The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-08
No. IS.

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protect to extend, or 10 limit slavery. Satisfied
with the guarantees already existing; coeyaI with
the Constitution, and coextensiye in their opera
ton, in the name of the South, ask you TO keep
your hands off Of this subiect-lenve Il where the
Constitution has placed il, and we ask no more.
We are satisfied, that whilst the Constitution over
rides any law enacted by Congress which conflicts
with its provisions, it will certainly override any
law existing In a conquered territory equally re-
pugilant to its requirements. igf
q In the spirit OF compromise, in the temper of
patriots, let avoid exasperating and unnec essary
contests, and teach those who succeed us that all
this magnificent country is their own. From the
reefs OF Florida TO the shores Of our mighty lakes
from the beachlashed by the Atlantic wave to the
broad and tranquil Pacifc--from the cold regions
OF the North to the soft climate Of our Southern
boundary; the citizen Of this republic has his home
wherever he may choose TO select it, secure in the
enjoyment Of his rights, guaranteed by Constitu-
son which Is veneratcd and revered by millions Of
ireemen We, sir, are adunonished that personal
interest, though great is much smaller than that OF
those we shall leave behind us. Let us who have
enjoyed the inheritance which our fathers only
saw IN the distance, inasmuch as that we have as
cended higher, have a more extended horizon--let
us tell our children that, with counses calm, wise
patriotic, measures just, and aims true and honest
there is yet brighter and more glorious future for
them. l speak for my own Carolina---who first
gave utterance to declaration Of independence-
whose hardyssons have found wealth, honor, and
distinction in all the South and w est-whose colon
lists penetrating her wilderness, tanned it, and cali
ed into life and sovereignty her noble daughter.
Tennessee--for her and her sons speak, when |.
ceclare that she recognizes no authority on the
part OF Congress or the inhabitants or the terrific
ries to expel them from their common Inheritance,
the public domain. She asks no fayors but such
US all may claim. She seeks no advantages but
cure. In this noble competition she viii contend
with her sister States in the gories Of such vic
tory all will equally partake. 7
But, sir, we meet with endorsements on this
subject which are exceedingly annoying. We find
Southern statesmen, surrendering this great con-
stitutional question, in the admission Of the RIGHT
Of Congress to legslate authoritatyely and without
limit upon the admission Of slavery into the ter
rltories. We find among ourselves those who
give up the last hopes of the South, and surren-
der the citadel TO the besiegers. Precedent Is
invoked 70 establish the right to disinherit u.s.
penalty Of crime, the forfeiture Of felony, is fixed
upon US, and we are required, as suppliants, to
ask that as mercy which we should claim as a
right. "A distinguished Senator Of nv own State
lMr. BADcER,l gentleman Of high attainments
and extended reputation, in a recent speech on
the Oregon bill, admitted the right Of Congress- to
egislate for the exclusion Of slavery in the terri
tories, but placed the South upon the principle Of
expectancy, and the. sense OF Justice Of the Fed
I eral Legislature. Gracious Heaven! are we re-
diced 70 this' Is our only, our last hope, the
verdict Of jury whose interest, whose feelings,
and whosesorganization fix that verdict against
lus' Can any man close his eyes to the fact that
the progress both Of opinion. and Of power is
against the South Every concession was made
to Southern mterests-eyen the slave trade was
eSnlizsede and protected by the Constitution,
when the power and the interest of the South
were Indispensable; and never till the Missouri
question arose was the power of Congress on
this subject regarded as a matter Of much mo-
nent.t But thcrscene is changed The rich. the
lovely lands coded by Virginia, the great mo her
of commonwealths, have been organized into
States, and she stands overshadowed, her broad
1 disc diminishing, and, unlike the setting sun
does not even retain her relative size, to com
pensate for the loss Of the influence Of her
/ monday splendor. The lions SHIRE OF the
territory has been already awarded 10 the States
whose municipal law does not recognize slavery.
And are we left to the mere refuge Of expediency,
1 in this effort to secure our, rights. And do
Southern statesmen sound the irstnote OF retreat
Does the flag fall first in their hands Are we to
look, as our last resort, TO Congress, with no
safeguard but expediency, Already has Sena-
tor Mr.. NmEs] announced that this is question
| Of power, and of power only. The horse-leech,
andthe grave may say, Enough; but the. lust OF
/ = ns
and increasing in influence, it will never concede
the advantages attained nor moderate its demands
4 for those in prospect. And Southern statesmen
yield the question: The best blood of the South
has flowed like water. Side by side have they
fallen IN the fercest of the battle, with the SOL
diers of every State in the Union. And before
the requiem is chanted over the clod which covers
them, their fathers and brothers and children are
told, The prize is not for you the soldier 3 lands
cannot be inhabited by his relatives and friends,
BECAUSE the domestic institutions of their States
dlner from those who controls majority of votes
IN Congress The semigrant from every portion
of, the Word--the convlcts, the paupers the loaf
els, and the felons of all Europe--may come and
stand upon the lands red with the blood of our
bravest and our best, and turn them and their
property away They may say, II is good land
indeed, and won with your blood but there is a
dlspensation. which gives it to us, who have no
kindred feelings, no common sympathy Nth you.
Our own children cast out, and the stranger Is
admitted Sin, hail the emigrant to our Shores
May our broad and fertile praries, and our
boundless and uneultivated domain, yield them
abundance--our institutions, liberty. Let their,
tears Of sorrow be dried, and the gaunt genius of
famine forever depart from them. Let them be-
come rich, and free, and happy. But cast not
out the children Of the soil; disown not the de-
scendants Of revolutionary fathers. Shall South
ern statesmen concede the power, but deny the
expediency remind gentlemen that those
VINO possess power, M coHStraint Tue times 10 their
necessities" Our constituents will hold us to a
strict reckoning. It may be true that g fortune
and the South part here--even here do they shake
hands" We may be regarded as the receding
States. We must bear it as we may; but we will,
with dignifed remonstrance, make continual claim
OF ourgrghts.G ri ,s-.t 1sas. s,ns ~ searg s4sf
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eft Of our lady readers, we copy from an Eastern
paper the following receipt for preserving the
beauty Of gathered flowers: Procure fiat dish Of
porcelain, into which, pour. water place upon a
vase of flowers, and over the vase q bell glass,
with its rim in the water. The air that sur
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