The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-08

the stand now making by the SouIhersi members
OF Congress in its favor, ths question could be
settled m thirty days upon that basis.--Juobiie
Dolly Register
GEoReIA AND 36o 30, There is not a press in
the State, that we are OF, opposed TO an adj
justnnent on the basis Of the Missouri COMPROMISE
The following Democratic journals are boldly
sustaining il: Constitutionalst of Augusta; Times
and Sentinel of Columbus; Tribuneand Telegraph
Of Macon; Patriot Of Albany; Southernor of
Rome; Advocate Of Marietta; Times of Dalton;
Republican of Ringgold; Egis Of Clarksville and
Advertiser of Dahlonega. The Republic of Au-
gusta, and Wing of Athens, Wing Journals, are
not less jealous In its advocacy The Forsyth
Bee, neutral in politics, is also sustaining IL. The
Georgian of Savannah, is the only Democratic
print in the State, Of any influence. that has not
inscribed the, Missouri Compromise upon it's BAN.
ner. That journal has heretofore favored the,
Clay Compromise, but on the principle {" II 10
the bestsw can get. - Federal Union. as-s ~.
NEW MEXICO AND TExAs.--R New Mexico,
with her present pretensions, be admitted as a
State, and then, Texas and New Mexico 90 10
law before the United States Supreme Court upon
the question of boundary, what would be the
result, should the United States Supreme Court
decide in favor of Texass For that it would de-,
eide in favor OF Texas, is certainly possible.
Texas would point To the very words with which
we went to war against Mexico in proof Of the
justice Of her claims. We again ask, suppose the
Supreme Court should think Texas right, and
should decide in her fayori What would then
become of the State Of New Mexico. She would
be left with but fifteen Thousand inhabitants, half
savages at that. Would she be a State Clearly,
she would not possess the requisites. But could
we deprive her Of her State existence? Could we
remand her TO a territorial condition? If so,
where is the authority And how could il be
done Richmond Rspubhcan.
PUBLIC OPMog The Washington party pres
have never ceased to claim the support Of pub
lie opinion at the South, in favor Of one or the
otherof the favorite schemes there for evading
(they call it most falsely ssettling'') the slavery
question. Mr.. Foote string certificates has been
held evidence of the general feeling, and anony-
nous letters making the most VIGOROUSLY false
statements of the sentiments of the people, are pa
raded with triumphant fourishes, and thrust upon
the Southern Delegations in, Congress as instruc-
tons from their constituents. These things have
had, in part, the effect they designed to have.
They have created confusion and doubt; have
weakened the confidence Of Southern representa-
tyes in their constituents; have, among the latter,
repressed the exhibition Of opinion, by sowing
suspicious of each others frmness, and the ac-
ton and reaction has, in many places, etfecually
shaken the tone of the press, There was.a time
when weakness and hesitation seemed the strik-
ing features of Southern politics, and the advice
TO take the Compromise, as the best we can
get, seemed natural enough to give, and likely
enough to be followed. That was the promising
moment for the Compromisers when Mr. Richie
headed his articles with nskies bright! ~ and the
letter writers counted up the anticipated MAORI
ties, and Mr.. Clay spoke Of the opponents of his
bill small fraction of the Senate, subsising on
his forbearancc.
The aspect of things is very much changed
now. The real character Of the Compromise
scheme has been studied by the people. The
declarations of Clay, Cass, and Webster, in eff
feet, that under this bill the South would be ex-
cluded from every foot Of the Territories, have
been compared with the Southern apologies for
the measure, and the irresistible concusion,
drawn that it is political trick, and no measure
of honorable settlement.
The session Of the Nashville Convention has
given new spirit and determination TO the people.
1t was a noble spectacle, that meeting of chosen
champions Of the South and the effect Of its Dig
nifed bearing, its union, and the moderate, but
decided and clearly defined position it took, was
instantaneous and deep. The Southern people
are gathering around the Southern Platform. They
will not easily desert or modify it.
Inno'part OF the South was the labor of the
Compromise party apparently more successful
than IN Georgia. IL seemed as If the high spirit
that moved the Legislature of that State had van
ished, and in its place apathy reigned. The de-
ceitful apologies for the Compromise were sub
mitted to; the press spoke in tone of utter dis
couragement, or was silent. Those who still
faithfully proclaimed the true interests and de-
Tended the sacred rights Of the South, seemed
like men preaching in the wilderness. Georgia
bears no such aspect now. The Southern plat
form has been embraced by nearly every Demo-
cratic press in the State, and by a part Of the
Wing press. The old spirit again animates them
and finds free expression. Ii finds, too, warm
welcome with the people 1t has been their spirit
oil the while, only repressed and misguided by
the deceitful aspect given to Mr.. Clay's scheme
Welook upon the position Of Georgia now as
distinctly and decidedly hostile to that. scheme,
and IL is position she is not in a temper to
abandon or defend feebly. The reader will find
an extract from the Columbus Times in this NOR
ning's Mercury, which illustrates thetemper ONO
small portion Of the Georgia press. We might
quote declarations scarcely less strong from the
Augusta Constitutionalist and the Federal Union,
papers of the first rank in the State. Even the
Savannah Georgian is, we think, fast losing it's
relish for "the best we can get and beginning to
acknowledge that if the South chooses submission,
there is no limit to it short of utter prostration.
Every where in Georgia we see evidences of a
kindred enthusiasm for the, South, that will not
be long in sendingup its strong bright blaze. We
shall hear front people on the 9TH of july
Charleston Mercury.
WHAT THE SoUTH wANTs---The Missouri COM
promise line from the Western boundary Of
Texas on to the Pacific ocean. Let the Compromise
be based upon this simple settlement, and all the
/" icounds !" will be healed, Bungle up any other
SORT, of compromise, and all the wounds will be
left TO bleed free as ever. Sas 4,
We believe the Wilmot Proviso, or any other
action Of Congress upon the subject Of slavery,
to be unconstitutional, but its constitutionality
is acted upon by the majority whenever they see
fit and we have come to believe we might as well
have the constitution for us of the South as for
them to be continually getting the benefit Of its
abuse at the North. Therefore, let the Missouri
Compromise line be adopted, with the under
standing by express law, that slavery shall exist
south Of it. NJ. s
i Already laws have been passed declaring it
shall not exist North. Let US profit by the pre-
cedent, however unconstitutional, and declare it
shall exist south. sa-. s
As long as the Constitution is disregarded by the
foes to it and the South, the South should disre-
gard it also, to that extent which will guarantee
protection to her institutions, when the pro-
lection has been so openly denied under the Con-
stitution.
! The compromise line Of $50 80, has been pro-
posed by the Nashville Convention and to that