Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-06

the claim which Texas hiss advanced to 4
portion Of tho Territory q New Mexico.
from Congress. and referring it 10 the iri-
bunal OF the United States Courts. No
one can doubt the patriotic spirit which
governs the Presidents suggestions; nor
can any one fail to be .,Tuck with the
decided tone in which he asserts the right
of the people Of California to decide for
themselves. as they have done. the ques.
ton Of excluding slavery from their Dor.
ders. Knowing how they have decided
it, we are At liberty TO regard what he SAYS
a, in the nature OF rebuke TO those
worthy personages of the South. members
Of Congress, and Governors and Legisla-
lures Of States, who have so angrily de.
clared their intention to view the adms-
sion Of California as State as an Gag.
gression" on Southern rights. On the
subject Of New Mexico. the Presidents
language is not so full and explicit; but
the plan Of o5viating the difficulties Of
Territorial organization is precisely the
same in the one case as the other; and as
the people Of New Mexico arc known 10
be adverse to slavery. il follows that he
affirms their right, well that of the
Californians. 70 form State Government.
authority Of Congress, if Congress should
see fit, to adjus, the question Of disputed
boundary between New Mexico and
Texas. II appears 10 us. is very distinctly
declared by the President; although il is
equally obvious that he thinks it prefer
able 10 refer tina, question 10 a calm and
constitutional judicial tribunal. before
which few persons out Of Texas, we sup
pose. can believe the absurd pretensions
Of the latter could stand one moment.
That President Taylor is extremely
DESTROYS to avoid-or, more strictly. ~
prevent-a stormy struggle on the subject
of the Wilmot proviso. is clear.-is open
w avowed: but those who fancy il IS for
the personal object Of ESCAPING the res.
possibility of approving or disappearing
any Territorial bill cont aiming II. mistake
the temper Of the man who stood SO calm.
" for two davs in the trenches OF Ruena
Vista. resisting and repul>ing the hosts Of
Santa Anna. II is for the sake Of the
country-ofthc Union. which is imperiled
by an excitement not only reasonable but
mani cal-that he recomme nds course
which can have no other result. let the
Southern hotspurs strive against il a. they
may. than to bring New Mexico into the
Union much tree State as California.
Our Locoioco contemporaries commit
great error in claiming that General
Taylor. in these recommendations. has
fallen back upon the platform Of the
Nicholson letter. or borrowed any part Of
Mr. Cass's thunder. To DO that. il is
necessary that the President should re-
commend fhe organization Of California
and New Mexico into Territories. withon,
the Wilmot proviso annexed; which would
be equivalent to the virtual permission of
slavery. General Taylor recommends no
Territorial bills. with or without the pro-
viso: his plan is his o yn plan: and what
ever may be said or supposed as to his
personal wishes in the matter. it is a plan
which looks. as By an inevitable necessity.
to the erection Of the two late Mexican
provinces into free States Of the american
( Union.-N0rfh 1H,crican
NOW .--Siauding by The bedside of n
man Tho was sinking in the agoEics of
! A>ia'ic Cholera. he turned his CLASSY eyes
upon me. and said: ~ few hours more.
few hours more 10 prepared" Thirty min
utes after, met one of his negbbors hur-
rying through the streets towards the un-
in another world How often had the un-
happy man heard from nny pulpit. Nov
is ihe accepted iime;' but never had I
proclaimed that warning 10 him so earnest.
ly as he did TO me in tina, dying cry. ~
few hours more. a few hour, more'' And
from a thousand death beds come the
same announcement every day. Vor is
the accepted tme," echoes in the ear OF
every living man. To the impenitent man.
the voice proclaims. noe is the time 10
make Your peace with God. To the min
listers Of Christ it saws. nor is the time -
press the religion of the gospel on every
conscience. To the church member 10
says. nom is the time for prayer and earn
est labor. for mayhap. the Judge s,andeih
at the very door 1.-THE Pres cher.