Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-06-05

Hler sums; But ourspresent ealing isswit
HMr. Clay's plan fora compromise
eff the reader hassa map, Ibeg thath
sawill first trace e,the line Of ofthirtSS.siK degree
land thirty minutes, mort tdudeSs an,
8then fix his eye on the northeastern boun
+ sdaryof Texas at the point where the one
hundredt dth parallel of ..IongitnGa sraSse
athe RafaTyeF 3saHd; from this point SFuni
Sdireet lineto point twenty miles aboy,1
I#El Passo, on the Rio Grande; and be
Htween these two lines, he will have thu
aslaue territory which Mr.. Clay's compro
amises proposes to sell out. 1t will bf
8seen on comparison, that this territory i
4nearly twice as large as the State of Mis-.
&sissippi. Whether five or fifteen millions
aof dollars are given for it, tits needless te
say we shnll havelto pay more than om
sdue proportion of the money. q
"To me, it is not pleasant thing tc
Ssell out slave territory, and pay for it my.
self; and confess that this much of the
gproposed bargain has notmade the adlnis.
8sion of California whit more palatable
Ito me. #
"I say nothing of Texas above 36s
s30l; that country was virtually surren-
dered to abolition blythe terms of the
Texas annexation. If Texas thinks pro-
aper to give it or sell it to the Free-Soaers,
lin advance of the time appointed for its
surrender, | make no objection. But ali
/ the South has direct political interest in
9Texas below this line Of $50 go; and I
]do not mean to surrender your interest
without fair equivalent.
What is to be the destiny Of this terri
tory, if it is thus sold out, and what itsin.
| |stitutions? 1t is to become an integral
part of New Mexico, and / risk nothing
lin saying it will be dedicated to free soil
Its institutions will be anti-slavery. IF
character of the country was not to un-
|dergo radical change in this respect, or
!if this change was not confidently antici.
Ipated, we all kAow that tthe northern mo!
tive for making thf purchase would LOSE
Tits existence. Ythe country now stanels,I
III is protected BY the ahnexation sresolu-I
|tions against all congressional interference
with thesguestion of slavery. TRANSCRIPT
!to NaweNfaxien, and we exRosesitf ( iithe|
dangerous intermeddling wRiirh has sos
long nnhappily afflicted that and all 5oult
territorial possessions. ~
"This brings me to the only remaining
proposition in Mr.. Clay's compromise billI
that to establish territorial governments
flor New Mexico and Utah, without theI
|a Wilmot pre- viso." If this were an indie !
pendent proposition, rendered in good|
faith, and accepted by the North with al
fixed purpose to abide by it, | have no'
hesitation in saying it would receive myl
cordial support. | repeat what | haveI
ioften said, lat whilst shall resist the ex-
clusion Of slavery b. 'ngressional ac-
|tion, have no purpose II design to force
|or fasten it upon any country through the
agency of Congress Whilst | demand
that Congress stall not oppose our en-
3trance into the rritories with, our slaves,
II do not ask it % assist us in going there.
All | ask is, that we may be treated as
|equals-that no insulting discrimination
Ishall be drawn between southern and
lnorthern people-between southern pro-
'perty and northern property.
"How is this proposition regarded by
! the northern men to whom it is rendered,
4 SSand by whom it may be accepted? The
Esprit in which tits accepted is a part Of
/ the res gesta !; and i therefore press the
Enquiry, in what light is the proposition
9regarded 9-in what spirit will it be ac-
5cepted at all, by northern men? When
we shall have answered this inquiry, it will
sbe seen whether there islcace,, enough in
! this little lump to leauea the whole loaf
"Mr. Webster is positive that we can
never introduce slaves into the territory,
4" The laws of God" he thinks, will for.
lever forbid it. He, and those who SO
with him, will not vote for the .proviso,'
abecausesit is uaaesessary: They are op:
opposed, uncompromisingly opposed, to the
Sintroduction of slaves into the territories
s-as iha,t read to do anything that ma5
8be found necessary 10 keep them out. y
ais easy to see what they will do, ifsWs
8commenee introducing our slaves. Ehle.y
s3wilI. .at once say the laws of God HAY s,
ling failed us, we must try what girta!!
athere is in the Wilmot proNiso. MI
SClay, and those who follow him, are quit
acertain that eve are already y.excludedb,
1.-THE laws of Mexico" They, too, aresop
@posed to the introductionsof slavery int
athe territories, andsssand ready to see
aexcluded. Theasg pen who stan
B out against tie Sonise, insist, an
Twill continue On the Wilme
gproviso, as ta ceatain guarantee tbs
Mslavery VIII Hrnah ahently excluded
EAll, all are our going in wit
E Jour slaves, and a ready to employ wha
Eevefmeanssmay be necessary to keep I
Aout. Iassert the fact distinctly and en-
alphabetically, that Il we attempt to introduc
E -FOUR slaves at any time into New Mexic
Dor Utah, there will be an immediate a
HpHcation of the Wilmot proviso, to kee
Nus out. Mark you, the proposition is
.Ho;ye torr;tor;;a1 Governments to New Mex