The southern press., 1851-10-28
The cslireruis Trsubies.

from their high condition MS an integral portoh
of sovereign State, back. and down, 10 ine de,
pendent existence Of territory OF the United
States, illustrates in a remarkable way some OF
the troubles that exist in California, forming
diseases which gold cannot cure.
We have not seen the first, but the above ex-
tract is the commencement of a second article
in the Philadelphia North American, inveighing
bitterly against the proposed division of the
+" sovereign State" Of California. 1t ridicules
vision, to wit the extreme length Of the State
the utter disregard of geographical bound
aries in its formation, and the enormous ex-
penses Of the government, consequent upon the
mineral character and business Of the north. which
ia not required by the necessities of southern
California, although her quota Of tho taxes 10
sxacted on the inflated appraisal of property by
the north. 1t p'etends to think, however, that
the southern Californian. would contentedly
continue to pay taxes at rate that would soon
impoverish and ruin her richest estates, If ii were
not for "demagogues among them endeavoring
to renew an excitement Of which the country
has become sick almost to DEATH"
This is an allusion TO a supposed purpose to
give chance for our slaveholding population,
to exercise their right of emigratng there under
a territorial government. Well, fair play is
Jewell" And If that should be the result, the
people will have the same right TO introduce it
as the Northern majority had to exclude it. Be.
sides it is well known thst the Southern dele
gates in the convention were opposed to being
released from the control of the federal govern
ment, and to being erected into State
1t is am1sing to observe with what facility
the consoli la,ionists change their tune when
their OK is sorcd" When the case is reversed,
the idea of the sovereignty Of the State is with
them absurd. And they seriously make the silly
assertion, that town or county has as much
sovereignty relatively to it's State as the State
has to its federal relations. But in the present
case they talk as glibly of the sovereignty of
State, and the degrading" disme nberment of
"a sovereign State" as the most consistent State
rights advocate.
When the federal government made the pro-
position to the sovereign State" of Texas,
with ten millions of dollars in one hand and the
sword in the other, it was all right with the
North Amer ican. It saw nothing then de-
grading" in the case But now that there is
desire with some to make similar proifer to
California, although there is no power to hold
the sword, it sees nothing but degradation and
trouble. How Judgment sometimes
returns
To plague the inventor :"
But We have no idea that so just a measure
can be accomplished, except through some po-
litcal legerdemain, that shall continue the in-
Justice Of excluding the Southern States from
the enjoyment of their privileges in that land.
The equilibrium between the States is de-
troyed. The numerical power is with the North
ern. And in California it rests with the North
eru portion Of her people. SO, if the Southern
States mean 10 submit to the 81 adjustment" as
it is, we see no chance for regaining their lost
rights to the territory. IL not, they must do
something else besides glorifying Union thus
compromised
The speech Of Mr.. WEBSTER ia tbs Senate,
In March 1850, reiterated Il determination 70 ap-
ply the an'i-slwery proviso, at any time. to ter
ritoey Of the United States in which slavery
might by possibility enter, but waived its appli-
cation To the mountainous country between
California and Texas, as he said, the Mexican
law and the law Of Gad rendered it superhuous.
Again, in his speech, n few months since at Buff
falo, he denounced all slavery in the Union, ex
eepting that in the original thirtees States ex
listing in violation of the Constitution. Thus
we have WEBsTERIAs proviso even worse
ahan the WiLMoT.
Now, if there is to be no mode and measure
of redress determiasd on by the South for the
California fraud-if the adjustment is TO be ac-
quiesced in, instead of being read justed, We can
say to those men and p esses in the South, who
have
"Soundsd the very bass string a humility
in applaudirg Mr. WEBSTER and his speeches,
and pointing him out patriot candidate for
the Presidency, that they have urged the South
into that non-resistant attitude, in which no con-
cession of her lost rights will be obtained from
the North The federal government will go on
in its centralizing policy, until from some COM
paratvely trivial cause, blow will be struck at
it before word
Nor can the submssionists of another stripe
Hstter themselves with obtaining mSch better
terms by supporting such politicians as Mr..
BUCHANAN, who it is said, was opposed 20 the
admission of Missouri, as a slave State, and is
the author Of the following resolutions, which
he offered in the city Of Lancaster, in 1918:
Resolved, That the Representatives in Congress-
from this district be, and they are hereby most
earnestly requested, to use their utmost endeav-
ers. as members of the natona! legislature, to
PREVENT THE EXISTENCE OF SLAV.
ERY in any of the lsrr'fories or States which
may be erected By Congress.
kesolped That in the opinion of this meeting,
the members of Congress, who, at the last ses-
sion sustained the cause of justice, humanity and
patriotism, in opposing the introduction NJ siar
cry into the State then endsapored 10 be formed
out of the Missouri teri tory, are entitled to the