Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-04
Letter of judge wsrucr.of Georgia.

Organlzed,
and tie remaining territory acquired from Mexico placed
under territorial governments without restriction the SUBJ
cct slavery would such state Of facts proper
for of resistance revolutionary other
wise, the part of the slaveholing States 8!
to this question can have but little weight with any one in
this period excitement, yet do not feel entirely at liberty
withhold it, when respectfully requestedby any portion Of
The great question which have always understood have
been involved the controversy between the savehodng
and the nonaveholdng States was whether the territory
lately acquired by treaty from Mexico should be organized
with or without the Wimot PrOvso the slaveholdng
insisting upon the right under the
cude slavery from that territory by congressional teg'soo
the slavehodng States insisting that Congress had no
po,re under the constitutions icgiSlae in any
chatere the subject Of s!arey IN hGt territory
Assuming that to have been the original ground OF c0ntro
very between the respective States of the Unon will the
admission of California the circumstances mentioned
in your letter, violate the tncWS Tor which the SOahen
States have contended under the constitution
If the state of facts which present be equivalent to the
ought in my Judgment resist the admission of California
all the their power revolutionary otherwise,
restrict slavery in the acquired territory, would be arablo
violation of the constitution But the state OF facts which
YOU present be equivalent the enactment of the Will
mot Povso and no princ'1e of the constitution violated
by the admission of California then of
resistance revolutionary otherwise, would, in judg
ment be entirely nexpedent and improper on the part OF
IRENE measures the first inquiry be made is do the evils
the under which we live outweigh its bftS!
In other words will the admission of California nfct such
injury upon the constitutional rights of the people of the
slavehodng States to Justify revolution on their part O.
gainst the government of their country According to the
is also organized without the Wmot ProvisO. So far,
them the principle for which the Southern States have
tended is nnantaned the Territories of Utah and New
as to slavery The people California (Which constitutes
the only remaining portion of the territory acquired from
tion and by their act have excluded slavery and
ask to be admitted into the Union as State
her proceedings have been Irregular and she
doubtless induced to form State government by the impro
per interference of the agents of the late put
such interference abuse of official the
part of the Administrations for which they should be justly
held responsible. Congress- had failed to furnish Cali
be remembered not erslrey the fault of the represen-
Judgment, the California large; and
matter of policy would have restricted her boundary to 30
deg 80 min But notwithstanding all these objections Con-
gress unqueonaby has the to admit States into
the Union The section of the fourth article of the
the Congress into this Unon But it is said that the adj
OF to s 0e of he
therefore should be resisted by revolution secession
the part of the savehodng States In judgment there
it regards the exclusion of slavery from the Territory of
of slavery theefrom by Legislature enactment Of Congress
In the the people Of the Territory act for themselves
the other Congress Srs authority to act in regard
to the question of slavery in violation of the constitution
The enc is the act of t6e@ssyss upon the %"eon
ton of slavery The one IS cCnSttnttona-the other "
should be recoected also that there sides to
this question which ought be considered i'll settling this
great principle Had California adopted slavery by her
Constitutions and had her admission into the Union been re-
by representatives of the States
the ground that for her admission with slavery
in her constitutions would be to vote for the establishment Of
slavery what would have been the answer to such
objection the part of the slavehoding States The
would have BEEN that the people of California had
regulated the question Of slavery for Themselves and that
Congress had right interfere in that matter, having
jurisdiction whatever the subject and that to vote for
the admission of State into the Union the people of which
establishing slavery in such by Congress
representatives, from the savehodng States by voting to
admit State the constitution of which excludes slavery
vote to abolish slavery any than the non-savehOldn
States would to establish it
tbaS
tion who establish abolish slavery according to their plea
sure and not Congress by admitting such State into tho
Union. The constitutions, then. confers the Con-
gress to admit States into he nion and irregularities
stoy that power so expressly Conferred on Congress by tho
constitution. The Constitutional right of Congress admit
present application another different question the
one question pccr the other is question of ccdn
co. In regard to the question of slavery stand on the dem
ocrac platform of n0H-nterrentFoH By Congress and IL
my Judgment it is the only safe and co"SttiGHa ground
the South occupy. willing abide the Missouri
Compromise line in the settlement Of this question: not be-
I b a nc e G6 hn But w
Intervention By Congress South Of so far my indivd
ress either to stbh or rcise slavery in any
whatever South of 36 deg. 30 min.
recognise slavery South of that line the right and uri
GGn exist to @6e'Sh it. LIDO not desire Congress to "s"
when that jurisdiction may and all probability would be
welded for my destruction
Better by far that California should be
Union with slavery excluded by the action of her pee
PFC than this great constitutional principle of
ton By Congress should be sacrificed supposed Temporal
rY benefit If Utah and New Mexico shall be organized
without
forna admitted State, with constitution adopted by
tie people of that Territory excluding slavery, difficult
tor me to perceive what principle of the constitution will
have been violated which would present proper
Tor measures OF resistance, revolutionary otherwise In
did not approve the revolutionary remedy of null
caton for redress of tariff grievances; neither do
intend to be driven off the democratic platform now, and to
seek redress for present by resOrng remedy
which, to the least Of bears strong resemblance
to the notification doctrines promulgated by the leading
politicians of sister State in 1928, and which at
tempted to be successfully maintained in this State If the
admission of California under the circumstances which you
state shall be used merely preert for dissolution Of
the Union by those who desire such event it unqucs-
onably their privilege to make it available accomplish
that object If they
But what practical the people of Georgia to-
derive from dissolution of the Union the event Califo
mia shall be admitted State Is the right carry
into that State sufficient compensation dissolution of
the union when the people of California not Congress-
excluded them by their constitution How will the dissou-
tion of the Union that right If the soil and climate
of California adapted to slave labor and it shall be
to be for the interest of the people of that State
employ slaves then they alter their constitution and adj
NIT slavery but if tire soil and climate of California be not
adapted to slave labor and slaves cannot be pr0f0y
poyed there it would be dissolve the
Union, because Congress has admitted her State, with
constitution adopted by her people excluding slavery
The view which take of this subject the people of
California regulate this question of slavery themselves
long have such able advocates in the nonsavehon
States for the great constitutional principle of nonnerven-
ton Cass Dickinson and others, do not despair of tho
republic
Be pleased gentlemen, to accept the of
gard and esteem, while remain,
Very respectfully,
E Your obedent servant,
HIRAM WARNER.
Messrs. HoLsEY, CHASE and Hull, Athens
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot.
Y NEW YORK, Sept. %.
The first arrest under the fugitive slave bill recent
: y passed b: Congress made in this city to-day.