The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-29

bV the entire North claims m have ant orita-
4 lively settled the question for herself And the
mere denendency Of Yesterday. will the mort and
(. mien of a master TODAY. demands as matter of
r;oht adniss;o,, ;nto tbe ITn;on nf these States ~
! TLe aaius of the controversvt as relates 10 the
| eyiStence of Mexicon law IN tho Tarr;tor;es has
Comnromise Ar the tims ,j,,t measure WAS he
/ fore The last Congress. there was scarcely nnv
d;ea,onca of on;n;on .;,h.r :, H. Nr,L or Z, M
Sn,,h as 10 tha ,,as,;nn -, I,,. I,,ra. Ia,;ar "a
Inv the oreat bodv of Somtbern Renresenl,,;ves
that The issue woald be settled under tbe Law in
their f,yor. and hence thew snnnor,eJ Tho b;I n,
! was denounced bv the North. bo,h in and on, Of
Congress, as bin TO extend slavery. nnd hence
the GREAT body orits Represen,n,iyes voted ,a,;n.
\ il and defeated il. II was not then believed bv
INV considerable norton or the American neonle
thnt the law Of a conquered country could con,
tin,,e 10 exist in a Territory wrextei from il Inv
: the force OF our arms: and although her titie
thereto was parted with, her jurisdiction with
drawn, and her right Of eminent domain exti,is
guished forever, could still survive, to war upon
: the civil rights and brand the social institutions
Of fifteen States of The Union. But. sir. the he.
resy was broached. The North, true to its anti
slavery instincts, seized with avidty doctrine so
poteut 10 its ca,,se And TODAY il stands in this
4 Captol. clothed with a mower and authority NOT
less pre-eminent than could have been impaired TO
H. even though il had been solemnly determined
bv the HIGHEST tribunal known tn our systen
W.
The present administration also. although vested
bv the Constitution with powers of n purely ex-
ecutiye character has us,irped those which belong
alone TO the judicial department of the Govern.
ment, and has authoritaiiyely declared such to be
tLe law. Such also. il the onnion Of The d;stin-
FINISHED Senator (Mr CIAy1 under whose ans.
pices, this plan of adjustment originated; and SO
. he tells the South at the very moment he com.
, mends il to her accepance. And such. sir. is
4 the opinion of the able editor of "The Union -
of she obstacles ,rheh man be interposed bv ersina
cirl instiiuiions against the introduction Of slare1
linto those TERRITORIES repeat sir. the whole
state of the question has been cbanoed not from
e nnv cconyic,ion. ms believe wrought in the pub.
lie mind. but from policy, and changed to the det
r;man, ~ The South. 1be flaming sword which
the cbembim welded before the portaIs of Para.
, d;s 10 nrevent tho reurn Of it's ills,ted eyiles
,yns mt more notent to effect its Object than is
3 his n,,nuG,c,nred on;n;on now os omn;no,ent ms
, jaw IN nrcvent forever the cmiprntion of the
f Southern citizen with his propertv. to the Terri
,n,;es ~ tho IInion
! do m, douht, that freed from TINT ;nsens;blc
e has Unmarried bv nubc onin;on 70 nil tribunals.
, ,nJ.r a. nonul,r systen ~ government. Thai evrn
, now, tho Snnreme Court would decide AGAINST the
| n;s,onc. NJ ,he Mox;can law in the Terr;ior;es
a., !, ms, be ,nnnreni. Tint under circumstance.
as ,hcv now exrt no decision Of the question car
he had in such time ns to Le of nnv avpil TO III,
, Somb, prnertv is timid. and men are not ant te
h,ynrJ in a doubtful controversv interests pIre,,l,
@ secured for the mere nurnose Of testing n princf
, 81 Thu, .;r v,bIa ~ Southern c;,zon /, do
i s.'' ,sa o., ,a,;. ~ cnn,,,u,;nn"l r;oh,
,. ,I.,. o..,;on oc n,h. on;n;on wrnnge,liu
y,nJ y i p,J an,fIi,, cts,or.J Iii, - ;.v % nj,
i;' 80 ,,Io,;,, oo 70 ,L n.,;,,,,;o,s
~ ,ha S",,l, u,,ll rnn;dl, fIl tho Terrnr;cs md
ln a.. t y; 90, Il di,tt;,'n' Lnr, L;. r;uh,. ,h. los,
, ~ H. ,,,,,;rv .. n, h.ye h..n 6x.d ,p.nst him
y c,r.,ar
q In Iii, s,,tc of ,h;ngs villa. then. becoaes ,b,
. H., ~ cnnore.s, II ;ns,cn ;s mot ,Irc,Jy ),
: ,rnnra. ~ ,Sese halls II is sir m solve hi,
i: dnnLs r., end !, hv - removaI of all sunnosef
i ;n,ned,,en,s arising under the Meyican INV. /,
. ,ha on,gr,,;nn of he citizen with his propertv
e srom every norton Of the Union. This. Con
eress has tle constitutional right, and is in duty
y bound to do 1t would not be, strangely
i, insist, an act to establish slavery. 1t would
simply leave the question to be settled, free from
$ all Observation-Disclosures under the Constu
ton of the United States, slavery may not light
: fully 90 upon the common territory Of the Unior
and be protected; or whether 1t he an institution
: purely local III its character, and dependent fo
Its existence upon Posiure law. ny test hk
= ths' the democracy Oh the SCUM were 9usht u
T believe their rights were 10 hc determined, whel
IN the last rresiden'ial contest their disthSuishc
= leader loen; oAss) declared 'hat ne was IN iavo
;, OF leaving 'hc questIoi, 10 DC setlieh under III
u general principles or the Constitution Nor di
OF justice then, shouid now be abandoned, AM
their rights turned over 10 the arbitramcnt OF tn
'11rieHn lmr. ...
Du.' SiI u % ~ VAN 70 eNPect SO obvious al
act OF JUSTICE as even ane reinovaI on snch imped
mems ,c as may poss'py eAs' u,aer nleNlcai
law. Inc experiment nus peen Su,,'.,eh'y teslea
without success ~ 'he 9'iei i Gnu VI "e CaP.ot
ana ~ c''i'iot nI ao.Iu ~ . wa. SUI
woud NEE. WIN even ever, 'ess ,ayTr he'e ~ ~ ''ere
iore srue Us ;ne eaot "e ,as si'u' ."a' a.
me sS Sou', gums oart,y pG's"'e aa.a'u"sf hs ~ ~
lne ierr''ories shoau .ii.S pan ~, S.sel. @ n'
aaoI.eu. ",lsh' ma nave p.en auaeu up t'la, ,ae pro
, od9uHy-hay, 81, "1 a".y y, n
aii WIN 'ne worm. Dut 'e' US eAa'i,'e me ne
IN 'ne ser,eS ,r o measures ,"Po"eu' ""''h Is 'no'
3 set Iorln ny ne ohio"' $3.50,
90 The plan of compromise before the Senate
proposes to adjust the disputed boundary will
Texas by giving her satisfactory equivalent, ant
, by honestly and faithfully carrying out the com
: pact of annexation according to It's true meaning
This proposition involves nothing but an act o
, simple justice, and should meet with objection
!, from no quarter"
i This article Of the Compromise embrace es. N
q will be seen, two propositions. /. The adjust