The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-22

England and the Northern States of this Union
see the great advantages of your positions which
the Creator has given you, and hence the war that
IS SO unreentingy waged against you. You can
brave IT ALL and triumph over 1t all, if you will.
ne work is yours. You have the power to be
.he mistress OF the world; TO control Its commerce,
i's arts, and its manufactures; and TO 90 TO
PssosPerity and renown unequalled by the nations
| OF the earth
Inc abolition spirit has now been in active
oPeiauoh seventy-s seven years, in which time it
mas lnaas considerable progress IN looks now TO
the oou'hern States of this Union and seeks to
achieve mere It's browning victory for in no other
part OF .ile World would Abolition produce such
mighty resu''s upon social order, government,
| CIVILIZATION, ana commercial sunremacy
| The disciples Of Wiberforce crossed ovar into
America, and brought with them their disorgsn;z
ing IDEAS, ana engrafted them upon the Northern
portion of the American mind And here nov,
this abolition spirit pursues its way with 4 Stem
as steady time, with appetite as keen rs
death--insatiable pestilence or the grave.
thousand presses its willing and servile promo
gators. The sect has spread all over Europe and
a large portion of America. union between the
two continents, us illustrated by the Worlds
Convention IN London, is established Nearly
half million of immigrants from Europe land
annually upon our shores, and swell the hosts
| which thropg into the great abolition fold; and a
motion has been made during the present session
| of Congress TO give To each immigrant, upon his
| arrival, quarter section of land. Our public
domain, purchased by the blood and treasure of
our people, TO which the South has contributed
fur more than equal share, is to be partitioned
out to feed the flame that has been kinded to cor
sumo you. great struggle is going TO
force the people of the South to adopt the creed of
the universal equality OF the human races, and to
carry the idea into practical effect by placing the
three million of African negroes at the South upon
footing of social and political equality with the
white man; and this is sought to be done, too,
when all must see that if it be done an extermn
ating war between the two must follow,
in st. Domingo, which war must continue-unless
/ foreign aid should interpose--untl one of the
races is extermnated.
/ 1t now devolyes upon You to arrest this storm
that is gathering for your overthrow. All see the
advantage of your position--the greatness, as
people, which awaits you, and hence the COM
blned effort to stop your progress.
i The States Of this Union are distinct, and ought
to be in fact, as they are in theory independent,
soyereignties Each of these States where slave
ry exists is unwilling to abolish it. 1t is
therefore demanded by the Abolitionists that the
General Government shall assume jurisdiction
over the question of slavery, that this impede
ment may be removed. Upon this question the
North have consolidated against the South, one
section against the other, the most dangerous
mode of consolidation that can possibly be effect
ed. The Congress has been flooded for the last
: twenty years with abolition petitions, demand
ing that supreme jurisdiction over slavery shall
be assumed, and the majority, thus united, con-
; cede to the General Government plenary powers
over the question. Congress has granted the
prayer of the petitioners, and assumed jurisdie-
ton over the question in variety of forms, and
to perilous extent, and the Southern States now
occupy position, as far as this Government is
concerned, but little favorable than that in
which the British Colonies stood in relation to the
British Parliament All the Northern States,
/, constituting large majority of the people Of
these States, have united to abolish slavery, the
only question upon rhich they could mite. Abb
clifton has ceased to be party question in Con-
gress. The same thing. occurred, upon the same
: subject i'll the British Parliament. Wilberforce
exerted all his influence to accomplish this union
of parties. He urged the necessity of IT upon
the abolition question, himself. in the House Of
!, Commons, and Lord Granville in the House Of
Peers. The effort succeeded. 1t was solemnly
agreed that abolition should not be party ques-
/ ton, and the agreement called 'the truce Il
God" How striking the parallel now presented
by the present condition of parties in Congress.
The Abolition party in America have now got
undisputed control of the General Government,
and the American Parliament has assumed jurs-
diction over the question of slavery. One object
and design of the scheme, that the North shall
give laws to the South, and that these laws shall
be framed upon the idea of the universal equality
Of the human races, of which the North are now
the propagandists in America. This creed must
be practically enforced by the military power of
the Union If necessary, that the ,rhife man may be
pulled dolpn TO the hret Of the lo,ocst negro Sc
ward, Of New York, presented petition in the
Senate few days ago, praying Congress to pass
, a law to have all the negroes in the South, be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty-fve years,
enrolled in the militia.
What do you think of black drill Sergeants,
Majors, Colonies, &c A negro lawyer is now
practicing law in Boston, and another acting
Justice OF the Peace. The European idea of
SO liberty, fraternity, and equality is still pro-
crossing. Where will it end?
BY the late treaty with Mexico, a vast amount of
territory was acquired by the United States. The
General Government, which is to all practical
purposes AN abolition government, assumes juris-
diction over the question of slavery within the
limits of this territory, and the abolition party
have resolved that slavery shall be excluded from
it all The South, by its authoritative acts of
their Legislatures, have entered their solemn pro-
test against this unjust and unequal discrimination
between different sections of the Union, which by
lndirechon is a war upon the most sacred rights
of the South, and involves the existence Of her
social and political institutions. The agitation of
the questions involved In the great controversy
has produced much excitement in the public
mind, threatening the dissolution of the Union.
y In the midst Of this excitement, both III and out
of Congress- resolution was introduced into the
Senate referring the whole matter to Select Com
mlttee of Thirteen, to report plan for the settle
ment of the question.
| OF this committee, Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, was
made chairman, and he has reported to the Senate
| his plan Of settlement. And what is the plan by
| winch this great question Is 10 De setlieu, ana
peace and harmony restored to the confederacy.
/ will proceed to show.
| The propositions are, first, to admit California
into the Union with the boundaries she has
thought proper to adopt, Second, to provide ter
ritorial governments for Utah and New Mexico,
without the Wilmot Proviso Third, to purchase
Of the State of Texas portion of her territory,
containing geographical area of 70 900, 600 OF
acres, for the sum Of - millions of dollars,
the blank to be filed, so to read fifteen millions
tbn tro1a IN he obp Sb. IN
trict of Columbia Fifth, that the law Of 1893,
for the extradtion OF fugitves, to be amended so
as to give the RUNAWAY negro The right of trial by
jury al the residence of his MASTER TO decide The cues
ton Of his freedom. Now the first inquiry which
presents itself to the mind is, what does this plan
Of settlement concede 10 the just demands of the
SOUTH The South will be astonished perhaps
| to hear the only answer that can be truly given.