The organizer., 1850-11-02

fled electors for members Of the leg
islaturel has laid the precedent TOT
admitting in future any numbef Oi
States, under any3Eetence whatever
that may suit the views Of the major
ity in Congress. A pere majOrilyi"
Congress may Divide 1 State, with ies
consent, and many reasons will occuI
to make the process easy. The con-
venience OF the people will make
divisions necessary. The PaciRc
States will seek political weight and
power. and a largsr vote in the senatei
and QUO calculating northern brethren
| Will see n the admission of new nOn'
slavehOlding States. 4 means OF re-
lievihg their tender consciences. from
the responsibility for the sin Of slave
Ty,
with This state Of things before US,
it is important for 4he. slavehOlding
States to make some caicdlation as to
the prospect before, ue,. There are
II Free States and IA Slave States.
Oregon and California are each crpa:
BILE of being divided into five OF sig
States. At least three States lalL OF
them nDn-slavehOldine) will be formed
out of Utah, Now Mexico. and the dis>
membered part Of Texas. I've or
three more OUT Of Nebrasca and Min
esOto. 1t is aIsa proposed TO-. divide
Michigan into two States. The past
history Of the West shows an increase
Of population unexampted. in the his
tory Of the world. 1t is therefore
probable that in 10 to Is yea$s, all our
pres6nt territory will be formed into
States of, tho Union, i capnQt be
expected that the North will ever
allow another, SIavehoIding State to
be admitted into the /, Union. In Ma.
ryland, Kentucky and Missouri the
loss OF their slaves by the aid of the
Abolitionists, is so great, that in all
probability, they wiIl'sena1heir slAyes
South, and sell them TO avoid the, loss;
and perhaps iu ten years, become free
States; SO that by that time, by ve.
rY moderate g. reasonable calculation
we shan not have more fhan eleven
slave States and 'hirty-,hree non
siaVehohkng States Three fourths Of
the States can alter amend or change
the Constitution. Who can donbt
that the free States will exercise that
power at'tke 6rst moment they obtain
it. They Will then B6 sbls to prohibit
the slave trade betTeen .fhe States f;
TO annui the slave basis Of representa-.
uoR ia. Congress. and to abolish slavery
in the States. This is, no Idle dream
1t is plain practical view based upon
facts which. every one can see, who
will examine the subject.
What then shalt BE, our positionl
Shall we submit to- the monstrous
wrongs Of the past. and shall we
make no effort TO arrest the terrible
evils impending over tha futnrel
What shall be the remedyl' That Is
the question upon Which tho South
most now deliberate. and for which.
r. presuuk, the GGYern0r has called
the Legislature together.
Every one can speculate as TO what
t1s remit Of Fucff n state of affkirs
viii" be. Team only set forth my
views, and say to those who think
diferently, or expect to shift fhS evil
Oh on to po'terity, that thAy are
u,nst orvra "a ot,-l. =, 3D.. IT, ~
ion Of the States and slavery r9nn6tI
in my opinion continue long to exist
together. Wren, tho split in the
Methodist Chunch .todk paaoe, had
affirm conviciIoO or presentirnent that
n similar division Of the States would
soon follow A division Of The Mis-.
siOuary Bsptias has alsO taken place:
and u is With difficulty the PrPsbyte.
riAn Church can be held together. In
their general aTSGnhles1 the slavery
question is conimaaily fUrced insult.
ingly upon the southern members. as
being a great natioRhl BiRs. .aAd slsy-
hOlders denounced As na better IhaH
pirates. Now IL the peopIe Of God
cannot live together ~ brothers. in the !
church, where the only split isA. dH. I
iefepce Of opinion. without the poRer
Ia i9Rict injury on the persons Or |
property Of each other; how can 10 Sc !
the people OF The Gov,1
srnmentJ(AiaEger proportion Of whom
are withopt. tbs fear OF God before
their syes. and, a.laTge portion who
profess to haze JAf believe il 10 be
here religious dpty 10 do. every thing
~ there Powar TO shOli,h slaveryll
can continue is. live tocrtberi The
ropTietiqn is forcing. itseIf spon nv
pind evey dag, that il is imppssible |.
,or the slave and noR.slave holding