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as LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ATLANTIC, CuT.UM lilA, August 7. The steamer Atlantic has arriteJ at New York, with later European dates. The Cotton Market is easier, hut iiot quolably lower.' Sale*, for,the week forty-lire thousand bales. Flour has advanced 2s., Corn 61., Wheat 2s. 4d. Uonsols are quoted at 91 to DiJ. There is no further news of impor tance from the Crimea. The Russian loss at the bombardment of Sweaborg, was only two hundred killed and wounded. The affairs before Sevastopol are unchanged. The Ilus- Mans hold llidr former position. . From thbSeat of Was. Copious details are given of affairs before Swcal»org and Chamaya. The Italian joss' at Sweaborg was only folly killed and one hundred and sixty wounded. A p irtion of the fortifica- lions was destroyed. The Allies made no further attack. Two British ships fired Riga without Cfl TheBritish in the Sea of Azoff Wew| cd ’ U *®«>Mbf U.esoifwouM^soortbejhe giance. Who could say there was pro scription in this t Mr. C. next passed to the subject of a reform of the naturalization laws. He. showed the immense increase of immigration ; th;.ta? many had arrived recently in one year, as came in the Whole of the first thirty years of our na tional existence ; and that the present was enough io filll up a State as popu lous as Kentucky every two years. He showed that we had already passed far beyond the limits of our ability to assim ilate and Americanize them as they came ; that they were now arcumulat- ing in groups and clans, and counties, and almost States—perpetuating their foreign prejudice, habits and language, und that thus the process of American izing them which was expected to be accomplished in five years, was not even commenced. They had already come at the rate of half a million in a year ; at the same rate of increase they would soon come by millions; and he impress ed it upon his audiences, with an elo quence and power of argument which we cannot describe,that unless the pre sent rapid process of conferring citizen ship upon these immigrants was arrest up the sunken Russian ships. The Russian ships at Beadianks Bay were burnt to secure that place. The Russians were investing Kars, but nothings decisive had occurred. Nothing authentic relative to the Peace Conference. It rumored nhat there was a split in the Austrian ’Cabinet. ruled and not the rulers in their own land, and the glorious trust of empire GOV. WITH COL. FRANKLIN. We have read the circular of Col. We are not at all surprised that pub ic p ran j l j inj t j, e independent candidate for JOHNSON’S BARGAIN coorER. indignation should be aroused to the highest pitch in consequence of the ne farious bargain by which Johnson virtu ally agreed to pay Cooper six or seven thousand dollars a-year for his influence Congress in this District, with much pleasure. The Colonel is a plain, old- fashioned Republican, as will be seen by his address ; and as such will receive the sympathy, and we trust, the votes, in the pending election. That such a I Q f t ij e American party of this District, thing should be done in the broad glare Having thu3 far beeu unfortunate in of open day by a roan seeking the highest getting a member of their own organi- office in the State, will of course excite za tjo n i n t 0 the field, it is their policy, we profound amazement every where, think, touuite with the honest, patriot- The fraud is so stupendous—the whole 1C “hard-shell Democrats ” in.tbe elec- transaction so “bald-headed”—that tion of Col. Franklin, the independent many innocent good men think the whole candidate. In doing this, they make story an electioneering trick; believing no sacrifice of principle ; while they will it too monstrous to be worthy of ere- p U t down one of their bitterest enemies dence! And yet, Maj. Cooper, over his and 0 ne of the most unscrupulous office- own signature, in a letter published in j seekers in the country the newspapers, fully confirms it!! In our judgement, Cooper should not | be blamed so much. He claimed the re duction of freight as a matter of right, | and set up this claim long ago. Johnson j resisted it because it was wrong, and | continued doing so, until informed that | Huzza for Franklin, then, and down ith the St. Tammany Sag-Nicht candidate !! IN and freedom which we had received Cooper was opposing his re-election and from our fathers and our God would pass into the hands of lho?e who know not how to administer it. Upon this subject Mr. C. was especially eloquent and powerful, but want of room compels u? to break ofT even this imperfect sketch of his remarks.” Death of the Widow of Judge Stout.—Mrs. Sarah Waldo, widow of the late Judge Joseph Story, died at ilier residence, No. 8 Rome street, yes-1 iterday. of debility, at ihe age of 71 ’yeus. She is to be buried at Mount Auburn. Mrs. Story wa> a lady ofl .great excellence of character and of | 'varied accomplishments. She has left •n Ijrge circle of friends to mourn her I loss. She was a daughter of Mr. Wil liam Wetmore.—Boston Traveller, 23d. loutljera lUatfljman. LAW, ORDER, AND THE CONSTITUTION. would probably insure his defeat. Then he immediately 'discovered that Maj, Cooper was right and he was wrong! He ordered the superintendent to make the reduction demanded by Cooper (amounting to some six or seven thous and dollars a year) and Cooper at once fell into line as one of his Excellency’s warmest supporters 1 This wa9 a matter of taste with Maj. Cooper—it was a thing he had a perfect right to do. But this is not the question AMERICAN CANDIDATE THE EIGHTH. Lafayette Lamar, Esq. of Lincoln, was nominated as the American candi date in the 8th district^ (Stephens’) by the Convention which assembled in Augusta on Wednesday last. We learn from the Chronicle & Sen tinel that the American party of Augusta held a meeting in that city -on Wednes day night—one of the most enthusiastic of the season—which was addressed by Messrs. Pottle, Lamar and Wright. ATHENS, GA. KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE, That Howell Cobb, the Sag-Nicht, St. Tammany candidate for Congress in the voters of Georgia are called upon I this District, (who is so much opposed to settle. That question is—Did Gov. I to secret societies that he belongs to Johnson possess the right to appropriate several) is the same Howell Cobb who six or seven thousand dollars of the State vote d f or «« the Wilmot” in the Oregon .... .... _ .. If the People could be left to themselves—uninfluenced by the “ little jumped-up” cross-ro ids and pot-1 ouse politicians—they would always he right. Nothing has more forcibly impressed us with this ilea than noticing the manner in which they took hold of the Ameri can question. When first presented, nine tenths of the people of Georgia warmly espou ed the • cause of their country. These grog-shop politicians, seeing that they were about to lose the offices of the country, combined against the new movement, and under sundry flimsy pretexts, have tmnnjjed to seduce large numbers of our citizens to take ground against the convictions of their sober judgments and to act, for the time being, agaiDst a party whose principles they most heartily approve. This has doubtless been the case elsewhere. In twice travelling across the upper districts of South Carolina recently, although we conversed Treely with every body we met by the wayside and withper sons at their own houses, we did not find a single man, woman or child op posed to the principles of the American party; and yet, when the grog-shop politicians—the army of office-holders and office-hunters—take the field, no doubt large numbers of these honest voters will be dragooned into the sup port of men and measures repugnant to their feelings and opposed to the dictates of their judgment. “ Tis a base abandonment of reason to resign our right of thought,” said Byron ; and more particularly (he might have added) when it is placed in the keeping of grog-shop politicians. and to place both on terms of equality in all the relations of society. I believe that as our Government is based on the principles of right, justice, and liberty, no modification or change therein, or its laws, should be proposed or effected but in a manner to admit of the free action of the public mind and ihtelligence upon it I believe that there can be no popu lar liberty where the freedom of con science is restricted. I believe that the Constitution of th«=r United States should be strictly con^ strued, and that such a construction is the only safety of the people. I believe that what is usually termed a latitudinarian construction of the Con- stitution, is dangerous to the public liberty, and enables men to substitutes their opinions for special constitutional provisions. To conclude, I believe in the Repute TO THE VOTERS OF THE SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. My name having been announced as a candidate to represent the Sixth Con gressional District, it is proper that I should declare the principles which shall govern me, if the will of the People should advance me to that position. This I shall do in a few words. Before I proceed, however, to discharge this duty, T will say, that in taking this step, I have violated no known rule of party organization; nor have I offended against the usages of the Democratic party—the party with which I have al ways acted. The distinguished gentle man whose opponent I have become, is understood to be in the field without the usual party nomination; and I of course, do not deny his right thus to place himself before the people. I have now to say, that elected or not, the Constitution of the United States shall be my platform ; and its principles jlican exposition of the Constitution, as as illustrated in the adminintrations of to be found in the Virginia and Ken- rcpubfican Presidents, shall be main- J tucky Resolutions, ’98 & ’99, as ex- tained and supported to the extent of pounded by Mr. Madison. my ability. Circumstances of a private character, 1 hold that the Constitution was the ^ will prevent me from canvassing the - work of the people of the several States, District in the usual manner, and there-' and expresses their will; and that their J fore I submit my address to the refleo Several prominent New Orleans pa-j THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 13. 1855. j Road’s earnings money which be ong-j an d while receiving Eight Dollars ipers assert that the experience of the present season has conclusively estab- edto the people of Georgia-whose „ day for ^ h votes> magnani . „ . hard earnings built that road—and ap- , . «*»<*« fy..h« l he?.|iowfem i. | GARNETT ANDREWS, | pn>priale n* t .„ * , he purpose .r w he poor 3 ,3 " For Governor, •a disease of indigenous character, and •■not to be prevented by the most strin gent system of non-intercourse with in fected places.” JOHN J. CRITTENDEN ON THE | AMERICAN PARTY. The Frankfort (Ky) Commonwealth I OF WILKES. Fur Congress—Sixth District, Col. L. FRANKLIN. For State Senate, CINCINNATUS PEEPLES, For Representatives, .gives the substance of a great speech I JOS. B. CARLTON and THOS. F. LOWE, tin favor of the American party, deliver- - - - ■■■■■■■ •ed by Mr. Crittenden, in that place, on **. Hitch is an authorized nhe£4th ult. We make the following trave,1,n * »S ent for this paper. . er Mr. M A. Harrison is also an au thorized travelling agent IW M. Lwnacsi, Esq., is onr authorized •gent for Ogietfcrrpc minty. •extracts “In its origin, the American order 'was small, ob-cure and weak; but scarcely did a summer cloud arise and overspead the sky more rapidly than it overspread the whole country. It was m most remarkable phenomenon—the liiMmy of, parties showed nothing like it. It proved -that the public mind had everywhere been drawn to the content- BACK AGAIN. * After an absence of three weeks, the editor is again at his post—though so aiding in his re-election. This, fellow- citizens, is the question which you are called upon to settle by your votes on the first Monday in October. Once establish the precedent that the Governor is to be allowed to appropriate the public money at will to secure his re-election, and what security have you that your hard earnings will not be thus appropriated every year! If Johnson was right in this, 'let the people vote for him. If not, for tlieir own credit’s sake andfor the credit of the Empire State of the South,” let fhi6 nefarious transaction be branded with their honest reprobation. enormous amount of seven dollars a month ! ! Such “ dis tinguished liberality” should be proper- 1 v rewarded! 1 much indisposed as to be unable to “ do qdat’on of a common danger, and that a | justice to the occasion” this week. He | THE DISCUSSION trusts, however, to be able to do better hereafter. •vast volume of American feeling had accumulated in the populur heart, and needed only the electric touch which 'the new order gave t<> burst forth in a tremendous explosion the American par ty was generated. Mr. C. demonstrated the necessity for ihe American party, to do what the old TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our friends will, we trust, call into full exercise that most excellent Chris tian virtue, patience. If we attempt to parties—effete and falling to pieces as I publish one-half their favors, we shall be ON SATUR DAY. According to previous notice, a dis cussion took place at the Town Hall on Saturday last, between C. Peeples, Esq, the American candidate for the Senate, and W. G. Delony, Esq. one of the can didates of the Foreign party. We were prevented by indisposition from attending, but learn that Mr. Peeples utterly de- YELLOW FEVER. This fearful scourge is still raging with unabated fury iii Norfolk and Ports mouth. The fatality is dreadful to con template in both cities. In Norfolk, with a population of from three to five thousand, the daily deaths nujnbet from fifty to sijtfy! While in Portsmouth, with from twelve hundred ta two^thou- saqd, they are from twenty-five to thin. tyU! they were would not and could not do. compc n c d to omit every thing else. Ho paid a glowing and just tribute to „ , the material of the American party- Some perspnsst.il^send us anonymous h« i- which had sprung from humble, private articles, notwithstanding we have stated! 31 ^ i •citizens, not from politicians, and the foity time-', and again repent, that we members of which were all natvie sons cannot publish any thing unless accom- ■ofthe soil—men born in the land, who find here the homes of their childhood and the graves of their fathers—whose love for their country war inborn, pure oud strong, and in whose hands, if any where, the destiny of the country would lie safe. Mr C. then Uok up the slavery question, and demanded what more any tnau—even tb° most ultra pro-slavery pnnied by n responsible name. ELECTION TICKETS. We are prepared to supply tickets at an hour's notice at fifty cents per hun dred or four dollars a thousand. Send in your orders at once. way, a young gentleman of some clever • ness, and of fair ability as a debater. His friends, of course, did not expect him to compete successfully with Pee ples, who is confessedly one of the ablest debaters of the American party in the State. THE BARBECUE AT PRUITT’S. A barbecue was given at Pruitt’s store, This venerable patriot and statesman at which time a political discussion took -who, since the death of Webster, is place between the St. Tammany candi man—could ask, than the position of j IION. J. McPHERSON BERRIEN. J in Franklin county, last Saturday-week, the American party on that subject T What could be more national, more safe, more peaceful ? There is to be n > more. , action on that subject iu Congress ; the confessedly tl;e ablest expounder of ihe date for Congress (Ex-Gov. Cobb) and people of the slave States arc permitted Constitution now alive—has addressed p*. Peeples, E.-q , of this place. We lo go into any of the territories with I a patriotic letter to his fellow-citizens ofl have conversed with several gentlemen ready*forTdmissirm as 'iStaS\l* to G ° r S' a in defcnct * ofU,c doc,rirR ‘ 3 of ,he " h ° heard U ’ and ,hc * unnni ™usly hear come into the Uuion with or without American party. It was received too testimony to the fact that his Ex-Excel- slavery, as her own people may deter: l ate l* or publication in our present issue, 1 lency met his match that time, whilst or I but shall appear next week. We be- several of them expressed the opinion speak for it a calm end careful perusal that he received a complete “ wooling.' mine. The charge ot Frecsoilisin Abolitionism made against thq party, iu the face of such a platform, was au es- 1*1 dished falsehood, and neither deserv- b 7 ever 7 citizen of Georgia—feeling Friend Peeples is ever in the thickest d or requ'red any aiguuienlto he used hilly persuaded that every unprejudiced of the fight every where—always ready against it mind must admit that his arguments are to battle valiantly for American princh Upon the Catholic question, Mr. C. convincing and his conclusions irresisti- pies—and whether the party * shall be declared that he was utterly hostile to imposing any penalties, proscriptou or disability • pou any man on account of Ins rcligon. lie hid, further, the full- est confident * in our native Catholics He felt surcthe.y acknowledged no alle NORTH CAROLINA. We were glad to perceive, on our late visit to the “old North State,” that •rnocetolhc Pope that was superior to I though temporarily de'eated, the fires victorious or not, it should -feel greatly indebted to him for his efforts in its be- I half. KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE And let the voters of the 6th District <if patriotism are bunriug brighter than I never forget, that Judge Andrews is denounced in some sections of the State s I on the ground that he was a UNION prems allegiance to the Pope in things! district, so far from damping the ardor MAN in 1850 -’51. Will the voters of temporal as well ns religious, and while 1 0 y ,j ie American party, has only stimu* the Sixth District sec a patriotic citizen llA wall (1 triwt miiv:* KctilnrL i nw (n r j 9 j \ their country, or equal to it. But there were men, accredited teachers in the . . . , , . , church, ns Mr. Br-wuson, for example, cver ,n tl,e th>l P«‘«* who taught that Catholics did owe su- oUC people. The defeat in Clingman’s 'WIIAT NEXT? A persevering effort; has been made for some time past, by certain of the corporals of the dry-rot organization, in this county, to create the impression that Mr. Peeples, the American candidate for the State Senate, is a prohibitionist Having been called upon to define his position on this question at the Town Hall on Saturday la*t, he did so, in substance, as follows: He said that while he was a temperance man himself, loth practically and theoretically, and would on all proper occasions persuade his fellow-citizens to abstain from the use of ardent spirits as a beverage, yet, he did not wish to invoke the strong arm of the law to force men to become tempe rate—that he was opposed to “ prohibi tion.” Now, we wonder if this will be satis factory to the captious young gentlemen who profess to feel so deep an interest the liquor question ? Doubtless, they will affect not to understand it, although no man capable of adding two and two together, can doubt his mean ing. The People understand it, and they also understand the miserable tricks by which certain of the “ small fry” are attcmptingUo deceive them. A correspondent of the Atlanta Discipline says that at the late “ dry- rot” mass meeting at Cartersville, banner was displayed with the qainesof Stephen A. Douglass and A. H. Ste phens, for President and Vice Presi dent, surrounded with hickory poles and poke stalks, and the band playing “ St. Patrick’s Day in the morning !” Emblematic truly of the discordant and heterogeneous character of the For eign dry-rot party. he would trust native Kentuckians to repudiate such doctrines, he could not sny as much for the European Catholics who were coming here in such immense numbers. Upon this whole catholic question, the position of the American party was simply this ; They would not for any who acknoiedge a divided alle giance between his country and any foreign, civil or ecclesiastical, or who acknowledge any allegiance to any such power superior to his allegiance to his country. Beyond this he would not go, 1 the order require anybody to g«> He was not bound to refuse l native Catholic for office jw or had reason to be- > such a foreign alie- lated renewed exertion. The fight is sacrificed on this ground ? Can they continued with greater spirit than was aid in destroying a man for carrying out exhibited in the outset. This is right— wiih such spirit, ultimate success is cer tain. •- Fr«-cdon»'s bait u ouve began, H tut tied down from blec-diug sire to son, Though baffled oft, in ever won." We observe by the Spectator, that the American party propose holding a great mass meeting and barbecue at their own views ? Let them answer at the polls in October. The Capital Prizes drawn at Con cert Hall, -in Macon, Geo. on the 3d Sept, in the Jasper County Academy Lottery were distributed as follows: No. 2473—§12,000 in Macon, Ga. No. 1817 $5,000 in Cleveland, Ohio. Asheville on the I8th of October.— I No. 2021 $3,000 in Lynchburg, Va There will no doubt be a great gather-1 No. G03—$1,200 in Brooklyn, N.Y ing of the People. * No. 4772-—$1,100 iu Vicksburg, Miss, Large Receipts of New Cotton The steamers Southern Balle, from Malliken’s -Bend, and Louisa, from Grand Lake, arrived this morning, with large cargoes of the new crop of cot ton. The Southern Belle brought down 2£56 bales, of which 2,103 are of the new crop, and the Louisa brought 2,072 bales, of which 2, 022 were new cotton.—N. O. Pic 24t/i P. M. Ca^Col. Thomas W. Thomas, of El bert county, has been appointed by his Excellency, Gov. Johnson, Judge of the Superior Courts of the Northern Circuit, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the re signation of the Hon. Garnett Andrews until an election can be held, which lias been ordered on the 1st Monday in Oc tober. representative, whatever may be his no tions of expediency and propriety, has no right to depart from it. The Con stitution and the will of his constituents, not violative of the Constitution, are his laws. I will say further, that I have no fault to find with the Constitution. I believe it to be the greatest political work qf the human mind; and if re spected and adhered to, the several | States will be peaceful; religious and civil rights will never be disturbed; and the whole people moving on harmo niously together, will be prosperous and happy* AND th e UNION perpetual. For who can doubt but that the discords which have occasionally disturbed the equanimity of the people, and which now convulse the country from one-ex tremity to the other, have arisen from threatened or attempted infractions of the Constitution. As an instance, see the movements of the abolitionists. I believe that the representative has no power to compromise away the rights or a particle thereof, of his most humble constituent; and that he is intrusted with pow^r by the people to maintain and defend, but on no consideration, to surrender their rights. I believe that Congress ha* no power to adopt a system of Internal Improve ments; for that policy raises tribute in one section of. the country, to be ex pended in another; and independent of the absence of any constitutional author ity for that purpose, it is unjust to tax the people over the entire Union to raise money to be expended on the Mississip pi and its great tributaries; nor should money be raised in that section to be expended in the North-easi. I believe that Congress ha3 no right to tax the people to an extent beyond what is demanded by the absolute wants of the Government for Constitutional ob jects. I believe that people'inhabiting terri tory belonging to the United States, which is of course, thejproperty of the United States, have no right or power by territorial legislation, to prevent the citizens of any State of this Union from migrating to said territory, and carrying with them any property which by the laws of the State from which they emi grated, they were authorized to hold and enjoy. I believe that when the people of a territory form a State Government for admission into^ this Union, they must form a Republican Government; and that their Constitution must contain no provision which comes in conflict with the Federal Constitution ; and that they may establish or prohibit slavery by their Constitution ; and that Congress has no power to interpose to prevent the exercise of this unquestionable right. 1 believe that opposition to the princi ples of the Nebraska Kansas Act, in re lation to the subject of slavery, is unmis takable evidence of hostility to the peo ple of the South; and that all persons who partake in such opposition, are un fit to be recognized as component parts of any party or organization not hostile to the South; and that the Southern people should have no party connection with any man who does not concur fully in this sentiment. I believe that a strict adherence to the fourth resolution of the Georgia Platform, as ii is called and understood is essential to the safety of the South and that every man of the South, slave holder or not, ought to unite in an im moveable resolution to maintain it in its letter and spirit. Such a delermina ISFThe Hon. Robert Toombs, who tion is necessary to check the progress has been absent, traveling with his fami- of that fanaticism, which seeks’ the abo- ly in Europe since the 1st of June, is . , , tion of the people. Very Respectfully, L. FRANKLIN'. WHAT CAN THEY SAY NOW! Most of the Councils of the State having (like the Couueil here) entirely removed the veil of secresy, what can the Foreign Sag-Nicht party say now ? We think.our K. N. friends have done right. Whatever may hate been the necessity for secresy in the begin ning, we are satisfied that the American party has now 'sufficient strength to stand alone. Let the fight now be over their plat form of principles. The question is not whether secret political societies are right or not, but whether the platform of the American party is sound or oth erwise. The great foundation-stone of that party is the glorious doctrine that “Americans shall rule America.”— Those who oppose this doctrine, of course advocate its converse, viz : that “ Aywicar s shall not rule America and hence, notwithstanding all their squirming and twisting, are, properly speaking, the Foreign party. This question cannot be dodged. Every man isobliged to act either with the Ameri can or Foreign party. Voters of Geor gia, “ choose ye this day whom ye will serve!” The following are tho resolutions passed by the K. N. Council in this place: At a meeting of Council No. 16, of the American party, held in this place on Friday, the 7th inst., the following preamble and resolutions were unani mously adopted: Whereas, The National Council of the American party, held at Philadel phia, in June last, declared that hence forward, all the principles of the order shall be everywhere openly avowed, and has abolished the old Ritual used prior to that time, and thereby relieved every member of the party from any obliga tion taken inconsistent with the platform then and there adopted; and having no political secrets or principles to conceal in said order, but relying upon the jus tice of our cause, as expressed in the National and State platforms of the par ty, be it therefore, Resolved, That the members of Coun cil No. 16, do hereby dispense, with all a the secrecy of the order and plant them selves upon- the platforms of the Ameri can party adopted at Philadelphia and Macon.. Resolved, That we have undiminisli- ed confidence in the principles of the American party as set forth in the afore said platforms, and that we will use all honorable means for the success of those principles. Resolved, That we recognise as mem bers of the American party all persons who agree with us upon the principles published at Philadelphia and Macon and call upon all true lovers of their country to join us in the good*work. Resolved, Ti nt we regard this as an advance movement, and whether success or defeat awaits us in the present can vass, we pledge ourselves never to cense our efforts until victory shall perch upon our standard. C. PEEPLES, Chair. G. A. Cabaniss, Sec. ly in Europe expected to reach bis home iu Wilkes county by the 15th inst. : ot lition of slavery, and the depression of the wlyte race to th? Ipvpl of the black For the Southern Watchman. “ I speak as to wise men ; judge ye what! I say.”—Scripture. Mr. Editor : A bill for the establish ment of a territorial government for Oregon was passed by the House of Representatives, in Congress, on the 16th of January, 1847. Your readers know that the ordinance of 1787, that is, the odious Wilmot Proviso, wasi hitched on to it, and that the bill passed! by a large majority. The bill was rex ported to the Senate, and, by a vote of 56 yeas to 18 nays, laid on the table, by that body, on the 3rd of March, 1847. In 1849, another bill for the same purpose passed the House, and was re ported to the Senate. An amendment was offered to the bill, in the Senate, proposing to extend the Missouri Com promise line to the Pacific ocean, which, if 1 recollect correctly, was voted dowr. in the Senate, and the bill subsequent ly adopted as received from the House. No one can be found in the South bold enough to deny that the introduc tion of the bills, in the House, with the Wilmot Proviso in them was ah aboli tion movement, and their passage claim ed and hailed in the non-slareholding States as an abolition victory. When the amendment above referred to was offer ed in the Senate, the Hon. John C. Cal houn, Senator from S outh Carolina arose and said: “ I shall vote against this amendment, but for reasons very different from those assigned by ihe Senator from Massa chusetts, (Mr. Webster.) I shall vote against it, because, in the first place, I regard it as ambiguous. In proposing to extend the Missouri Compromfee line westward to the Pacific, it makes no provision whatever to protect the rights of Yhe South" to the portions of New Mexico and California, South of latitude 36° 30’; while it surrenders to thh exclusive occupancy of the North, all that lies North of it. Whether it gives us any security or not to the por tion lying South, is left entirely to con struction. The most zealous advocate of the Wilmot Proviso may vote for it on the construction that it surrenders to the North all lying North of the line, and leaves open to contest all South of it; while, on the opposite construction that it secures, by implication, the rights of the South to all lying South cf the- line, a zealous opponent of that Proviso- may vote for it. As to myself, I am for plain dealing on all questions, and espe cially on this, in reference to which we* have already experienced so much bad* faith on the part of the North; and can not therefore vote for any measure sus ceptible of such opposite constructions^. It is time that all ambiguity should cense* on this ques*ion, and that every portion* of the Union should distinctly under stand what to expect in reference to it'.. • • * * * * “ I shall, in the next place, vote against' this amendment for another reason not less conclusive with me. The Senator from Massachusetts, (Mr. Webster,) and' others who act with him, on this occa sion, oppose it, because they are resolved! to pass the bill, as it came from the House, without amendment or modifica tion. in order to assert the absolute and unconditional power of Congress over' the territories, and thereby to establish <X precedent, in this case, to exclude tha' South from all other territories of the United Stales, now possessed, or hereof-' ter to be acquired. It is that, and iiott the exclusion of s-lavery from Oreg^rt^. where they well It-woiv there is no prolia bility of its introduction, which makes, them so unyielding and intent on pass-