side of reedom and Henry Clay
boldly asserts the law, if still the south denies the law
conelnns the law, and violates the law :? LET THE
LAW BE DECLARED BY CONGRESS- Let the new
territories be admitted Nth declaration of the lalo te
guard against southern lawlessness Let not foot Of
territory be organized thom the Wilmot Proviso-let
it be organized Nth the Provso. Such is the course
of duty, and if dsunion follows it viii not be the fault
of those who only DECLARE THE LAW.
THE BACK TRACK. Several bunker members of
the New York City Democratic General Committee
called ameetng fall the Democratic Republican cleo
tors of that city, who opposed to the Wilmot pro
yiso, Saturday evening, the 18th inst, take counsel
upon the present crisis, and to adopt such measures as
may tend to preserve to them and their postery the
blessings of our great and glorious Unon.''
The Journal of Commerce, (Taylor) commends this
movement, and augms from ii general taking of the
back track it The Journals idea is that this
overture from the Democratic party, being obviously
bid for political capital will call forth an over bid from
the Wing party, and that the upsho will be a contest
not such as have had for some time past, to see
(which 60 farhest and talk oudest in vindcaton of
freedom, but which shall go larhcst and talk loudes in
the effort to concate sour Southern brethren
Such, says the Commercial Advertiser, 'smay be the
result; and curious enough it will be, and srikngly
significant test of the value that belongs to profess
sions of principle, in alliance with purposes of party
The MASSACHUSETTS, STATE RECORD, and
Year Book Of General Information. 1850. Edited by
Nahum Capen, Boston: James French, pp 324-
The title of this volume is no msnomer As com
pete register of State, County and Town institutions
is not surpassed by any similar publication that we
have SEEM and to the professional man and the man Of
business it must be of great practical value for daily
ference 1t is sold by S. A. Rowland
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, for January (Scott
s Co.'s reprint has been received at fuckers. The
leading article relates to English colonization there is
another on Turkey and Chrisendom; spirited reviews
of Shirley, and Lamartines History of the Revolution
of 1913; and other readable articles.
u 'LIrTELL's LIVING Age" NO 3O1) has an
amusing article on &C Goldsmith and his Bographers, "
the very interesting description of the Tubular Bridge
over Mena Straits, from the London Quarterly, and
variety of shorter pieces of attractive character.
/ New YORK ToEING THE MARK. The New
York Assembly have adopted the resolutions af the
Senate regarding California and Slavery, with Sigh
amendment, which has been concugred in As passed
the resolutions instructive Senators and Representative
Of New Yo to their best efforts to put an end
the slave trade in the District of Columbia to secm
the insertion Of the Wmot proviso in all territorial
bills to resist firmly the extension of slavery or the III
f rsdcticn of Texas any part of New Mexico, AM
to admit California State under her present consti
tuition. The test vote the resolves in the Assembl
was, ayes "A, noes To- In the Senate on the amend
ment, ayes 26, noes /.