The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-09-27

! more IN a few years; but we assume, what we
think the present and past will justify, that four
Southern Senators at least, actuated by ambi-
tlous or more unworthy motives, can always be
| reiled on BY Northern statesmen, let them pro-
pose what they may adverse to slavery
At this time we could point to more than one
| Southern Senator who, for prospect oe the
Vice Presidency, or the certainty of foreign
mission, and little Northern pressure, might be
induced, from the most patriotic motives, for the
sake Of peace and harmony, and devotion to our
glorious Union, to concede so much to the tender
conscences of our Northern brethren as to sup.
port proposition to do away with the three.tiths
basis OF representation.
Let it not be said that this is an unreasonable
calculation; nothing that takes place hereafter
Will De half as extraordinary as that which has
already occurred.
Viewing things, then, practically, we estimate
the real relative political strength of the two
sections as twelve slavehoding States to eigh-
teen Don-slavehodng States; in which case, 1t
will only require six more non.saveholdino
States tomakea a two-thris majority, which, with
the casting vote OF the Vice President, may
amend the Constitution.
We will show that, in six wears, six, naytwelve
non.slavcho0ing States, will be admitted into
the Union; but, previous thereto, we propose to
examine the positions and principles of the North
ern States, to see whether it is likely that when
they have the power they will amend the Con-
sltution, and do away with the three-fifths basis
OF representation, and abolish slavery.
We think that there is not a doubt but that
they will do so whenever they attain the power;
and further, they will, as they are now doing,
5y the hot-bed system, override the Constitution
to force majority TO effect their objects.
These doctrines are held in the North and
are not peculiar TO any party: That slavery is
moral evil, sin, and curse, and is opposed to
the principles of our government, and ought to
be eradicated; that they Of the North are disgra-
ced by their connection with the institution, and
are implicated in the sin, and responsible for its
continuance and existence, II they do not exert
every constitutional power which they can to
oppose and destroy it.
The resolutions of twelve state legislatures,
and of innumerable conventions of the great
parties, have in every form set forth those prin>
clples, and the representatives in Congress from
the non-slavehodng States have almost en- mas
Sc shown by their acts that they truly represent
the will Of their constituents
resolutions before our readers, and will close this
branch by reference to Gotls resolution,
which virtually declared slavery to be contrary
to natural justice and the fundamental princi-
pies of our government which resolution pas
sed the lower branch Of Congress by nearly the
entire vote of the Northern States.
The passage of this resolution, more than any
thing else. satifce that tie South have no.
thing to hope from the forbearance of the North,
whenever they have the constitutional power to
abolish slavery. No one will deny that two
thirds can amend the constitution. and that those
who have already violated and set at nought the
spirit of that instrument will not hesitate to
change its letter whenever they have the power.
If as we have stated our belief the seductons
OF the General Government can command four
votes in the Senate and proportional vote in
the lower house from the Southern representa-
ton, it only requires six more to give them
two thirds majority Every one can speculate as
to what the result Of such state OF affairs will be;
we can only set forth our views, and say to those
who think they can shift the evil hour off on to
posterty, that they are most agregiously mista-
ken. II this Union continues, The problem as to
the continuance Of slavery can be forced to So
luton in six years, and will be forced in twelve
years. The Union and slavery connut long
continue TO exist together.
Our territories, or rather the territories of the
North including that conquered from Mexico and
reft or bribed from Texas, and held prior TO the
Mexican war, are very near equal in area 10 the
populated portion of the United States, and are
sufficient to make twenty-five States over the
medium size; and it is not generally known or
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greater than that on the Atlantic, leaving out
the Peninsula of Florida. From the mouth Of
the Colorado at the head Of the Gulf Of Caifor-
MIA, at the thirty degree Of North latitude,
to the British line, at the forty ninth degree,
is seventeen degrees Of latitude; whilst, from
the thirtieth degree in Florida to the forty-ifth
degree, our limit on the Atlantic, is only fifteen
degrees of latitude There are twelve States
fronting on the Atlantic.
Hardly beginning has been made in the set
tIement Of those vast regions, and yet six States
will be admitted therefrom in two or three years.
Minnesota, Nebraska, Utah or Deseret, New
Mexico, California and Oregon are all nearly
ready 10 demand admittance into the Union.
1t should be borne in mind, that according to
the precedent set, by the admission Of California,
and the attempt in New Mexico, it requires very
few inhabitants to make State.
Nothing in the pasthistory of the world equals
what will be the rapidity with which these ter
ritories win be settled up.
Those amongst us, over fifty years ofage, who
recoect when all the country West OF the AL
leganies was a wilderness, when Cincinnati,
Louisville and st. Louis were villages, are
astonished when they think Of the immense
change which has taken place in so short time;
but hear in mind we were then increasing from
population of only five or six millions, and now
we have twenty five millions, and foreign emil
grafton is much larger now than ever was
before.
There is a constant stream of foreign emigra-
ton bV way of the Northern Lakes to the Upper
Mississippi and Missouri, and imagination can
hardly picture the masses who are moving and
ready to move from the Northerl and Southern
States to California, and Oregon; and we may
also calculate that there will be large foreign
emigration tothe Prcfc seaboard.
Our space is limited, and we must cut short
these calculations; suffice it 10 say that it is a
small estimate that half million OF emigrants
will annually go into the territories per year for
the next six years. As new routes and locations
are discovered, this population will gradually
spread over the whole area.
Tn the first place, six large States will be
formed, and then as the geography and natural
divisions of the country are ascertained, thepro.
cess OF division will commence.
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