Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-06-28

6y compelling us to pay for it through the Treasury the
It Is undoubtedly proper that Texas should be Quoted
to her boundaries but she should be queted by law of
diaries are settled the General Governments out the
purposes of the constitution in good faith to fulfil all the
should think proper to purchase any territory from Texas
the arrangement may be But any arrange
as to the right Of people the South enter portion
the territory which, according to the terms OF
ment have any right The of annexation
the compact of union between Texas and the other
States of the conederacyand this compact
cbiy to the people of the saveodng States right Of
entering with their property all her territory lying south of
lying north of that line they excluded The bill in the
makes provision for out these of the
whilst many who support the bin declare that in effect it
he a the
bring the people of the Southern States entering it,
will be contention, harassment, and litigation.
Put you will have very inadequate conception of the inn
portanee of the territory taken from Texas by the BILL you
States you perceive that the territory propo-
be surrendered by Texas lies throughout its whole
tent along the western frontier of the Indian territory This
is savehoding country and must be considered
two nonslaTehodng States and how long will the Indians
be able maintain the institution of slavery If the agency
G this snd 90 be- EASILY tine W.
in operation against slavery in the Southern
The effect will be- that the Indian territory large enough
for States will be controlled by the nonsavehod
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viii lose four large States in California two in Texas and
two the Indian territory Nor is this ALL The
Missouri and Arkansas along their whole extent and will
bound Texas OH her whole northern and western
Thus the Southern States will be hemmed in by the
slavehodng States their whole western bordera policy
which they have declared essential to the end of aboshng
slavery in the Southern States What compensate the
South for such enormous wrong and spolation.
But this not the end of concessions by this report
the Northern people, Slavery existed of Co.
when Congress accepted the cesson of the territory
suppose that Maryland and Virginia. slaveholdng
States then and savehodng States could have design
in this territory Independently wrong the people
District to emancpate their slaves would be an in
cpaon prevails by the authority of Congress Congress- in
the bill reported part of the so-caed compromise now
slave is brought into the District for SALE he shall be ber
ated and free If slave is liberated because he is brought
the district, difficult The power emancpae the
slaves the District of Columbia is thus claimed and
have denied that Congress such power whilst
all agreed until lately that for Congress interfere with
this institution whilst slavery existed in Maryland and Vr
gna would be gross breach faith towards those States,
and outrage upon the whole South How long will that
facility which yields to the prejudice the buying and
selling be able the greater prejudice which
exists against the holding of slaves at all in the District of
For all these sacrifices interests preudces
people of the North the South is rendered the last
the compromise-the fugitive slave bill they
it. To understand the concession the
South receives this point must look to the rights the
The trainers of the Constitution were perfectly aware that
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The whole internal police of State must be under
recaptured The Constitution therefore not relying on the
legislation OF Congress Alone requires that fugitive slave
escaping ng into state shall be
slaves put the footing of fugitive criminals and
do not enforce the requirements of the Constitution and
the recapture and recovery of fugitive slaves Congress
but little them The bill providing for the
in State is practically quite insufficient to accomplish its
fugitive saves Yet Congress does all that can
do by legislation to enforce the Constitution it only does its
duty the South There can no concession or favor
the South giving her only what she has right to have
under the indeed the Constitution for
quite inadequate fugitive slaves
the second place gives the South nothing but what she is
which should concede anything to the North. But it il
not all. Under the pretext of bestowng benefit, il
perperates usupaon the reserved lights of the States
1t provides that slave may arragn his MASTER by the
hory of laws made by Congress- before the courts of the
If Congress can sate at all between the master and
in State where its power be stayed 1t abolish
which virtually jurisdiction Congress sa
very in the States. And this benefit the South Un-
than useless in its usupations Such the various
measures which constitute this compromise.
We do not believe that those in the South Who at
y day, expressed willingness to support it, had well
sdered its import contemplated supporting without
the motives Of those who would tranquility to tn
country, shall impugn form those who have
assisted to frame who have yielded support the
Why the non-slavehodng States do support these
unable to understand unless it be that
naughty acsm inflated with success dsdans accom-
pshng its objects by indirection If these how
really compromise in which the South had equa
gains with the North would be of doubtful expedency 6
the Sonth to propose it. Three times in Congress- during
this controversy the South has proposed the Missouri
promise which has been three times rejected North
Lyle she has proposed by which she
her rights Instead of requiring sternly their recognition b.
Congress- fifteen sovereign States have consented be
into the courts of the country and there to submit thei
sovereign rights in territory belonging to them their na
arbitrament. Their humiliation did win the respect o
confidence of the North and the proposition twice rc
e ted
If The South, in opinion, might accept other
PROMISE not because it is coextensve with rights bu
before If the North offers the Missouri Compromise,
tend to the Pacific Ocean, the South reject it,
ded distinct recognition of right the territo
south OF 80 deg 80 min north latitude is expressed in tn
compromise We should take this line partition line be
tween the two sections of the Union beside this nohn
but what the Constitution bestews Although the Northern
States would acquire by this compromise
vacant territory they will have renowned the nsuerabl
pretenson of restricting and preventing the of tn
V South, whilst they should extend indefinitely
Having thus elowcitizens laid before you staemen
of your conditionyour rghs-and the remedy which,
der present circumstances should accept leave
for brief space of time proper state you that
while unanimous in approving the resolutions whc
accompany this address, the delegates this convention
entirely unanimous in approving all the arguments
tanned in it, particularly such relate to this comproms
bill pending in the United States Senate though
favor of that bill be amended
resolutions in such shall satisfactorily
the South the rights asserted in them Until Congress ad
ourns, cannot know what will do will fail to do w
must therefore meet again after its adjournment to conde
- the final condition in which it will leave you. We
mend to and exhort to send Delegates from
again assemble. 1t is ordinary occasion which has
sembed together The Constitution, and the Union
long dear hearts, to be preserved
your liberties and your institutions maintained.
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