Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-02-02
SLAVERY RESOLUTIONS

lowing resolutions in the United States
Senate on Monday last:
hereas the Congress of the United
states, possessing only a delegated au-
thonty, have no power over the subject
ofnegro slavery within the limits of tho
United States, either to protect or inter
tere with it, in the territories or district,
where by municipal law. it now exists;
put as an assurance and guaranty to pro-
mote harmony, quiet apprehension, and
remove sectional prejudice, which by
possibility, might impair or weaken love
and devotion for the Union in any part of
the country, it is hereby
"Resolved, That as people in terrific.
fles have the same inherent rights of self
government as people in the States: that
n, IN the exercise of such inherent rights.
the peoplein the newly acquired terrific
RES by the annexn IN of Texas and the
acquisition of California and New Nexi-
leo, south of the parallel of SO degrees
and 30 minutes of north latitude, cxten-
ding to the Pacific ocean, shall establish
negro slavery in the formation of their
state governments, it shall be deemed no
objection to their admission as a state or
states into the Union, in accordance with
the constitution of the United States"
We remember the time, and that is
hoC,not long since, when the above pre-
amble and resolution would have passed
with scarcely dissenting voice. contain
ing nothing in them which is not true,
just and constitutional; and yet, when
they do come up, they will be torn into
shrcds and patches by the abolitionists
and their cousins-german, thefrec soilers.
Men will vote against them without at
tempting to show that they are wrong in
principle. The political cenfederacy.
against the south will oppose such reso.
tuition, while m other and happier times
ITS justice would h, We been unanimouslv
acknowledged. How little does the slave
question, or sympathy for che freedom of
the negro, mingle itselfin this political
crusade? There are TO slaves at the
south who labor 50 hard as the white
man at the north There are few colored
people at the north who are so contented
and happy and so devoid of caro as the
slaves of the south. Under no condition
,ef things can their fate be altered for the
better. Why then these reiterated as
saults on the south and its constitutional
rights? They are false issues, simulated
and fictitious sympathies, to cripple the
political power of the south, and induce
them to surrender to their prosecutors
he leaders this crusade must beware
OF the masses in the north who have not
yetspokcn. I cir eyes are beginning to
DC opened to the real cause of these at
lacks, and when the danger becomes
more threatening the bolt will fall. They
have no cause to fear the south. They
Will hear the thunder rolling from the
forth. The leaders in dfsunion will not
be permitted to set fire to the Capitol,
and be the first to give the alarm. They
will not be suffered to push on disunion,
and yet shout for the union of the states.
Ii the south is firm and discreet they ill
soon see their oppressors noored by the
north, and this viii be the proper retri-
button.
we do not wish to disguise the fact
and it ought not to be disguised, that the
news from Washington IS of the most
gloomy character and fears for the safe
yNstSiO Othon nave now reached the
most enlightened patriots of the land
Southern Legislatures have bills under
consideration prohibiting the collection of
northern debts--plaEsof separation and
dWlsion are drawn up-all our resources
end property north of the Potomac will
fall to nothing -those from abroad will be-
returned.and hemost glorious republic
the world has ever scents destined to fall
Sy fanatics fighting fora shadow, and
Rolltlcal ps kTayes hunting for preferment.
The north should be aroused in time
against the agitators anongst.us There
isno party qusstionin this. If we are to
save the Union, we must crush the trait.
siors who have set this ball in motion. - ~
y. Sunday Times.
tBAIrIMoRB, Jan. 25, 1o'a M.
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