The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-19
For the Primitive Republican.
No. 9.

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In my last number, I gave a
succinct, but true history of parties and
their positions, previous and at the time Of
the passage of those laws usually known as
the adjustment bills. Then statcda and again
repeat, that the u7fras Of the North contend
ed for the entire and complete suppression Of
slavery throughout this wide extended coun-
try; con6nipg italone 10 those States, where
it already existed under tile. provisions Of the
federal constitution, and this they attempted
BY seeking to cngraft upon bills having for
their object the establishment Of territorial
governments, clause f,miliarly known as
the T'anlot Pr0giso. This proviso intro
duced many years since, info the halls OF leg
Iislation by a representative from the State 81
Pennsylvania, in a few rls, declared thai
Involuntary seryitude should ne,cr exist in
any Of the territories belonging The United
States. At the time Of It's FIRST introduction
into tie ball Of Congress, the entire Soa5h
became indignant, (and very properly too
at this attempt, not only to circumScribe yheir
rights under the federal constitution rs com
poncnt parts of this great and growing con=
fcdcracy, but to cast a stigma upon an insti-
tuition, incident alone 70 that section Of the
country. The people of the South at that
time contendcd, with their able champion
John c. Calhoun, at their head, almost unan-
imously, that Congress had nopower to }cgjS-
late IN any rag ,ohasever, upon the subject
of slavery in any of the territories, but that
the same must be left entirely free for settle
ment, by the people of the territories at the
time they should apply foradmission into the
Union. For many years this was the only
distinction between the two parties North and
South upon this subject, (of course we allude
not to the fanatics or higher law party, bat
to that party which protested to act within
the pale of the constitution and which all
viii remember was the issue presented at the
South as late as the last presidential election
/ But as we attempted, to SHOW in our first
number, since the presidential election, a new
party has arisen amongst US, at the South
who not only deny with John G. Calhoun
and other distinguished statesmen, the pow
er in Congress to pass the Wilmot proviso
but insist, even at the hazard of the Union
that Congress has tte posoer and it is It's i'm
perative duty (before any slaves shall hav,
been carried into the territories, or any stat,
of affairs exist therein, rendering such law
necessary q pass laws, singing out and pro
ieeting this peculiar species of property
whilst al other kinds Of property and al
otherrights ofthe cisze1, are left 70 the mu
nicipal regulations Of Ierg eFial legislation
We have thought, and sin thipks hat TN
lis requiringof Congress the virtual establish
lment of slavery IN the territories, for We can
mot conceive how the mere declaration b
Congress- that slage,g stat b esla5. is4etF
&c, will be any greater protection e the mas
liter, than The passage Of statutes, securing {
him every protection in lis lave, before b
has enligrated . lie country Bntwe shal
mot stop now to slseuss this question becaus
It IS fore 90 At this time from tie object n
had IN view, but mention It merely fol tn
lpurpoae historically Of showing, as We con
EcelYe how ga ultra party arose at the South
3 Ar ultra party already existed at tie nortl
s w TIE advocates of the HEilmot provisC
seeking 70 exclude cry from the territc
ries. The South oceupg the basis Of 81
consl ions denied 6 Oongre any poyel
whatever q LEGISLATION On che subject
g tie stablishnent e territori.
eSeranen a3 had ne tins Ultra part
g sle eQush he ection by Col
sss of ae Vilmot proYiso, would have rest