Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-03-16

ne' s mo thc Union ss s State; and the question
=. Wh' you or will you not admit he,7 It IL q
Sspye question, and there rests upon you
heavy responsibility. Muca vory much. will
depend upon your decision. If yon admit her.
I yon endorse ami give your sanction 10 all tIat
mas been done. Are you prepared TO do t,,y
Are yon prepared TO surrender your power Of
lesisiaiiGn for the Territories n power express.
| ~ vested I'M Congress by the Constitution. n,
mas been fully estabiishc,B Can YOU. consis.
tentiy with your oath to support tie 'Copstitr
tioH, surrender the power7 Are YOU prepared
10 admit that the Inhabitants OF fhe Territories
possess the sovereignty over them. and that
any hnmDeI, more ur less may claim nuy ex.
tent Of teritosy they plsase ma3 fiiln a Con.
sututicn and Goyernment, aud erect il into |,
STATE without asking your permissionf Are
you prepared to surrender the sovereignty Of
the United States over whatever territory may
oe hereafter acquired to the first adventurers
who may riisli into in arc youf prepaied to
surrender virtually to The Exclusive Depart
ment, all the powers whic:i you have heretofore
exercised over the Tenitofiesg If not, how can
you consistently with your dpty and your oaths
to support NC Constitution Il Sc your assent to
the admissionof California sls q State, under n
pretended Constitution and G,yernmen,5-
Again; can you believe that the proect of n
Constitution which they have adopted, has the
astlyalidityl Can you believe that there IL
sucha State IN reahty as the State of Ca!ifor.
piaf No; there isno such State 1t has no legal
of'consttutional or existence. 1t has no validity.
and can have none, without your sanction,
accordirp to the nrovis;on oc Tho
your powefYs limitcd to ad,t,;n,, ~, OIL
TO be admitted n nnust bon S.ats ,;a;' s.,HeS'
State. indenendcnt of vow sonot;on hnsSa.S
can admit & Wbenyo,, ,.;ye !, M er oe.oo . you
to the inhabi nts of a Territory to form a Con.
stitutlon and State, the Constitution and State
ple and not from, y,,, Tl,o Syta.o T.. 1927 ',o Pe1
mittedis actually Siats md Joss not "spao bn w.,
so I'm tho oct NJ -. ~ ,o,p', H., .
cose With To,;iorn;o sLo,,Ii ~, oIn,;. NY
trnrv m st;,,;onoi e., o,9' ~, So,'
cd ,;ysoTe SarntnSnra '''0 '
Tbe Senators ~, t,o o,i,o. .;aa oe,,,.. c,,s..
her n,ust o,i;t NO ~, ~ .is liam,
this connection narticnariv on,,;cabin ~ 49,, ~
wifi ,ba os fy., SS,, ~ ~ , .ns,i,
So,th s;,t;ns nn ,iot s;Ia - az Cio.l,1 sio
when the 3reaon o,est;on - @ @ ,,osnra az,
body not two yeor. snce Vol, fool, Tf 7 ,;s ,,;s'
tal;e notl nn;yerSalv II. ,,yn,,ti ~ y ,,I,.as
bod tbo solo a,,d Isoi,tn ,,o,,o, as L.. iS a.;
for tho rPeyritories How fthon co, nn,,:
after the short ;ntervol yyb;ci, has oIonsn','
abandon tho oro,nJ which vo,, tock andt tbare'
by thnebv yirtunllv admit 'thot tbs ,,S,yar of
lspielating instead Of beino in congres. il l.,
the ;nhob;tapts nj tho gerrita,;es ILL.,, 80,
vou;mst;Sy and sanc.;,n hs wn,,r vo,os o ~, r.a'
Of the Executiyc which ara In ,j;rect 5crn,ra1
ton to what YOU then contend for, Rut to ,,,.
proach still nearer Ia The pre. ont time bort
can YOU. after condemninp littIe moro ,hor =
wear since. tho grounds taken NV tbs nartS
which Won defented nj the last election yybesl
round and support bv Won, VOC, the gro,n,Js
which, as explained recently on this floor nv tho
candidate Of the Marty in tie last nIeci;on orc
identical With those on ~ ich tho Execnt;vo
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