Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-15

nothipe I; and they stand on the ueiopsiso
those rights &c., Sand is for this crime that the NORM
ara held up as the distubes Of the public peace are
rravey informed that the Of complaint IS among one
things that it will not bow its neck in the dus. ior INC
and Masons and Cays to tread upon Iney wouo pieaA
~. Northern spirit il they could" &C. They reckon THIS
time without a host. The NoRrH WILL sTAsp finn,
Sc with more of the The small capitals mol
cave of capital mnes make
bich we can all concur "No, there but one way In
which the country have permanent internal rest and ha
is BY doing justice TO the North and TO ne oou'n ana
what is that toay seeking justice through mnes which Is
,hp. "a restore tranquility a distracted country "s
~ follow in good faith the marked out ny our patriotic
President in his California message that is, to do nothing
IN Inc question of Territorial Governments but to leave
our duties unfulfed, and things take their
own course, without an attempt to pass the Wilmot
proyiso do call in question the motive OF the PIes
dent much may call in question the wisdom OF the
recommendation. That motive prevent the agitation
Of the country but the writer of this manifesto with Its
firm and manly of remonsance. eschews !" soft words
in praise of peace and brohey love- and proams and an
agitation, and promises triumph by sitting still and
doing nothing and then asks the country believe that all
this is duty" performed with ability and in defiance OF
great names and that they look the cause and their
conscences for their reward" 49,
Mr. President, in my day have seen no such nod poht
cal experiment upon the ceduly of the country Inc urn
ness Of sitting still the prodgious triumph achieved Dy
doing nothing the refusal Of Government to remote and
unoganizea colony, is the performance OF the great duty 81
The North What falling of is here And yet the phrases
are as grandoquen though the subject all the
great interests Of mankind and set forth as gave as
the writer were in earnest and every DoGy else
believe him so. refer to this article because understand
the paper to be the organ of active political section and
because the article itself evideAy intended to indicate their
course and to justify 1t.
Mr. President have been favored with another Boston
paper-the MISUNDERSTANDING of the most extaordi
nary hapsodies subject which has ever been
nv fortune read claim to have done no such Pc
nance but to look il, my eyes it. with view
to catch its spirit and Of its figures Of rhetoric by
sorry glance As the author name and subscbes his
own violate of the courteses OF the occasion, or OF
my position by thus referring to il, and by saying that the
world owes this production to representative in Congress
from Massachusetts, (Mr MANH His principal aim is at
higher game than myseat one Of the Senators from his
own State (Mr. WEBsrEn.) That distinguished gentleman
needs defence in such controversy least of all is me-
cessary that any should step between him and such
assailant The auson 10 rather episode in the play
than any needfu portion of it. And though have not to
reproach myself with any favorable notice, and therefore have
nothing complain Of still refer to the work because has
been widely disseminated and its mschevous sentiments
might justly harsher ephe-place among the signs
of the times expressing as there reason to fear does the
views of many active politicians.
The writer is certainly brave mani satisfied OF that
for he distinctly announces where he speaks Of his willing
feel assassns poniard in his breast rather than
'see the air drawn dagger OF guilty Imagination which,
suppose when translated plain English that he
would suffer death rather than the inhabitants OF New Mexi
co should enjoy all the rights of elfgovernment Martyr
dom cheaper than in the olden time It gained by
words by fire and faggos But am still more satisfied
of his courage because makes assertion which one
but brave man would venture upon After referring to my
Nicholson letter. he says that General Cass never LOOK Inc
ground that slavery could not exist IN the Ierrtoe &C,
and much OF the he atemps TO cast the dsn
guished Senator from Massachusetts founded upon his
opinion, true it is ocby stated that the physical CIR
of the country will prevent the Introduction Of
slavery there Now the writer OF this article knew that
had taken the very positions in my Nicholson letter,
where remarked
say this Of the extension Of slavery any
acquisitions But it 60 there his may well be
doubted All the descriptions which reach us OF the condl-
ton OF ihe Cahiornias anu New Mexco 70 tne sum
OF when our ehor .s seem pfsssG Ur ;;
IN -; mos. @ M;aSi S;ts ad saarsv mnGt
for The dct;o Of The great stan,es which can alone render
slave labor valuable Il we are not grossly decevedand
is difficult to behe inhabitants of those
regions whether they depend upon their ocks their herds
cannot be sveholder Involuntary labor requiring the IN
vemsnt OF large can only be prohtaOie wsen
, 20 speca d anu psyanS g Or s
norons Of the earth
The question It will be therefore SEEN on examination
does regard slavery region where
it exists but prohibition against its introduction where
1T does not exist and where from the feelings OF the nhab
tants and the laws OF Nature II Is morally as
Mr. buchanan says mds can eOer re-esiaoasn iseg
And am not right in saying that whatever other qualities
ne may want man. with my letter before him. who could
say that Inerer took the ground that saUery could not er
In the neW Territories, does not want moral courage
But this writer not only brave man; ne is also phi
lantaropc His article abounds with declarations upon
that subject made where this kind OF philanthropy costs
nothing personally but studied phrases and where he is safely
removed from the difficulties and dangers Of the question
But his philanthropy is tempered not with prudence merely,