The southern press., 1850-11-05

independent governments formed on territory of
the United States, and yet our Government own
ing the lands, and passing laws for the disposal
of it. To such preposterous conclusions is an
eminent jurist forced in attempting to make an
apology for the late outrages Of Congress, and
for his acquiescence in them.
Judge SHARKEY having elaborated the Cali
fornia argument, until he lost himself in the most
ludicrous consequences, attempts to slur over the
case of Texas:
We started out in this controversy, as have
endeavored to show you, TO protect your constitu-
tional rights. You have had laid before you, the
platform on which you started out--the demands
you then made. You have also seen what guar
antees you have receved--what admissions have
been made. have endeavOred to show that the
cause Of quarrel is narrowed down to single
point, the admission Of California Even the
Texas question is out OF the way-a compromise
has been offered to that State by Southern men,
which il is presumed will be accepted.
Yes, but what did Judge SHARKEY say about
Texas in the Nashville resolutionss Why, that
all the territory claimed by Texas was rightfully
hers, that it was The diay of the whole South
to oppose the attempt Of Northern fanatics, to get
possession of any part fit" &c. Yet Congress
has passed an act to buy this territory from a
slaveholding State, to annex it to territory,
where the people had already declared by their
constitution, their intention to exclude slavery
And yet, Judge SHARKEY processes in this very
aah th,t ha
non-intervention!
AS to the abolition Of slavery in the Distric
of Columbia, it is in direct violation of one Of
the resolutions Of the Nashville Convention, de.
nouncing any discrimination between the holders
of one kind of property and another. And now
the holder OF slaves cannot bring them here fol
sale, MS can be done with any other kind Of pro-
perty.
Judge SHARKEY says:
We required that the Missouri line should bs
extended to the Pacific, only in connection with
other demands which we made, and it was GER
tainly matter of minor magnitude when com
pared with any one of the others. 1t was q line
which we had continually refused to recognize al
valid, and even new territory far above that par
ralel Of latitude has been brought under Just gov
ernments as we desired. This may be full
equivalent for our demand. aats 4s4t naa
We have seen~nothing in all the assertions Of
submissionsm to equal this. 1t surpasses ever
the plea that extreme concession does not NEAR
ultindtum. Nv
Every body knows that the extension of tht
Free-soil line down to the Mexican boundary
both on the Rio Grande and Pacific, closes the
doors effectually to Utah, and that Mexico is al
ready, by the Texas dismemberment law, actu
ally Free-soil. Everybody therefore, but Judge
SHARkEY. can see that there is no equivalent fol
the line of $3.50, and that instead Of lis being
a matter of minor magnitude, when compared
with others" it was matter of more magnitude
than all the Others put together, ten times told
1t was the element of the whole controversy
And this futile and folorn attempt to disparagt
it, is only important as an effort to mitigate tn,
ignominy of deserting it. ~ 2g-' .' q .,' M
Judge SHARKEY closes his Vicksburg speech
by exaggerating the difficulties and disasters Of
disuaion. This after all, is the forte of the
submissionists. Yet, the emphasis, amplitude
and extravaganza with which they dwell on thi
topic, indicate the poverty Of their defence o
the measures they approve and applaud. IfMe
could be vindicated, the horrors of disuniol
would not have to be called in-for the Uniol
would not be in danger. But the very fact tina
a whole people, who loved the Union, have by ,
set Of measures been brought to deliberate OF
its dissolution, is the most crushing and wither
ing evidence of the enormity and atrocity o
these measures. .r. A.... .s+.... .N,.' ...f
But the benefits Of the Union have to b,
grossly exaggerated to make out the argumen
for submission. We are told that neither peace
property nor prosperity would survive it. Well
we suppose that the human race would con
tinue, if the Union should fall--tlat corn ant
cotton would grow, if Congress were not Al
for peace, property and prosperity, we suppose
that the South, if separated from the North
would be as secure from plumber and persecu
ton, if they had to be carried on by an army anG
opposed by one, as now when they can be nc
complished by the convenient process of electine
oho huhuio ou ohi hiby meuucfS VI SOH5TeSS u
villify and to vote. .. ..M'4 G,...
We have done with Judge SHARKEy. W.
have examined his argument because it is a.
good, or rather not worse than others of the
same school, and because of the high position
which was assigned him by the confidence o.
Southern men-whch he has forfeited and be-
cause, not satisfied with backing out, with de-
serting his position and his friends; not willing
to confess his apostacy, or to be SILENT he has
the hardihood to stand up against all the facts
against all the argument, against all consistency
against all delicacy, and pretend that he has some
sort of justification. "trsa or. 3a.'. &. f
rB" The New York elections take place to-
day. ..,.sse ssa.&4s
We invite attention to the letter of our New
York correspondent, who is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the movements in that State II
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