Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-06

count, than in the subjoined article which has just
met our eye in late Charleston newspaper. In
this argument Common Sense completely routs and
dsconcerts the Knights-errant of Secession. Il is
a great object gained, moreover, to have even OBJ
tanned hearing by the sober and rejecting People
of the City of Charleston, through SO old and re-
spectacle journal as the Courier, for the advo-
Gates of the true interests Of that City and the State
of which it is the commercial capital.
PROM rHr CHARLESTON coUsIER OF SEPTEMBER
The California Question explained to The compre-
hension Of every one.
will now solicit the At enton Of my readers to the eIpa
nation Of another OF those aggessons of the Federal Govern
ment Of which have heard much and understand
little.
is highly credabe people of South Csrona that
they do not perm, their political differences disturb their
social relations / it this refined and chvalrous
tesy that my Secession friend has been willing assist me-
from time to me in understanding the views Of his party
In our last conference be established concusvey these pro-
positions that being the regularly guardians o.
the people of Texas bad right to control her policy
and grevousy wronged when she undertook manage
her affairs, by Judgment but by her that, hav
ing psronzed her attempts into the Unon have
been ungsefuy treated whom she refused asss,
in getting of it, and breaking up that comproms-
ing with the General Government and deciding that the sale
Of her claims better than resort TO arms she had shame
fully defrauded hghsprted Secession friends, "whose
voice is still for war;" the Van Twlers especially fight
even when they doub. ofhe glo trophies and advantages
Of civil war; which all good in all ages have highly
appreciated and sedulousy sought admitted all this fully,
and my FRIEND pleased with my rankness proceeded
to explain to the views Of his parsans in regard to the
admission of California into the Union.
The Federal Government, said he, has committed
rage on South Carolina by this admission Of California when
her people had beea pesumpuous to prohibit slavery
contrary to- interest and avoved expectations This an
aggression Of the Government that ought excite the ing
nation Of every Sohron To deny this is to be traitor TO
the South base submssions, coward slave, and
crean We have been cheated of part of the spois
of victory. We have been tcked Of share of the
plumber of the Mexican We have been foremost in
the oray but the driven kline have gone anothe pasture
We have done the hardest part Of the fighting stormed fort
and castle like the soldier in Horace but have not like him.
received our portion of the golden reward.
But ventured remark, the risk of being ranked
coward traitor and submssions what has the Federal Gov
eminent to do with all this Was the of the peo
pie of California Is the refusal admit slavery by Cali
forna any invasion of rights than the refusal
y
pie of one State as ample right in the premise. that of
another Could Congress have said the Caornians
will admit you into the Union because you reject slavery
It the of the people. Could Congress control the
people and command their movements
The Government did control and demand, he replied
Gen. TAYLOR and his Cabinet ordered the people form
their ansavey constitution against the peace and honor of
South Carolina This is the very thing complain Of 1t
there positive proof Of their having done So
can any thing be clear certain Was President
TAYLOR stakeholder; and the Secretary Of War, Mr..
CRAwroRp and the Secretary Of the Navy, Mr. PREsroS;
and the Attorney General, Mr.. JoHSsoS? Were not the
whole Cabinet almost Southern men, deeply interested in
slavery Can any thing be seledens than that these
were the very most likely to plot, intrigue, conspe for
the purpose Of ourng the South and overhrowDg the
buttons on which repose the safety of their families and
of the States to which they belong Can any thing be
probable than ehoder deliberately destroying slavery
said that these nfeences very plausible, bu! that
they were differences only that there fact, he ad
mitted prove any interference of Gen. TAYLOR his Ca
binet hostile slavery that they denied with indignation
that honest they could not palter with their high
dues and Of ordinary judgment they could do
such foul wrong their fortunes and 6resides that it
not President TAYLOR Mr. CRAwYoRD that kept the
STAKEHOLDER from Cans, but the distance, the difficulty Of
access the expense the uncertainty that while the slave
holder waking up getting ready, selling his land, pro-
vdng funds for moving his large family of slaves the
from the hireng States Of America and Europe leaving wife
and children home, and unincumbered with the impedi
Of emigration, rushing into the country gold from
all quarters by thousands that conceded that
the STAKEHOLDER could emgate California easily quickly
as cheapy as other men, be but Of thousand and
and hardly be supposed that the thousand would be
governed by the that taking therefore,
I;shp I.ho
instead Of slave labor in Caforna absolutely inevitable
and that uncomfortable circumstances therefore, and Gen.
TArroR, shut the stakeholder from the region Of gold
This may be common sense, my friend loily remarked,
but secession sense which is very different thing
Besides said he, If the Government directly plot and
spe they not guilty Of acts of commission, and
have not actually prohibited slavery in CALIFORNIA; they
chargeable with those Of OMISSION which just bad
They ought have neersd and introduced slavery
half Of the county have divided the plumber among
States and secured each its share for this the
gea, object Of the have kept engrants from
other countries until the master and slave had managed
get into their quarters very proper it be admit
ted impose limits, in the old States the ngress
immigrants their hospable reception and enjoyment of
equal privileges thereto ask neither who they are or what
they are, even paupers rogues but the differ
cnt in California There the Government should have shut
all by continuance other in this age Of
wonderful patented discoveries surely something for the pur-
pose might have been invented the Administration had
in Might board Of have