The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-11-23

.as IN the si,,..
'n' several States Of 10
ownership Of The soa, ass' n
TS 5ssS.sls1ly' &c john pDl
er' upon copsres,,s. u uaa
Union, new Ssaks, pa
are q be %admusd . !. '''1la
the original STATES, H.. i 'l'a y
at the time Of ,Aea sd6l. must y
%uni'ies' possessing N R
,bs ,.l !; sovereignty. i, II
~ territories do nol poses
,asls he'' bs 'Sas ssiios
S,'' @si y % g posses s,u@
s,,, ~''t s.! mat power, 5.sT.
les vested ii *.
ne territory. Thi, ssl my II '
Congress- the c%Onsdtuisa WV I
ana 'ae power to % il in X.
o. sn.90Fl'y to 'admitnss s,..' "
am aware that A, /.
possessed the Tight to NM, 'a iA'i
no specific Limitations /. NJ w
srcl's Of that power he, , n. ?
look any itFegulsdy ,bi.s
reg n the preparation IL .s..
nsm must necessarily d ror.,..1.
g = " !. exercise, by lie spihsI !,
lon' The assumption j ! "
s srs'a e admit new slsl,. vIlba"y
a1a without reference i oth .,' \.
would imply X.
Congress, in the case II cSiIs,, Y
l'dl'y 70 an ac', which !, 4. r,'''
ny only irregular, but sb,OlS,s. .
MOVES 2 P'iPaSle %absprlity. ~
'lon IMPLIES The ability o. i. v, Y
gFess, to adoptas their own =
forbidden BY the instrument ~
derive heir whole power o,o, 4. Y
It seems, then, too svid,,, !.
pu'e' that all the aclsof Cstrsms
lion Of sovereign power, 4, ~
State the fixing Of hst .s,.n.i,.
ana the exclusion Of slavsp n,,.a
derive their validity solely nn Il,
Con Fe'' In fact they lrs i, VI
s'ess' ahd' as Congress has no uo0,
ave States or to prohibit slsVev mi
= ~errI'orles, or the SisfGs, Ire p,t,,I
s'itutlOnal and void, ond as such I'M
er be resisted by the sssbevsd sl,.
The great purposes sought 10 b h
acts are but,wo apparent lad
ly'ol the cOgent reason arising from
nous territorial extent, the moty, ,
the California convention for lD,Iuau
her limits the whole extent or tsrim
between Mexico and Oregon on h,
ii imperative on Congress
fere. The motion was, BY The srs
A irIcan slavery, 70 settle the qussid
Wilmot proviso as ID that tsrfitdy
Inc motives Of Congress, il ntilgRd
Of California, a subject Of doubt
preventive extension oIihe institution
". The i~ndirection Of lbe procea,at
zeal Us character. Il vas % e1ta
lie action Of Congress u hs Peep
'lavehOldlng Stale, from an equal
If the common prOPeit. Of the States
n fact, the APPLICATION u the wIlnoI
o the territory.
Before ! pass 10 other suhjecil,
,mit TO call your attention 10 anOlh
he last session Of Congress, passed
l%djoumment Ofthe Legislature Ehif
lot so vita'ly important as Ihsl las
ID on, has been properly TegsFded B
stature, as one Of The evidence Of a
further 10 interfsTe viii
ion Of slavery, and therefore danger
oil the slaveholdiOg States
ne act Of abbllshing The Sla7s Inl
District Of ColOmbia-an act which
Orbids the intrOdOciionO Of SlaVe'lnl'
,ral District for sale, and their being
Iopot to be conve ed aud sold 70 olA
here BY 10 reality frevsHtug''' l"1
description of properly through the
merchandise but By declaring sla''4,
Ter such circumstances, the ae'O"'
precedent for ihe pboll'hm'a'o o
lie District, n
The limits Of a Message 60 ny
0 detail other measures WY"
.aused alarm and eIci'oW'a' y
OF. however some Of out oTn 7
rom an anxiety to sIlay eT'l'sn'l
Reuse these measures lA'Is "
.rsas,s are not filled with adIsla
.ers which from those qutF''s
Of the future, 10 ny 'Pln'
iinid and dislsl'op. PeD
,ur eyes to these dapgeI'-'
wisdom 10 meet them. Is'
.ur position ~ that u our 0Ppa1
There il nothing I ooDeou''s' !,
here will be any respite lfon' 's {
/ has hostility to slavery Os'n "
Of more openly asssa i
iEerenco may Distinguish Nel.8,g !
al unite ID stetn %opposl'iop !
ion Of slavery, and y ds''','~ d
xed discrimination 70 CONNIE i
.lnaa the pNp