Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-02-22
NO34

thn Oh4.. " t'lt. COUNT, thtpwn open t. sla.
very an o. Congress, II whi-h 50 much -hui.
plant Is mtli I, is ~, cs,iy stipulated. t,a.
that he people y Nev N,si,u and Utah NAV
come inaf Jls Union with or wiihou, slavery.
ssrHy shall d>rr rhos; rxp-dieu', Stses they
ss,'y rs st mission ~ State. Bot /, i said
'J4lt slavery srSclrlrl from that coun,sy by the
ti-tlcla tN-, which vii remgin OF iorcs, in
lrltl.e ni the federal constitutions until r.,
alri. ihis j. certainly new doctrine ior the
,l-h 90 advance. |. was certainly MT the doc.
grpr % Mr. Calhoun, who showed most trrum.
Ptaaiy that he constitution aud laws Of the {
States were paramount 70 the Mexican laws Il
stems 90 me species OF absurdi,y 10 suppose
taa, ts, laws OF the people conquered shall b.
superior 20 ta'se o. the conqnrors! Such wos
mot The opinion Of southern men when the
CLAYTON compromise was acceded TO on be-.
hat ol tha south. Ii this doctrine b. correct
then the Catholic religion, which is The estab.
lshcl religion of he Mrxclns, will exclude all
Pm'cslnis from the whole of that country.
II Texas had no right to this territory OF New
/ Mexico, why, thea, aid the United States paw
! her ter millions oil dollar-l This question il
frequently asked, and with some reason. In thu
+ lrst pace, The cu,;omhouse taken by the United
States from Texas was pledged to oay five mil
hon, OF the Texas debt This il a part OF The
ten millions above mentioned The other five
millions were paid to eNinguish claim which
had in some measure been counlenanced by the
course pursued on the part Of the United States
Il Is no uncommon occurrence Tor nation or an
individual to compromise a claim, instead o.
lighting over Il,
The Wllmoi pfoviso has been abandoned in
New Mexico aud Utah. This is a concession
mthe South-a most important one. The whole
OF that vast region Of country, enough To make
half dozen States, is opened to slavery. Com
gress has guaranteed, likewise, that these Terri
tories may come into the Union with slavery il
the people prefer il. This concession ON the
part Of Congress was brought about by the UNI
ted action OF the south; and whenever the south
is united, rs she was in her opposition to the vii.
mot pr0yiso she will be succcstul--and we never
can be succrssiVl unless we are united. Il is
slid, however, that this is nc concession because
slavery viii never 20 into these territories. In
reply can only shy that slavery does now exist
IN Utah, aud That the Mormons living there do
own slaves, aud VIII probably continue TO own
them. But the principle has been conceded;
and Il was lor The principle, made point OF hons
or 10y the south, that we commended, the great
battle between the north and the south cons
lnrnccd on the WmNt provso. The north de-
carci that no more slave territory should be adj
mitted into the Union; the south resolved that
Congress, should pass no law excluding them
from the Mexican territory. None such has
beef pissed II W. are excluded by nature,
aud The country is not adapted TO slavery, We
have no canse to complain OF the action OF tho
north, or on that account to dissolve the Union.
Tho fugitive slave bill was likewise conces-
SION TO the south drawn by southern man, AMI
made as stringent as any, the most devoted,
southern MIN could require. This is certainly
-oue manifestation on the part OF Congress and
ne north 10 carry out the guarantees o. the feb.
nta constitution. It's said, however, that this
aw viii not be enforced, and that il will be re.
)caIcd. bet mr shy that sufficient INTO the day
s the evil thereof When that law is repealed,
he death .kneIl Of the Union will be sornded.-
There will be 90 division then Of the south. All
he slaycholdng states will be united. This un>
on OF the slave States will prevent It's repeal
have not the slightest apprehension on this sub
pct Ii is said too, that this law will no. be On
breed ia the northern States. | have no doutt
bat it wdl be- cvaded in many instances ell
avs are. But it has already been enforced in
cyemI instances, and promptly enforced. Tho
resident Of the United States has declared biz
urposc Of enforcing the law.
The BIN aboli,hin5 the slave trade in the dis.
rict Of Columbia once pronounced the worst
md best feature Of the compromise. 4 distin-
n-hri Clroliuian, then present, high in the
onidencc Of hls State assentcd to my Iudc.jeBr
Ne both thought it was a trade which ought not
b be carried on IN the federal city, and ttat H.
evolving features, as seen there by northern men,
jseiguets, aud foreign ministers, was preIadlcial
) tie institutions Of slavery Laws slloiisr IN
AMY respects to that bill have been passed in
most every slave State in the Union. South
'aroIina la, Two or three times passed laws
iaking il highly penal to bring slaves into this
tate to sell Georgia made il penilentiaVy
fence. In Mississippi It Is a part OF the con-
Tuition that the legislature shall exclude this
,dic. President Tyler, when member Of the
cna,a from Virginia, introduced similar bui,
5 h.. says in his letter to General Foota. The
Nv dose no, prevent man moving inio the Dis
let Of Columbia with his slaves. Nor dose il
-eyent citizen of the Distric! from going ont
the Di,ric and purchasing slaves. lie may
kewise sell his slaves. The only prohibition
that slaves shall not be brought into the Dis.
ict Of Columbia for sale. Atpresent lh'y have
fson, pens, where negroes are sent from allpaus
MARYLAND to sell 10 the Mississippi aud Lou
iana traders.
Ii a noflhern man comes forward and defends
e South All stands up body for our rights. we
en- badly to notice him, and much irss % thank
m and honor him. Ii he dose MOI 20 as far ON
g subject Of slavery as we do we aeHounce him
d di.creJit bum. The consequence !, that we
ive oil our friends at the North, and &c, as il
, wished to produce the INDIGESTION chat we had
ne there. Bu, short time since there were
'eliog3 Ut thousands and tens oftaousauds ia
W ork, Boston, and PHILADELPHIA. in favor of
right OF the south the guarantees Of The fed.
Il constitution, and the Union OF The States
these meetings the most eloquent and patriotic
ecb were ma le; bit netuer the meetings
speeches. nor the resolutions have been ne.