Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-02

exists by law They go no further than this and are
prepared any time acknowledge and defend the consu-
tonal rights of the slave States. They do not DESIRE nor
will they CONSENT TO interfere with the institution of slavery
in the States II lew of the North shall occasionally
go into the slave States and kdnap slave, the people
North TO be any more justly held for it, than
are the people Of the South for the offences which few of
the citizens Of the South may commit the Northern Sates
those Southern gentlemen who in the habit Of dealing
in wholesale invectve against the North would pause awhile
and reflect upon the true state of facts they would be
vinced that they doing great injustice very large
majority OF the Northern people, And they would also be
convinced that they wronged themselves when they Judge of
constitutional and legal questions the influence of these
erroneous feelings and prejudices.
The true ground Of security the medium between these
two extremes This the ground of compromise and do
not doubt but that here the great majority the people of the
country, both North and South, will be found to stand
They have wish press any, especially these exciting
questions, far endanger other and important
teress They know that the Union constitutes their only
strength and safety They will give it up CRAFTY the
ambition of politicians the malgny Of party. Their pa
trosm is bounded by geographical divisions or circum
scrbed by State lines. They have motive pre-
serve common national And if this Congress-
rising above the storm Of party which RACES uriousy
shall respond to this spirit of Cancellation existing in the
bosoms OF the people, the elements Of diseord will soon be
hushsj into silence and the ship of State will ride on safely
and prospe,ously, in her course.
have said that think fortunate for the country that Mr.
CLAr has lived until think it also fortunate for the
country that General TAYLOR the President of the
United States and that his dsnterested patriotism has been
skingy exhibited Elected in the midst of these very ex
cements ne into the Presidency under peculiar and
embarrassing circumstances AsaiIed by each Of the two
extremes Of pary both in the North and South his rmness
haSh hpep snhia aof
has manfy pursued his of duty looking neither to
the right the left. He has stood like faithful sentinel
upon the waichtower guarding the rights of both the North
and the South, and determined stand by the Union at all
hazards What else could he do than he has done When
he into Office he found the Territory Of California
the language Of Mr.. CLAY abandoned By Congress-
and the people of the United States okng there immense
numbers and from every part of the country He knew that
the people of both the North and the South were willing and
anxious welcome them into the Union and he sent gem
tleman OF high character there to tell them so. To whose
opinions and wishes in doing this, did he most conform
those of the North South In my first number stated
the fact that the last session of Congress- the South was
willing and anxious submit the whole question Of slavery to
the people Of California General TAYLOR knew this and
did not hesitate ove this Southern plan his preference
because it was the Southern pa but because repubi
can and right He did not attempt either directly indi
recty to interfere with the right of the people of California
to settle their domestic questions He did not write
speak one sentence word either fauor of against
the establishment of slavery there did he authorize any
agent OF the Government so to write speak, Having thus
placed the question just where the South willing it should
be placed he had hope that the South would
make upon him because Of the result have yet to
believe that the South will do Politicians from that Sec
ton of the Union may do it from the habit of party opposi-
o, but the people will not be influenced by these consdera
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They prepared to stand By him. They know that he
presents in this great crisis, those conservative principles
which they CHERISH and that he alike the object of hatred
the uras Of both North and Souh-that the Southern
fanatic and the Northern fanatic meet upon common
ground of opposition him. The issue of this contest
only to be by the eye of Omniscence but whatever
may the President of the United States will have the
ISOLATION Of knowing that he has above every consdera
ton of selshness and planted himself upon the Constitution
with the determination yield up every thing that merely
personal to himself for the safety and integrity Of the Union.
But the President had something direct him in the
Of policy which be adopted than his judgment in
the NATTER the expressed opinions of Southern gentlemen.
Wien he into office he found upon the stautebook
existing law which he to execute and hih he
co hare trecued he had failed do what be has
done. That law the Treaty of Guadalupe Hiddlgo,
between the United States and Mexico By this treaty
allegiance of the inhabitants of California transferred
Immediately upon its ratification from Mexico the United
States They then became citizens the United States SUBJ
jec to their general laws until altered by the United
States, but looking the treaty for their political privileges
and immunies Neither the President the people Of
California could look any where else because Congress had
failed to provide any other political rights for them What
then, the duty Of the President under the treaty The
ninth article is as follows
The Mexicans who, in the Territories aforesaid shall
preserve the character Of citizens of the Mexican republic
formally with what is stipulated in the preceding article shall
be incorporated into the Union Of the United States and be
admitted, at the proper time, Ito be judged of By the Con-
gres the United State) the enjoyment of all the rights
Of citizens Of the United saies according to the principles Of
the constitutions and, in the time shall be maintained
and protected the free enjoyment Of their liberty and
property and secured IN the free exercise of their religion
,oithout restriction"
Here important duties confded the President He
free enjoyment of their liberty and property ard to
them in the free exercise of their religion without restrc
ton" He do this by his Erecutre authority
for Congress had made other provision He knew why
Congress had failed provide Territorial Government, and
he also knew that the this failure would continue
exs until it removed by the people of California who
alone bad the power of its ultimate settlement In order,
then, justly the spirit of the treaty. and to give full
protection to the liberty and property Of the people, his
imperative duty provide far he could the best form Of
Government for them and to provide il speedily posi-
ble In doing this he had consider all the existing circum
stances and especially the peril into which the Union had
sion Of that country. He had power create form Of
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