The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07


msiorty n ~ dsstrnctlan Of The institusion.r--
II We 9axs ID S,s init Of accession BY our Yates
IN faycy Of tkxse nan II the Soutl who deny
The right, and are daily spnIoaising for thu North
aud declaring what everybody knows To b an,
txue---that fhe compromise was wise, liberal
and Just" the question Is settled against U.s. II
the South intends To defend its institutions, il
is high time to take the course Of the North, and
some public men in the South into serious con
sderation. The South must look at the allure
ments which are held out by the government to
corrupt her public men, which has already
reached her interest to an alarming extent, many
of them not only yielding her rights, but openly
vindicating her oppression. The advocates Of
the compromise say that the compromise is
" wise, liberal and just''!n Good Heavens y
What wisdom is there IN fraud and violence -
What wisdom in excluding u portion Of the
States from an equality of interest in California,
and hazardng the stability Of the government
thereby? What liberality in the strong arm Of
the North. aided BY their official ally at the South,
to " take all, for Gods sake :" What justice Is
there 10 the South being being excluded from
the lohois of territory which was won mainly
bv Southern valor and Southern blood Wise,
liberal ana Just, indeed was wise, Ior lear
OF meetng the Whmot proviso, ior inc rfes'oeht
TO SEND agents 70 Ca'lfornm 10 hurry m'o the
government the then territory with consutu.
ton foroldding slavery! WAS N"wise' liberal
and Just Y TO announce the existence OF me Mex
lean laws prohibiting slavery, ny when an
nouncement the south was ec'uded rom en-
tering the territory ana was ~ wise, no
era ana just ior congress 10 refuse 20 lePea, .he
Mexican law Nv lse' hoera' ana lSst II
"ha' mus. man . iee""gs oe' = oou .''o','
man. VINO looks upon THESE measures VI i'"uo
corruption ana vloience' 70 wise' noe'a' anu
Just they may DC solacing 20 nIm' o1' ny con \.
sttuents cannot % grea',y com'cr'eu, un,ess y
90 pleasure 70 thel' W iose 'pe'' oqua'i'y anu
thelr properly w
Wise' hpefa' aho Jus.: we cs'"ot ".euo
so p'a'n case' out we VIII asree .''a' We nase
been put upon q perfect equality' u inc auvocutos
OF the compromise upon tne'r own showing
that the 1Ier,can tao promoting slaosfy IS
torce' can point 70 single ioo' OF wa. Ter
ritory on which a southern man WIN MS Prop
erty may saieiy tread. u we nave my OF tic
terrltory open 10 US, Deg .ha' ."s ausoea'eS .,
tne compromise VII Poih' IL o"., ,'"e'e 70 -
Lei tnem snow !. 10 u.s. OF WIN S',ne 'cl'1e
from tne iase poslton, anu s"r'nh reou"eu ifon'
the majesty OF insu''ed ruin
Upon this question will not men be Influenced
by the truth and look at the substance Of the
matter? What, then, is the substance? II is
that the North has all Who can go to Cali
fornia? Nobody, with his slaves. Who can
go to the territories! Nobody, with their slaves,
for although never believed the Mexican law
WAS of force, and always knew that ridiculous
doctrine was announced by political men at the
South for party purposes, yet, unfortunately,
they succeeded in alarming the South and pre-
venting emigration to the territories, and the
effect upon the Southern mind and Southern
emigration is the same as il the law was in ex-
istence. No man dares risk his negroes in those
territories after the effort, North as well as
South, to fix upon the public mind the existence
OF inc Mexican law, ana the south ~ thefeoy as
enectuaiy exciuoeo as II the Ia" existed OF 'ne
Wllmot froviao had been passed Dy congress,
u th,s doctrine had moi Deen advanced aga'ns'
tne Layton compromise, 'nousands OF u %,
glans would nave neen IN Caliiorn'a ana Fhe
terr,'ores' reaping their equa' dement's .,o'' me
go'd mines Men, VINO are IN FAVOR OF 'he com
pron'se' assert tne existence Oh ,ne 'nw' WHICH
congress refused TO repea'. Wna' nave we
..'on we na'e ho' even wl'a' wAs s".''' .':
lory, 'as. year. 70 'arge mu'nner % our 'in,
zens- we pest we can ge'. we nave gs'n as
no.nng: w ou'' say 'he suPporsrs VI '''e
WISE hoera'' ana Jus, compromise, we nave 9
hnu "',A' 70 oomP"'eu W 0ie oo''s,'' w
wn ,. ue''A''S ,, MAJ escAP'ng SAVES sun
uehvo'eu up me Sons'''uuon 70 nv Ie' Ia,"5
suo"ge' ''iAn "'y az. VI oooe''. 80 ;. o us'-
'Ve-s'"vc Jaw - no.nn,e' eve" II WIZ wy,
cu'eu' as Tue oons'''uuon rs s"o"ee', ~, "
commands al olhcers o, al, courts "n e,
o'aie OF ieuera'' Inc rugi'Ve save o'i' 10
therefore,, ho.h'hg' rs u con'o aun no iotce y"
.he CONSTITUTION. now w'A' nave VIC gasnea
N .ne territories 'hat we iouen' ana o'eo LOT :
Nothing! what nave we gainea IN tne way Q,
recovering escaping slaves No'h'ng anu
yet tne compromise IS wise' iioera'' ana JUST
On shaine
Our object is TO preserve the Constitution in
violate, and maintain the government pure, az it
was created This cannot be done but by a
union of the people of all parties upon the truth.
Let us not hide from it, conceal it from others
to advance party ends, or the ambitious preten-
sions of men who will sacrifice the interests of
their State to obtain office from the United
States government Let us all preserve our ele
vation nponn patriotic PLATFORM ana persuade
party ridoeh people t'at IN 700 great az Vo.oh 70
party. our country may DE lost Inc tru''i must
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