The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-12-18

unicn as State 10 honestly believed and
represented 70 he the most prominent
Of our. wrongs. .rand The adoption of that
clause Of. her constitution excluding
slavery the greatest eatrsge committed
upon our rights. say nothing Of the
irregulsrify Of the admission Of califor-
mia, because firmly believe that ifthe
clause above alluded to had been omit
ted, the complaint Of the constitution
being violated in the fact Of her admis-
sion would have proceeded from the
North rather than from the South. But
| think there is an error in the causes
assigned for the adoption Of that clause.
The exclusion Of slavery in California
is generally attributed in the South 20
ths improper interference Of Goyeon-
mcnt. whereas il arose from the spon-
taneous feelings Of the people there
The mission Of Mr.. +. Butler King.
whatever were the instructions he bore,
was of no use whatever. There. as
every where in this country. the people
would have revoIted At the uncalled-
for interference Of the General Gov
ernment. ~
lhave seen and conversed with return
ed emigrants from that State--some
successful beyond their most sanguine
expectations, while others were disap-
pointed and poor. They all. both rich
and poor. coacurrcd in the opinion that
the exclusion Of slavery from California
was owing to the unwillingness Of the
white man to work side by side with
the negro--a feeling so universal at
the North that | have never seen ne
groes employed in their great work.
shops. and upon asking the reason was
informed by the proprietors that il they
attempted to introduce negro laborers
into their works the whites would leave
them. This feeling governed the vote
on this question in California. tits a
great mistake to suppose that at the
period Of the adoption Of the constitu.
ton that Territory consisted only ol
squatters and of the simple and ignorant
conquered people. California was peo-
Piled with unexampled rapidity. and ths
emigrants were from among our mos
|. industrious and enterprising citizens
!. They were neither few in number no
| disqualified in character to frame con
] stitution for themselves; indeed, thei
+ orderly conduct while abandoned b
|, their legitimate Government was dwel
I. upon with pride by US. and excited th
) admirati ton Of the civilized world. w
/ NAY complain with some justice Of tn
|, admission of California with. the exclu
sion Of slavery. but if we had depopula
. ted South Carolina of our negroes AM
] taken them to California, | firmly be
+ lieve that they would have been expel
2 led from the State at the first meet
1 ing of its Legislature, for ] know ful
E well that the people there were deter
) mined not to admit them. X
The next great Outrage compliance
: Of is the adjustment Of the boundary .
} Texas. Twill not proIong this pape
. and occupy Your time by arguing tn
|, question Of the validity OF the boundar,
r claimed by Texas; but content mysel
i with stating my belief that If Mr.. Madi
. son bad been captured BY the British
: at Bladensburg. aud, under terror OF hi
: life. had signed a treaty ceding tn
then TERRITORY Of Maine, Congress
: and we, the people, would have denie'
] that Great Britain had thereby acquire,
. q title to that portion Of our country
+ The object of offering ten millions t
, Texas was not what it has been repre-
, scnted; but to prevent civil war, 9th
erwisc ineyitable--a war in the cours,
|, Of which New Mexico would have beer
, crushed by the superior forces Of Tex
|, as, or Government have interfered I,
, protect that Territory; alternative
to be deprecated by every Americal
, who respects the constitution and love
. justice. There was no dictation in tn
: offer made to Texas. 1t was not mad
| by the President, but by law Of Con
gress, and If Texas voluntarily choose
to compound doubtful title and t
: accept the offer made her, surely Their
is no cause for calling her hard name
! and applying to such people abasiv
! epithets.
: The next subject complained offs tn
: abolition of the slave trade in the Dis
!, trict Of Columbia, and this measure ]
{ characterized as advancing abolition
E For my own part. | think the scenes W
6 have, so often witnessed in Washington
: and so often heard severely blamed b
! both Northern and Southern men, tend
Z ed much more to advance abolition tina
r the passage Of this law.
1t is certainly to be lamented th'
the balance Of power between the sla,
], and free States could not have bee
7 maintained in the Senate. We ha'
: struggled for it in vain. 1t is wit
4 States as with individuals, equality
: strength or of fortune cannot be mail
q tained bv either. But this is no legit