The North-Carolina standard., 1850-06-29
NUMBER sI7

they have declared essential 10 the snd of aboahss
slavery in the Southern States. What compsgsa,s
But this is not the end BY this te-
port We only yield to the interests. bat 10
the preiudces Of the Northern people Slavery
in the District of Columbia when Congress epied the
cesson of The territory composing il. from the Safesof
Maryland and Virginia. No suppose thst Msy-
land and Virginia. saveholding States then and slave
holding States now. coud have designed gise Con-
gness any power the institution Of slavery this
Territory Independently of the wuong to the people
OF the District to emancPate their Slaves would hs
an into'erab;e evil to have District beweeR them.
where emancipation prevails by the authority Of Con
grcss Congress, the bill reported part of 80
called Compromise, now begins the work q emanciRa-
District for saie he shall be liberated aud tree.
save is liberated because he is brought into the District.
the next step, to Iibeate him becanse he is in the DIS
frct, would not be difficult The power emancpaas
the slaves in the District Of Columbia is thus clsmed
anc exercised by Congress. Many of the ahiest men
Of the South have denied that Congress possessea
Congress to nte,fere with this institution. slave
ry existed in Maryland aud Virginia. would be gross
breach OF faith towards those States aud outrage up
on the whole South How long will that facility which
yields to the prejudice against the buying and sens
Of slaves be able TO resist the greater prejudice which
exists against the holding Of slaves at all in the District
For all these sacrifices the interests AID prejudces
OF the people OF the Nrih. the South is tendsre The
last measure of the compromise fugitive slave bill
as they propose to amend H. To understand the extent
OF the concession the South elves this point,
must look to the right the Constitution confe's.
me trainers Of the Constitution were perfectly aware
hat the General Governmen could have but little pow
er 10 secure to them their fugitive slaves in the
s!avehoiding States. The whole internal police Of
STATE must be under the control Of the State Az" byihs
Chiefly could slaves be recaptured The Coustitution
therefore, not leying on the legislation Of Congress
alone. requires that a fugitive slave, escaping into
non slavehoding State, shall be delivered up claim
ofthe party to whom he belongs. Fugitive slaves
put on tho footing Of fugitive criminals and to be de-
vered by the State authorities these notbo,i,ies
90 not enforce the requirements of the Constitution and
aid in the recapture and recovery of fugitive slaves.
Congress can do but little 10 enforce Them The bill
providing for the cooperation Of the few officers Of The
United States Government in State, is practically
quite insufficient accomplish It's aim What can they
no in such State Pennsylvania, to recover fugitive
slaves? Yet, if Congress does all tha, it do BY ls-
gIslaon, to enforce the Constitution, it only does its
duty to the South. There can be no concession or IA.
vor to the South, in giving her only what she has light
to have under the, Constitution unless indeed. hs
Constitution for her has existence. The BILL then,
is in the first place, quite inadequate to restore ~
our fugitive slaves and in the second place, gives lie
South nothing but what shesis entitled to- Hhis was
all, there would be nothing in the bill for viii h NE
should concede any thing to the North. But il s noi
ALL Under the pretext of bestowng us bene6t,it
perpetrates usurpation the reserved lights the
States 1t provides that slave may arragn bis master.
by the authority OF laws made by Congress, before the
Courts of the States and Of the United States try hs
right TO his freedom. If Congress can lexislae At oil
between the and slave in State where can ito
power be stayed 1t abolish slavery in the States
Thus power is assumed in the bill. which virtually
JuriSdctIOn OF Congress over slavery
States !! And this is benefit to the South Unders
guise of benefit, the bill suseless as q remedy 7snd
worse than useless in its uspations Such the
We do not believe that many Of those In the South
who at early day, expressed willingness to sppo
it, had we'll considered it's import. even contempla
ted it without material amendment We fully apPrec-
ate and duly honor the motives Of those who wnnld
store tranquility to the country, nor shall impugn
in any FORM those who have assisted to frame OF who
have yielded support to these measures Why The non
c1o dO n0f
are unable TO understand unless it be, that naughty
fanaticism inflated with dsdans accomplishing
its objects by ndrection. II these measures
were really compromise in which the South had s..al
gains with the Norh would be Of doubtful expedien
cy for the South to propose it. Three times Con.
the Missouri Compromise, which has been three tines
rejected by the North. Twice she has proposed
promise by which she consented 10 leave the courts
the United States TO determine their rights ItsteAd
Of requiring sterny their recognition by Congress- 6
sovereign States have consented to be carried
the courts of the country, and there t" submit thes
rights in territory belonging 10 them to their final sr-
hitrament Their humiliation did in the respect
confidence of the Norih, and the proposition WAS
twice rejected. e.. l-.-.r..sJ -.4e.s ~ +. go,
compromise, not because it is coextensve with our
rights but because has been tice sanctioned BY those
who have gone before Ifthe North offers the Mis-
souri, Compromises to extend to the Pacific Ocean The
South reject it, provided distinct recognition
of right enter the territory south fs6 degrees 80
minutes north latitude is expressed in the compromise
two sections of the Union and besides this nothing
but what the Constitution besows Although the nor
thern States would acquire by this Compromise three
ouhs of vacant territory, they will have
the insuerabe preension Of restricting and preventing
the extension OF the South, whilst they should extend
indefinitely. ..sEfa541 -, ~ e5ss.
Having thus. fellow. citizens laid before you s,ases
menf OF your condItion-your righ'-and the remedy,
which. under present circumstances you should accept,
we leave you for brief space OF time. fz4f
1t is proper to state to you, that while arc nnan.
in approving the resolutions which accompany The
address. the delegates to this Convention are entire
unanimous in approving all the arguments contained
in it, particularly such relates to the compromise
bill pending in the United States Senate though none
in favor of that unless be amended IN cofornty
santially to the South the rights assered he
Until Congress adjourns. we cannot know what il
will do, fail TODD. We must therefore again at
ter its adjournment, TO consider the final condition in
hort you to send delegates from every county and ds
trict in the Southern States 10 meet us when arain
assemble 1t is ordinary occasion which has ssef.
bled rs together. The CONSTITUTIONS and fhe Unonit
created long dear your hearts, TO bepresefvs
and your Liberties and your institutions masisinea @
TRE SOUTHERN CoNvEnrIoN.: The extausioa. ag
the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Is recoms
mended by the Nashville by which he Ter
ritores to be divided bsiseN the free end the alsye
ST States =. is t,.s ees'ssly s'.ea,
right to complain the iirness :
The Southern people viii this recommenda-
ton, and il carried ont good ilh VIII
give FiNAL,rY - to the territorial question. i -
the only proposition yet made that will doslix ~
copy Of the Resolutions reported by the CemteS ma
unanimously adopted by the Cehventien. Read HEN
attentisely. They occepy srose, digniR~d, ,aMasp6-
otic ground. They askios the Souh nigsnas sAssfS