Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1850-02-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

From the AS, letter Of the Charleston Courier,
We extract the following;
Nothing has Of late occurred, productive Of
more anxiety, than the illness Of Mr.. Calhom.-
Expressions Of deep sympathy were heard on ev-
cry side Inquiries were every day made, as TO
his condition. Ii is now certain that he is rap
idly improving in strength and health, and will
soon be restored to his friends and to his high dr.
ties. Mr. Nenable, &C ~ G., who was physi.
clan by education, before he was politician, was
Mr.. Cahoun's constant and devoted attendant
and nurse. Dr. Hall is the regular medical id.
wiser.
Ii is almost unnecessary 10 state that the great
question Of North and South engrosses the atsn.
ton Of Congress. No subJee, into which the
slavery question viii not run, can possibly be
hrought into view. Nothing that can, in Com.
mlttee OF the Whole. be considered and discuss
ed, will be closed to the question Of Slavery. SO
this thing goes on. Members seem determined
10 bear it all with eqnanimiy; at least to an ell.
tent that will not, more than once or twice a week
allow of any good fare up
Every one Is reloced 10 find that the South
has determined not TO withdraw their members
from Congress, in any contingency. The north.
crn men, and especially those who look TO an III.
innate compromise ofthe pending difficulties, arc
rra,ihed by it. II the northern conservatives
are pleased, the northern utras are still more So
Al arc impatient for the crisis, but Que party
seeks il as an occasion Of Cancellation, and the
other as new subject Of agitation.
The Southern members, as far as | can learn.
have determined to insist upon an adjustment OF
the territorial question. They will not vote for
any supplies till this result is obtained. There
are various and approved means, by which tho
minority may, if they think proper, obstruct &C.
ton Their means have been pointed out in
Mr. Clingmans speech The southern mem.
bers may remain q,fiesceni, and the North will
be obliged to come to them with proposition fJr
Cancellation and compromise. The North will
certainly il time for reaction ofpublic opinion be
allowed propose Just and reasonable comprc.
mise. lfnot, what can they dol Let the wheels
OF government be stopped; or eypel the southern
members hy force of arns| The responsibility
is thrown upon the stronger side. Let them takei.
From the letter Of the same date in the n. Y.
Journal of Commerce, we take the following;
"Equ1lily Of Independence ia announced by
Senator Butler, as the motto of the Southern
States The South sees tina, her sceptre is de.
parted one EctS EatncllHE HIiIioHs III lHc I1hsIf
in the North, and in the West, all agreeing upon
one inn Of poIicy--opposition to slavery--her es.
senlial institution. She sees three or four free
States, OF great power, almost ready to come into
the Union--toreyer destroying all the influence
olthe South controlling her in the Senate, overs
wbelmng her in the House, and annulling every
constitutional barrier that was set up in her de-
I fence The ballot.bo1, as Mr. Butler said, is to
/ the South, randoras boI--and worse, for a, the
bottom OF the latter, was Hope. The South con.
tends with malorlties, and without hope. She
witnesses the iulhlment Of the prediction Of Geo.
/ Mason-lhal the North, when armed with tho
power of malores, would irample on the con.
stilulional rights ofthe South, and say "The Lord
has delivered them into our hands"
The cry orthe aboionists is, that Providence
wills the downfall of slavery, and all that it up
holds. The crowdiDg Of slaves into theft pres
ent limits, till they become too numerous to DO
supported bv their labor, and then emancipation
by means Of seryile war, is the destiny before the
South; and those who now annul one consttu.
iional provision, will then, with vastly increased
numbers cspousc the part Of the slave population,
and rush down upon the South. with the Crusa>
dcrs cry Of "H deus rah"
Wrll in view oflhis principle, the South choose
to take n stand Whether they can obtain any
guarantees such as they seek, is doubtful. Blu.
il they 10 not now, they never can hereafter.