Columbus Democrat., 1852-01-24

October. 1850 thr peupe oi he state uf Mis.-
sipi heid their celebrated Convention. aud Sd
tItsd s-ries Of resolutions d-cla'aiivr e their
institutional rightsan Of their Determination %
ma main them luvia'ale Al all haIards. These
~su ions ve all kroU, dem,uded 10 change Il
I he oigsn'c lsw of the R,Iuhlio, and avoid all
/ recommendation, ct Remedies not known to The
I constitution ITSELF or Of nature caleulaleaiO iO
/ prove suhycrsge ni il. Olr letoher Couyrnsg0n
I proposed, a 81, the assemhlase oi a general Cons
/ VeaJiou Of the southern States al Nashville. Tor
I Tie avawrd purpose Of coasnl.ing, in n lrAiernal
and patriotic spiritsE,r the general saiely Of the
South, and The preservation OF the Union. BON
The dangers Nih which Il was 50 obviously mem
ac-d. The Nashville Convention assembled.
How iai that body transcribed the powers com.
@itl 10 i, ana 10 what extent thrse powers
were ahussl by AMBITIOUS and presumpu us fac
ti'nlN,, need mol now explain. Suffice It TO
say ihal eysrl thing va. done which was found
Hi Al! practicable calculated To embarrass he ac.
ton OF patriotic and Ii-t minded statesmen in
congcrs', and 10 obs,rncl ell settlement of The
dslrartpg qIr.,rons then pending. Contempt.
ran-ous with ihs.r occurrences, Congress was
l.horing most assidrou.ly Tor the adjustment Of
pies. Numherlrss obstacles were corIlted into
existence, by designing politicians for the pur-
pos" Ol impeding al Wholesome and legitimate
action. On the part of the two houses Of the Ma
lionsl Legislature, and with view to keeping
the eIching questions, then so emphalicaIly de-
manding prompt settlement. open aud unsdlusrd
untihhe accomplishment of hrir owu selfish ends
could he secured. Several were months eIhausl>
ted IN fierce controversial strife; when at length,
all obstacles were overcome, all inpedimen,s
surmnuned. snd scheme of adjustment was
announced 10 the country as having received The
drlibersie approval of The Senate and he House
# Representatives in Congress- aud of The Chief
Magistrate af Tie Republic. which II not equit
able in all It's FEATURES, and free from all plausi.
bile objections, was, undrniahls, AS plan Of
compromise and paniillcaon, under all the cir-
cnm.lances If The case, entitled TO tho cordial
sanction and support ol The whole American pco~
pie. Il is crrsin that this plan embraced every
Thug demanded hy the October Convention oi
MisissppI, aud sonrwhh more. To make this
evident. shor. statement ui particulars will DO
sufficient. The first of these measures OF ad-
l'l,lmen', in point OF dignity, was the net admit
ting California This in torn is precisely like
eyefy other Scl admitting new Sale that has
received The approval OF Congress for lhe last
twenty Yeas. 1t vas simple act Of admission,
and n"lhlng more. shall not dwell upon 1t,
Th~ act "vtahl,.h,nI tarrlnri ! governments
in lIlah aud New Mexico were Of character
which admitted of no reasonable objection on
he part oi any southern Statesman. Each Of
these act. provided for the establishment Of u
venjon principles. Nothing like the Wilmo,
prori~o will he und in either Of them In each
ol them is To hr bound lection providing for
the extension of the constitution and law o. the
Union 10 evpty part OF tie territory 10 which
government was .upplpd. When these acts
were on their passage lI'o'gh Corg s,s, an
amendment was proposed aud almost unanlm'
ously voted down. whereby the Mexican laws
prohibiting slavery would have ieen uonilnued
in operation. Il ouly remains 10 be stated ihst
the territory of Utah. large enough lr tive OF iii
slave States. il entirely n1tlh Of the Missouri
Compromise line Of 80 deg 80 MN. as is
barge portion Of New MrItco also-and that the
mat rial fact was cunclusisply prnysd in Con
pre.s, before either Of lhrsa acts oecame part Of
he supr me law Of the and, that in Utth many
shareholders and their slaves were then residing
and thai no tempt to interfere with The rights Of
pfopehy in slaves, Tins openly enjoyed, had ever
been vrniured upon.
The act adjusting the boundary between Tx
~ and New NeIicp is still les. Objectionable.
Indeed some such measure WAS ind -pebs die
% N public peace By il Teas ua> TO receive
en millions Of dollars of the public money, with
which to pay of her national debt, and TO secure
.uch advantages IN other respects, as was per.
'eiyed would make her in few years, one of the
,rongr,t alive States in the Unon--a condition
# hing hgh'y important 10 The South for many
ac'unl reasons, which It would e ptsy ta sep
,ily. BY hi. ACT many thousand persons, then
rsideu upon the Territory ceded, and who was
'nuvn 10 lie ol quite an rnomauus character,
eere f,rever ssperiled from Texas, 40 As tp pre-.
rent an, m.chieyous Interference, which they
night be inclined 10 actce, in connection with
hr drilcalr qurstion ol slavery. This act con-
aims an impird acknowledging on the pan Of
ongrss Of The THE Of Texas TO al the Terri
or, IL dispute, up 10 ihp l3d deg. OF North Iai.
ude and thus, by irrs-islibe implication. recng
lize lhr law Of slavery acknowledged by all TO
rave peVaded, at the time. the whole lody Ol
Fpran Territory TO be yaIidy operative as far
NoIh ss said AID degree Of North latitude,
Besides, 1t will he recollectrd, that il was pro.
lded by tbr resolution oi Texan annexation, that
il States which might be formed alter the period
/ its adoption out Of exam terriory.!ng moth
{ 20 deg. 80 min. should be free States where.
5 this principle SO del-lerious and dishonorng
i ihe South. was oyetibrovn by The plan Of ad.
l,lmrnt, which, " already explained, "opens The
ysy Ia lhe admission OF ne many slave SlSesaS
he reopls Of Ul4h and New vIicO may choose
q create. wit ont the least regard TO any paltic>
liar unday iInS whaeyer.
The Distfct Of Columbia bill, 50 much deuoun-
ed a, one lime, every intelligent man in he Ma
on must knuw, is msr,Iy partial Ir eusclmrnt
uhsl had besn lie aw Of the Dnuict ior mole
,an hall century; from lhe operation ot which
. Inconvenience has ever arten; which law
a. never been complained ui since is original
lopllon by single slave State Of The Uaion.
The act for the recaplurs aud re.ioralion Of
Igitives from service, all acknowledge To be both
ringent and comprehensive. lie Constitutional.
y s dentd only by iew Secessioni'is in The
A loaduys i, H., NCrth