The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-12

dss;sioa oa Ne slssiiun ! he lHFlsislan
al lhs wishes 81 a overs helming mllor-
~ a. he people Of that Tertiary. 10
addition. I via add. Ihss when his Ter
rilory wa 6ns ssssired. and indeed unill
rsry recently. Il vas sdmillrd in debsis.
generally. By ihess opposed 10 Tho W'lmoi
prosiso, from The South. that The laws Of
Nature had decided Hssinsi the establish
mens Of slavery in California and ihe OH.
er Teniiories srqrired from MEXICO. and
shsl. % the prosko weuld be Of no pfae.
iicsl Consequence. The insult offered 10 me
Soush would be more usnion. The mes
sage Of President Polk. ~ well as recol-
lsei, moi having il before ne. expressly
TOOK The ground. among other objections
10 The wlmoi proviro. that u was mere
abstraction, and could have-no pratiicsl
operation, 90 The nature Of the climate.
country. &c. w0sld efecinally prevent me
introduction OF slavery.
Aword now az 10 The amendment which
il l. prop ,sed 10 make 20 The plan Of the
committee By engrsfiing q provision de-
elsring The existence Of slavery legal IN The
Territories Of Utah and New Mexico.
While The motives which prompt this
movement are doubtless governed By an
anxious desire 10 promote the interests Of
the South. view il as . departure from
that great principle Of nos-infeJtre1cf,
BY The Federal Government. In regard 10
slavery. which has hitherto been regarded
10 ibs xgis Of our safety. II the power
OF the General Government 10 declare that
slavery NAV or may not exist in the Ter
iilories is exercised. il must be claimed as
an implied power--ctrlainly not as one
directly given by the constitution. When
we once let The power OF the Federal
Government into the wide field Of implied
and constructive power. on the question
ofslsyery. wha, limits can We prescribe 10
lis aeiioni Nor should we derive any
subsianiisl benefit from this concession Of
constitutional power, for nothing appears
70 me mole preposlerous than The idea that
slavery ever will be adopted either in Utah
or New Mexico. The feelings and sem
,iments known To be entertained by the
population Of those Territories, besides
The nature and character OF The climate,
soil. and productions. entirely forbid il.
My information with respect TO The Ter.
rilory OF New Mexico especially. derived
years since from Santa Fs traders, who
were familiar with the country, represents
It's general character as sterile in the tx.
treme as to soil. and altogether unfavora-
BILE 10 agricultural pursuits. The mines
in that Territory have been worked for
centuries. and are so exhausted az 10 ii.
ford poor reward Cor labor. These cir
cumslanees. taken in connection with the
interior situation Of The countryside near
est part Of il, believe, being more thar
one thousand miles from any seaport
render the supposilion absurd that slave
holders, TO any extent, viii ever inhabi, IT,
Nothing would present stronger instance
Of iniatuaiion than that shareholders SHOULD
turn from the fertile fields OF Texas. which
30 richly reward slave labor-io say no;h
ing Of the hundreds Of millions Of acres o
rich lands lying waste aud unculiiva
ted in the Southwestern Staies-to seek
their fortunes or rather their inevitable
ruin. in The barren and bleak regions o.
New Mexico.
To recur again To the amendment which
il is proposed to make TO the Terriioria
bills. recognising or establishing slavery
within the limits Of those Territories
Placing out Of view the dangerous consii
iuIioual power which il implies, woul,
: il be either prudent or generous 10 cal
upon our Northern friends in Congress {,
vote for a mere abstraction. which wonl,
4 necessarily impose a heavy weight OF
them. TO the North. and which. in all pro
liability, would enable The aboIilionis,s !,
commence again The agitation with decide,
advantage over our friendsl
\ trust ] should be among the las, /,
wish TO concilisie the North by any un,
due sacrifice Of Southern interests; and al
no substantial interest. none by which III.
South can derive any practical advantage
is involved in this amendment. il ough
not to stand in The way Of compromise
or to be plaecd on eur friends a, The Nor,l
as burden to carry il their contests will
the abolilionisls. The free States consti
ute the great field in which the BATH,
against abolition is 10 be fought. Til,
friends Of the Union there. l understand
express the confi'len, opinion. If this qucs
ton cannow be adjusted satisfactorily Il
the different sections of The Union, tina
they in future will take proper care Of .ht
abolitionisis. | am in favor Of giving then
far field and proper ground TO stand OF
TO do this.
From the foregoing view Of the plan q
the committee, arrive al The conclusion
that there is no point Of honor involved
nor any question Of interest of sufiicien
magnitude which should stand in the way
Of lis adoption. The Hiluof proviso. &c
justly offensive 10 the South, Is no Ionpe,
pressed by the North. nd,the o,l,er CUES
tons are more abs,ract than involving an,