The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-01-01

10 exclude slavery from the
shores q he Pacific. Though Congress a
das the uhdoubted power 70 admit new ID
States, II i vain 10 look IL the constitution
Tor sanctioa Of these irregular proceedings /
s-ihey were unauthorized, fraudulent and
9oid. and We have Jet to learn that . con.
1frma,ion Of void act can give il validity.
The bills IOrming territorial governments
for Ulahand New Mexico are no departure
frOm this line Of policy, % exclude al fur
Their admission Of slave Stalesg Congress
wa ready enough By Intervention 70 shut
out slavery ftom California; but was aIm to
the principle Of nOn-in,erven IN asgto che !
repeal of the Mexican law inEegaEd to these
territories. That law was deemed a. effec.
tual Cor the exc fusion of slavery rs the VII
moi PrOvisO. The territorial legislatures
re'forbiddsn to touch the subject and it is
thu rendered certain, as anything future can
hbe. that these territories when they come
into the Union, must come in as free States.
BY this action Of the Government, the
Southern States have been deprived Of all
benefit from the county acquredfrom Mex.
leo. The.man of every cline under heaven
has free access 10 these regions with all his
lcapitaI, except the citizen Of the Southern
States. His capital consists chiefly o.
: slaves, and if he should go he must leave
them behind. The blood, and treasure, and
valOr oIthe South did more for the acquisi-
tioa of the territory than any other portion
9 ofhe Union. Had these vast acquisitions
: been made in the absence Of constitution
Of Union, bythirty States, as equal sovereign
e ties What would be said oflhe attempt {
9 sixteen Of these States to appropriate The
n whole of these territories to themselves, 4
'r the exclusion ofthe people Of the fOurteer
saveholding Statesl Can any Legitimate
!" action of the Government Of the Union res
l. cult in what. without the Union, would b,
e undisguised plunderl Is this Discrimination
2 against the rights of the South ju@tl and
q not just. will the South down under it i
= pnCOnplaining acqulss
But It is mol IN regard territory .alon
: thai. sharecaus -actssni have don
mi yto the South. BylAis same actiO
Oft Is Government, the balaue Of powe: b
tween shstwo sections ofthe Jon has bee
!. Destroyed. "A permanent saeliOnai major
ty Is both branches of congfe has been 81
= cuied; hostile to the institution Of SLAYER.
The struggle Of equilibrium, which Taste
=. for thirty years, has been ended. II
- Nofh has now the power has il Olherwir
10 the will to crush this instisblioni He mu
- e Hind to the warnings u past, WI
:" dOssnOt see unques,iOnabI InanifestaliOr
'ns of thP will. The. church, pulpit, d
J sch65 master, and ali the aFtments
lou theirSsate governments, v few brig
Jon exceptions, are al against ! inslitntio
So Whsre. then, is. there Toou for hope, e
IT CT the united action nd COunsels
IN. the aibl
VS. pass over - 4bolitlon OF the sla
trade The District Of Columbus with 5
- a siIl remark. Itisa portentous s'gn
= the tines. It's the carrying Of another !
50 EpOst. preparatory to the final attack, up
the citsdel ITSELF
of Anoher most significant sign, is the'or
,aS. sitfon So generally manifested of the Nor
MAJ againsttho fugitive slave BILL. This Ill
,ore TO recapture fugitive slaves already, guafa
tie tied By the constitution was the only BE
,rf blance q good extendedtO the sOugh. b. q
ri. Of the measures Of the last aSssion; q
al this viii moi be permitted b femain on l
ar statue book 4 noments6 nger than fans
!. clsm can gathsr strength e take A.
q Even now il isia practice. to q great
+. tent, nulIia daud SET a. de6ahee.
VI The habit Of disc ussing slavery in @
Bv gress, without any view 70 It's protect
.;os IflIs The country Ndr.h and South v
81 agit alton. Indeed3agitation is pursued a
- system, and there Gems to be Fixed
s determination to keep i up, 10 continue
-; and 10 increase it. til slavery is swept q
.sab the Ii The object .of the constitution
sssb dselat its preamble, was TO estab
he. justice koyide for the common deter
-. and inlu domestic tranquility II
her failedA uDng these vitality essen
ana nds aud South FAe coaas e. = !
+ -. -
the with q hsions on che subject oi slss'
ais Congre 50 fas from proyilin means
ated. bEin. abfut tranquility GO ta's asaa, =
,roc. the arsta on which n p iot lind n