The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-19
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From the Ticksbtrr Seminal.

We quote from the Union, to show how bold
the attempt is to deceive the South
Mr. MeClearnard said Slavery has been ex-
cluded from this territory by the hand of God. :"
Mr.. Brooks said: There was a time when
the proviso was useful then it was useful in
stopping the Mexican war; now it was useless; the
Almighty God has settled the question irrevoc-
ably"
But this Free-soler" does not rely entirely
on Almighty God like great many others, he
is willing to accept OF little human agency.
He saws:
"All the powers Of the Government could
not tasten slavery on that territory the steam
boat, the railroad, emigration, &c, had precluded
the institution from going into California, as he
proceeded to show. Therefore, the North had
nothing to gain by passing the Wilmot Proviso!"
There is the secret OF all this shutf1ing-"The
North has nothing to gain by passing the Will
mot proviso." Mark that mark that!
The Wilmot Proviso received every Wing
vote in secret session to ratify the treaty with
Mexico 1t passed the lower house by large
majority, but few Northern men voting against
it, Wing and Democrat. But now there is Il
majority in both houses in its favor, it is not to
be passed; and why? The North gets all they
want, and in the language of Mr. Webster, will
not do useless thing
And bow is this done! BY going out. Fif-
teen votes were absent in the Senate when the
Wilmot Proviso was voted on. They would not
vote against it, and, if they voted for it, IL ,ooud
pass.
Look at this Juggling. We are told of the
" fugitive slave BILL" That is tub thrown to
a whale. Why but three Northern members
roted far IL!
And this is called compromise.
They are pledged IN nothing. A majority of
the North vote against us, or retire to avoid
voting
And hereafter it will be said ave did not
wish to dissolve the Union, but we would not
and did not sanction the claims of the South"
A reading people cannot be deceived in this
way. When they see that the fugitive slave bill
has passed. they see that it has by Southern votes
that Northern men did not support it. IL is
norih nearly half the paper Il is ,oriuen on. Com
promise! compromise! Has a single PROPOSE
ton been made, during this Congress, which has
received the support of both sides! Not once.
A fugitive slave bill passed by Southern votes,
and two or three Northern men; the Wilmot
Proviso is defeated by Southern votes, and two
or three Northern votes; Tut, behind this, the
North gets all she wants, and, at the next ses-
sion, those who went out can come in and re-
peal all the measures the South has voted for
themselves and by their own vote.
1t is plain, this is a game of strategy Mod
crate Northern men wish to secure for the North
all our vast territories. Ultra Southern men
wish to defeat them. Moderate Northern men
are annoyed by sublnissionists. Here the con-
test lies.
It's three against one. The Free-soilers arc
moderate Northern men and the Southern sub
missionists are all bent on system of measures
which exclude the South from the territories.-
The Southern utras stand against the whole Of
them. We tell the moderate Northerner you
dare not trust to your law Of God and nature
we tell the Free-soilers, you dare not pass the
Wilmot Proviso; and we tell Southern submis-
sionists, you dare not risk your necks by adher-
ing to the enemies Of the South.