Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-06

Of their own domestic institutions they deem wise and
proper Any and all the States possess this right and Con-
gress cannot deprive them Of it,
In the Southern Address it is said
Slavery domestic institution. belongs TO the States,
each for ITSELF TO decide whether shall be established or
no and III be established whether should be abolished
or not" \
The Southern Address, also in referring the Missouri
question in lsl9 censues who advocate amendments
"haying for their object make it condition Of her admis
sion that her constitution should have provision TO prohibit
slavery" The Address states
Ihose objected to the amendment rested their
sition on the high ground Of the right Of egovenment
&c nr and
for ITSELF becomes fully vested with all the rights OF egoy-
eminent" &c.
The Address argues further that that Congress
had right require any thing but that the Government must
be republican, "woud be tantamoun TO the assumption OF
the right to make its entire constitution and government
commend this Address to those Democratic members who
talking Of the " California proviso'
believe, Mr. Chairman, if we reject the application OF
California for admission State, it will be productive of
the most calamtous consequences. II will raise sectional
feeling throughout this broad land that may be aayed
cannot vote against her admission for any have yet
heard do not how any can make her admission
"test question who does wish to bring about dssolu
ton OF the Union. AS Southern man want her admit
ted-the sooner the better advocated the election OF our
present Chief Magistrate, not merely as Wing, but as
the great representative and champion Of the principle Of
the right Of man 10 self government" will not consent to
remand hers her people most Of them our own citizens
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eminent without our aid. She will trust soon he one Of
If no other Southern votes do, will vote for
the admission Of California. Dead alive, Gas lshman
said il can get here, will vote for her admission
single word upon the question OF territorial
plan better than that recommended by the President
and shall cordially support it.
have time for much argument but will only present
few questions and conclude. As Southern man, feel in
dignant the instances of violated faith, and disregard Of
constitutional obligations the part of of our North
States relative fugitive slaves But believe from all
and hear that they will do justice in his respect
But is a dissolution of the Union to remedy this evil VIII
sepasiion greatly increase it If the Union dissolved
will abolis n societies be dead : Far from it.
Wal become Of all the property owned by the United
States What of all the money in the hands of the dsbursing
officers Where will all the Office holders go There will be
the voice Of hmentaton heard old Virginia that day But
independent all considerations Of interest," believe the peo-
pc Of the ON Dominion truly attached to the Union
They ought be. Her have "ruled its desnies."
They have had full share of its honors and Offices Sir
believe there oicehodes enough natives Of Virginia. to
whip any army of dsunonss that be raised in the State
Why did not he Southern Democracy, who talk Of
disunion take care to provide in the Oregon BILL
bills containing the Wilmot proviso, when Mr. Polk was
President that slavery should exist south OF certain line
MOI it might have disturbed the harmony OF the party
Zachary Taylor now President that makes the difference
IL by any aggessions the part of the North, which do
anticipate this Union is to be dissolved tell gentle
North Carolina will form part of Southern Conedeacy
by of the Southern Democracy this floor We will
build great raroad and before become hewers OF
wood and drawers of for Virginia and South Carolina,
will try, trusting in Providence TO stand up, "soitary
and one They would soon invove in on account
of black sailors North Carolina has been treated by these
sisters with kindness respect In ls42 South Carolina
passed resolutions and them herefecng very unbe
comingy North Carolina, and ntmang that she was
couging abolition, because her people voted against Mr.
Van Buren, Time has proved we were right Virginia,
but few years SINCE in her Legislature, upon some cues
ton relating railroads, discoueous to North Caro-
lima call for proper but dgnied rebuke from our
+ (sraham in mes a
Besides the general tone Of the newspapers, and some
times public speeches Of gentlemen Of those States prove
they regard people inferior to theirs NO, sir we
had Southern Confederacy, let North Carolina Haga
in the DESERT rather than company where she would be
garded Inferior II Tennessee-our Tennessee,
dgher-wil join u.s. stand against the world in arms
dissolution could separate should continue closely
unpad % the Siamese twins.
4 North Carolina should join Southern Conederacy with
Virginia and South Carolina her fate would be that OF the
dwarf who went 10 in company with the giant In one
engagement the dwarf lost hand and his companion coming
to his relief they carried the day. In the next the dwarf lost
eye but his companion aided him. and they victorious
but the giant appropriated the po, and the dwars share
glory and the honor Of service with the giant We should
not prove dwars any contest but treatment after the
4 battle was would be like that Of the dwarf
have read recently in newspaper that plan has been
made certain questions not settled to break orga
nzato by resong, if necessary to bowie knives and pis-
tolls. do not believe it. hope it is SANDER. part Of
the slanderous story that fifth Of the members Of
this House, having right call the yeas and nays will
that resort violence
II may sometimes be proper to defeat attempt to force any
measure without opportunity Of debating it. in the
referred tocalng yeas and nays &c. but resorng
to violence, and attempting to stop the wheelsof Government
by this means, will not believe any in his
dreamed of it. But if such wicked scheme on foot
have remedy propose There two hundred and thirty
members of this House one-thd of these is seventy
seven two-thrd hundred and fifty four Now, by the
constitution, two-thirds expe member wothrds OF
do our duty all will be WELL members privilege pro-
ects him, what he says here but he might be ar
for breach of the and should member here
violence for such purposes referred TO In the
newspapers he whsoon Ind himself Wnere ne oushto &c
/ in the penitentary.
advise all gentlemen who contemplate schemes of dis
union to read Burrs trial. They may find valuable hints
there they may learn that may be guilty of reason
though he may be cooay present when the overt act is
committed. .'.
Mr.. AsHE Does my colleague that calling the yeas
and nays is treason
MI. SrAsLY No; do that frequently myself; ree. to
newspaper of organized plan to break the
Government by violence.
| word or two now Of the proposed Nashville Convention
see no necessity of any such Convention. see great
son. since the late demonstration Of the Senator from South
Carolina, (r CALHouS,) why that Convention should not
meet and ought not to He said, in the Southern Adj
Dress be united" Many Of his friends go with
him in his proposition for amending the constitution No one
knows what the Convention will or do. The Wilmot
proviso will not pass that is test question: There is
no possibility that bill will be passed aboshing slavery in
this District that with some, is another test question.
Then fugitive slaves, let whether additional legs
aon will be granted this session and that ought to be
question for those States who have lost fugitive slaves
Then the admission Of Caifornaas TO what is called,
malc ousy the Executive provsohe who goes to the Nash