Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-18

lied the O0ulneTn plates, passlug Idp'uly
through VIRGINIA and North Carolina 10
Sou,h Carolina. AT Charleston, he was
honored by complimentary dinner from
the New Engla6d Society Of thai city and
similar hospiiaiiiiss we've paid him at Co.
l1mbia, Augusia, and Savannah. He de:
signed going 10 New Orleans, bu, iIP.healsh
Compelled him 10 feiurn. sSHs.
: The Mexican war, meantime, had been
prosecuted, BY the. skill sand valor or The
American arms, toa triuni phant close. The
capilal and all the principal posts Of the
country were 10 our possession, and aWeaty
had been concluded BY which Mexico. o.ceded
70 Us immense portions tif her yefritorv,
comprising all Of New Mexico and a large
par, oflCaIfornia: Mr.. Webster, on the
92d Of March, i848, opposed the treaty, on
the ground iha, i,.broughl with il large &c.
cessions of territory WHICH we. did not'need
which would only add new Slave States tc
The Union, which would bring in new states
oe comparatively small population. and thus
vastly augment The power Of the Senate
over that Of the House Of Representatives
aud thus destroy the jus. relation between
The TWO, and prove in every way injurious
TO the country. al think" said he, 81 see
course adopted which is likelyao turn The
Constitution sol The land into a deformet
monster, into curse rather than blessing
in fact, frame Of an unequal government
not founded on popular representation, no
founded on equality, but on the grossesi in
equality; and think that this process vii
60 on, or that there is danger that II will g
on, until this Union shall fall TO pieces.
resist it, to-day and always. Whoever fal
iers or whoever flies, continue the con
tes!" The treaty was ratified. New Mex
leo and California became parts Of the Uni
ted STATES; and the great question lhenc,
arising, TO be- sdbmilsd2to tho issues of I
Presidential canvass, related 10 the9namre o
the territorial governmentuhde which They
should be organized. The House insisted
on9lhe exclusion Of slavery. The Senat,
resisted ii; and between the two the who'll
question was left unsettled, and militar,
power alone kept the territories from stat
Of anarchy. Y IALgyA
The Democratic National Convention
nominated Gen. Cass for The Presidency
greatly 10 the disgust OF the friends of Mr.
Van Buren, The Whig Convention metz
Philadelphia and nominated Gen. Taylor
Mr.. Webster declined 10 be q candidate lo
the Vice Presidency, declaring hiinself>
candidate, for the first office, and his purpos
10 remain SO until The representatives Of III
Wing party should decide otherwise. H
was dissatisfied with The nomination OF Gen
Taylor, partly because he was opposed t
making Presidents Of military men, an
lpariiy because he Believed that The condi
ZION oil The country requiied the selection Q
a Northern man, known 10 be true in ress,
ing the steady aggressions Of Slavery. Th
result led him 10 despair Of ever seeing III
Nor.h united; and when The professedly eS
clusivs friends of1reedom In the territories
selected Mr.. Van Buren, as their candidat
and representative, he was inclined 10 abar
don all further hope Of making any sncces.
Iful stand against the domination Of III
ISlaveholding States. Falling back, there
fore, upon the other issues which had divic
ed The Two political parties, he gave hissul
port othe Wing candidals; taking care /
say that il was not because he believed hil
10 be The 9iost-fit and proper person for ,b,
position, bn. because he believed his elet
lion would be far better for the country tha
Iihat or Gen! Cass. General Taylor ",
elected. 3Hi"' 'sh siH "'''s 'u91ANo'"'
i 4 Meantime the people Of California, ge
i ling no government from Congress, mas
one' for themselves, They met in SId
Conyenlion, and formed a Constitution,
which Slavery was prohibited. This Coz
stiIulion was accepted by the peopleal q
election, held for .the purpose Presidel
H lfTaylor came into Office on the 4lh OF Marc
l849. Owing 10 d misunderstanding belwee
them, growing out Of ofsccdental 'circumstai
: ces, which involved blame upon neither sid
:, ihere were no confidential relations betwet
thea President and Mr.. NV ebster.n In Il
House Of Representatives an Anh.Slayel
tproyiso was insisted on as an essential fe
lure Of any Government lof the ,errilori
that might BE- passed. This position W
Sustained BY resolutions in all the non .sav
tholding states, by large public meetings al
'fby Northern sentiment generally TT
South fethighly indignant, IL these at,efht
to exclude Slavery from tiie new. reriiorit
A meeting Of majority Of The members
Congress from The Saveholding States "
! he.d al the Capital, at which Mr.! Calho,
/ pwas appointed 10 draw up an address of Il
Southern delegates 10 their constituent
l'rhs address thus prepared was afterwar
adopted, aud received hesignatures Of fort
Eeight members Of Congress from Soethe
States. 4 These movements led 70 a We
considerable leexcitement throughout lhecou
s [tFy, though'Heiiher the state Of public ife,
3 ing, nor the movements Of any portion
4 thepeePe, were ds hostile or LInenacing
Ithepeuce Of the codn0yas had been hoiic
! on previous occasions of our history. N
q IClayhad presented &sefies Of proposition
/! five ID number, which were designed 10 ?
!, embodiediina single act, and 70 eonsdit
Il one measure for compromising and a5iu
ling The difficulty. President Taylor "
Z Understood 70 be in favor jof acting up
|. each separately, and on lis merits, dol
!, whatever justice should dictate, and trust
4 lhem.achmeh, Of ihe people, and The v
I, orofslhe powers with which the Consli
!, ZION clothes The Government, 70 preyen, d
4 serious results. He was ID favor Of adm
1, ling California wilhthe Constitution VIII