Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-06-05
Letter of :, q. Brown.

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# Il d s~ia which e. Erecutip
Asinhuencc 81 was brought tq+bear in bringing
Nabout the lgs MI i,vcntpn, and the un
Isfair. meaaS9 npoh that Ter
szritory the he Wilmot Proviso
4 SWe regret, that oar spacessiA not permit u.
;ssto give this portion of MI! BRowN's Letter
GTho following, is the concluding portion
(which relates 10 Dir. CLAY's Compromise, and
(which, we think, gives a just analysis of this
q measure, in its bearing on the South:
q "TnIs brings me to brief review of
q Mr. Clay's so called compromise scheme
8 "The leading h;n PRESENTED by Mr..
aClay from the { Committee of Thirteen y
acontains three distinct and substantive
propositions: First the admission of Cali.
afornia. In this, as in every other scheme
sof settlement rendered to the South, Cali.
Afornia in all her length and breadth, stands
afrst. Secondly, we are offered territorial
governments for Wow Mexico and Utah,
a(Deseret FL; ,'itiout the Wilmot
sprovise-- have a PROPOSE.
&tion to dismem by cutting off
Senough of her. possessions to-
amake four States q Mississippi,
aand for the priNles 2 this we are
9to pay - millions ~ s. The sug-
agestions for filljjag t k have varied
afrom five to fifteen of dollars.
\ have alr sa some reasons
Awhy the adm ,rnia, as anil
aindependent i@ hit not, in my|
aiudgment, tf sanction. ii
Snow propose ether the union|
/ of these thre me bill makes|
I athe whole, al ,orthy of your!
reconsideration Ali the obi
Elections to oi' California;
astand out in ard vigor inE
aMr. Clay's bi 7...r PROPOSE.
ation for her IRE asked
smake the sam ceiling and of
(which we have 5 often I'D 60 long pro.
atested we wouldaotmal le-upless indeed
Sit shall be show, t:waare getting afairl
acqaivaqllaa;tt &C. &C. asair::
sshas-hinnsaIE. .at in 4ect. that ageI|
awere making, these acrEss He has99
atold us, as remarkedo youn anothers
aplace, that California as not State, and
acould not become so,ut of the Union
THAT, in truth, her cnstitution had mol
abinding force, as a costitution, until theI
Estate was admitted lD the Union. The!
aconst,tutlon OF CalIlrma contains the,l
4 5ssantl-slavery clause thf "llmoe ProViso'
ahut the constitution a. dead letter. sol $.
4 lar as we are concel1'd. II mas no Vltall-|
aty, no binding eject 1tll the State is aa-l
Omitted. Congress aqts her, anil BY the|
Fact OF admission putshe proylso IN torcel
H-slyes 1t activity AM llte. " h", then
AAbut Congress is respnslbie Tor ~ active !
cooperative provlse 10 that pro - w."ehI
sexcludes you from theountry! ''sress|
saand Congress alone response l oul
Acan now understandmore FULLY what \
gmeant, when l slgne q letter 10 Ills Ex-i
Acellency the Govefno saying "that theI
! aadmission of Califorra was equivalent to-
athe adoption OF the Wilmot provlso.
q Inc northern people naerstaho this' anu
ato mi man tney are lor a'hisSloh. !,
q ne question now s. are we ohe.eu
aany adequate conS!aerSl1h .or mahins
AIMS sacrlilce OF feeling au OF pnneiple !
4 4 his Is a question WORTH OF inc most Sc
aHous and critical examination.
i "By the tcrms of tle resolutions, an
ancxing Texas to the tnted States, it is
aexpressly provided "Eat such States as
Amay be formed out Of that portion of her
aterritory lying Soutl Of parallel of 360
$50 north latitude, shalbe admitted into
1.-THE Union with or without slavery, as the
q Speoplc of each Stat asking admission
#may DESIRE" And its as expressly stipu,
alated, that Sin suchSrarE or STATES as
amay be formed out O. said territory lying
anorth of that line sfWery shall be pro.
Inhibited" In pursuance of these resolu.
Ations Texas cami = 9 the
aSouth consented to tlt,aarrangement, anc
Mto-day, as at all former periods, am rea
Mdy to abide bt it.
3 "Exap,; these resolutions, and wha
lido we f5A. clear and distinct recog
anition O.: g.: lie Of Texas to the countr,
Hun to a6s. nc sIove territory for it 4