The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-12

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.Aer or not. sAs vii Ssta ! ass. within her own
Iirnias III ~ hunnl1idk q AehnlnipulAe. Aops
she win reject tia 90 0Q0 900 or even 400 O00,-
600, and provide Tor lhs exsenei0n ofher jurisdc-
ton. Our sister Suites are prepared TO cid and
defend US. Let the great Unie~" attempt 70 crush
Texas with the army and nsyy-~iR violation Of
lAw and justice--and the North, Of Fnthsr The
ssgrsG Union" will learn tke military resources Of
the &oa&h, and the Western States will lenrn their
dependence ON the 6o08h.l proclaim il - abe
world, tdt the Southern 8sates, not ia the con-
dtion, position, be crushed by the united ef-
forts Of the free coil North aad West. The Sout,
contains all the elements of independence, and de-
farce, and nothing but justice should hold the
South politically connected with the North or free
soil States. The ssaaassss bennm Of free soil a.
tschment TO the " great Unscn" IL estimated, and
ia proportion to the amount Of dollars and cents
which they can extort ftopa the South--it 10 time
that the South shoudssst bounds To their rapacity
and their lawless intermeddIing with she msernnl
policy Of the South. giisaa sMssl a.as8
The President aud his eabiast, in the ylentade
of their power, concluded 10 bestows California
and New Mexico on the non-s!aveholding States,
40 bonus for Northem votes 1t the next presi-
DENTAL election. The old General wished r. he
reelected and be concluded to be President OF the
"gyeat Union, instead Of the United States. And
as The South formed part Of the tsgreot Union,"
he concluded to give her territory; and BY khst
Pyvpiso Alas. the Generals military aurels have
wifhercd into civic contempt. l
The Free-soers thus armed with q President Of
the great Union, willing to do their bidding. it
would seem that their most extravagant spolia-
tions on tho rights Of the South are not likely 10
be successfully opposed, by the refractory South,
in the councils Of the nation. Thus, ut the same
time, the South is robbed Of her property, her
constitutional and political rights, by n lawless
majority OF the "grsat Union," the Free-soilers
acquire the elements Of future great political pow
and wealth. 1t has become very stale theme
to descant on unconstitutional acts, and dan
gerous precedents, IN this our ngeofhumanity and
socialism, and the time has arrived iii these United
States, when the Constitution has no control over
the will Of a majority OF lawless Free-soilers.
California and New Mexico contain 1886, $50 800
acres. If the Free-soilers succeed in robbing the
South Of this territory, and ger &c. DOC, 900 acres
Of the territory OF Texas it will swell the amount
of territory, rather the amount Of their robbie
ries, on the South to the enormous area Of LAG,
4l2.460 acres II is territory sufficient to make
twenty-five or thirty SAtes. With these facts be-
fore US, who can doubt that it has been the lead
ing policy Of the non-slaveholding States to OBJ
tain the entire control Of the General or Federal
Government And by 4hat means, control the
destinies Of the Southern section, Ivy the enact
ment of laws sectional in their operation. This
are compelled to believe, il We are allowed 10
judge Of the future from the history Of the past.
The doctrine Of balance Of power ia just as ne
cessary between the South and the North as it Is
in Europe; and any cause that will disturb that
balance, will be deemed a just cause for political
separation, revolutions, or any other political
ton, that may be necessary for sectional preser-
walton. This doctrine has been forced en- the
Southern people, by the awless outrages Of the
North. 3& M M
am opposed to every feature of the Compro-
mise bill us reported by the Committee Of Thir-
teen, simply because it is no compromise. tits
OF the South. tits covered and Rimsy effort to
impose on the South, and therefore it adds insult
to injury. 1t is only another bid for Northern
support to make President, at the expense Of the
South. 0, shame where is thy blush 81
The South has lost too much OF her territory to
hope to maintain her political balance in the Fed
eral Government; therefore, the whole matter re-
solves itself into question OF expedency. Can
the South continue her political connection with
the North !? The answer, to this important ques-
ton, is embodied in the past history Of the law
less ourages Of the people of the non slavehoIdng
States against the South, and the future expe
rence Of the Southern people, Time will proclaim
that experience. 5ilf as-issssa
i cannot close my remarks, Mr.. President,
without agan urging the necessity, and duty OF
Texas, to enforce hec Jurisdiction over Santa Fe.
1t is solemn duty she owes herself, her institu-
and greatness. 1t is duty which she
owes to her sister States Of the South.
And, Mr.. President, must again urge the I'M
portance OF our territory to the prosperity and
stability of our institutions. That territory is
the key TO Californa--to all the saveholdng
Staies--and should Texas dispose Of it to the
United States, it will become free-soil, and thus a
free-so State interposed between the South and
all California. it will be nest in which Southern
troubles will be Matched, that will diminish the
value of the sugar and cotton lands Of Texas and
Louisiana fifty per cent. lf we would avoid real
trouble and ruin, let us hold on to our territory.
II we would deserve the respect of all the slave
holding States, let not sell territory at any
price, Sir, SO far as am concerned, S50O, 100000
would be no inducement.
t7llT VIRGIL A. STEWART.