Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-12-05


terest Of both the North and the South. |
That system of measuresl allays ex-
citement and agitation, and will pacify.
tranquilze, and harmonize the country.
| hope, trust, and believe it will At all
events, the field Of excitement and agi.
,aiion has been greatly circumscribed.
No longer can California be theatre
of division among us. She is now an ad-
mitted member of this Union, and can
be no more put out Of il than Ken
lucky or Virginia, or any other State
can be put out of il, no longer can the
Wilmet Proviso be insisted upon 10 be
engrafted upon the territorial govern
ments of New Mexico and Utah, for |
venture to predict that if any attempt
be made TO fas,en that proviso upon
those governments it will be resisted by
decisive if not indignant majority in
one or both Houses of Congress. No
longer can the sub bJect of Texas boun.
dary be one of agitaiion and contro-
versy; for from all that have heard,
the people Of Texas themselves, who
had the undoubled right to decide for
themselves whether they would accept,
or reject the proposals of Congress,
have as | never doubted they would,
consented 10 those proposals. As to
the bill for the District of Colombia, the
North, ! presume, will hardly attempt
a repal that; and confidently aticipatc
that no such attempt will be seriously
made on the part Of the South in res,
pect TO slavery within the District OF
Columbia, which is dying a na,u a
death rapidly. l think we may hope
for freedom from all Disturbances on
that account.
Thus, Mr.. Speaker, ! trust and be
lieve, that of all the numerous threat.
ening topics connected with slavery al
the commencement of the late session
of Congress, one only remains to cre-
ate interest and soliciude, and that is
the fugitive slave bill. Narrowed down
TO that single ground, the slave holding
States will occupy the vantage ground.
The constitution is with them, the law
is with them, the righ, is with them
and if its execution shall be opposed OF
attempted to be lhwarlcd by force:
that make such an opposition, it vii
place itself clearly. manifeslly and in.
dispu,ably in the wrong; occupying
, such ground, the slave holding State,
may fearle ssly and confidently avail
the issue. 1t was no, TO be expected
nor did expect that the measures
, adopted at the last session Of Congres
would lead TO an immediate and genera
acquescence on the part Of The ultra
at the North and Soulh. They ha,
f been impeied by such violent and ex
, treme passions that II was too mucl
/, TO expect that they would SILENT,
$ and promptly admit their error, an,
g yield TO what bad been done for the bes
\ interests Of our common country. Ac
] cordingy, we perceive that at tn
!. South that second edition of a Har,for
!. convention has again assembled, and
4 laboring to stir up strife and confer
:. ton, and in several of the sIaveholdin
e States, the spirit oi discord and disur
S ion is busily engaged in its unpa,riori
G work. but ! confidently anticipate tht
f all these mad offoris will be put dow
: by the intelligence, the patriotism an
n the love Of union of the people Of II
v various slaveholding States. And no,
!, Mr. Speaker, let US make nome ntar
4 enquiry as TO what would have bee
# the condition of The parts Of the CO.
IF federacy on the subject of slavery,
IF uunhappily it had been discovered. A
4. suming that the line could have bet
n drawn between the slaveholding al
" non slaveholding States; all north
/. the States of Maryland and Virgini
,c and all north Of the Ohio river wou
10 have become foreign, independent al
N sovereign power. Contrast, if "
y. please, our present condition with VIII
70 it would have been under that order
sr things. At present we have a right,
Of any slave escapes from his service,
" demand his surrender. We have
,d right 10 take the constitution and Ia
f. into our own hands and require ,
a. surrender. do not believe mat tn,
I will be any open and forcible resistS.