Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-08-08

been legally abolished in Mexico; that it i.
now slave country.
But this is not all. The following sdyer-
tisement appeared in the Mississippian Of
the 7th March, 1850, published at The city
Of Jackson, Mississippi:
California The Noukhen iNave Coloax.-Cit.
liens Of the Slave States DESTROYS of em;aratine
to California with their slave property. sre re-
qnested n send their names, number Of slaves.
and Period Of contemplated departure to the adj
dress OF AiSesfAern Slase Colony" Jsckson, Mis-.
sissippi. 8f ~
All letterz. 10 meet with attention, must BE-
post paid.
1t is the desire Of the friends Of this enterprise
to settle in the richest mining and agricultural
PORTIONS Of CsIifornia, and to secure their unin-
ierrupted enjoyment Of slave PROF erty Il 10 es-
timsted that BY ,he frat Of May next, the mem
hers Of the Slave Colony will amount to about
i've thousand, and the saves to about ten ,hous-
and. The mode Of effscting organization, &c.
viii be privately transmitted 10 actual nem-
I Jackson, Feb. 24th, 1851
Now, Mr.. President, Who, ask, with
these declarations of southern senators and
this advertisement before him, can say there
is no danger Of the introduction Of slavery
into California and New Mexicof l can
not say il. No. sir. 1 believe there il dan
ger, and am quite willing to re-afirm an
ordinance of nature. to re-enact the will of
God to avoid it, and secure freedom to the
Territories. ~
If there be an ordinance Of nature or a
law of God excluding slavery from CaIifor-
mia and New Mexico. il excludes it from
the whole habitable globe. Yes. sir. from
the whole Of it.
"Esrh hath no elod,
man. the i, Image s'o 81 H. &c Cod, ''''
Esse' and flee"
Du. g"einmen's' sa'a oy the
Oomm','ee o. inlf'een' must oe 'oI'nwith
es'ao'isnea LOT New mexico ana utah.
New Mexico, the honorable chairman says.
IS unoef military rule; under government
aamin's'efed oy lieutenant colonel. well,
sir, 'na' may De rue' ana the government
not very pad one: II Is not very deslr-
anie government, l ADMIT; out II must re-
man unlil something peter can be estao-
i'snea IN IT'S place wnat says tne fresi-
dent upon TINS SUBJECT! In ms message OF
anuafy %atn, !ooo' ne says that Iexas mas
advanced claim TO very large portion OF
the most PoPuious district OF the Ierritory,
ara that u remains 10. congress 70 devise
some mode ior us adjustment. lie thinks
!. inexpedlent 10 establish a territorial
government over the country until the pen
Ding controversy win Iexas Is setued, es.
Peciaiiy as the people OF the lerr'tory still
ENJOY the dement, and protection OF their
municipal laws, originally derived from
Mexico' and have military iorce establish
ca mere !" protect them against the In
dians. anu ne iurtner says that It Is un-
doubleday true that the property, lives, lib
ertles, and religion OF the people OF New
Mexico are better protected tnan they ever
WEI" W. before Inc t.ea'y OF cess'on. surely
Mf' rfes'aent. tnele seems 10 De no press
ing Necessity iof q ie'r''ofiai uosefnment
I -. view MEXICO a. t"ls session OF congress:
!, appears 20 DC IN tue luli enjoyment OK
ne, gus an' 'ney seem 20 ue ,o'efao'y
wen P'o'ec,eo' Ane!e - l mink, great
Misoom anu lo.ec,s' ~ 'ne VIEWS 'aHen 0,
.ne suoles, oy Tue T1es'oen'- ne o,sPo.ed
pounua,y between eAas ana view mexico
'"ou'u DC aojus'eo, Il y eau pc Te'ote we
5 u1seInmen' over 'ne le,anory.
ou'' s,'' 'ne laes'oe Gu "a" announcer o'l'cu'-
y ~ 'ne way Oh isfi,'ol'ai uosernment
~ 's 4sI" MeASo anu 'na' was 'ne very
Ir !" ."iSn "e are no" ln'o''eo.-
'ie aPP'e"e"oea 'nst inc slavery question
"ou'a come Up 70 emDairass our proceed
nss ano sscite our PASSIONS ana ne oesir-
= 70 AVOID Il he knew, as we all know,
Ihdt the slavery question would prevent the