The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-10

own representatives. DO we think our right
will be secure under the government Gin part %
of such a people?
al In addition to these Questionable features i,
IN a new State, when we consider the Irregular
ties OF her proceedings-being entirely unprece
dened in the annals Of the countryside assump
ton ofpower, that belonged exclusively to Con
gress, by the Executive ofthe nation IN first origi
mating this idea Of making State--the enormous
boundaries assumed to herself by this sef-consti
tuted State-the evil example thus set for tn
guidance of the Government in future, and tn
injustice done to our section OF the Union, by al
these irregular and unprecedented proceedings
we are not any more favorably impressed witt
our new bastard sister, Miss California!
"And when we reflect that all these irregula
proceedings and doing away of constitutional pre-
requisites was forced upon us contrary to will
by an overwhelming sectional majority just be
cause slavery was prohibited, (Which was the re
suit Of their own wire-workingD we are not con
cilated in our exasperated feelings sufficiently tC
submit with satisfaction to the decision of Con
gress IN her admission. But when we contem'
plate the vast resources of mineral wealth imbed
ded in the soil Of California, from which we are
virtually excluded by the prohibition OF slavery,
and that this very territory was purchased by the
blood and treasure of the, Southern people, and
that now, while the North are growing rich
and the South being impoverished on account
| Of such prohibition, we, the Southern people, are
burthened and oppressed by heavy tax imposed
upon imports for the purpose OF paying for
! this same territory which has been unlustly
wrenched from US over the head Of custom, usage
and constitution, the mighty tide Of resistance
| which has been gathering in the Southern mind
under series of wrongs which have been heaped
upon her, will be likely TO break over the banks
OF calm submission, and inunds.te this whole sec
ton OF the country with the cries of justice in
| dependence.
''lf we submit to what has been done, the North
have California; New Mexico and Utah they
| think they will get in the same way, but if they
should be disappointed we feel warranted in say
ing that she would not admit the m as slave States
--and the boundary bill, il acce led to by Texas,
Is intended as subterfuge by W hich to escape the
obligation Of admitting four slave States out
OF The territory to make free 81 Joining Texas,
that If the South submitto this outrage Of her
rights her honor and her inter est, she need not
look for the admission Of any more slave States
from any territory now belonging to, or hereafter
to be acquired by this Governm {, not out of
Texas territory, Gf theboundary bill be accepted,)
although we have the North bound by solemn re-
solution to admit them. Let Texas beware how
she acts; for if she accept the proposed boundary,
the North (and they have the power) will seek to
exonerate themselves from the obligations OF said
resolution by pleading thai Texas sold the terri
tory to the United States, and thereby released
them from all obligation"
swell, are the Southern people ready to sub
INIT 10 lueT present. anu tuGIT pTcSeIt
strength in Congress? while the North, their worst
enemy is continually increasing in strength and
power. Ii they are, rest calmly. If not, now is
the time 10 rally; for times will get no better, and
more fragrant violation of the rights of the
South, will scarcely occur."
"We recommend. that public meeting be held
at the courthouse on Monday next, to consider Of
tt is matter, and appoint county delegate to the
adjourned meeting of the Nashville Convention,
with instructions from the people what he shall do
and contend for in that meeting"
From the .Mississipian.
Who SHALL DE BLAMEpi--No people ever
lost their liberties at once, without a strug-
gle. 1t has generally been fched from them
by piece meals. Those small encroachments
which were regarded as unjust at the time, but
not Of sufficient magnitude call forth resistance,
were repeated again and again, until not vestge
of freedom was left, and the people became slaves
without knowing how or when it was done. These
facts being well understood by our patriotic fathers,
they held tina, 8" the price Of liberty was eternal
vigilance" and were ready to resist at the outset,
the slightest Infringement upon their rights as
Freemen. And had all the inhabitants Of the colo
MES been alike patriotic, and presented an UNI
broken phannx in their remonstrances against
the first acts of oppression by the English govern
ment, it would have put end to all future IDEAS
Of ens|a,ing the colonies, and have prevented the
effusion of blood that followed. But, unfortu-
nate'y, there was class then, now, who not
only refused a, join with the patriots in remon-
stratng against the wrongs that We're heaped upon
them, but openly advocated tame submission to the
enormous expressions, and even argued that there
was no aggression on the part Of the government
This emboldened the English to repeat their en-
croachnen,s upon the liberties Of the people, unti
" Submission ceased to be virtue" The people
united, but it too late for remOnsrance to hnv,
any effect. The result was an appeal to arms to
save the liberties Of their country. May this no
be the case with the South, under the present cir.
cumstances? Does not every sensible man who
has been an observer Of the signs Of the times,
see that there has been for years past strong de-
termination on the part of the North to Cypress
the South and destroy her equality in the Union:
And not the late measures adopted by the
federal Congress sufficient to convince the South
ern people that the days Of Southern institutions
are fast drawing to close, and will soon be num-
bered among " the things that WERE" And still,
strange as 1t may appear, we find men in oul
midst who profess to be Southern in all their
views, not only refusing to demonstrate against
these aggressions, but coDtending that there has
been no encroachments upon our rights. We fear
that these men will only awake to proper sense
of their duty when remonstrance will be of M
avail. And If ever conflict Of arms shall occur
between the States of this Union, the effusion o
blood will stain the skirts Of those men, who,
from timidity from slavsh fear of party, refuse
10 unite with the Southern people in remons,rat
ing against these vile aggressons. And whe,
hey the best blood of th- country poured our
m it's defence, they may console themselves b,
saying: +" We did it!' We saw the South
was oppressed, but the love of office, the love OF
party, and the love of gain stronger than oul
Owe for the Liberties OF the Southern people,
From the Rome (Ga) Southerner.
The ALrERNATIvE.-Con has at length,
assumed an attitude of hostility, Legitimate hos
,I,y to the South. California, with the Wiinof
Proriso engrafted upon its constitution, has, flo,
hat reason, been received into the Union against |
he wishes, the remonstrances, and the solemn |
protests of the South. Territory conquered by |
Southern valor, and purchased with Southern trea-
sure, has been usurped by aliens who assumed
he sovereignty of what did not belong to them,
and dared to exclude those to whom it did belong.
Congress has dared, roiuntiIy, to ratify this rob-
berry, and is therefore responsible to the Southern
people for this daring outrage upon every princi-
pie of iustice,-this conternptuous disregard of
Southern rights, this wanton, wicked, ruthless IN
suit to Southern honor. The Constitution of our
fathers has not only been rampled under foot, but
ITS forms have been prostitued to the fouest pur-
poses of injustice and oppression. The union OF