The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-07-06

majority. But this resource cannot avail
US in the violations Of the constitution.
which now press and harass ths South
By changing their representatives, how can
the people of the South affect the majority
in Congress and restore the constitutional
There Representatives are true: and have
done all that men can do, to preserve the
constitution from the aggressions Of the ma
lor,y. Removing them. and suitipg other
Representatives in Congress, could have no
eiIcetion restoring the constition. II has
been broken by the representatives Of the
people Of the northern States, who sustain
the in their violations of the con stitution.-
II is clear that the ballot, box in the South
is powefless for its protection. And the
same causes which induced the violations
OF the constitution by the northern majority,
prevents lis restoration To its integrity
throughout the northern States, there has
been no indication Of any change in their
policy. On the contrary, the majority
against the Sonth is greater in the present
Congress than i'll the last, following the
usual course of every successive election
for years past. Nor have we seen in the
actions of the States, with few exceptions.
amy proof of returnin sense Of justice 10
ms. or of reverence for the constitution
Several OF them. lest false differences might
bee drawn as to their position. have taken
care lately TO rei,era,e in the most ofIrp.;v.
forms their former Destinations .g,n., A.,
rights and when a great Senator. ren...
senting one Of them, anxious for the per.
oetua,ion of the Cniop h,. vo,,...d >.
advocate something of ius,ice IN the Sc.,h
he has bpon rebuked by tho I.ec;,l.,r,. 81
the State he represents. ard ,;,,n,l,y 4.
nounced for his fidelity TO the constitution
This resource then. under tho or,i;,.,y On,
era,ions Of the constitution ia of M .v.;,
,oJ how il il with the nr,.scp, Co,g,...
the only other source Of rcd.ess in the u.,.'
al administration of the constitution, "a,
ST.. months it has been in session. md dur.
ing ,hi, whole period Of time slavery h..
been the absorbing tonic Of discussion and
agitation. We, nothing has been done 10
l. ,ad the dscon,ends which so ;u.tIv .,;,,
in the south. or restore a bleeding cop.,i.
tuition. All we have received hs. heen hi.
ter denuncin,ions Of our institution. hy ma.
nv membnrs of Congress and threat. IN
coerce us into admission. Although moth.
ing has been done a report ha. been made
in the Senare by a committee or ,h;r,h..,
members. which is now adm, in th,,
body and as the measures it propose. h.y.
been pressed upon the South IA worthy of
her aecop,ance. we deem il nroocr n Inv
before YOU brief consideration Of the mai.
tiers il contains.
This Report embraces four dis,;nct
measures >, the admission NJ c.,;c,.,;.
A. n State, with the exclusion of slavery in
her constitution. I'd. Territorial Cove,n.
m,n,. 10 be- erected over the territories. NJ
| tab and New Mexico. with nearly ops
half Of Texas to be added To tn, l.t,sr
3d. The prohibition of the slave ,rnas In
the District of COLUMBIA and 4th proyi..
ions for the reeap,ure of fugitive .layes in
the uon.slaye holding States To undsr.
stand whether these measure, nre cor.;..
tent with our rights and worthy Of IN, -.
coptancc, each OF them must he considered
separately,
The south is excluded BIZ the hill firm,
the whole Of that part Of California living
on the Pacific. including one hundred and
fifty thousand square miles Of Territory.
and if this is done bv the legislation or
CONGRESS. the mode in which il i. done i.
of no importance. California j,..lony. n
the Iui,cd States. aud all action bv the
individuals in that territory. whether from
the United States or from the rest Of the
world apnfopfis,ine, tae sod 10 tl,emsclycs
or erecting p Governments, over il. IA Of no
validity They constitute A people in NO
proper sense Of the term; but are citi,ep,
Of the States or countries from which they
have come. and to which they s,ill ows
their alepianee. When ,hcrcforc Con.
gress attempts to carry out and confirm tho
acts Of these individuals. erecting Calif,,.
MIA into state and excluding slavery
tbercirom. it is the same thing n, if Con.
cress had originally passed a law IN hi.
effect. with bu, the intervention Of these
individuals. The exclusion of slavery
from California is done by the net Of Con.
gees. and by no other authority. The con.
stitution Of California becomes the act Of
Congress; and the Wilmot proyiso il con.
tains, is the Wilmot prov;so passed and IN.
forced hy the lepisla,ien If coruvrsa
Here. then. is tina, exclusion from hi, ter.
riiols by the nc, Of Congress. which Al.
most eyc,, southern state n the Union has
declared he wos!d no, submit to. plsiplv
aud practically enforced by this hin. (
free people canno, be satisfied with tho
mode in which they are deprived cf their
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