The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-19

step towsIds the ultimate abolition, OF slavery
in The Sta1fs. Gaforuia comes here wiyh thu
Wilmot Proyisosih her - called constitution, and
this Is the rtasonthis aet of usurpation istoerat
ed. sSnkethe Wiimot Proviso from her const
tutiOn, and her application for admission will be-
rejected ~ forty-eight hours. California comes
heres too, claimng a territory of l53,OO0 square
mles-nearly equal in extent TO four of the largest
States IN the Union, with nearly athousand miles
Of sea coast--all of which il is intended to erect
into one State, and the majority, in their zeal for
non-extension, are in haste TO sanction this mon
strous absurdity.
Sir, when dominant majority, intoxicated
with the lust of power, thus hurried on ,.by a
mad fanaticism, TO the commission OF , acts like
these, marked, as they are, by want Of all po-
litcal forecast, all prudent and wise statesman
ship, TO an extent never surpassed In any age OF
country, upon what grounds can the South hope
for an honorable and safe adjustment OF this great
question by this Government ,aoiztiniaaET n
And yet, with all these facts before US, lit il one
Of the darkest omens Of the times, that Southern
statesmen are rendering compromises, in all OF
which the propositions are, to surrender every
thing in dispute to the North, and put the rest In
jeopardy This is, in fact, but the ceremony o.
holding out the white flag of unconditional sur
render to the conqueror. These compromises, il
adopted, would be, to give the enemy time to col
ect his forces, and extend his parallels around us
for the decisive moment, and to make the final de-
feat more disastrous and more signal IL is by
this miserable policy Of offering to take less than
the Constitution gives us, that the Southern forces
are divided, and the cause of the South broken
down and ruined. 1t is an acknowledgment OF
weakness, and of inability to protect ourselves,
which repudiate and deny. Have the Com
promises heretofore made, been respected and OBJ
served Have they stayed the hand of the ag-
gressor' What Compromise can be made more
binding, and that will command greater respect
than the Constitutions What Compromise can be
made, that will not curai the rights Of the South
and which the abolition tide will not sweep awayi
Will despotism reent, Let the records of all past
history answer. gk sga
Mr. Chairman, the facts which / have, present
ed being prominently to my mind other facts OF
the gravest importance, which are the result Of the
joint action Of all the causes TO whichT have refer
red, These facts viii now proceed to state.
have shown that the POLITICAL parties North
have united for the purpose Of abolishing slavery
BY this union Of parties, the Constitution is,
ipso jacio, repealed, and the Federal Government
changed from confederated republic Of equal
sovereign States, to a consolidated despotism,
with all political power centered in the hands OF
the majority. The abolition question has, there
fore, wrought alreadya fundamental change in
our political system, and the North, i'm order 10
free The African slave have forged the chains Of
the most despotcs and absolute political bondage
for the white man. ~
All see that emancipation would be followe div
acknowledgements Of the black race, by placing Il
on footing of equality with the white race All
must see. too, that the result of such equality
would be strife and civil war between the two.
The result of civil war would be the assumption
by the North Of umpirage between the conflicting
parties, and the effect of this umpirage would be
the subsection and utter debaselent OF both races
at the South. III n@iffs4bisGe9 baiiaigt4 9lti
IF every slave in the Union were en,ancipated
w,woulf this majority lay down its alawless
power upon the altar of the Constellation? Would
ITS aggressive spirit cease with the extinction of
African slavery How fatal the delusion of such
a thought--of such hopes and expectations (! Can
man change his nature, or lose his lust of power
Will he voluntarily exchange strength for weak
ness, Elasl neutrality-suspicious. ~ z a9l'fs9 M
This is the picture which the past and the pre-
sent concur IN presenting to u.s. Can ANYTHING be
palmer Let the South look upon it and decide
fer themselves, the question of submission or re-
sistance M. $500 , !; n l4fi. ,r Y
! have now presented whatI believe to be
faithful picture OF the state Of the Union in refer
ence To the great question which dist,,rbs its re-
pose and harmony. ] have shown that the Fed
eral Government has already undergone an orr
ganic change. That it claimsto be the only judge
Of, the extent Of its own powers That the States
according to the doctrine of the majority, are no
longer independent. That the Constitution is viz
tually repealed. ts.. i,5rs III MN "A \. Eta.s H
! | have shown that the North have united into
one vast majority, for the purpose of overthrow
lug the organic institutions IN the Southern States
That1the South cannot reasonably hope to check
the majority IN It's designs upon them, by the
agency OF this Government Thatit is the avowed
doctrine Of the majority, that the South must sub
NIT to their will, and if not, the military power
must be resorted to, to reduce them TO subiec-
ton. That the consequence of all this will be, to
reduce the people Of the South to a condition of
political degradation, unexamped in any State or
country. ~ HElHR lit1t'tat @At1 ~ 's'a q
1T becomes, then, subject for the gravest in
quiry, what is the proper. course of action for
the South to adopt, in this emergency This
question cannot be, decided here.i 1t is question
which the people must decide for themselves, in
their sovereign character. ssgol ID
If California be admitted into the Union now,
and the South do not resort to every means in
their power to assert and maintain Their constit-
tional rights, thereare well-founded approximations
that it will be decisive against the South forever.
In the hour that California becomes State Of this
Union, upon the conditions now demanded, the
scheme of non-eXtension will,i effect, be con-
and the results have indicated will in
lime be accomplished. .s,.;s,i.4ls, es,5,s.gft VI
The destiny of the people Of the South is in
heir own hands. To make that destiny glorious,
hey have but to will it, and do their duty. II is
or the North, and not the South, to tremble at
he prospect before us i stand here with the
Constitution in my hand unparalleled by the threats
and Recommendations which are daily Illuminated
here. All can see too plainly that these are idle
bravadoes, designed to frighten us into submits
sion. To these bravadoes, ! respond only in
terms Of scorn and defiance. We ask that JUS
tice which the Constitution guarantees to us. If
this be denied, then without counting the cost or
looking to consequences, / am in favor of resis-
lance your tyranny, at "every hazard and to the
last extremity = The people of the South know
their duty, and will do it.A8 EInU'oa. 3 uasl
= The CRops IN MAayLAND.--Th latest ac-
counts from the Eastern Shore, are not so favora-
BILE as the previous ones3Lg bEa ia ta arf
The Centreville, Queen Anne's county Times,
of Saturday, gives the following unfavorable re
port ty
The farmers have finished saving their wheat
crop. In some parts of this county it has been
so injured by the rust as be entirely worthless,
and is therefore given up to the stock which is
turned in upon the fields. The crop of the county
will not be more than half the usual quantity, and