Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-07-05
Thirfv-Six Thirty.


The annexed table will be interesting to those who
have not looked at the great national question
through the medium of plain facts. At the North
we have more than million of square miles more of
territory above the line of SO 3d. than the South
That fact is worth remembering, when in
vited to adopt aboliton:st and cabinet theories
Total surface of old territory, east ofthe Rocky
Mountains, in square miles. WI 435
Total in acres $685. 49, 400
Total of new territory, west of the Rocky
rd MSu mt nes.i in square miles sos @
Teas Teas in SQUARE miles 325.52O
In acres. 800
Grand total of territories and Texas, in square
cr m1les total t. in acres ,ss9 s97 40
Total north of Sc deg. 80 min. in square miles
Totai south of Sc deg 80 min in square miles S2
LENGTH SEA COAST ~
Atlantic coasts. '.' mlieS i'cOO
Gulf coast. i' c90
rot,, ....5,l2o
Total length of shore line" 81 oo3
AS must have been SEEM the Nashville Convention
has very conclusivey shown that the great principle
for which the Southern States to contend IS
the running out to the Pacific the line OF 30 3o-
Already the promul of this demand as the one
upon which the South will concentrate It's whole
strength has been efectua in proving the earnest
ness Of the South upon the great points at issue
No political juggle has concocted the principle IL
emanates from the souls of Southern treemen' ana
its operation upon the political character OF the ma
ton must be SenS1Dly 1elt we peIoeiN0 Sh"0
early it has had its effect upon Congress- now at
taching vast Importance to the movement gong ON
in the Southern States, and which will be encour-
aged by liberal and enlightened minds in the North
ern States There is something emlnentiy Pracucai
in sc 80 1t is easily understood. No theory pal
sizes it. The commercial men, of which class the
mass of population are formed, understand figures
and they prefer to them greatnatlonaI queS
tion rather than to have the country distracted at
some future day, by the involved and possibly i'm
practicable schemes founded in mere theory.
Besides all the sensible of the North coincide
with all the South, in the belief that the Southern
States entitled to some advantage, IN behalf OF
their institutions, from the soil derived by hard
fighting from Mexico, and which was acquired by
the loss of many of the most valuable lives and the
blood of the South It is so palpable fact that no
man imbued with sense of justice, can deny that
the South CONSTITUTE onally as well as geographl-
calIy entitled to maintain their institutions by the
exercise of the popular Will. Let that will concen-
trate upon great principle-such as this Missouri
line extended-and the results now beginning to be
foreshadowed and felt at Washington, and IN other
parts of the country, will have mastery and deci
sive termination. The intelligent politician will per-
ceive that this principle, once fully settled down up
on by the South will gather strength from It's popu-
larty in every quarter not less from its own merits
than from the great revolution that must take place
among the political parties of the country.
The inactive party of the United States forms the
ma orty of the people It was this party that pla-
ced Gen Taylor in the Presidential chair and let it
once find nucleus such as the great principle OF
the Nashville Convention establishes, and there will
be an end to old party distinctions The people Will
rally for Justice and will decide the slavery question,
as their votes would decide to-day, by giving the
South that fair answer to its reasonable demands to
which it is entitled by equity and constitutional law
1t is very evident that from the mixture of per-
sonal ambition with the intrigues of the cabinet,
| Congress will be unable to accomplish anything du
ring the present session. 1t will separate. The Nash
Vile Convention will form new and very powerful
party-now only a sensible minority according to
political reckoning-and the great event will be JUS
tce the South and the harmony of the confedera-
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