The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-10-03


faith is, that God has given the whole
earth 10 the followers Of Joe Smith as
a heritage, aud, consequently, thai they
have a divine right TO take possession. .of
il atpleasure, seems 10 be a great pet
# Congress Which doubtless sees how
VIII this principle harnouizes with
ihe laws, and The rights Of property in
lhe different States nfthe Uuinn. In
,li@duai fanatics are already Efficiently
dangerous without the admission uf
freeesoil States.
The bill paying 10 Texas ten million
for the relinqnishment Of portion of
her claim in what is called New Mex.
lco, TO which the advocates uf that
measure affirm she has no right Is no
conceSsl u to the south. On the con>
trary. it is in reality an aggression,
because the territory thus to be relin-
quished, was destined by the treaty Of
annexation to become member of The
Southern section. whereas il will now
only add tn. the weight and number of
those who are arayed .gaiust their in>
leresls aud their safey Tie sout4 0ik
tins be ca7le2 on tn paR9 Porti0R ofMe
price of lis erciu@o@ from aH tie beaefts
ofAe purchase. This is concession with
a Vengeance.
The abolition Of the slave trade in
the district of Columbia, SO far from
being concession to the south is a
concession to the aboIitionists and the
bill preparing for the lecapIure Of tugi-
tive slaves will not be worth the pa
per on which it is printed. These run
aways. almost all congregale in the
great cities Of the North; where there
is salways rahble Of blacks, complete
~ organized under the auspices ol
broad brimmed philanthropists, ready
at all times to come forth in its panop-
Iy of rags, dirt, aud depraVty, TO res-
cue the martyr: and, Unnecessary, mur-
der his lawful owner, who comes armed
wilhthe constitution of his country to
reclaim his property. Setting this a
side, however, 1t so happens that by a
deep systematic plan, aud by the eXer'
ton of.a combined influence, large
portion Of our civil and judicial officers
ale deeply infected with abolitionisn
in different degrees, aud secretly bow
to Mr. Stewards higher law than that
Of the constitution. Like the Second
DAME" | don't mean the God like
man, the sIar Of the east; but him Al
IIarrsb1rg) TOO many Of them hold tht
doctrine, that the slave beng ubsuved
! from all the obligations Of mankind
stealth. horses is no crime; and o
course, arson aud murder, at least us
tiliable ifnol meritorlous. This con
ceSsion to the South will most general,
amount to nothing, aud does not wclgl
a feather against those made to thu
North.
| This curious compromise, this ON
nihus Bill which was upset in TIN
Senate and so damaged as to be inca
pable Of repairs, has been swept up il
fragments aud rolled on three wheel
into the House of Representatives.
| il should be patched together there, ii
effects are forsuoth to be IiItle less tha
Miraculous, 1t is most infallible pan
acea--a perfect anodyne. II IS t
auleb both North and South, by diSap
! pointing one and administering new /
| litation to the other, Though it is M
toriuus thai the abolltlonlsts who at
at the bottom Of all these troubles WI
repudlaie this compromise, and that
great portion of the people Of the soul
q have been alrayed in opposition to IL
principles ever since the Constitutio
: ihe osiIi,y oflhese two extremes
considered by our Northern peace mi
kers as nothing, because, rs is fit
unenily the case IN politics, they unit
' ID one single point, from motives dian
. critically Opposite.
y These sanguine seers Of the peac
b and union Of their country who seem
u think they with spring up like musl
e rooms in single night and all d,fiicu
i tics like spectres at the dawn Of day
ii act of Congress fear, nay, ! am Co
II viuced will be tleplorably dlsappoint'
i in the result Of this mode Of cumpr
/ missing conflicting CLAIMS by taking
] and giving nothing. The passage
Is these State andierrilorai bills will II
81 he The euda ahut the beginning Of the Ell
N of these sectional struggles. Fine a
olilionists though uoI satisfied will
IS encouraged by what they have game
r. from the south and the conspiracy
e gainst the constitutional rights 4
y property. tie Iepose, andt The sac
,ol If its inhabitants at The same time vi
every day become more bold, as wt
: as,mnrc difficult to resist Every d
d partment of Government is gradual
There becoming suhservlent To or tin
Ie tured with Abohlionism. Our accide
n tai President, animated by the anlic