The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-20
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY MORNING, OCT. 20, 1850.

SUNDAY MORNING, OCT. 90, 1850.
II is with reluctance that alude TO the state
ments Of the Sousrn Press called Its character
so well known, and its inhuenee-f il have anys OF
such description that we willingly give il any
consideration by noticing any OF its positions From its
first establishment TO the present moment II has been
very industrious. understand. IN launching It's li-
pusn arrows at ourselves but indifferent to the
malice which is too feeble TO infct wound Embold-
ened by our silence, this journal does not hesitate at
times 10 msrepresent course, and TO missaie our po
son with regard to The most important measures On
such occasions deem il proper and at the same time
consistent with our opinions of its character to set
ourselves right before the country, although shall
scarcely stoop defend ourselves against any OF its as
saults which do not contain such misstatements.
A case in point has just occurred. On Thursday we
published article which proved most conclusively that
the whg party Of the South had, by its too great subser
viency to the wings Of the North, encouraged and
tanned the anti slavery agitation, which has brought i'm
minent peril upon the country We took the liberty, at
the same time, TO the southern democracy against
their own divisions and strife. such divisions
and strife would have the inevitable tendency to
place the South in the hands Of the very who
maddened with JOY when the abolonist Johnston
defeated Longsreth in Pennsylvania, and Ford. the ad
vocate Of negro equality defeated Weller in Ohio The
Southern Press unable 10 deny fact which we
stated and did attempt to efute argument which
advanced but Friday il poured forth its indgna-
ton because the Union "hod the audaey 10 sit judy
merit the soundnsss Of southern ,chigs, needless Of
shortcomings" Not content with the article which
contains this indignant outburst, which should
have noticed standing alone, another editorial eusion
appears in the number Of the Southern Press. de-
voted to the subject which says Of the bill admit
ting California 'hat measure ,0as supported eagerly
nesiiy. and incessanay BY the editor Of Ms Uaion
Every who has read the Unon knows this to
be utterly and entirely The Southern Press is re-
duced to this dilemma either that so ignorant as not to
know what is known to hundreds. Indifferent to the
truth assert what know to be false We leave
il to take which horn of the dilemma prefers We have
not supported the admission Of California eagerly. ear
nesty and necessarily. nor in any other From
the very moment that General RiIeys proclamations
reached denounced the proceedings in California
invalid; and have eagerly, earnestly, and necessarily
opposed the admission Of California under the Monterey
constitution. unless il was made part Of a series of
which calculated 10 give peace to an en-
dangered country We always represented the admission
Of California painful sacrifice, but one which we
were willing 10 make if other measures were passed at
the time which would promote the interests and Sc
the honor OF the southern States We acquiesced in
as part OF system OF compromise, and in no other
light Such was the position we uniformly assumed in
this paper in our letter TO Tammany Hail. of New York,
and in all irees conversations in the social circle
The Southern Press despite its misstatement in this be-
half, must know that what we say is strictly true.
There some other truths in this connexion which
had well be stated at another time. From the
beginning we have commended that General Reys proc
lamation illegal and that the interference OF the Ex
ecutve with the people Of that Territory unauthor-
lied and unconstitutional. We cannot call TO mind
single, solitary press, among all those which indg
at the admission Of California now, that came to
support. We do not remember that we received any
assistance from the Columbia (Souh Carolina) Tel.
egaph then edited by Of the present conductors OF
the Southern Press. Time rolled on. The wrong, com.
menced by Messrs. Seward. Ewing, and Winthrop, and
their friends in the last Congress. fully contaminated
and completed convention had assembled in Califor-
MA and framed constitution forbidding slavery and the
late administration gave the last finishing touch to the
work. By authorizing General Riley to turn over the gov
eminent to the new State organization without awaiting
the action Of Congress- From that day the southern
STAKEHOLDER, as such, never had the mos, remote in.
terest in the question Of the admission of Califor.
mia. The southern STAKEHOLDER and the northern non
STAKEHOLDER, and every citizen of the United States,
had deep interest in the questions but the guar an
tee OF the constitution with regard TO slavery was
in no manner involved. The officers and agents Of
the Executive had improperly and illegally in,erfered
with the people OF California and the Executive had
exercised powers and preroga,ives there in defiance
o the constitution itself All tina, Congress could do was
TO remand California TO her territorial condition, and
thereby rebuke the usurpations OF the Executive; thus
as far possible, the violation which had
been committed upon the constitution. Suppose this
had been taken would have benefited the slave
holder such Certainly not, provided Congress dis
charged It's whole duty. Every one admitted The neces-
siy OF for California There was but little
difference OF opinion to her right to frame State con-
sttution, provided she proceeded in the right way IN
der the circumstances il cannot be doubted that had
California been remanded 10 her territorial condition.
Congress wouldhave authorized the holding Of conven-
lion, and that the convention which should meet under
that authority would have presented at the next session
constitution which would in like have forbid
den the introduction Of slaves and the admission Of sa.
very The action Of the last wing House Of Representa-
ives, in adiourning without providing government for
California had in truth, settled the question Of slavery
by putting out Of the power Of the South to affect the
character Of the California people or give shape to their