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


them the security for right government But as this
identity scarcely exist between any two people, his
tory bears but one testimony as to the tate OF subject PEG
pie They have always been compelled to minister to the
prosperity and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of their masters this has
es and feelings which exist between States how much more
certainly must the experience of history be realized between
the people Of the Northern and Southern States Here
difference of climate productions throughout territory
along the whole belt of the temperate zone
ing the and characters of the people inhabtng it.
But the great derencethe great great
est which exist among people the institution of a
This alone sets apart the Southern States pecu
liar people, with whom independence to their internal
policy the condition of their existence They must ue
themselves perish Every colony in the world where -
cd if this the under the old and ete
governments of Europe, will it not prevail under the domin
ion of the restless people of the Northern States hey do
practically recognise the nferory of the African to the
They do not realize, because the eirem
stances of their condition do not compel them to realize the
mpossibty of amalgamation between the races. Ex
empt from the institution of slavery it not surprising that
their sympathes should be against whilst the dogma
which they profess build their system of free
the absolute rule Of the nGjoyleaves no barrier to their
in the affairs of the general government, and leads
their enthusiasm against institution which many OF its
professors believe be inconsistent with its principles and
precepts To expect orbearanee from such people, under
such circumstances, towards the institution of slavery,
manifesy vain they have been false to the compact made
with in the Constitution and have allowed passion and
prejudice reason they have only exempled that
ailty and flby of nature which has produced the
necessity all governments which, if unchecked
produces wrong The institution of slavery having
tered the popular mind of the nonsavehodng States for
ton and CONTROL the rest is inevitable If unresrained by
they will until African slavery will be swept from the
broad and fertile South The of things therefore,
independent of experience, teaches that there be
safety in submission.
To submit to evils however great whilst they endura-
BILE the disposition of PROFESSIONALLY of ag
cultural people, living apart and association in
their pursuits But the responsibility of preserving
government rests with all its members whatever may be
pursuits and not alone with those who have the
will to destroy it. minority by submission NAV as
much betray the constitution majority by
The constitution does not protect majority for they have
all the powers of the in hands, can
themselves.
signed to protect the mnorty-hose who have power
of seproecton is peculiar to minority independent of
that faith to the constitution which they in with
constitution and if they fail in this double duty thew are
as as those who in upon their rights
conformity with these views The oppressor is
hated-bu the INTERESTINGLY oppressed is despsed More
pec follows the yran than the slave who submits to his
power The Southern States therefore, although mnori-
t not exempt from the responsibility of preserving the
and in preserving it, to protect themselves
In what way shall they preserve the constitution and
tect themselves
AS general rule it is undoubtedly true, that when in
government like constitution is violated by MAORI
t who alone can violate 1t In matters of legislation 1t cam
not be restored to its integrity through the ordinary
of the majority not available to the minority 1t is for
this that frequent elections of rulers take place in
their direct intervention change the majority But this
cannot avail in the violations of the constitution
which now press and harass the South By changing their
how the people of the South affect the
majority in Congress and restore the constitution? Their
Representatives true and have done all that do
the from the of the
iory. emoving them, and putting other Representatives
Congress- could have effect in restoring the constitu
has been broken by the representatives of the
pie of the Northern States who sustain them in their viola
IONS OF the constitution 1t is clear that the baot-box in
which induced the violations of the constitution by
Northern majority prevents its restoration to its integrity
the Northern States there has been indication
Of any change in their policy On the contrary the majority
against the South greater in the present Congress than in
The last following the usual course of every successive cleo
ton for past Nor have in the action of the
States with few exceptions proof of returning
justice to for the constitution Several
of hem lest false differences might be drawn to their
tion have taken lately reiterate in the often
FORMS their former declaration against rights and
when great Senator representing of hen anxious for
the pepeuation of the Union has veuted advocate
thing of justice to the South he has been rebuked by the
Legislature of State represents virtually
ced for his fidelity to the constitution This them
under the ordinary operations of the constitution is of
And is it with the present Congress- the only
of redress in the usual of the cont
tuition For six months has been in session. and during
this whole period of time slavery has been the absorbing topic
of discussion and agitation Yet nothing has been done to
heal the contents which so Justly exist in the South or
bleeding constitution All received has been
bitter denunciaOn of institutions by members of
CONGRESS- and threats to coerce ms into Although
nothing has been DONE report has been made in the Senate
by committee of thirteen members which is pending
snI Dou South a worbT her ceaUance
proper lay before brief consideration of the mat
tiers it contains.
This report embraces four distinct measures1s The
mission of California State, with the exclusion of slave
ry in her constitution I'd. Territorial Governments to be
nearly onehalf of Texas be added to the latter Sd The
prohibition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia
non-savehong States To understand whether these
consistent with rights and worthy of
tance each of them must be considered separately.
The South is excluded by the bill from the whole of tina
part of California lying the Pacific including hundred
done by the legislation of Congress, the mode which
done of Importance California belongs to the United
States, and all action by the individuals in that territory
whether from the United States from the the world
appropriang the soil themselves erecting
per of the term, but citizens of the
tries from which they have and to which they still
carry and confirm the of these individuals erecting
California into State and excluding slavery thereom it
this effect without the Intervention of these individuals Th
exclusion of slavery from California is done by the act
California becomes the act of Congress- and the Wmot pro
viso it contains the Wilmot provso passed and enforce
from this territory by the of Congress which almost
~ Southern State in the Union has declared she would
free people cannot be satisfied With the mode IN Which the
deprived of their rights sovereign State will disdai
In Th om Us Ra H ns
enough that the outrage done The mode is of little
sequence There is therefore, in the mode of extending tn
Wimot the territory of California
the BILL nothing to mitigate the indignation of the Souther
inflicted. They excluded from the whole Territory
California Territory extensive enoug to contain four larg
States.
Constitution proposed by California contained notl
ing about slavery would the North allow her
the Union Such the territorial bills proposed for Ca
fornia at last Congress but they rejected them bccau
terms The inhabitants of this territory have been left witt
ont any civil government solely because the south ond M
be legislaed of them with her institutions
and that this object accomplished by the Constitute
presented by California these advoca
precedent into the are aware of the inconven
the inhabitants Of California may have suffered
therefore prepared yield much account the CT
cumstances in which they have been placed.