The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-11-16

pursuits OF happiness, should assail US. am
not Of that opinion. Property is naturally tim
i'd; hence | have never sought to be rich.
Among the authors Of the Declaration Of In.
dependence there were many wealthy men:
Hancock, Adams and franklin, for example.
We have no evidence worth relying on, in the
present exigency, that the native principle Of
caution and timidity inherent in all property,
did not lasten itself on the minds Of those and
the other, 50 called, master spirits, Of that
time.
And | mention il for your special inspiration,
that since the day when six hundred distressed
vagabonds gathered around David at the Cave
Of AdGllam, that men Of desperate fortunes
and loose principles had been bold men, caring
little for what are called the foundations Of
society. Such men are always progressive,
and feel no computations at any aggression on
venerated principles or governments. Lofty
names have no charm for them. Such men
with their high energies would no more shudder
at the desecratiOn Of the tomb of Washington,
than in disinhuming the hidden treasures Of
La6tte. Veneration for ancestry, establish ed
usages and governments, are but vulgar" off,
shoOtsirom home and the nursery transplanted
into the conflicts Of human progression. You
and | know the value OF such preiudices,
Home and its sacredness are but timid vulgari-
ties instilled into those Of feeble characters and
domestic habits, to arrest man in his grand
progression to perfection in the science OF self
government.
In this science you are to attest your prof.
cheney before all POsterity. A new State has
been admitted into The old Union, on the Pa
clic ocean. 1t is our duty to resist this to the
utmost and TO the last extremity; because
there is not one word in the constitution about
States on the Pacific. 1t is obviously uncon.
stitutional then to admit them without the con-
sent of Texas. She wts NOT even consulted.
| am a native Of the North, but a son of the
South; and being ardent as a Southern sun can
make me, | am heart, aad soul, and conscience
with you in sealing the destruction Of the very
lame OF Union.
Texas was not only not consulted about the
of California, but by Federal AFRO
gance she has been despoiled Of "a valuable
and large portion OF her own soil. have adj.
her Executive not to submit, and he will
not submit. Thus bringing that youthful but
gallant State into direct conflict with the old
Union 1t is true Texas cannot keep
The indians out Of her FIRE places. But
is not ter duty. 1t was the duty of the
old Feperal Union to drive of the Indians from
Texas, while she chastised the old Union
for robbing her Of the soil that was hers,
above and beyond the constitution. What
the constitution worth when i: did not pro.
.ect tho people Of all The States, in common
with Texa;. She could have easily waged sue
,essful war OH New Mexico, If the old United |
States had not interfered. This meddIing OF
he old United States in that controversy
vas a browning act Of Federal tyranny. New
was not a State Of the Union Her
were Entitled to no protection, under
he constitution, from the Federal Government :
Congress under that Government, could admit .
States into the Union. Bnt there was
in its constitution antborising or re-
luiring it to protect the people residing in its
territories. States formed the Govern .1ent-
hey constituted lis power. 1t owed all its du-
y TO them. Hence it was a clear duty of the
I'D Federal Government to permit Texas 10 =
make war on New Mexico. if she chose to do ,
10, under a claim to the soil Of New Mexico or
my other asserted pretence. This resulted
rom their cancellations. Texas was a sover-
'ign State; she was independent; If indepen-
lent, she was not subject to the control Of the "
I'D Federal Government. New Mexico was a II
%erritOrv and dependent. Dependence must, u
n the nature Of terms be inferior to indepen- !
All Interiors must submit 10 their SUI d
so that it was the duty, in terms, Of y
New Mexico TO submit TO the dictates Of Texas, |.
The submissionists, however, deny that Tex :"
IS had q constitutional right to dictate to New y
Mexico. They forget that Texas is a sover- >
ign, independent State. It is true she can "
lot run a stage coach, she cannot coin money, :
Le cannot impose duties, she cannot enter into =
treaty with a foreign State. or with a sister
an Indian tribe,even underline old con-
but she can inspect -four and tobac-
20, and lay Fuch duties on them as will enable
Ter to enforce and execute this attribute Of
overeignty. Texas, too, may establish quar-
'ntines to prevent the small pox or other dead
y contagious. 1t was weakness in the fra
ners Of the constitution Of the old United States
o deprive the States Of the power to coin mon
y, lay impOst duties, make treaties, and run i
tage coaches. Stripped Of these attributes Of
Overeign power, men with federal inclinations, Il
ave been arrogant enough to deny sovereignty /.
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