The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-17
From the Savannah Georgian
The Wings Of California and the ssFlnality. >

simultaneously with the movements lately
made iu California TO change her constitution.
with view to the admission of slavery, Wing
convention has been held in that State, at which
the following compromise" resolutions were
adopted. Under the circumstances, they are in
tensely significant; worthy most assuredly of
the careful consideration Of such of our South.
ern friends are at all inclined to join Messrs.
Foote and Cobb, in their fnalty agitation.
Read them.
"ReS0lued, That the series of measures passed
during the last Congress, and known as the
compromise measures, constitute an adjustment
of conflicting sectional interests and opinions
which should not, under any circumstances, be
dlstm bed: and that it is the duty of every State
and every section, to adhere honestly and con-
stantly to this settlement of these various vexed
questions.
"Resolued, That it is especially the interest and
the duty OF the people Of the State of Califor-
MIA to stand by these measures, and 10 dpprecate
any action iohch piH tend 10 regime here, or in
Congress, an agitation now SO happily allayed"
The Specification of the resolutions cannot
be mistaken. The Wings of California are in
favor of the 'finaliiy of the compromise" and
take that position, as the ground upon which to
wage contest against agitation for the intro
duction of slavery into that State They say
the settlement of the slavery question, made by
the MISUNDERSTANDING of course, the adms-
sion of California with constitution prohibit
ing Slavery, 'should not under any circumstances
be disturbed" They "deprecate any action
which will tend to revive here Gin California; an
agitation now alayed"
The question arises, and a most pertinent
one is it-shall we of the South, bv committing
ourselves to the compromise and its fnalty, and
asking the Democratic party to do the same, put
arguments in the mouths of the Wings and
Freesoilers of California, against our friends
there, who laboring to bring about change
in her constitution, by which it's nti.slaverv
feature'may be stricken out? At the command
of Messrs. Foote, and Cobb, and company, we
have acquiesced in the legislation which admit.
ted California, with fundamental law exclud
ing from her limits the peculiar institutions of
the South. Shall we, to crafty the pride or
promote the ambition of the same gentlemen,
now indorse principle, the authority of which
will be invoked to make that law eternal? For
ourselves and our readers, we may say no!
Formerly, we felt supreme Indifference as to
the action of the Baltimore convention upon the
"fnality question" We have been content that
it should say anything or nothing, in relation
thereto. But now, when we see that an affirm
alive vote thereon, will be placing the Demo-
aratic party, constructively at least, in opposi-
ton to the proposed change in the constitution
of California, we must say that such a price is
too much to pay for the support of discontinued
members of the party especially when their
support may be obtained. without any such sac.
rifice.
We are gratified to see that the Democratic
convention of California, which closed is ses
sion day or two after that of the Wings, said
nothing about the compromise conform
ing to the action of the Democracy of Virginia.
Georgia, Louisiana, and, we believe, nearly all
the Southern States.