The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-28

must follow, as IN 81. domingo, winch war must
continue-unless foreign aid should interpose
until one of the races is exterminated.
Itnow devolvos upon you to arrest this storm
that is gathering for your overthrow. All see
the advantage of your position-the greatness,
as a people, which awaits you, and hence the
combined efforts to stop your progress.
The States of the Union are distinct, and
ought to be in fact, as they are in theory inde-
pendent sovereigntes. Each of these States
where slavery now exists is unwilling to abolish
it. 1t is therefore demanded by the Abolition
lists that General Government shall assume ju-
risdction over the question of slavery, that this
impediment may be removed Upon this ques
ton The North have consolidated against the
South, one section against the other, the most
dangerous mode of consolidation that can pos.
sibly be effected. The Congress has been
flooded for the last twenty years with abolition
petitions demanding that supreme jurisdiction
over slavery shall be assumed, and the majority,
thus united, concede to the General Govern
ment plenary powers over the question. Con-
gress has granted the prayer of the petitioners,
and assumed jurisdiction over the question in
variety of forms, and to perilous extent, and
the Southern States now occupy position, as
far as this Government is concerned, but little
more favorable than that in which the British
Colonies stood in relation to the British Parlia-
ment. All the northern States, constituting
large majority Of the people of these States,
have united to abolish slavery, the only question
upon which they ever could unite. Abolition
has ceased to be party question in Congress.
h
iect, in the British Parliament. Wilberforce
exerted all his influence to accomplish this union
of parties. He urged tue necessity of it npon
the Abolition question, himself, in the House of
Commons, and Lord Grenvile in the House of
Peers The effort succeeded. 1t was solemn
" agreed that Abolition should not be party
question, and the agreement was called "the
truce of God" How striking the parallel now
presented by the present condition of parties in
Congress!
The Abolition party in America have now
got undisputed control of the General Govern
ment, and the American parliament has assumed
jurisdiction over the question Of slavery. One
object and design Of the scheme, is that the
North shall give laws to the South, and that these
laws shall be framed upon the idea of the uni
versal equality of the human races, Of which
the North are now the propagandists in Ameri-
ca This creed must be practically enforced
by the military power of the Union, if neces-
sary, that the white man may be pulled down
to the level Of the lowest negro. Seward, Of
New York, presented Il petition in the Senate
u few days ago, praying Congress to pass
law to have all tine negroes in the South be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty five years,
enrolled in the militia.
What do you think Of black drill Sergeants,
Majors, Colouels, &c. \ negro lawyers now
practising law in Boston, and another acting
us Justice of tie Peace The European idea
OF liberty, fraternity and equality" is still pro-
crossing. Where will it end!
By the late treaty with Mexico, Il vast a
mount OF territory was acquired by the United
States. The General Government which is
now to all practical purposes an abolition gov
ernmcnt, assumes jurisdiction over the question
Of slavery within the limits of this territory, and
the abolition party have resolved that slavery
shall be excluded from it ALL The South, by
the authoritative acts of their Legislatures, have
entered their solemn protest against this unjust
and unequal discrimination between different
sections of the Union, which by ndrection is
4 war upon the most sacred rights of the South,
and involves the existence of her social and po-
litical Institutions.
The agitation OF the questions involved in
the great controversy has produced much ex-
element, both il and out of Congress, a reso-
luton WAS introduced into the Senate referring
the whole matter to Il Select Committee otI'hir-
teen, to report plan for the settlement OF the
question.
Ofthis Committee, Mr. Clay, of Kentucky,
was made Chairman; and he has reported to
the Senate his plan oc settlement. And what
is the plan by which this great question is to be
settled, and peace and harmony restored to the
ConIcdcracy.
will proceed to show.
The propositions are, first, to admit Calitor-
MIA into the Union with the boundaries she has
thought proper to adopt. Second. to provide
territorial governments for Utah and New Mex
leo, without the Wilmot Proviso. Third, to
purchase of the State of Texas, a portion of her
territory containinga geographical area of79,-
100000 of acres, for the sum Of -- mil.
lions of dollars, the blank to be filed, so as to
read fifteen millions. Fourth, the slave trade
to be abolished in the District of Columbia.
Fifth, that the law OF 1888 for the extradtion of
fugtives, to be amended SO as to give the run
away negro the right of trial by Jury mt the res.