The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-07-06

VtueF WOulo Oe Dnnlshed from the land, anaT- |
chy and confusion would reign supreme, brute
lorce would usurp the place Of mental and
moral worth, and the sun Of our political des-
tiny would sink in sea OF bloodynevor to rise
again. These are the prognostcauons ofI
those, whom experience and Invaluable public
services have elevated to the highest places.
within the gift Of the American speople, and
they are confirmed by reference to the history
ancient Republics once great and powerful, but
now alas 1.-The meager 81 eletons of their former
grandeur and glory But suppose as Equal
Right imagines, that the chivalry Of the South
would not be annihilated, and that the North
would be driven back, would that ensure trans
quiiayg BYno means, Sir. Each defeat would
prove'but the signal for renewal Of Rostiiies,
preparations for attack or defence wOuld con
tinually epgaeet the attention ofthe bilIigerents,
commerce would lahguish, agriculture would
perish, and if the fate OF ancient Carthage did
not await one or the other sections, both
would, perhaps, fall an easy prey to some more
powerful nation, whose vassals we, would be,
only claiming the boon of rest and quiet.
, And with all these scenes occurring, as
consequence of dissolution, pray let me
ask, what would become of Libertyl 1t
would bid adieu to our shores--olr native
Eagle-the emblem Of our power, would either
bow his head and broken-hearted, die, or soar
away to some other cline more congenial to
that freedom, Of which he has been the fit re.
preventative, and we would, indeed, be the
veriest slaves that ever bowed the knee to king
or aulocrat.
now come, Mr.. Editor, to the subject of the
admission Of California, which is the principal
subject Of dispute between Equal Rights and
myself The third Resolution of the Camden
meeting took the ground that such admission
would not be the 'Wilmoi proyiso in another
form.' 1t was upon this, that Equal Rights
joined issue with us, contendng that such ads
mission would be the Wilmot proviso in ano-
ther form. For the purpose of preventing the
error into which this writer has fallen, the
word 'lraud' was inserted in the third resolu-
ton; and the spirit Of that resolution went to
the point, that il no fraud had been committed
by her people, in the formation Of their govern
ment, then California should be admitted as a
State, otherwise she ought TO be rejectedj and
Congress was to be the Judge as to the mattel
of fraud. Equal Rights regrets that he. die
not notice this gliuIe word .favd,'.i in hir
first communication. Had he done 20,
think he would have saved us both soma irott,
bla in the premises But he still insists that
the admission Of California, under present cir
cumstances, would be the Wilmot proviso il
another lorm. Well we will see how that view
can be sustained. In my last / called upot
equal Rights to show, if his position was cor
rect upon this subject, how it happened, tina
such men as Clay, Cass and Webster were ma
king such fools Of themselves, by supporting
one and opposing the other when according L
his theory, they were one and the same thing
And how did he answer it? Why by saying
that he does not understand Mr.. Clay's views
and that he fears he is Southern man will
free-soi principesS that General Cass lives il
Michigan, has been once a candidate for tn
Presidency, and, perhaps, hopes to be again
and seeing that non-interVention is popular a
the South, and the admission of California
popular at lhe north, does not find it very dlt
fcull to reconcile the matter.' Why this
what the wings said OF him at the last election
but the democrats denied it, 'EquOl Rights
however, charges that General Cass-Ihe lbt
democratic candidate for the Presidency
capable OF advocating one plan for the north
and another plan Tor the South, in other word
Of blowing cold and blowing hot atone an
f the same lime, for the purpose Of catchin
votes! This is indeed candid admission an
, | trust it will be remember in 1852, when hi
great Michigander may be the candidate oil hi
party again. As TO Mr., Webster, the intellet
tual oracle of the Senate, Equal Rightssn
hun such fool or such knave, as to be unt
| lsbIe or UNIV illing 10 see the 'mask' Well a
this is indeed interesting, but let us look litlI
nearer home, and see il we can find any WI
are in favor Of the admission Of California, an
are still opposed to the Wilnot, Yes, fin
H. S. Foote, Senator from this State, VIM. 4
/ King, Senator from Alabama, R. J. Wake
Secretary Of the Treasury under Mr.. Polk, an
last, though not least, Judge Sharkey, Presde
OF the Nashville convention, all southern me-
i and all advocating and supporting the plan
the compromise proposed by Mr., Clay, in Il
Senate from the committee Of l3, by whlt
e California, with her present constitution,
. admitted as d member Of this confederacy'
Q Now these men are not infected with free Sc
d notions, neither DO they live in Michigan, n
d again, have they been candidates Tor the IRE
idency, and now Equal Rights say whe'
er they are in favor of the Wimet! He WI
:, no doubt answer by Spying, certainly they
# not, and by that answer he yields the point
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