Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1850-03-02
Your friend
A. O.. L.
TIE MILMOT pRoyIsO.

cord in the House Of Representatives, and on bot
occasions treeeiyed its quetus, for the time being
at least being laid on the table by decided maJori,ies
On the l0.h at Mr. Root Of Ono introduced thu
proyiso in the following shape.
"Resoyej, that the Committee on Territories b.
instructed to report to the House with as little delay
as practicable, bin or bills providing a territorial
government OF governments for all that part OF the
territory ceded To the United States by Mexico by til,
/ treaty of Guadalupe Hdaigo lying eastward OF the
Sierra Nevada mountains and prohibiting slavery
therein"
On motion this resolution was laid on the table By
vote Of los 49,
Mr. Giddings of Ohio afterwards offered the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution, in which he attempt
ed rather nsdiously to smuggle in the principle o.
the provso under cover Of expressions borrowed from
the Declaration Of Independence.
Resolved, that we hold these truths to be self
evident that all men are created equal that they are
endowed by their Creator with unalenable rights II
life aud liberty; and that governments are constituted
among men 10 secure these rights.
/ Resolved that in constituting Governments in any
Territory OF the United States II il the duty OF Con-
gress to secure the people thereof, of whatsoever
complexion, IN the enjoyment Of the rights Aforesaid
On motion the resolution was LAID on the table Jy
a vote of l0l to 80.
These votes in the House would seem to be de
cisiye Of tho fate of the proyso. But the iree.so
papers at the North and their CORRESPONDENTS in Wash
lngton announce positively that they are no test at
al--that these votes should be regarded as dspo.
& .tr bn
thrown into the House at an unreasonable period and
without any practical object and that when the ques
ton comes up in practical form to exclude slavery
from the Territories the result will be quite differ
eut and will show free soilsm to be triumphant IN
the House.
Now il this be true as the Mobile Register well
remarks, sit is quite too soon to congratulate our
selves upon this defeat Of the proyso. Its scarcey
"scotched' far less "klt'
at will not do" continues the same paper, "todis-
band our forces while the enemy fingers around our
threshold, seeking a favorable opportunity TO renew
the assault lie has been repealed only by the de-
termned irort presented by the South lie can be
driven from tho field only by the same organization
that has kept him at buy We trast therefore, that
the South viii never think of grounding Ter arms
ill the question is settled by positive enactment
adjusting the territorial question on Just principles
Fresoilism is moving heaven and earth to Bring
abouta reaction at Washington aud It's efforts may be
successful. We have no hope Of defeating the pro
vlso in the House, if is brought to direct vote
A majority are pledged TO vote for II when it is thu;
presented, and to that end the efforts OF Gidling'
Il Co. will be directed. Our only hope is in seeing
it defeated by indlrccton, and we glad that the
Int. i, /,
ON the part of some free sellers to get rid oft N tina
way We insist then that it is the duty Of the South
TO proceed steadily with her organization as til,
most etIectnal means Of defeating once more aud w
trust forever the most baleIul subject Of dscod tina
has ever threatened the integrity OF the Unon.n
W Mr.. Love, an able and influential wing mem
Der Of the Georgia Senate in recent debate in tina
body took decided stand against President Taylor
administration in It's Efforts to bring California int
the Union with its present constitution, The Fed
ora Union thus notices Mr. Loves remarks.
"Alr. Love took a bold and decided stand, II
) said he was " hig, was born a Wing and eXpecte
n to die Wing, had sustained Gen, Taylor, becaus
. he thought the South could rely upon him, but hi
, annual message had exited his alarm Now how
Il ever, he was compelled to say since the receptio
: his eyes. lie could net rcly upon Gen. 1ayor-
i That the message had proved that he had take
" ground agajtstHe Soah. He Mr. L in THIS ma
ter knew no party, he would act with those wi
;. went for the South He characterized the NOV
"a ment by which California is sought to be broug
into the Union, as the Wilmot proyiso in its base
y lorm--as fraud upon the South. After diseussit
Is several of the questions at issue, lie expressed b
IT devotion to the Union, but preferred It's seyeran
to dishonor and the degradation Of the South, Al
closed with an eloquent appeal to the Senate
~ stand firmly by the rights OF the South, the on
q, means OF preserving IT,
y Such is the language Of a true hearted Souhe
OF Wing, aud such, no doubt, when oecasoa Pgesei
st ITSELF will be the language o thousands Of wings
the South, and prominent among them, OF Jud
W Guon and Judge Sharkcy of this State.
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