The southern press., 1850-09-10
Results of the Session.


she has great destiny to accomplish.
Results of the Session.
Both Houses of Congress yesterday resolved
to adjourn in three weeks. And we can now
see the result Of the session.
The greatest question, perhaps, that could
come before Congress, was as to the govern
ment of the territory acquired from Mexico.
For in that question was involved, so far rs
Congress could decide it, the destiny not only
of that territory, but of the two great sections
of this Union.
A majority of the Northern delegation in Con-
gress, demanded the entire exclusion of the
South, or of her institutions, from the whole OF
this territory and large part Of Texas besides
A majority of the Southern delegation offered
to give up all to the North, above the line OF
$3.50, if the South could have common right
with the North of colonzing the part south
of that line-something like one-third Of the
whole.
Congress HIS given all of California to the
North, which thus monopolizes our entire Pacific
coast from latitude SO to IA coast with its
sinuosites about fourteen hundred miles in
| length. Congress also voted to transfer to New
Mexican jurisdiction the entire valley of the
Rio Grande above 32 deg, although Texas, a
slave State, claimed all on the east side of that
river up to AZ deg, and the resolutions Of an
nexation provided that slavery should be prohib-
tied only above SO. 30, and then only with the
consent of Texas This was done after the
New Mexicans formed what they called Con-
stitution, excluding slavery.
Having thus cut off the access af the slave.
, holding population to the interior region OF
Utah, by running the Frcc-soi line down or
both Sides the Pacific and Rio Grandc, to the
Mexican territory, Congress passed territorial
bill for Utah. without excluding slavery from i
in that bill. 1t had been done in the Texas, New
Mexico, and California bills, the people Of tho
two latter having already declared their nten
tion of doing it.
We quite agree with Mr.. CLAY, that by these
measures the North gets ALL except the country
on the east side of the Rio Grande, below 49,
which We hardly supposed was in dispute. The
South loses all.
The Mexican war, by which this vast region
was acquired, cost, together with the fifteen mil.
lions paid Mexico, about one hundred millions
of dollars OF this, the South paid her full
share, and much more than her share of the
blood.
! Within the last few days three steamers have
arrived at New York, from Panama, with two or
three millions of gold. These are scm-monthly
Packets. The product of gold in that region,
counting that which goes direct to England,
with that which goes to the North, is about forty
millions year.
If California alone, were now in market, the
territory would be worth at least FIVE hundred
millions Of dollars. The share of the South at
least two hundred millions. That has been
voted by Congress- to the North together with
all the right Of the South, to the residue of the
acquired territory. The total spoliation of the
South may be put down at the sum of two
hundred and fifty millions, together with the
! loss in value to her property resulting from being
cut off from California enterprise, and the future
restriction of her political power.-Thc impor-
tance of this power may be indicated by the fact
that Mt this very session bills will be passed for
tie expenditure Of at least sixty millions of dol
lars in cash, and we don't know how many mil
lions in land, will be distributed
But the South is patriotically urged to submit
to the two hundred and (ifty million territorial
spoliation, to the final establishment of her ter
ritorial limits, and to the loss of her politca
, power, all for the sake Of tho Union, ofharmony
and cancellation.
We'll, this is the most costly harmony that ha
vet been offered in the market. The melody o
Jenny Lind is rather expensive, but the harmon
of MEssRs CAss and CLAy,-t would bankrup
an empire.
"The song Of love Alphesibeus sung
And Damon-when the wondering hefer hung
Forgetful Of her food, upon the strain,
And Lynxes stopped to list the lay divine,
And headlong torrents paused, nor sought .h
main.
this, all this was nothing to the harmony I'll
heavenly harmony of Messrs. Clay and CAss
: Now if it costs so much for the harmony
these worthy gentlemen, how much ought "
to pay for that of the Democratic organ! lfh
Northern mcmbers don't vote an immense ext
allowance on the Printing Contract, they are Il
most ungrateful fellows alive--particularly ;
half the money comes from the South. And 1
for the Lnteliigencer, let Mr. FILLMORE shove
n upon il jobs, richer than
" "barbaric pearls and gold ="
q q The Entelligencer was even more harmonior
a than the Union. On the memorable 26th Angus
!, last, the IateUigencer could not hear so much
zone discordant voice"
Perhaps, perhaps, these worthless will SOC
, hear something from the South, that will IN.
= this harmony and make their ears tingle