The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-10-22

In thing. and not GO its u1mt-at the cousc
IqUeucys o., au ant and not only az the act 10
-aE Bg.or California was admitted, th.
|>oudJ had ne ught TO 60 there with hc
slaves Cag she DO 10 now She cannot
She has been prohibited from doing so 10y
Ian act of Congress Congress has then "iR
! iffrgUri' 20 her exclusion and injury
Could the NiImot proviso have done more
I. The only other question to which
shall advert is, who is responsible for the Vi
oIat!ou of this doctrine of nouintervention
The North having repudioted this doctrine,
and violated the constitution in excluding
rs from tae whole OF our late territorial ac-
questions, the Nashville Convention, as a
measure Of defence, recommended the South
to claim and insist on the right to enter the
territory south of the line 36 deg, 80 min.
This Imc was adopted by the convention as
the point beyond which aggrcssions on the
part Of the North, should cease. When the
constitution is violated, and disposition is
'evInced to appropriate to the North the
whole Of the territory, the South is justified
IN resisting the aggression and in auesting
the usurpation of any practicable point. II
it cannot be done, before it reaches the line
Of 36 deg. 80 min let it be done thcl. The
aggression violates the constitution--the de-
fender OF his rights, only resists the usurpa.
uon The South has an equal right with
the North to enter into all OF our territories,
with any and all kinds of properly. In
maintaining this right, the South is defend
ing the constitution and the Union. The
real dlsunonists are those who oppose this
right and destroy the constitutional equality
of the States. The North violated the con
stituton aud the doctrine of non-interven-
ton, by attempting to exclude MS from the
whole of our territorial possessions. The
power OF Congress was invoked for this pur.
pose. by the passage OF the bill admitting
California into the Union, Congress gave
life and validity to the constitution. 1t was
imperative, null and void, until this was
done, Congress 'Gntervened' by that very
act, to prohibit slavery from the territory.
The North cannot then--to use the lam
guage of Judge Berren--"plead noninter-
vention as an excuse for Withholding from
the South any act which may be necessary
to protect her in the enjoyment of her con-
stitutonal rights. If the North cannot
with any show of justice make this plea, is
the South prepared to make it for her !
Before this is done, ] am anxious that my
fellow-citi2ens TO employ again the lan-
guage of the distinguished statesman whose
opinions ! have thus submitted to the con-
sideratior Of the pubic) "shouId thoroughly
understand their position, and minglng an
ardent love of the Union, with an unaltera-
bic dctcymiaattoa to assert thcr c91taI
Hghi% URtler Hc constitution, should calm
y and steadily contemplate the consequent
ces which may result from the decision
which they may make Be that decision
what it may, ! hope the South will never
show its gratitude for these acts of territori-
lat spoiation, by any demonstration of Joy
or rejoicing. With due Difference be it
spoken, the occasion does not require it,
and seIi-rcspect iorbids it. HANCOCK