The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-08-07

Asto l,ali ofnia Of lavin & sufficient pop
ilIation, Wilcox replied that upon The admis-
sion Of Florida as State she was allowed one
Representative, when according to the ratio
az representation she was not entitled to any.
n 1870 the ratio of representation By the
nortionmeIlt act Of 25th june, ~, Was
6xed at 10 $50. BY thccensus Of $40 the
representative population Of FLORIDA was but
81 an According to the present law the
ratio az representation is fixed at 50, az -
By the censuso Of lis 800 the representative pop-
luiation Of Florida is but $50. Hence 10
will be discovered that Florida has not, ana
never has had, population sufficient to entltie
her to a single representative in Congress
In mixing with the crowd, I have heard but
one opinion advanced, which is that w icox
triunphantly sustains himself upon the CAL
ifornia question and shows to the satisfaction
of all that the Constitution was not violated.
The declaration by him that (Gen. Washing
ton signed and approved the Bill admitting
Tennessee, and that Gen. jackson signed and
approved the Bill admitting Michigan with
the informalities and irregularities alluded to-
was hailed with applause every where and has
silenced in great measure, the discomfort ex-
cited upon her admission, SO far as his audi
ences are concerned, in this county-upon the
constitutionality of this question the crowds
are with Wilcox, Col. Featherston's assever-
atoms to the contrary Notwithstanding. As
to its being northern song, Wilcox shows
that it was the act, the voluntary act of the
peopleof California themselves, and that they
formed their government in obedience to the
principles of resolution of Mr.. Calhoun,
which he presented in the United States SEN
ate in 1847, which is as follows:
"ResolUed, That it is fundamental prin-
ciple in our political creed, that people in
forming agovernment, have the uncondition-
al right to form and adopt the government
which they may think best calculated to Sc
cure their liberty, prosperity and happiness;
and in conformity thereto, no other condition
is imposed by the Federal Constitution on
State in order to be admitted into the Union,
except that its constitution shall be republi-
can; and that the imposition of any other by
Congress would not only be in violation of
the Constitution, but in direct conflict with
the principle on which our political system
rests"
Featherston is in favor of running the line
of 36 30 through this State; VI icox is OPP
posed to it because it is interfering with the
doctrine of State Rights ID because it
would be renewing and re-enactiufi the VIII
mot proviso; Sd. because it night result in
dissolution of the Union Again F. contends
that the Bills granting Territorial govern
ments are northern rongs, and convert the
whole of that Territory into free-soil; VIII
cox contends that they are southern measures
and passed by southern votes-cvery aboli-
zionist and free-soiler voting against them
and exhibits the congressional record in proof
of what he asserts. w further shows that
they were passed in oh 2dience to the doctrine
of non-intervention& quotes as follows from
the message of Mr.. Polk of the 9Th Dec, '48,
"In organising governments over these terri
tories, no duty imposed on Congress requires
that they should legislate upon the subject of
slavery. Whether Congress shall legislate
upon the subject of slavery or not, the peo-
pie of the acquired territories, when assem-
bled in convention to form State constitutions
will possess the sole and exclusive power to
} determine for themselves whether slavery
} shall or shall not exist in their limits" vii
cox then refers to the Bills as passed & shows
that by the dissection of the Utah Bill ''that
when admitted as a State, the said territory,
or any portion of the same shall be received
; into the Union, with or without slavery, as
their constitution may prescribe at the time
) of their admission" But Col. f. says the
, rights of the STAKEHOLDER are not protected
: and guaranteed in the territory; w. replies
that by the 18th section of the Utah bill it
: is enacted that the constitution and laws OF
the United States are hereby extended over
and declared to be in force in said territory"
, Again Wilcox replies that the I'd clause Of
3 the 9th article of the Constitution of the u
. States declares "that the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, which shall be
l made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties
: made, or which shall be made under the au
r thority Thereof, shall be the supreme law Of
e the land, and the Judges in every State shall
j. be bound thereby, any thing in the Consti
: tuition laws of any State to the contrary not
4 withstanding" Again w. quoted from {
: speech of FPS delivered in June %, 1913, IL
! the Congress of the United States, which
t made r. and his friends hang their heads il
|. shame and confusion. Says +. !, in that speech
!, slavery is recognised by the constitution, OBJ
T it the rights of the STAKEHOLDER are protected
; and guaranteed; as our constitution then ha
e been extended over that territory, the Mex
n lean laws abolishing or excluding SLAYER.
must fall before Its provision; the two ar
n repugnant and cannot both be in force at th
J. same time over the same territory" Again
It Wilcox refers to the 9th section of the Utal
# bill, which is as follows, .sWrits of error an,
! appeals from the final decision of said Suprem
court to the Supreme court of the U. States
is where the value of the property, or the am
it cunt in controversy, shall exceed one thou
b sand dollars, except only that in all cases in
o volving the title to soUes, the said writs of Ell
o fror or appeals shall be allowed and decide
It by the Supreme court without regard to tn
r value Of the matter, property or title, in cor
r. troyersy.' This was a clinching argumen
It and received with applause every where
It But further, Wilcox showed that there wer
% already slaves there and that their owner
were protected, In confirmation of whic
II he quoted from Jake Thompson, to-wit: q
e aeas. aee1 established that there were man
/ southerners there residing in the territory
l. holding their negroes as property, and the
i were undisturbed in their possession" A
!. the announcements of this fact there was lou
h and continued applause ateyery point hear
l. them speak at r. voted against this bill
s. Jake voted for it.
e. Upon the Texas Boundary Bill, f, col
le tends that it is the greatest enormity of th