Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-02-16

| portunty OF reading the resolutions OF the
honorable Senator, and only having heard
them read by him in the course of his
comments upon them. If misconstrue
their impor; in any particular it will not
he matter of surprise to any one, or con-
stitute just ground of complaint again ut
me.
If Understand the resolutions proper
ly, they are Objectionable, as it seems to
me; l. Because they only assert that it
is not expedient that Congress should
abolish slavery in the District of Colum-
bia; thus allowing the implication to arise
that Congress has power to legislate on
the subject of slavery in the District,
which may hereafter be exercised if it
should become expcdicnt to do so, where
as, [ hold that Congress has, under the
Constitution, no such legislative power at
all, and that any attempt thus to lcgislate
would be a gross fraud upon all the
States of the Union.
2. Thcresolutions ofthc honorable Sen
ator asserts that slavery does not now
exist by law in the territory recently ac-
quircd from Mexico; whereas am of
opinion that the treaty with the Mexican
Republic carried the Constitution, with
all its guarantees, TO all the territory OBJ
timed by treaty, and secured the privi-
legc to every Southern Shareholder to en-
terany part of it, attended by his slave
property, and to enjoy the same therein
free from all molcstation or hindrancc
whatsoever.
3. Whcthcr is. or is not likely to be in
troduced into these territories, or into.ases7
one of them, is proposition tTco,oo ,ncortn;yn
in my judgement, to be at prcSet,t nos;. .
lively affirmed; and | am mwiG Gr;a~ 70
make II solemn legislative declaration On,
the point. Let tie future 1orovide the qp-
propriatc solution Of tbs Interesting qucs
ton.
4. Considering, as have several times
heretofore, formally declare the title of
TEXAS to all the territory embraced in her
boundaries as laid down in her law of
1886 full, complete, and undeniablc, am
unwilling TO say anything, by resolution
or otherwise, which may in the least de-
gIee draw that title into question, as
think is done by one Of the resolutions of
the honorable Senator from Kentucky.
5. am,upon constitutional and other
grounds, wholly opposed TO the principle
of ds$@ststsg State debts, which | under
stand TO be enhndiol in ouc of the reo"
Iutions 81 the hnn"~~,.,'.- senator from
kc';sesofSys ~ leXan soil is to be bought
'ma lf VIII RtRg59piqte 81 4s $gqggSds
to czsovefei8itS5 State of Texas the value
thereof in lpaDey seb be used by her as she
pleascs. Isssill be as think, moro del
icatc andtespcetSu, to let her provide for
the manageu1ent Of this matter, which is
strictly domestic.inits character, in such
manner as she may choosc--presuming
that she will act wisely, Justly, and hon
orably towards all to whom she may be
indebted.
6. 1s TO the abolition of the SldJe Lade
in the District of Columbia, ] see no par
ticular objection to it, provided it is done
in a delicate and judcious manner, and is
not concession to menaces or demands
offactonists and fanatics. Ifother qucs-
tions can be adjusted, this one will, per-
haps, occasion but little difficulty.
Z. The resolutions which proved for the
restoration of fugitives from labor or SER
vice, and for the establishment of Terrific
rial Governments free from all restriction
on the subject of slavery, have my hearty
approval The last resolution-which
asserts that Congress has no power to
prohibit the trade in slaves between State
and 'State-I equally approve.
g. If all other questions connected with
the subject of slavery can be satisfactorily
adjusted, see no objection to admitting
all California above the line of $50 80 in
to the Union; provided another new slave
State can be laid off within the present
limits of Texas SO as to keep up the pre-
sent eqipoaderance between the slave ant
the free States of the Union; and provided
further all this is done by way of con,pro
, mise and in order to save the Union, (a'
dear to me as TO any man liying.)
Having thus frankly stated my objec
t tions to Ike honorable Senator's resolu
1 tions, and having stated also wherein
5 approve them. / shall cease to ocup,
| the attention of the Senate.