The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-29
To IL. Editors Of ii. Southern Press.

4 w W. S.yD june ~SOS lCOu.
In the Union of yesterday, letter addressed
by me to M. C.. Galloway, esq, editor of the
Florence Gazette, (Alabama,) has been republish-
ed, together with the comments of Mr.. Galloway,
upon my opposition to the somewhat notorious
Compromise proposed by the Committee of
Thirteen in the United States Senate. ,
My allegations were substantially, "That the
Compromise scheme, in effect gave up all Of Cali
fornia, New Mexico, Utah, and all that part of
Texas proposed to be taken South Of the Missouri
Compromise line Of $50 80 TO Abolition" And
that "from 10 to Is millions Of dollars were TO be
paid to Texas to keep her quiet" ...... ..
| now reassert substantially every proposition,
and challenge Mr.. Ritshie to show how the
Southern Shareholder is to get any portion Of the
Territory spoken OF for his use
When the rights of the people / represent are
in danger from acknowledged aggressions, am
not to be satisfied with possibilities, or even
with bare probabilities. :" want for them the
substance and not the shadow. therefore de-
sire Mr. Richie to point me to the particular Sec
ton ofthe bill, which even permits my constituents
to enter upon the Territory, with their slaves and
in the absence of any scrap in the whole bill
guaranteeing this right; and with the opinion
Of eminent men, North and South, who support
the bill, that we of the South can get no part,
added to the great body of the North who oppose
it, my objections to it remain in full force not
weakened in the slightest degree by Mr.. Richie IS
article, or by that Of the editor of the Florence
Gazette which he has paraded here.
Mr.. Richie knows, presume, well as do,
that no vote can be had at this Congress, intend
ed in honest good faith to to the South any
part of this territory to secure the owners of
slave property "protec':on, ',eiM riep of letting
them have even chance to establish their institu-
tons thereon. q
Mr.. Richie knows this, and yet does not even
demand this protection for my constituents, as a
condition precedent; and how can he expect Inc TO
support his scheme!
| | admit that he says he desires such protection
but one may well be excused for not thinking he
was very warm in his wishes; for he says that
such ssprotection' by law cannot be obtained
from the North" How does he know if he
asks less?
AS it respects the editor ofthc Florence Gazette
he is one Of those kind, obliging men, whose opin
ions are formed from impulses, without much tax
upon his judgment; and like most others, who are
warm hearted and hasty in drawing conclusions
from the influences which surround them, will be
readyto change them whenever he finds himselfir
error, as he is in this instance.
Like many others of greater fame, when he dis.
covers where these opinions are likely to lead him
and when he understands this question better,
and sees how universally unpopular this compro-
mise scheme is becoming, that " he, too, " will also
change He will greatly prefer giving up Cali
fornia, Utah, and New Mexico, to that 'non-ac-
ton" to which we are all opposed, rather than
giving up the same territory and rights Of sove-
reignty and adding to it two States from Texas
and paying fifteen millions in the bargain.
If we have to pay any part of the Texas debt
we cannot expect to get off with less than the fifteen
millions, and it appears to me that every man OF
sense, who did not want that part cut off from Texas
given up to abolition would only propose that
Congress should buy and hold her land, as she
holds lands in other States and not require Texas
to part with the sovereignty and jurisdiction-for
with these left to Texas my constituents can, by
the treaty Enumeration, carry their property there
and be protected in its use; but pass this sc!en.e
ofcompromise, and according to the opinion OF it,
ablest supporters, this right will be instantly
rendered. RespectfullyT&c.
| DAVID HUBBARD.