Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-09-27

swer to an invitation to be present at
the great Mass Meeting at Macon,
Ga. 1t is good sign to see the peo-
pie of Georgia anxious to hear from
South Carolina politicians. The time
has now come for Georgia to take Me
iedd. VIII she meet the issue, made
III defiance of her solemn resolutions,
asa sovereign State should; or per-
NIT timid and trading politicians to
cover her with Disqualification
Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug, IL, 1850.
Gentlemen: regret very much
that my public duties here, forbid my
accepting your polite invitation, to
attend Mass meeting of the citizens
of Macon, on the 22nd inst.
The alacritv and zeal of the peo-
pie OF Georgia i'll rallying upon the
Nashville platform, eXcites the live
lest satisfaction in the hearts of all
southern men, who believe decided
stand must be taken by our section,
II we intend to arrest northern ar-
greSsion and longer maintain and
preserve ouy equality in this confcd-
Cracy.
The non~slaveholding States with
aunion and energy which should
make us blush at orr divisions, have
already excluded you from Califor-
MA, and through various devices pro-
rose excluding you from all partici-
p--,ion in the remainder of the vast
acquisitions from Mexico, nay more,
not satisfied with these lordy preten-
SONS they are now trying TO despoil
Texas OF a large amount of her ter
riory, by casting doubt upon her
title, and threatening to bring upon
our brethren of that State all the
power of the Army and the NAVY, if
she attempts to assert her rights
After creating the difficulty by their
own bad laith-a compromise is of
tered, by which it is proposed to pay
Texas, ten millions of dollars, for not
only the land but the sovereignty.
You arc called upon to pay your pro-
portion of ten millions of dollars that
Texas slave territory may be con.
verted into New Mexican free soil
territory. After casting suspicion
upon the title, they draw the sword
and ay TO Texas, if you do not take
Inc money, we will give you the
sword. 1t would not require much
OF prophet to forctell her decision.
The acquisition from Mexico was
made by the common blood and
treasure of all the States, the South
contributing her full share of each,
and the citizens Of all the States have
an equal right to cmigrate thither
with their property, and to claim the
protection of this Government. A
handitti in disposing of common plum
der, would recognise and practise
tins Just rule, but our Northern Jreth-
ren Cahcaven save the mark'') are
not so liberal, and claim the Lions
share for their own use.
If the right of entering and enjoy
ing the common lands of the States,
and of having full protection for all
property that may be carriea there,
is denied, then there must be par
tltion of the territory. The line of
81 SO is the most appropriate boun-
diary; it was applied TO the territory
acquired from France, known as
the Louisiana territory, and the
South thereby surrendered more land
tosthe North and consented to the
exclusion of slavery therefrom, than
she retained herself 1t was re-enact-
cd on the annexation of Texas, and
I'M, South again surrendered TO free
soil territory sufficient for two States.
Now. another acquisition has been
made, and we ask that the same line
may be adopted; but what is the res
ponse of the North, ''That the terri
tory was free when it was acquired,
and they never will consent that any
part OF it shall be open to the enjoy
ment OF the slaveholder." IF the
south had taken the position when
The former acquisitions were made,
that 1T was slave territory when it
came TO the States, and refused to all
low any portion of it TO be converted
INTO free-soil, what vast amount of
slave territory would she have been
mistress OF at this day, stretching
from the Gulf Mexico TO the British
possessions north, and from the Mis-
slsslppi river TO the Pacific west. In
addition TO all this, the territory out
OF which the popuious States of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and
Michigan were formed, was once
slave territory belonging to Virginia
granted by her to the States under
the confederation. and slaverv axclu.