The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-02-22
"A Nice Plot.

ARLINGTON, Jan. 81, 1850.
e The confidence which | recently express
G ed that the Wllmot Pto,iso cou'd no. pas
the oeoaie, u attached TO q Territorial B,l
ny the House Of Representatives, has bee,
seriously impaired by tho discovery of a pur
pose % The Par, Of Southern Senators I,
bring ibout I,s pssssge by sbscu,ing them
selves on tho day Of the vote, IL the oue., o,
.houd ever be dhecly presented to the Sen
; ale. II Is we'll ascer,siued. as | have alssad,
shown 10 previous letters, what Norlhefn nc,
are prepared to oppose the Pfoviso and lhere
tore the sbsencs OF one.h half their nu,nbe
from the South ~culd reduce the question Il
lie, thus casting the responsibility on Mr.
Fillmore, while that of smother would enable
" TO pass by majority. This announce men,
"'lI Of course he denied by the Union, wh,cl
abs''actly would furnish the bes, p,onr; bu,
have the most undoub,ed authority for saw.
'ng mat such Q proj,ct is entertained, aud
mat II forms q part Of The policy Of those
who have consiitu ed themselves the mans
gers ard leaders OF the Southern movement.
he ohI"ci OF this scheme 10 too apparent 10
be mistaken. II 10 conceived with the d.s,pp
OF iorcins the Proviso upon Gen. Ts, lor, and
competing hun TO sign or veto the bill, HOO.
ins' 10 either event. TO break down the Ad.
mn's''a''on, and TO profit by his ruin. Such
d sclosure Is well calculated to excite ind,c
nation with the country, exposipg IT does
The panzan motives by which demagoeues
have heen aciua'ed, and the utter ,nslncerly
oi 'he'r professions 10 regard TO the abstract
question OF Slavery. So far from desiring TO
compose The sgita'ion, and to establish On hon.
orab'e and acceptable basis of aliustmen,, Mr..
roo'e and those who act under his leader shin
he beng the recognised oracle of sectional
uNtaism-a'e STRIVING TO prevent settlement ;
and MS plot 10 part Of the system Of tao
tics which they have adopted, after the fail
ute Of their own projects to promote The pas.
sage oil Inst very restriction which they have
declared would be a sutficicn, cause fot disso
luton. This faction is as much interested IN
the adoption OF the Pro,i.o as any fsnsric no
belong, TO the other extreme; for they be.
"" rs - f'ss"ssncs ,he ou,y hope Of future ex.
c"rmen', upon which their political existence
/ depends. bsser conspiracy than that NOW
developed. never was formed, sod ns au,ho,
deserve The exrcfalio0 of their constituents
and the country"
We have repeatedly charged, tha, South.
efn Locofocoisn was leagued with Northern
ftee.solsm 10 the scheme to prevent the ad.
jnsimeni Of the W,mot Pfoviso difficulty. and
the facts of the case. thus far, have borne US
ou'. We never for a moment, however. sus.
Pecied that the vile spirit Of dsma gog uesn
had carried any portion Of the Southern Sen.
a'or'a' representation to such lengths as this,
and We would glsdy bslIevs that the Cores.
pooden, Of The Cunrlcr was mistaken. "Tba,
frs, rate man and Democrat" William J.
Brown, declared openly that be would be
pleased to see The W,moi Proviso passed, in
order that the alternative might be presented
to Gen. Taylor of signing or rejecting it,
F'otn the report Of The Courier's cor,espon.
dent, there are more than he who no, only
entertain such sentiments. but s,e determined
TO zee them take the form Of action.
We leave it TO the ~hole South to saw, vbe.
thor Ut !. be uue) baser plo, was ever con
cocted. These men have been for ,eafs, pro.
iessng the most terrible apprehen.lous with
regatdlo the passage Of the Wilnot P.oviso.
They affect to think lha, involves the fate of
the U1'on itself. They openly declare ths,
Gen. ray lor is pledged no, to veto it, should
It pas. They have, IN their own bsrds, the
power Of defeating ii; aud yet for the pur
pose Of ad dnlnls.erins "a bitter pill" to the
President, they are determined to let il 20 b,
defsult; 10 leave the fate Of the South and Of
the Union IN hands 10 which they have de-.
clared it 10 not safe; to trust to ,hs cooun.
gency Of Presidential negative, whom the,
profess 10 believe that the President will not
g'vei', the most important question ever pre-.
sen,ed 10 the Senate We have heard much
Of "motsl treason from certain quarters.-
We respectfully ask what is this +? 10 il not
"moral treason" open and und,sgulsed' l.
/, not conspiracy against no. only the South.
bu. the Union i,self! IL i, is not. then never
lot Ihe phrase be used again. They frs, de
clare ,ha. the passage Of the Wilmot Provso
would be suffic'snt ground for dlssolving the
Union. they then take measures TO render
such passage CERTAIN! Language " Insult
cien, TO characterize such baseness in the
manner it deserves.
For cur own parts, We feel perfectly assur
ed ha, the W,lmol Provlso will not becom,
! law while Gen. Taylor holds The veto in HI.
, hsnds. But what must be the character 0
an opposition, which. protesting to think 9th
erwise, 10 yet prepared 10 force ii through, .