The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-12

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The California bill, even if it were wrong, is now
past repeal. California is now State; and there
is no ascertained legal process by which she can be
expelled from the sisterhood. The Constitution
gives Congress the power to admit new States, but
prescribes formula by which it must be done,
except that they must be republican in their form
Of government There is nowhere to be found,
either expressed or implied, the power to revoke
the admission of a State If California wants
slavery, she has the unquestoned power to adopt it.
1t she had it now, she has an equally unguestona-
Bile power to abolish it. Her course on this subject
will scarcely receive direction from the caprice
which governs Northern or Southern fanatics,
Men everywhere consult their best interests and
there can be no doubt that slave labor can be made
profitable in California elsewhere, it will be put
in reuusition. The widest fanatic readily aban-
dons his scruples to the dictates Of sefinterest.
But granting that the admission Of California was
premature and illegal, the objection is heartless,
and highly technical. Thousands of our citizens
had gone thither; they were without government
or laws; Congress had neglected them; they
elected delegates to a convention a majority of
those delegates were Southern men they, voun-
tarily, provided against slavery; the limits they
size there was not near the length of sea-board
belonging to Florida; and yet, with suchfacs before
them, these dsturbers of our national fraternity
complain of fraud upon the South" too large
State" g. too much sea-board,n and for such, and
other understanding notions, must kick up fuss
generally We advise them to recur to the history,
and their own advocacy, of the admission of other
States.
The suppression of the slave trade in the District
If Columbia is only such a municipal regulation
Is Mississippi Kentucky, and other States have
heretofore adopted. Mississippi had the provision
in her constitution. Congress has exclusive juris-
dction over the District of Columbia. Unless we
greatly mistaken, the adoption of this measure
will have salutary effect 1t is simply intended
TO suppress the SiaUe prisons in and about Wash
ington. Every man, who has visited Washington
City, knows it to be a concentrating point for slave
dealers, from Virginia and Maryland. Thousands
IF slaves brought there in manaoles and chains
and are put in these prisons, until sold and are
then, perhaps, carried away in irons. This has
always excited Northern prejudice. They have
consequently assaed and denounced the institution
OF slavery and pointed to those scenes as true spec
mems Of it as it exists in the Southern States. 1t
well to remove so exciting a cause of dssatisfac-
non and elimination.
The citizens Of the District lose nothing by the
law. 1t only reaches the traffickers. A citizen can
take slave into the District for his own use, now
as well as he ever could
We have now given synopsis OF the whole. 1t
cannot act as a dangerous precedent of legisa.
ton; because it embraces all our territory. Of
what, then, have we to complain? What do The
9gitatOrS 10aut
We have already reviewed their position. When
take into consideration the facts that before the
last session of Congress convened u constitution
for a Southern confedeyacy rus prepared by those
who have the will to shatter the Union any day in
the vain hope that upon its ruins they may estab-
.ish themselves in power that a distinguished
Senator, whose mantle MIR. Soul6 fain would wear,
proposed to Southern members to amend the
Constitution of the United States, by providing for
the election of t1go PresidentS-ono North ami one
Soath-lCGh tile double cato pouer and that
other and more startling means, not yet disclosed
to the public, were discussed, in midnight caucus
for the evident object of disunon-when we con-
slider these facts, we cannot well msconoeve the
motives and actions of the agtators.
What do they rant To use one of Mr.. Souls's
finest expressions, we ask them to clear awav
eCery rubbish" and permit us to see what thew
are after. If they will not take the compromise.
what will they have! They tell US themselves
that they are imposed on, and that these imDosi-
lions will continue to increase in number and
magnitude. They tell us that Northern compro.
mise men are hypocrtical, and cannot be trusted
We would ask are their friends and coadiutors,
the abOlttoniStS, more to be trusted? If they tell
us truth, had we not better cling to the compro-
mise, as better than we could get, if it should be
disturbed? The very admission that the North is
faithless, proves that if We go further, we NAV
fare worse. With such a belief, why will they
cooperate with the aholitonist5 to undermine the
only ground ofour safety They pretend tc be the
peculiar guardians of the South They are senti-
nes over our household Such sentines! They
cry out " robbers, and call US to The uncertain
strife, while they throw open The gate to let the de-
predators in.
Weproclaim them disunionists, madIy ambitious
Of The distinction their own merits DENY them of
being called great and good, and wise They say
our rights are violated, and must be restored
which means that the compromise must be altered
Or we will secede. In the next breath they saw.
the whole North are treacherous, ard will deceive
US, which means, that coming aggressions are
to be greater than those we now have Ofcourse,
then, they make it clear that, in either case. we
must go out ofthe Union. The verdict is made up:
give to Soule, Quitman d Co. all their position
calls tor--conCede all they say-and dissolution is
inevitable.
II we have mistaken them, will they clear I'D
every rubbish" and tell us pLat they do Uqnt2