The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-12-25

carried by majority Of 10 votes. This
mendment, had it even been proper in iisel
> vas out of time and out of place; because
I had not then been ascerlained whether "
I should acquire any territory from Mexico
e and in point of fact, the Treaty of Peac
5 was uOt concluded until eighteen month
g thereafter, Besides, this Proviso, 6y delea
Z, ing The appropriation was calculated, throug
i | cr1no believe it was intended, to prolon
o the war
: The Wlmot Proyiso, until near lhe tel
mlnaIon Of the lastsession Of Congress- de
u ea'ed every attempt to form territorial gov
: ernmen's for our Mexican acquisitions. iIa
: snch governments been established at tb
e prGper time, California would have change
! her territorial into Stne Government, an
would have come into he Union, as naiuI
: ally as young man enters upon his civ
, rights at The age of 2l, producing scarcel
} a ripple on The surface Of public opinion.
: What consequences have resulted from h
: Provisoa II placed the Two divisions of tn
} Union in hostile array, The people of eac
; instead Of considering The people Of the 9th
ca as brethren, began 10 view each other a
deadly enemies. Whils Northern LegisIa
Iqtures were passing resolutions insructint
'hclr Senators and requesting their Repre-
sentatves 10 vote for the WiImot PIoviso, anC
for laws to abolish slavery in the District G
Columbia; Southern Legislatures md South
ern Conventions, prompted and sustained b,
The INDECENT and united voice of the South,
Iern people, were passing resolutions pledg
ling themselves TO measures Of resistance
| The spirit oi lanaticism was in The ascendant
10 such height had il mounted, that bill
introduced into the House Of Representa-.
|t'ves by Mr.. Giddings, during the last session
of the last Congress, authorizing the slave:
in the District Of Columbia to vote on the
queston whether they themselves should be
lreemeR, was defeated on the motion of my
lrlenG, Brodhead, Of ihs State, by tho sen.
der majority Of only 26 votes.
Thus stood the question when the present
Congress assembled. That boly al first
presented the appearance of Polish diet
divided into hostile pa,ties, rather Than
Of the Representatives Of great and united
people, assembled in the land OF Washington,
Jefferson and Jackson, to consul, and acl to,
gether as brethren IA promoting the common
good Of th1 whole Republic.
Ii would he the extreme Of dangerous in
'atuatlon TO sppose Iha' tue lnlon was not
thcn IN sefo@s da@sef liad the Nflme!
FfoVIso become a law, or h4d slavery been
abolished in the District Of Columbia, moth
ing short Of special inierposstion Of Divine
rroVlqehce c"nid nave l'Fesai'ed the secGs-
SION CT most, Il not all, ol the Sllveholdng
States
II was from this great and glorious old
Cnmmon"enIh, fIgblIy donom'nated The
"heys"ne OF 'he Afch," mat Tie first ray of
iIghl enanaled to d'Spel lie gloom. She
siands as the Gays man, between the North
ana me S"nth, aud eau lay her hand IN eth
ef party, aud sly ihus Eaf Shalt thou go, and
no iaF'her. Inc wisdom, moderation and
hrFh',esS OF hef people calculate her emf
heh'ly 10 act as Inc Ju'' hn1 eqallable um~
pre- between We ex'Iemes'
=" was me Vo,e " our oia'e ii'nse of KEEP
reSen'a'Ees' refnslngtO consider the Inslruc-
lihg resolutions III iaVor Of me NIlmot PnNI
VSoi "nlcli hfS' cheered The hear' OF every
-
lowed ny a Vo'e "l me ilonse OF kepfesen-i
t9iIVeS at Washington Mailing the NllmoI
FFoylso l'se'f 10 the table. And here II
ought not to forget the great meeting held
IN fh'laaeIphla on lhe b'rlh DAY ot The Father
ol his Country, III favor of the Union, which
gave happy and irresistible impulse to
pubic opinion throughout the State, and |
may add 'hro"gllon' the Union.
me honor OF tue south has been saved by
tne .ComPiom'se. Inc "limo' Fro9lso Is
forever dead, and slavery Will never be abol
'shea N 'he D's'fict 0, Columbia whilst 1t
continues 10 exist IN Maryland The re
ce'ing s.prm 10 the SCUM sun continues loI
d1sh WIN Violence cut It w'll gradually sub,
s'oe''shou'd agitation cease IN the North =
an lh"t ls necessary Tor US to 40 70 exc
cue 'he Fugitive S!aVe Law. ana 10 let theI
southern people alone, suffering them tai
manage taelr own domestic concerns in their
own gay a Virginia iarmer once asked
me II ihete were iva nelghbors living TO
ge'her' whal would think Il one OF one of
them should be eternally interfering in the!
domestic concerns OF The olhefy Could they
possibly i've togeIher N peaeef
without reference to the harmony and
saie'y OF 'he onion' what blessing would
lhis PoIicy OF non interference be, not onIy
10 Tue slaves aho 'Do ilee negroes, nut eveuI
10 me cause ot UNCONSTITUTIONAL e1nancipauonI
Nse,t,
o,hce tne os''aiioh commenced, the slave
aos oeeh depr'Veo OF many privileges which
nc ioinefly enjoyed necause OF INC s'ern
necessary mus imposed upon the MASTER 'ol
p!oy'oe 'of MS personal sattey and that Of