The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-07-18

Sufficient number of a resident aud ixed Dopt
II lutlon and had demonstrated her ability "a
Il State government, then to petition Codgre,
to permit Der to form a constitution and b
admltted into the union. The rail road spec
with which California; and New Mexico, wis
8tc be transmitted from u~norsanized t%erritorie
into States, is a departure from the old We
sestablished land marks of the Republic and
precedent iraught witANthe most inninon
84dangers,
n II we give below the speech Of MI
@Tonmbs Of Georgia on the debate On III,
10Th ult, when the House Of Representa-
gives had voted upon a resolution .declarin,
9 that any new State south of 80 deg. 30miu
Y might come into the Union with or with
SouI slavery. The northern members IVA,
on the California question proposed /,
s'ake the non tate,UeRho@ ground, ant
with a view Of testing their ssacetity,
Neuiber from the south had offered Il
amsadmept to the effect above stated al,
twas voted down BY a strictly sectionalgot.
with me exception Of some four or five
northern democrats, who voted with the
$SouhA. After this vote sevsralof the sou.
sheFasmembers made short speeches Olive
minutes each, among others MI, Tombs.-
Thcre are many wing in this county IRON
Georgia who are great admirers Of Mr..
Iombs. 70 all readers but to them espe-
sclally we would commend a careful perusaI
'oi his remarks. The amendment alluded
70 10 The remarks which follow, Is as fol-
lows EO, M4DlsoNtAN.
Prooided, Thai the people Of any por-.
Illon Of said territory when assembled N
convention in pursuance of constitutional
authority to frame a State constitution
right 70 adopt or exclude African slave
Y, aud their determination Of this question:
w the adoption or exclusion of African
slavery, shall be no obstacle 10 the admis-
'ion OF such State into the Onion.
Mr.. 1oMBs, renewed the amendment
md said The gantleman from Ohio had Just
that The opposition 70 California
With her present constitution BY the South
vas founded upon the anti-slavery clause
her constitution, and therefore, 10 the
.enial Of this right ofthe people formngi
state constitution, to admit or exclude
Mr.. II, denied the fact, and DE-
banded proof. On the contrary, he assert
q that the South had uniformly held and
maintained this right. That in 1926, on
he Missouri question, The North denied il,
lut the Soulh unanimously affirmed
From chat day til this, the South through
n hgg santbprized ezponepts Of herppinis
ms, has affirmed this foclrihe; her Ierisla.
.ures her governors Of States, her members
Upon this floor, aud even her primary a.
semblicst have all affirmed ii, and the gcu
Ilcman from Ohio cannot pointto a single
Of evidence to support his unfoand,.
50 change. The South can proudly point
e hel Whole political history for its repuia-
loD. But how stands the case win ihe
She delied the truth ofthe grea,
pFlaclple Of constitutional right ii 1920
acqulesced in the compromise then made
long as i was TO her interest,", and item
'ePudiaied the compromise and reasserted
right to dictate constitutions 10 terrific
seeking admission into the Union,
She put her anti-slavery proviso upon Ore
ION, and az the last session Of Congress.
ghea ths resent Secretary Of the Navy
Introduced . bill TO authorize California 70
'ofm A stats government and come into the
leaving her free 10 act as She
pleased upon the question Of slavery the
North put The anlfslavery proviso upon
IBIS State bill, know Of DO northern
Wing who voted against that proviso. A