Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-05-23
Slavery in California.

"Gcn p. Brscoc, the father of tho famous
Brscoe bill of quo lOardnto against the swind-
ling Mississippi Banks, has gone to California,
with probably the largest slave force that has
ever been taken there by one owner lis en-
ergv AMI enterprise will, we doubt not, settle the
question; AMI Gen, Biscoe is one of the large
number OF Mississippi planters who intended to
test the valve in mining" -.Natche: Free T'rod-
en-
While such traitors to the North as Webster
and Cass and their followers are talking about
the impossibity Of establishing slavery ia the
new territories, the shareholders are at work.
They parakc of none of this newly invented
reverence for the ''wll of God" which paraIiz-
cs the arms of Northern politicians. 70 plant
the accused institution of slavery, Southern
men not only have no scruples 10 "rc enact"
these laws, but they will even repeal every law
Of God since the foundation Of the world
Against the increase and extension of this darl.
ing system, all laws, whether of God or man,
are as burnt flax. The slavery propagandsts
neither reverence nor regard them. With them,
constitutions, laws, compacts, treaties, morals,
| religion, all, are worthful or worthless as they
subserve or oppose this one cardinal object of
all their hopes and prayers.
Southern papers are teeming with such ans
wers as the above, to the logic Of the Massa.
chusetts apostate. While he is engaged in de
monstratng to his "eght hundred retainprs"
that there is no danger Of slayery's finding Its
way to California and New Mexico the slave
holders are not less busily engaged in their part
/ Of the demonstration. How these double dem
onstraons will end, il is not difficult to toresoe
Both will end Just where they are intended to
| nj in, tbo If n
the abolition of freedom. While the North
sleep and refuse to pass the Wilmot Provlso,
slaves are going in scores AID hundreds to the
new territories. And slavery having once got
there, and established itself, it will claim to re-
main under the protection of the sacred coLl-
promise of the constitutions" What is more, it
/ is but too probable it will remain here forever
! In spite of the present anl-slaVery constitution
OF the new State of California, there is to day
| great danger that slavery will go there and find
lodging place there.
! A late number of the alta California gives
the following incident which occurred IN the
steats of San Jose, the capital of the new
State:
Two men were seen in sharp contest The
white beat the black, and cries of shame were
heard when the master was taken into custoday
Soon the parties were brought before the
| Acalde.
The whiteman, Mt first, set the court Mt def
ance. But he was sobered down, when he
made the lollowin statement:
"TThqt negro is my slaus drought him from
home tpith me. He has been among The free ne
groes of the toon, Ceiling drunk and doing as he
pleased. / made mp my mind to leave tOlcn this
ereniiag. and determined 10 take him along tcih
me. met him in the street and told him he
must 90, This he refused to do ] then lean
ed down to take up stick to chastlse him,
when he seized me and flung me down. | then
broke stick over his head, which had right
to do. He is my property and l intend TO hare
him, and gipe him good tVo hundred tashes IN
the bargain.
The court yielded The slaves had been
brought into California before the constitution
was formed, and upon that ground he was Or
dered to Jail to await his masters orders. In