The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-24

have bean involved in the controversy between the slave
holding and the States was whether the
- q he %o ss
Asssholdng States insisting upon the right under The con-
aosai jssisefly~ths .lsyeboldnS States ns.tns ihs
s~y aws1 ohaispu ihs subject Of slavery ." fhaf fsr
kssamas ihat 70 have been the original ground of con-
uossssy 6aswssn The respective States The Unon viii
the admission Caornls under the circumstances msn
.as sussr hs
s Of e,s which yG se Se s ,oSSsa
States ought In my Judgment % resist 'ns ~ -
Csois y 81 a s... sasi .ha hs spai,s. %
Cosysss 10 rsta slavery in the acquired rsrofy would
be pspsblr violation Of the constitution but = the stale
scn.sn, Of The Wlmot Proviso and pwee Of the
sssors 10 measures Of resistance revolutionary or other
wiss would, in my Judgment be entirely inexpsd,snt and
resort Is such measures, the first inquiry
- made q do the sr. Of The under which we
live outweigh its bensHf In other words, will the admls
oil CALIFORNIA; inhct such injury upon the coasrtfn
o.S sh q the people q ,os avsaOang sss. q. q %
their county, codns 70 the state Of facts which you
pa, ths Wi@o, Piosi.o So iar then. the paes
which the southern aies have coaended IS maniaa' q
Congress- Without any rss.rioa as 10 slavery The
pie Of California (which constitutes the only remaining
bIed nconyenon framed constitution, and by their o,o~
a have excluded slavery, and now ask 10 be admitted no
Il Il TIE her proce edngs have been Irregular and she
was doubtless induced 20 form STATE soye,nmen. py ne
don; but such interference was gross abuse 81 oinc'a
% Ss NE PET ss as
furnish California with territorial government ana
su Of The representative yeholding Sams
According my Judgment. the limits OF California are VOC
ss9 Boundary aac dss 50 But ali
these obscons Consle;. has S0% 70
the fourth article Of the constitution Declares New States
s % y ss s0 ans her
application BY Congress- equivalent 70 the enactment OF
revolution or secession on part Of the savehodng
In my judgment, there 10 marked and wide dfe renee
slavery from the Territory California BY people
Territory, and the exclusion Of slavery thereom oy feg
he Territory net Tor selves in regard question
slavery, irdpendent II Congres in the other Congress
slavery il violation constitution, and adependsn, d
The q ne q ns s 1as e
the other the OF Cogyes upon the question of
slavery The one Is eonsfitaonahe other is 'nconsH-
i should be Iecollected Also that there sides
great principle. Had California adopted slavery by her
contribution, and had her admission into the Union been
Iessed by the representatives OF the nonslavehoding
States the ground that to vote for her admission with
slavery In her constitution would be TO vote for The ssab
sRA of slavery, what would have been the legitimate
ansysT 70 such an objection q tbs part q me sayehod
California had ulaed the question of slavery for them
selves and that Congress had right interfere in that
Whatever
that the ams.ion of State into the Union,
the people Of which had established slavery by their con-
Go.srsss Nor do the from the
States BY voting 70 admit State the constitution of which
ths non.slavehoding States would TO establish it
ths people q the Territory forming the State consitu
pleasure, and ~ot Congsss by admitting such State
Inc Union The consiisaton then, confsrs the on
ares the part OF the State making the application do
NOT destroy thai Pows 90 expressly conferred on Congress
admit California is one question. the policy of admitting
90 her present appeaoa is another AID ID, srsa.
question Of trpdiney In regard TO the question of slavery
cossSsss and in nv IL Is the ony SAFE and eoa
ait.itonai ground the South can occupy am willing TO
abide the Missouri Compromise line IN the settlement OF
this oguesuon tnot because originally right
but because The question has once been settled
So far Is my Individual rights concerned, protest
against action OF Congress either establish recog
'ss slavery In any manner Whatever south Of SO deg 30
Congress have the right and jurisdiction establish or
rfcoGwfss slavery south oil that line, the right and ufs
diciion eaist to aboh IT, do desire Congress srp
xsn s.s sson The aussGa o. sgs @ ny
weldrd for my destruction.
Union with slavery ,xcuded by the action Of her ogn
po than this great constitutional principle of nonine
,er.ry bsn Il, II Uan aad New Mexico snail be organzrd
whout any ssr'ecn as " ivery by Congress- and CALI
tbs people Of Te rory excluding slavery, difficult,
tor me 70 porceive hat pr e OF 70. constitution w
sion for OF revolutionary
In lS32S3 did approve the revolutionary remedy OF
Modification for redress OF our tariff grievances either
do niend 70 be driven OH the denocruuc platform now,
and % Sex redress Tor our present @rons by esofng
retuedy which, The least Of bears strong
selnbance the Modification by the
leading politcans State 1872 50, and which
were attenpted 10 be successfully MAINTAINED this State
1T the admission OF California, under The circumstance
which you state, shall be used merely Prerrt
solution Of the Union by those who desire srch event.
10 unquestonably their privilege make II available
coanpush that OBJECT, If they
bu what Yraccu beaefits the people OF Georgia
derive from dissolution OF the Union, Calfo
mia shall be admitted as State Is toe right 20 carry
slaves into that Stae sufficient compensation Tor dis.o
luton Of the Union, when people Of California, Con-
eress, have excluded them by their constitution How will
the dtssoution the Union That right ii the soil
and climate Of California adapted TO slave labor and IL
snail be for Of people VI
stutlon, and admit slavery but II the soil and climate vi
California be adapted slave labor, and slaves cannot
be pyoffahs employed there IL would be
sary dissolve the Unon because Congress has admitted
her State, with constitution adopted by her own peo
pie excluding slavery. The view which take OF this sub
TO let the people Of California regulate this question OF
savey iof themselves, without Legislative interference
BY Congrvss aud long such able advocates
the non States cor the great prin
cipe OF non.inerventon Glass; Dickinson and Others,
do not despair Of the pubic.
Be pleased gem accept the assurance my
gard aud esteem, while remain,
sss.#.-. Very respectfully,
Your obedIent servant,
.lFy HIRAM WARNER. 4
Messrs. HoLsEr, CHASE, and Hull, Auens.
II. ga Renewed agitation.
The Albany State Register denounces, in the most in
dgnant terms, any attempt TO revive the agitation OF the