The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1850-06-01

WILLIE, SOUTH-CAROLINA, S
iHersal popularity, of the doctrine of free-sol
the legitimate scion, as before remarked,
Of the abolition stock. The popularity Of
that doctrine is not to be judged by the in
dependent free-soil party organization. Those
who candidly avow the opinion are few in
number; they refuse to cooperate with ei.
ther of the other parties, and hehce sepa-
rate organization; but the mass of the Nor
thern people comprising the two great poll
teal parties sympathize in sentiment and feel
ing with the free-soilers. 1t is idle to dis
guise tho fact. The speeches delivered by
Noithern Representatives since the COM
vindication of the truth of this assertion.
They may be we'll arranged in two casses,
one of which broadly asserts that the North
has been guilty Of no aggression upon the
South that the South has no just cause of
complaint against them-that our demand
to share equally in tho common property of
all the States is an aggression upon the North
that our fugitive slaves are always prompt
Iily surrendered upon the demand of the own
er.- This is the language addressed by them
to Northern constituencies they do not ap
peal to them to quiet this infamous agitation
they do not remind them Of their consti-
tutiohal obligations and thus their course
can have no other effect than to fan the
flames of fanaticism until they shall burn
out the yitals of the Constitution aud I'm
| ion.
The other class show equally, in their
1Sspeeches, their attachment to the doctrines
Of free soil. Every Northern man of this
class who has addressed the committee OH
this subject, except my friend from Indiana,
lMr. Gorman, and my friend from Penn
sylvana, Mr.. Ross, is in the same catego-
ry. Their speeches open, generally, with
violent philippe against the South. They
hare in hot haste in volunteering their scrvi-
3adss to march troops into our>l midst to force
us to continue in the Union if we should
choose to sccedc from it.. They tell lis that
they arc in favor of non-intervention. What
docs this non-intervention amount to9 II it
were bona tide non-interference with our
rights, it would be all the South could ask
all that she has right to demand under the
Constitution, But this much she docs de-
mand; and, depend upon it, she will be ap-
peascd by nothing less. Some of the Nor
thern Neutrality-suspicious. deny that Congress
has the power to pass the Wilmot proviso ;
others maintain the position that Congress
has the power, but should not exercise it, and
straightway offer the excuse to their constit-
'uents that it is not necessary to pass it-that
the Mexican laws are in force, and they ex-
cude slavery. Thisis the opinion entertain
ed by General Cass and all the non-intcrvcn-
ton northern Democrats in this house. Is
not this heavy tribute which non-intcryen-
ton pays to free-soil? 1t is tantamount to
saying, we are in favor of the end Which the
proviso aims to accomplish, viz: the exclu-
sion of the slave States, from all the terrific
ry acquired from Mexico--we oppose its a.
sss9sig deRsign snJ ssy i L ssRs,
I'VE propose to PuGsii setually
subserve the end fence of
producing. irritation in the South. IIfap6at
it, sir, such non.intervcntion, pays heavy
tribute to abolitiohism.
Another, and perhaps, Mr. Chairman, the
mot pregnant indication of the progress OF
abolition sentiment, is the remarkable condi-
ton Of things that now exists throughout the
country in relation to the admission of Cal
ifornia into the Union. Iventufe to say that
never in the history of this Government has
any important question been presented
1 for the consideration. of Congress where par
ty lines were all broken down as they have
been on this question. II is an; Administra.
tionmeasure-one which certainly reflects
butlittle credit upon its wisdom and patriot.
d ism. Parties have but recently emerged
a from the heat of, a presidential struggle, and
Eupona all other questions, save tllis alona which
have been introduced into this House at, the
{ present session, partisan gladiators have ;wag,
" cd as fierce contest as in days Of yore. II.
regular and Objectionable as the California
! proceedings have been, but one solitary Re.
preventative q refer again o5my friend Mfr
Ross) from the free States has ayowed him
J. self opposed to its admission into tile Onion
parties are broken down--tle North lis max
ling it asectional question. Northern w Whigl
!, and Northern Democrats, itJhig, Free. Soilers
/ and Democratic Free-Soilers all rally upon
this common platform, and j. the emulation
sEbetween them IS great who shall be forenhosl
3 in introducing this embryo State into The
q Union. Some Of the objections to its al
mission into the q Union win briefly notice
d No census had been taken either by the au
thority of The pretended State OF by the au
tthoritysof Congress. Ve hase3 no o ofRiaa
s fof,nat ion which would saut herizo ms oae
4 terInine ii her tie pop ion WAS 0ol
a lors I0O, 600 he mum iibsfs of votes std IL
saEl,aye been 5p1ll e,ls iin thss sratif eatio M III
Sconstitut ions was ahput 81 s, 600 mn
81 /: lbsrsof syotery, here the pop1l NJ
ont Noi,ld ind cato q ons q
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