The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-09-12
NO 80.


the one issued at a subsequent PERIOD
the first being the mould Of the second.
\ When General Riley, as military
commander of the troops in California;
came into power as civil governor un>
der the orders Of the Executive, the
condition ofthe country was unchang>
ed, except there had been an addition-i
al inAux Of population. No legisla>
tion by Congress had occurred, and i
am not aware ofany public manifesta-
ton by the people Of q wish to estab-
lish State government.
Under these circumstances, sir, that
governor sent out his proclamation,
calling upon the people to meet and
hold convention. He closes the pro-
clamation with the hope that the pro-
ceeding would be agreeable to the
people-thus showing, upon the face
oft, that il was not, the people who.
prompted him, but that he prompted
the people.
lsay, sir, then, that the case is worse
than if the transient inhabitants should
by their own violation, claim portion
Of the territory Of the United States,
and appropriate ii to themselves. And
if, sir, the consequences which have re.
suited, and are likely to ensue from this
movement were not SO grave, we should
look upon all that occurred anterior to
that convention and in the ratification
this constitution by the people, as
farce. In that series Of letters written.
for the public by Bayard Taylor, and
which we're considered worthy ofbeing
Incorporated into book, we are in.
formed that in travelling IN one Of the
election districts Of that country, like
league O'Regan, the hero Of modern
chivalry, he narrowly escaped being
caught aud elected to the convention.
! But, sir, do not propose to detalp
the Senate by entering into the history
} of this political phenomenon. My pur-
! pose is solemnly to warn the Senate
against the act which they seem about
to commit. In the name Of equality;
Of constitutional right, of peace, and Of
I fraternity, | call upon the majority TO
7 abstain, offer no menace-foreteli
t no Violence. Now, as heretofore, {
0 will not discuss or contemplate dlsu.
e mon as a remedy. But, sir, more in
e sorrow than in anger at The empty threa-
!. IS which have been made, / caution tho
It majority that they do not look to tho
!, South as a field. upon which victories
g are to be won without cost, and whers
g the emoluments of conquest are to be-
+ gained without sacrifice. We, sir, are
y descendants of the men Of the South
t who united with those of the North In
l. the unequal contest Of our revolution,
d for the maintainance of what was tn
) them as abstract principles. We are
J. the descendants of those who looked
l. danger in the face, and shoulder to shoul
J. der with your slres, went through the,
1t war oflndependencetbe because they ywere
II oppressed. five are not degenerate
$, sons of our heroic, liberty loving faith
st ers, we will not tamely bear wrong be-
e cause the hand Of power infiicts it,
l. nor submit to oppression and contume-
o Ilous discrimination because immedi-
ate suffering and lifelong sorrow may
i follow resistance.
y Senator'S -cOuntrymen-brethren |!
J. by such names address you, and by
e any appellations, if there be others
g more endearng and impressive than
o these; ! call on you to pause in the
,fl course which, pressed by intemperate
n zeal, youtate pursuing, and warn you
e of the abyss into which, blinded by
,. lust and sectional dominion, | believe
$, you are about to plunge--there to lie
r forever-the glorious memories of the
s past, the equally glorious hopes of the
srI future, and the unreasonable haDpi-
: mesa Of our common country! speak
d to you not as one, who threatens, but
e but as one, who shares with you com-
J, mon fortune as one who has right to
IS invoke your justice and wisdom, bes
IS cause he participates, in your hope and
IS your happiness, and is about to share
y your misfortune, if misfortune be- our
e doom. 1t is with these fraternal feel-
i ings that make my last solemn appeal.
/. The Two PgDLARs,--A pedlar over
!. took another Of his tribe on the road
. and thus accosted him:
"Hallo, friend what do you carrylHs
Is "Rum and whisky" was The prompt
. reply. @ "a
e "Good," said the others you may
E go ahead, | carry grave stones"
II stand upon the soil of freedom Y
|. cried a stump orator. "No you don''l
! exclaimed his shoemaker, "you stand
in pair Of boots that have never been
] paid for.
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