The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-27


agrea, number Of peope--in the summer Of
last year, thought II to be theu duty TO estsb
lish local Cover nment. Under the procla.
nation OF General Riley, the people chose
delegates TO Conve niion- that Convention
met at M,n'erey. They formed conssitu.
,ion ior tie state Of California. ard il ~ssa
dpoied by the peope Of California IN their pri.
mary s.,eniblagcs ID, SIRIUS Of immediate
connesiou with the Unned States, It's senators
we're appointed aud representatives, chosen,
Who have come bther, bringing with them
the authentic Constitution Of tho state Of Cal !
lorna and they nov present themselves, !
asking, 10 behalf Of their state, that the slate |
may be sdnileJ into this Union as one Of the
Uantd Slates. This constitution, cir, cen. |
tains en- eSptrss prolihIlion Of slavery or
Involuntary sefviiudc IN the state OF CulIor. !
ns. u IA said. suppose truly, hat Of !he
ueu bets VITO composed hs, Convection some
sixteen ~ere natives end had been residents
, Of the slave holding states. sbou, ,wen,ytso
nee from The non ssveholding states. and
tie remaining ten members we're ei'her ma
tive CaliloinlGns or old settlers III tha, coun.
try. This prohibition agains, slavery, II is
alleged
slr. nae. VIII the Senator give say un
I'll ordei ~ res'oro!
The Wee President. Ths Sergeant g,
4 fms sil see that order is restored, and no
!. sore persons ADMITTED 10 the 0Ior.
Nj Cass. | trust she scene of The Other
day will rot be repeated. The Setgesn'.si.
A ais mus, display more eletsy IN suppress
ing this disorder.
!. Mr.. Haze. Tie noise is outs de o. the door.
>. Mr. Webster And II IS III 5 crcums snce,
b, sir, INC prohibition Of slavery By tbat con'en.
p, ucu, whcb mas contibuled to raise-i do
:. uoi say /, has wholly raaec-lhe dispute Gs
: to the protreiy the admi.sion Of California
If inlo The Uuop under ih,s constitution. II Is
, not TO be denied, Mr.. President nobody
n. thliks Of dspylpe-ihsi, whs,ever reasons
| we're assigned al the conn encement oi the
O. late war with Mexico, 1t IVES prosecuted for
ID The purpose of the scquisl'lon OF territory,
atd Oudet The alleged argument that he ces.
u, ,iaG ol tetrl:o'y ~as the only form IN which
i. proper comp,usa'iou could be mtde to The u
10 ured Sa,es by MeAico for tie various c'L,n'
~ aud d,uunds which the people Of this Govern
ed men, had against her. At any rate, II VII
ne be found that Pfesdent Pe.k's message 81 TIN
N coma euce emcni ot the session Of Dec' mber
~. is47. a,owed lhat the war ~s, to he pfoss
.et curd until some eco isition Of territory va
,ts made. AID. a, the acqli.liion was to 6'
hc .onh of The line o. the Uuued States, 10 war0
so climates and ,uultiss, I, VAS naturally, SUP
=. nose, expected ty the south that wha'e'e
49,. .cauis,ttcrs eefe made IN that region uoul
les he sdded 10 the sls, eho,dIng portion OF 'h
,rk Unted States. Events have turned out =
IT. Mts not e,lect,d d, aud that expectation hs
cx mol been resl.zpj; and therefore some d
led gree OF disappon nen, and gu prise has resul
n, cd, of course. In O. her words, II is obstou
ted hat the question Which has so long harrass'
n he country, and 81 some ilnet very setioc
de, ly alarmed he uiuGs Of wise and coed me
raj hes cone ugon Us tUr fresh dscussion-.i
,m qlrs,,un Of slavery IN these unIted States
ies Nov, cir, | propose perhaps al the e
The peuse I Detail aud consequent detention o.
had Scna,e--,o rcvis~ historically this qres'
,usi Of slavery, which, partly in ons'queuce OF
oan own meuts, and PATTY, perhaps mos 'y'
tied tie maauer 1t is discussed u one and |
vcf, other potton hl The country, has Leen sour
and OF 90 much alienation and unklud teel'rg
and tween ihc different portions OF Tho Union
emi. We all know, sir, that slavery has existed
iouk the uor ID from time lmme emorlal. There y
But slavery, in the earliest periods OF history,
he Oriental nations. There was s'asery
SAID, moug the J,ws; tho iheoeraiic go'ernm
es OF that people made no inl1nctou against II
=, Of There Was slavery among the Greeks,
10 b" lhs ingenious philosophy Of the Greeks lou
: the or sought to fad. a ls'iicancn Tor itesat
" A upon the grounds which have been assuu
Ibey for such u lsuf:aiion III this country that
d., mural aud ouginsl difference among
,cty. tnce. of mlnklud, the n'erioTlty OF the b'
de OF or cuorcd race TO the white. The ute
-anch Jlstlhed Their system oi slavery up."
#. az rtound precisely. They held the AlIic
tpt,e, and 10 some parts the Asattc, tribes 10
!. md pl,,,or 20 the white race bet they did
,htor. show, ,hnk, by any close process OF 10
per that, if this were true, the moro ln'ei!i.
xatds and the stronger had therefore aueht to
have lapa,e the weaker. The more manly PHI
M of ophy and jurisprudence Of The Romans pl'
,pr,np the justification Of slavery on entirely Ollie
Is the grounds.
,sreu. The Roman iuris,s from the first and d
in ,he 10 the tai Of tho empire, admitted that OIL
:. how ~ was sga,ns, the natural law, by
!, the they maintained tina, oil men, OF whaiso
thsse cline, color or capacity, were equa, ;
% &C. they justified slavery, fret, upon the gr'
daily and su'hori'y Of the law OF "s"o"s-ss'
omen, and arguing truly. that al that day the
, alter sen',onai Ia" OF na''o"' au''''u '"a' .'P
b,. of in war, whose lves, according TO the no
in the of the tunes, were al the absolute dispos
mia, a. the cap,ors. might, IN exchange for ex
dates ,ion from dean, DC "aoe ''s'e' -, ."'
mt. al that such ser,i,ude nigh, descend to
. ve,y po.,eri,y. The jurisa Of Rome also
aidcrs. tanned that by ths eiV'i u" 'ne'' "s
:,.I. l,y.,v rersonal and he ID Il a