Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-17

leve possible that there little of the spirit Of concia-
ton either in the different sections Of the Union In their
Representatives in Congress- that the whole session s to be
wasted in wangng, and all needfu legislation neglected
Congress appears to labor under two difficulties First, no
dish Of wholesome legislation be prepared but Northern
gentlemen ready poison il by hursng in the so-caed
Wmot provso = and, second, Southern gentlemen refuse
taste of any thing seasoned please their astdous
appettes Between these two opposing sections all useful
legislation hangs suspended like Mahomsts coffin, in ever
lasting equipoise.
Northern gentlemen very gravely stand and lecture the
South the sin Of slavery, considering that those who
consume the tobacco. the hemp the rice, the upentne the
cotton, and the sugar Of the South, and the coffee Of Brazil
enjoy quite many Of the comforts arising from slave labor
and do quite much pspeluate slavery saveholdes
themselves The North swallows the fruit and then repoves
the South for the sin of taking it. Northern gentlemen have
gazed at the mote in their brohes eye till they cannot
the beam a their They gavey undertake to teach the
South its duties quite forgetting that " is easier to teach
twenty what good to b dons than be Of the TWEEN
ty to follow their own teaching"
And, to be behndhand, the South breaches sundry
doctrines which are utterly destructive Of all repubcanism
Southern gentlemen exceedingly fond Of republican go
vernment long they 10 majority but when they
in minority it becomes terrible piece of desposm
They love that form Of which enables them
fasten their the North but they make
ble wry faces when the chalce is commended their
lips They quite forget that the very Of republican
government is ga government of the majority" and they
eagerly hunt about for By whch the soA that
majority may be defeated They do mot seem to reflect
that decided by votes somebody must be in
the minority today it may be the south-tomorrow the
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then all republican governments at end. Minortes
quire power in proportion they just and reasonable
An unreasonable minority degenerates into faction.
The Constitution Of the United States is instrument
which can scarcely be improved. If adhere it. it will
coler upon all those blessings which, present state,
capable Of enoyngas has for sixty years already
done. But If weary Of it and destroy it, neither we
nor our poserity will ever see any thing better.
What the present situation Of Mexico Guatemala and the
Republics Of South America These States enjoyed cons
tuons copied from own and generally quite goods but
they would adhere them. Opposing factions instead
Of useful legislation constantly employed in attempting
to put each other down. Consequently, revolution fol
lowed another until all stability destroyed, and all re-
gard for the public good lost Now they oppressed
BY military rants, their treasures empty, their highways
infested with robbers property is insecure and all industry is
parayzed One State is desoated by wretched servile
is yrannzed by despot another by another
another seeks protection from foreign Power and all
weak, distracted and wretehed. Is there moral in this
picture Is it not better to
@ Bear the ills we have
Than fly to others kat we know not of Z"
We are now strong and united No nation has ex
perenced greater degree Of prosperity We secure from
all external enemies; suffer from internal wrongs
every individual in the nation at liberty pursue his
happiness any mode he chooses. All peace and pros
penty, if we choose to enjoy it.
We talk much Of rights but have corresponding
duties Do nothing to form Of government which
has conferred many blessings upon US Can we, withou
guilt Of the deepest dye bequeath to children the msere
Of civil s with all the rapine, robbery, murder and desc
lation which will follow Is not the part both of wis
dom and humanity "le contention alone before be med
died with
Dsunion, which some speak Of hppaaty, is anothe
for civil Civil comprises every thing which
the Imagination conceiveof plantations laid waste cite
pundeed, servants rising against their masters all peaceful
pursuits broken up all Of vagabonds let loose plum
der and Destroy and all these fends aroused which can in
fame the passions Of man against his fellow man.
If we permit jealousy and iwi to break up presen
system of government it be renewed The expert
nent Of segovemment will have utterly failed No nation car
make the attempt under favorable auspices than
have DONE Henceforth the bayonet be the fs tn,
last, and only argument in all legislation.
But surely the way to concate majority of good ant
reasonable is perfectly easy and plain, and worthy
another trial Nothing is wanting but disposition to act viii
candor and impariay and to lay aside that craftsmanship
which /" cavils on the ninth part Of hair"
The first thing that ought to be done is to admit Cali
forna into the Union. We of the South ourselves
for the unqualified admission Of California without de-
lay. Every principle Of honesty, consistency, and regart
for characters demand it. Good policy and states
manship alike require it. AN OLD FARMER.
Washington CO., Maryland, August lOth, 1850.