The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-12
CITY OF WASHINGTON.


WEDNEsDAY MORNING, JUNE IL, 1850.
mr. waliaes's Letter to his Constituents
Yesterday presented general remarks. suggest
ed by the spirit Of this letter We shall proceed to
consider II more in detail.
II strikes us at the first blush that Mr. Wallace has not
consulted the usual equanimy Of his amabe character
in appealing too strongly TO the fears of the southern
people. and painting with sombre hues the actual
danger OF the pencious doctrines Of the day He por
trays in too vivid colors unholy combination between
socialism. agrariansm, and all other demoalizng ideas.
under the name of abolitionism, and represents il
bearing down upon the South like army with banners
Mr. Calhoun's celebrated letter to Mr. King s next
ferred TO. and portion Of its powerful reasoning is
brought in 10 magnify the danger Then, forgetting that
he is speaking 10 his constituents alone, he says to the
people OF the whole South:
You possess advantages movements within your
power, and which people but you can control-whch
will make you The mistress of the and Of the world
by the peaceful Of agriculture, manulactures and
merce. You cannot be controlled by the OF war The
South contains nine millions Of men, and be sub
dued by Abolition alone your progress ;
for the African cultivate the lands upon the At
anc border produce successfully the great staples
upon which the manufactures and commerce OF the civil
zsd world depend.
England and the northern States Of this Union see the
great advantage Of your position, which the Creator has
given you and hence the that is unreenngy waged
against yon You can brave Il all, and triumph ALL
II you will. The work is yours You have the power
be the mistress OF the world control its commerce. It's
arts, and lis manufacturer and 80 to prosperity
and renown uneqnalled by the nations of the earth
Does not such language, addressed to the southern
States as secion seem to encourage the attempt to
become the mistress Of the world, and to control its COM
mece its arts and its manufacturers This appearance
of appeal to disunon, and for southern confederacy
is backed by display Of commercial inducements and by
the direct inmaon that the slaveholdng Sates-being
the producers Of the great commercial staplesw be
richer and more powerful out Of the Union than in it,
But power and glory wealth and authority. are not the
only inducements which Mr.. Wallace seems to adj
dress 10 the fifth congressional district Of South
Carolina. Does he not appear TO appeal too much to
their fears well as to their cupidity and ambi-
ton He tells them that the Disciples Of WHEREFORE
have ngafted their disorganizng doctrines upon the
northern portion Of the American mind that the in
dependence and equality Of the States now. at
this present moment, overthrow and destroyed |;
that the southern States now, at this time, and in
dependent OF the decision OF the slavery question,
cupy position but little less favorable than that in
which the British government stood in relation TO the
British Parliament; and that the abolition party have
got the undisputed control OF the general govern
ment, He attaches too much importance to Mr.. Sew
ards movement, in presenting anacal petition to have
slaves enrolled in the militia for he endeavors 10 alarm
them By the query, "What do you think OF black drill
sergeants, majors, colonels sc. !"
After having gone thus far. Mr.. Wallace still finds his
abors unfinished. The object but half accomplish
ed He appeals 10 his constituents against the plan
proposed by the Committee Of Thirteen for adjusting
present difficulties and giving peace TO the country Let
briefly examine some Of Mr.. Wallace's positions on
this point and show what unienabe grounds he has taken,
10 course which is calculated to foment discord and
engender strife between the different portions Of the
federacy.
Mr.. Wallace asserts that the proposed Adjustment
goes beyond any previous exercise Of federal author
Ivy Now, we venture to say that Mr.. Wallace is
perfectly willing 10 stand by the Missouri Compro-
mise And what authority, let ask. did the general
government exercise. when that measure passed
What were the principles Of tha, Adjustment A few
words win suffice TO answer. By the terms of the
Missouri Compromise, Congress absolutely and i'm
peraiively forbade and inhibited slavery in all the
territory north Of given line. And be it remem-
bered that the territory in which the prohibition
took effect part OF the Louisiana purchase.
and was slave territory at jhe time The persons who
had removed or might to the territory north Of
80 deg 30 min, and might there form States not
TO be consulted The prohibition emphatic and inn
peratve and uttered by the sole authority OF Con-
gress in violation Of the constitution Now, the proposed
Adjustment has no such obnoxious feature II is based on
tie principle of non-nterventon, and carries us back
from the departure which has been made from the true
principles Mr. Wallace asserts that il abolishes sla-
very in large tract OF territory where il exists
But his assertion cannot change the fact; and the truth
does not give any foundation for his declaration in this
particular any more than n others He argues thai Con-
gress by the terms OF Adjustment aboiishss slavery in
California by admitting California with her constitution
forbidding that institution Il he not mistaken in this
posoni The Adjustment proposes to admit California,
without claiming any authority to look into its conslu.
ton further than may be necessary to that repub
Iican This is all that Congress- rghtfuIly do when
State applies for admission Congress has rightfu
authority to see or to know whether the constitu-
ton OF State forbids, abolishes, recognises. or
establishes slavery. II cannot properly consider that
point for msment for the federal government has no
jurisdiction over slavery. That is the only ground
which the southern people safely stand and those
who object to the admission Of California because the
constitution she has adopted forbds slavery fahless
to the OF the South. and they the strongest al
lies OF the aboliiioniss and free sellers Mr. Waaces
objection the Adjustment this point is based the
l.ata III flo