Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-16

Norlh rell to give territorial government with
out proVlsN excluding slavery Incorporated IN the
BILL ana yet Cobb can't see where to locate the
blame lie n> beg the question in order to shield
free soers ana solitionists from appearing as the
very men upon whe to "locate the blame.'' 1t an
apology for the Nort md the only way Mr.. Cobb can
escape this is by admit that the blame is located
properly
Mr. Cobb was exceeding unfortunate in his reply
to Col Youngs remark thai saverv was in effect ex-
cluded from New Mexico and 'tah. Col. Young ar
gued that Congress had refd to admit it up to $50
3o or $50 3O and had refused teostruc the terrific
rial legislature to pass laws to prot it and as the
North had declared that not foot that territory
should be open to slavery; and as Ch and Webster,
Toombs and Stephens, and all the emhnt iurists of
the North had declared it was excluded, htook it as
granted that it was excluded At least it W. not pro-
tected and this fact would exclude it. He Oh not be-
eve that as the North refused to recognize tup to
either of the lines indicated above, that 1t did icog-
nize it up to the 42nd parallel This he did notNe-
lieve. Mr.. Cobb attempted to prove it, and how =
you suppose he did it -! He read sentence from on
of the bills permitting the people oe they to ira"
constitution preparatory to admission as State,
say whether or not slavery shall exist. Well no'
this is rich Why the people of any territory hav
that right and that very proposition one never dene
North or South was introduced by that prince of den
agopues Henry S. Foote. Now if that is what M
Cobb relies on to prove that slavery can up to 42r
parallel-the same doctrine is good anywhere, and "
put the question to Mr.. Cobb to say whether the pc
pe of Oregon, though slavery is excluded by a1
have not the right to say slavery shall exist when the
come to form constitution He will admit it, al
vet the proposition proves valuable in the one
the other territory, and yet it would be as valuable
slavery in the bill establishing the government for Or
; gon as in that for Utah and New Mexico-and not
whit more so.
A people anxious to be satisfied may be satisfied
such shallow sophistry that resored toby Mr. Cot
But the fact is it is the best argument the comprom
E men have, and the party sustaining Mr. Cobb shot
stand by him. because he makes the very best apollo
for the North the subject admits of and for this ne
entitled to the thanks of the party that is apologs
q for Northern free soil aggression. Unlike his ass
s. ciate Capt. Barksdale, he commends what the "a
l. condemns and between the two, they damn the CO
!. promise extensively The Captain announced Il
the compromise did the South great injustice
l. Cobb asserts that the South got all she demanded
this is true the South demanded that the North sho'
.Ie not only rob but insult her.
The reply of Mr.. Harris was absolutely wItherll
d He turned Mr.. Cobb's jokes and arguments both
1t ganst him, and then challenged Mr.. Cobb or any
ST his supporters discuss the question OF protector
slave property in the territory of N Mexico and Ut
II No one accepted the challenge, and this may be
4 garded as an acknowledgment by the submission 7
I ty in this county that protection by law exists
n these territories for slave property. this is not
+ admission, let them propose discussion, and
j. friends of protection will put up their advocate
nd The discussion was complete and triumphant
he erthrow of the opponents ofSouthern Rights