The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-16
rhs /" National wing" Platform.

The National IatsHigencer lays before ID
readers letter from Mr.. GRIsNELL, of Mass.
with the following endorsement Of his being
redolert with the order Of Nationality: 3D.. 4.
eve have thought that our readers would b
glad to read the retiring Address OF public
man so intelligent, SD upright, so discreety wist
as Mr.. Grinnell, and we therefore place it beor,
them, rs fellows: &c.,. ... ..
In order to show the constituent parts OF thai
character, we append the most material portion
of that letter, without italicising word our
sci. es: f>.*
The exciting subjects of the day, if not of the
age, the extension OF slavery into the Territories
acquired from Mexico and the settlement of the
Texan boundary, which have almost exclusively
occupied the attention of Congress for nine
months past are ut last settled, and that vast
country, as trust and believe, secured for free Ia
Dor. ..' '.'.. ..e.'.f .-'
California, with her constitution excluding
slavery has been admitted as one sof the States
of the Union, securing acommercc OIL the shores
vf the Pacific, including Oregon, of about fifteen
hundred miles in extent, untrammelled by the
restraints upon the crews ofour vessels imposed
by some of the States Of the South.
New Mexico has been provided with Terri
torial Government, under such circumstances
that am entirely satisfied slavery will never be
established there, to wit: ......
The Mexican laws excluding it are in force
there, and must continue until repealed by the
Territorial Legislature.
The people of that Territory within few
mouths past elected delegates to a convention
to form 4 constitution for a State government
They assembled and formed one, which has beer
presented to Congress; one OF its articles pro-
hibts slavery. .f
The act providing Territorial Government
for this Territory gives to the Legislature fnl'
authority over this subject. There cannot be
any reasonable doubt but such laws will b.
adopted rs may be found necessary to exclude it.
The settlement of the Texan boundary, al
though not exactly such as in the Judgment OF
MANY, would have been best, yet, in the opinion
of the delegate from New Mexico, it is prefera,
Bile TO the line proposed in Mr. Clay's compro.
mise bill +; it gives to New Mexico, it is said, all
her population and land of value east of the
Rio GrAnde.
To these measures gave my hearty support
in the belief and conviction that il properly af
ministered, which cannot doubt they will be-
by the present Executive, they will promote the
best and highest interests of the whole country
and meet your approval.
A Territorial Government has been PROVIDE
for the Mormon settlement in the great Sail
Basin, under the name Of Utah. Not feeling
the same confidence that slavery will be exclud
ed from this Territory as in the cas- Of Ne"
Mexico did not vote for it, although thinl
mere are very strong reasons to believe that j.
will be- The Mexican laws prevail there, ant
the creed OF the Mormons prohibits slavery
These people have been drawn together under
peculiar circumstances, mostly from States and
foreign countries where slavery does not exist
therefore, it is almost certain that they will ex
clude it.
Who can doubt that the men in the South
who have clung against conviction to their belle
in the conservatism of the Wing Party, viii
Ibandon it now that its Northern organs anc
leaders openly boast of its destructive tenden
cies, and congratulate each other that all tn,
common domain "has been secured for fire.,
labor" by the Adjustment" which they aidc'
in forcing through.
Well may every true-hearted Southern WING
in view of such course, sternly rcbuke tie
offcious profIers of such friends and reply in III"
words of the dying Roman to the courtie'
who, "with show OF loyal pity" pretended Il,
staunch his wounds:
81, is too late! Is this FideIity;"