The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-20

From he 4lston (lhliss.) Republican.
sit is to a derpratic Congress, and to demo
cratic Congresg0ns, we look for a rejection Of
California withe odious principles of the viii
mot proyiso infporated into her constitution"
Patriot.
Well, our neibor has come to the point at last.
We thought, FRI the uneasiness which he exhibit
ed on reading tlmessage-because the President
did not promiseFectly 10 veto the proviso-that
he was looking him alone for the rejection of the
odious Observation-Disclosures and did not wish to
leave it to the dlsion Of Congress. But he now
declares that hooks "alone" TO the decision Of
Congress for ,efd against the encroachments Of
the proviso. ", let's look TO that quarter and
sec how the mar stands. A letter writer in the
New York Posays; "There is at least majority
of two in the Safe, and sixty in the House, for the
admission of QIornia without any alteration Of
her present colitution." We do not know upon
what authorityhis writer in the Post bases his
sertion, but wdresume il is merely superstition.
(And here, be,e proceeding farther, we will re-
late an anecdoapplicable to the case. A servant,
finding a yokd his masters oxen dead, fastened
TO inform him the catastrophe "Master one of
your oxen is cad" s.He is?' eyes, strand
tother one tooYut was 'fraid to tell you both to-
Qether, for feagou couldn't stand it,
Now, neigbr, for fear you "could not have
stood IT," we II tell you that the "other oxen is
deadr Whs think you of your Democratic
Speaker He, charged with TREASON to the
South with lckng the Committees on the Judi
ciary and Teitories, To the interests of northern
anaticism. hat more could VIM. J. Brown
have done--tl infamous betrayer of the South
than to havelven a majority on those important
committees tdhe North? Here is the
"Cammittee,s the judiciary -Messrs Thompson
Of Pennsylvas, Miller of Ohio, Ashmup of Massa-
chusetts, Mesof Virginia, Morehcad Of Kentucky,
King Of Network, Venable of North Carolina,
Stevens Of Peisylvania, Wellborn of Georgia"
Here we he it, FIVE from the North and four
from the Sou, when the crisis demands, and the
country expes, from southern Speaker at least
who was propted by the unanimous vote of the
southern Decorate members-that the South
should be ablind fairly represented on these com
mittees. Busere we have the
"Con,mifteon he Territories. Messrs. Boyd Of
Kentucky, Rhardson of Illinois, RocktosH of Mas
sachusetis, S.don of Virginia, Clingman of North
Carolina, Kaman of Texas, Corr of New York,
Fitch of India, GIDDINGs Of Ohio"
Thus, Howl Cobb, of Georgia, has done just
what VIM. Brown was clicked out" of the
Democratic arty for promising to do; the only
difference s1r. Cobb has succeeded in his scheme,
and Brown vas detected-not by the patriotic
Democracy;o, they chose to cast their votes for
him, with Ieir eyes "wide open"-but by the
Wing party Now, which of the two have COM
mitted the iorss sin--Brown for promising the
Free Sellers fair representation on those commit
tees, and onhat of the District of Columbia-or
Cobb for atually betraying the South into the
hands of thenemy? What have you to say, neigh
Dor, in defere of Mr.. Goodwill you remain NUM-
You denoured the shadow; now comes the reali-
ty- what nc. We know what your sentiments
would have,een if Mr.. Winthrop had been elected
and would have dared to appoint Corr, GID.
DINos & Coupon the Territorial Committee; you
would havestigmatized him with every abusive
epithet at yar command in the English language
A traitor the South in the Speakers chair, and
the most unsmpromising enemies of the South on
all the impoant committees. This looks like pro
lection to thsouthern slavery institution.
And il is tCongress alons'' that our neighbor
looks for Iection of California, and is willing
for Congrcsso legslate upon the subject, to strike
out the antillavery clause if necessary, but not
permit them the people of California; to regulate
their own inrnal concerns. This is Democratic
consistency 0 What is TO be done with your
great Demoatic doctrine of non-intsruention il
the present eisis; the doctrine which Featherstol
90 effectuallyroclaimed last fall throughout thi
Congressional district; the creed 90 strenuousl,
heralded fronhe Union Office, and caught and re
echoed by all De satellites in the Democratic party
"Let the peole regulate their own internal con
Germs" Thawas the doctrine of the Patriot las
fall; but in ne course of human events, il has be
come Necessary to"-REPuDIATE. o Temporal,
mores, The ntriot is now looking to Congress
''alone" TO replate the affairs of Californa-to re
ject her constitution in its present form. We thinl
il ga poor rue that won't work both ways"
you say they 1--we right to incorporate slavery ii
their constitsbn, you at the same time admit th
right to rejettt.
But we ha,erun this article to too great lengt
already. and dll close by admonishing the ediio
of the Patrid confine himself to the traces, an
not kick out ,ooften. Acknowledge the "error Q
Of your ,cay.' ,eigbbor, and our prayer shall be-
rsquisseat in ,ae.