Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-15

nothing less ~ and they stand the defensive to maintain
those rights" &c., Sand is for this crime that the Non
ara held up as the distubes Of the public peace We are
gravey informed that the OF complaint is among one
things that will bow its neck in the dust for the
and Masons, and Cys to tread upon Iney wouo pleak
the Northern spirit they could &c. They reckon THIS
time without host. The NORTH WILL STAND FIRM,
&c. with more Of the Sort The small capitals mol
cat;ye of capital mness make essential one too
suppose-of the paragraph. Ana men cones SENTIMENT ~
which we can all "No, there is but one way in
which the country can permanent internal rest and that
ia by doing Justice the North and to the South And
what is that toay seeking justice through hmnes which Is
thr. n ,es,oe Tranquility to distracted country II 's
~ follow IN rood faith the marked out by patriotic
President in his California messages that is, to do nothing
in the great question of Territorial Governments but leave
our duties unued and things to take their
own course. without attempt to pass the Wilmot
proyso do not call in question the motive OF the PIes
dent however much may call in question the wisdom of the
recommendation. That motive was to prevent the agitation
of the country but the writer of this manifesto with Its
firm and manly of remonsrance eschews soft words
in praise peace and brohey love- and procms and an
nounces agitation, and promises triumph by sitting still and
doing nothing and then asks the country to believe that all
this Is duty" "periormed with ability and in defiance Of
great and that they look to the cause and their
consciences for their reward
Mr. Presidents in my day have seen no such bold poit
cal experiment upon the creduly of the country urn
ness Of sitting still the prodgous triumph achieved BY
doing nothing the refusal Of Government to remote and
unorgauzea colony, is the performance Of the great duty Of
the North. What falling off here And yet the phrases
are as eandoquent as though the subject concerned all the
great interests mankind and set forth as gavey as
the writer in and thought every body else would
believe him refer to this article because understand
the paper be the organ of active political section, and
the article itself evidently intended to Indicate their
course, and to justify it.
Mr. President have been favored with another Boston
paperhe Lbefaor-contaning of the most extaordi
nary rhapsodes on subject which has been
nv fortune not read claim to have done such Pc
nance but to look it, to cast my over it. with view
to catch its spirit and of lis figures rhetoric by cur
fhaa rnVN
own violate of the couesies of the occasion, OF
my position. by thus referring to it and by saying that the
world this production to representative in Congress
from Massachusetts, (Mr MANH His principal aim is at
higher game than myse-at Of the Senator'S from his
own State (Mr WEBsrER.) That distinguished gentleman
needs defence in such controversy, least OF all is 1t me-
cessary that any should step between him and such an
assaan The ausion is rather episode in the play
than any needfu portion of it. And though have not to
reproach myself with any auabe notice. and therefore have
nothing to complain of still refer to the work because has
been widely disseminated and its mischievous sentiments
might Justly harsher epthet-pace among the signs
of the times expressing, there to fear Does the
views of many active politicians
The writer certainly brave mani am satisfied of that
for he distinctly where he speaks of his willing
feel assassns ponard in his breast rather than
see the air drawn dagger of guilty imagination ; which,
suppose when translated into plain English, means that he
would suffer death rather than the inhabitants of New Mex
should enjoy all the rights of government Martyr
dom is cheaper than in the oden time 1t is gained by
words by fire and aggots. But am still satisfied
but brave would venture upon After referring to my
Nicholson letter. he says that General Cass took the
ground that slavery could not exist in the Territories, &c.,
and much the eoach he attemps to cast upon the distn
gushed Senator from Massachusetts is founded upon his
opinion forcby stated, that the physical cir
of the country will prevent the Introduction Of
slavery there. Now, the writer of this article knew that
had taken the very positions in my Nicholson letter.
where remarked
say this the of the extension of slavery
acquisitions. But can it there his may well be
doubted All the descriptions which reach OF the cond-
ton of the CALIFORNIA; and New Mexico, to the acquisition
of which efforts present to be directed unite
lar n their PRODUCTS to our Middle States and generally unfit
for the production of the staples which alone render
slave labor valuable II we are not grossly
is difficult conceive how bethe inhabitants OF those
regions whether they depend upon their oks their herds
be shareholders Involuntary labor requiring the in
ed in tn. production Of few favored articles confined by
special districts and paying larger returns than the
usu. products spread over more considerable
s.The question: it will be therefore seem examination,
does not regard the exclusion Of slavery from region where
it exists but prohibition against its introduction where
it does not exist and where from the feelings OF the nhab
ant and the laws Of Nature is morally impossible as
Mr.. Buchanan says, that euer re- establish ITSELF"
And right in saying that whatever other qualities
he may want, man, with my letter before him, who could
say that Inerr took the ground that slavery could not est
IN the neD Territories does not want moral courage
But this writer is not only brave he is also phi
anhropc His article abounds with declarations upon
that subject made where this kind of philanthropy costs
nothing where safely
removed from the difficulties and dangers Of the question
But his philanthropy tempered with prudence merely
but with thrift. He has solid arguments than charity
He tells stour merchants and manufacturers that they
leopard their pecunay interests :; that if New Mexico is
slave it will also be free trade tohch tH be most disastrous
to sour Northern business men,"
But have lessons Of patriotism well Of charity and
of profit in this ddacc essay. The writer patriotic for if
his hopes fail the country doomed its unmoested
of conquest Of desposm and Of nfamy; and he
with evident qualification that their whole Atlantic
ssaboard of the South open attack and poweress
for defence and the Mississippi river may be easily d.
vded physically politically into Independent portions
He is coo too while hot-calm while excited for he
that his words cool the Dires ,ce his feel
ings are like the lightning, &C.
He is g without asperity" though he charges por
ton Of the members of the House of Representatives. with
whom he in daily intercourse, with "confederatng with
majority Of the Senate in this unusifable machnation.
The Righteousness of this proceeding is difficult to compre
bend and impossible to describe together with many more
choice flowers of rhetoric cued from the garden He
says he speahs respectfully of those from ,ohom he dssens
while, at the time, be attributes the motives of those
who differ from him to what he says is technically ga bd
committing the too of measuring all other
men by his own standard oer making that standard
nary one 1t slevden he conceive how public
can set without "a bid (" And with modesy and charity
worthy OF the school Of dalecc of which understand he
a distinguished pofess he assigns the preemnence
OF making greater sacrifice Of consistency honor and
truth than any other public man, because "was the
ceped candidate Of the democracy for the office of President
1t has been my fortune receive complimentary notices
during my life but rarely have received acceptable
one than the honor of such from such NAN But
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