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SOUTHERN TRIBUNE. tlin.il AND FIB I.ISII Cl> Htmi, t» Wn. U. il V IS l£ 1 M 091 . The following is a Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a cal! upon him hy the House <.f Re presentatives for information concerning the Territory of California, its Govern meat, &rc.: 'l'o Pie Huns:: oj' Represcntatircs of the United States : 1 transmit to the llimse of Representa tives, in answer to a tesolution of that body, passed on the 31st of December lust, the accompanying reports of heads of de purtineus, which contain all the otlicial in formation in the possession of the Execu tive asked for by the resolution. On coming into ollice, i found the mili tary commandant of the departments ol California exercising the functions ofcilv il governor in that Territory; and left, as 1 was, to act under the treaty of Gaudu lupe Hidalgo, vv i bout the aid of any leg d.-dative provision establishing a govern ment in that Territory, 1 thought it best not to disturb that arrangement, made un der my predecessor, until Congress should take some action on that subject. 1 there fore did not interefere with the powers of the military commandant, who continued to exercise the functions of civil governor as before, but 1 made no such appoint ment, conferred no such authority, and have allowed no increased compensation to the commandant for his services. With a view to the faithful execution of the treaty, so far as lay in the power of the Executive, and to enable Congress to act :it ihe present session with as full knowl edge and as little dilliculty as possible on all matters of interest in these Tonitorics, I sent the lion. Thomas Butler King as bearer of despatches to California, and certain officers to California and New Mexico, whose duties are particularly de fined in the accompanying letters of in s rue ion addressed to them severally by 1 lie proper department. I did not hesitate to express to the peo ple of those Territories my desire that each Territory should, if prepared to com ply with the lequsitiuns of the constitu tion of the United States, form a plan ol a State constitution, and submit the same to Congress, with a prayer for admission into the Union us u Stale ; but 1 did not anticipate, suggest, or authorize the cs tablislunciit of any such government w ith out the assent of Congress, nor did 1 au thorize any government agent or officer to interfere with or exercise any inlluence or control over the election of delegates, or over any convention, in making or mod ifying their domestic institutions, or any of the provisions of their proposed consti tution. On the contrary, the instructions given by my orders were that all measures ol domestic policy adopted by the people of California must originate solely with themselves; that while the Executive of the United States was desirous to protect them iu the formation of any government, republican in its character, to he at the proper time submi.tcd to Congress, yet it was to be distinctly understood that the plan of such a government must at the same time be the result of their own de- ! liberate choice, and originate with them-j selves, without the inteifereiice of the Executive. 1 am unable to give any information as to laws passed by any supposed guvem inc-m in California, or of any census taken in either of the Territories mentioned in the resolution, as I have no information on those subjects. As already stated, 1 have t:i t disturbed the arrangements which I found had ex isted under my predecessor. In advising an early application hy the people of these Territories for admission us .States, I was actuated principally hy an earnest desire to afford to the wisdom and patriotism of Congress the opportu nity of avoiding occasions of bitter and angry dissensions among the people of the United States. Under the constitution, every State has the right of establishing arid from time to time altering its municipal laws and do mestic institutions, independently of every other State and of the general govern ment, subject only to the prohibitions and guarantees expressly set forth in the con stitution of the United States. The sub jects thus left exclusively to the respective States were not designed or expected io become topics of national agitation. Still, as under the consti ulinu, Congress has power to make all needful rules and regu lations respecting the Territories of the United States, every new acquisition of territory lias led to discussion on the ques tion whether the system of involuntary servitude which prevails in many of the Slates,should or not be prohibited in that Territory. The periods of exilement fiom this cause which have heretofore oc curred have been safely passed; but dur ing the interval, of whatever length, which may elapse before the admission of the territories ceded hy Mexico as States, it appears probable that similar excite ment will prevail to an undue extent. Under these circumstances, 1 thought, and still think, that it was my duty to en deavor to put it in the power of Congress, by the admission of California and New Mexico as States, to remove all occasion lot the unnecessary agitation of the pub lic piiud. It is understood ihat tlic people of the western part of California have formed a plan of a State constitution, and will soon submit the same to the judgment of Con gross apply for admission as a £ Ac. ’’ his course on their part, jig, :gh in accor dance vvitli,■ was not adopted exclusively iu consequence of any expression of my wishes, inasmuch as measures lending to this end had been promoted by the officers sent there by my predecessor, and were already in active progress of execution be fore any communication from me reach ed California. If the proposed constitu tion shall,-w hen submitted to Congress, be found to be in compliance with the requi sitions of the constitution of the United States, 1 earnestly recommend that it may receive the sanction of Congress. The part of California not included in the proposed State of that name, is believ ed to be uninhabited, except in a settle ment of our countrymen in the vicinity of Salt Lake. A claim lias been advanced by the State of Texas io a very large portion of the most popu'ous district of the Territory, commonly designated by the name of New Mexico. If the people of New Mexico had formed a plan of a State government fm that Territory, as ceded by the treaty of Guadalupe llidalgo, and had been ad mitted by Congress as a State, our consti tution would have afforded the means of ohtaing an adjustment of the question of boundary with Texas by a judicial ques tion. At present, however, no judicial tribunals has the power of deciding that question, and it remains for Congress to devise some mode for its adjustment. Meanwhile, 1 submit to Congress the question, whether it wou’d he expedient before such adjustment, to establish a ter ritorial government, which, by including the district so claimed, would practically decide the question advetsely to the State of Texas, or, by excluding it, would de cide it in her favor. Jn my opinion, such a course would not he expedient especi ally as the people of this Territory still enjoy the benefit and protection of iueir municipal laws, originally derived from Mexico, and have a military force stationed there to protect them against the Indians. It is undoubtedly , true that the property, lives, liberties, and religion of the people of New Mexico, are better protected than they ever were before the treaty of ces sion. Should Congress when California shall present herself for incorporation into the Union, annex a condition to her admission as a State aflectiiig her domestic institu tions contrary to t he w ishes of her people, and even compel her temporarily to com ply with it, yet the State could change her constitution at any time after admission, when to her it should seem expedient. Any attempt to deny to the people of the State the tight of self-government in a matter which peculiarly affects themselves, will infal.ibly be regarded by them as an invasion of their rights; and, upon the principles laid down iu our own declara tion of independence, they will certainly lie sustained by the great mass of the American people. To assert lliatlbey ate a conquered people, and must, as a State, submit to the will ol their conquerors, in this regard, w ill meet with no cordial re sponse among American freemen. Gieat numbers of them are native citizens of the United States, and not inferior to the rest of our countrymen iu intelligence and pat riotism; and no language of menace to restrain them in the exercise of an un doubted light, substan ially guarantied to them by the trea'y of cession itself, shall ever be uttered be me, or encouraged and sustained by persons acting under my au thority. It is to be expected that, in the lesidue of the territory ceded to us by Mexico, the people residing there will, at the time ol their incorporation into ilie L niuu as a State, settle all questions of do mestic policy to suit themselves. No material inconvenience will result from the want, sot a short period, of a government established by Congress over | that part of the territory which lies east j ward of the new State of California; and I I lie reasons for my opinion that New Mcx | ico w ill, at no very distant period, ask for admission into the Union, are founded on unofficial information, which, I suppose, is common to all w ho have cared to make in quiries on that subject. Seeing, then, that the question which now excites such painful sensations in the country, will, in the end, certainly he set tled by the silent effect of causes indepen dent of the action of Congress, I again submit to your wisdom the policy recom mended in my annual message of awaiting the salutary operation of those causes, be lieving that vve shall thus avoid the crea tion of geographical parties, and secure tlie hanrn ny of feeling so* necessary to the beneficial action of our political system. Connected, as the Union is, with the re membrance of past happiness, the sense of present blessings, and the hope of fu ture peace and prosperity, every dictate of wisdom, every feeling of duty, and every emotion of patriotism, tend to in spire fidelity and devotion to it, and ad monish us cautiously to avoid any unneces sary controversy which can either endan ger it or impair its strength, the chief ele ment of which is to he found in the legat'd and affections of the people fur each other. Z. TAYLOR. Washington, Jan. 21, 1850. Letter from Mr. Clayton to the President. [ This letter tecites the resolution under which the call was made on on the Presi dent, and introduces the documents which follow.] Letter from J\lr. Buchanan to Mr. Voorhics. ‘ Department of State, f Washington, 7th October, ]B4S. William V. Voobiues, Esq., Wash ington wj,y. Sir Previous to your departure for Califoi nia, the President has instructed me to make known, through your agency, to tiio cu.zeus of tho United S ales iuhabit ing that Territory, his views respecting their present condition and future pros pects. He deems it proper to employ you for this purpose, because the Tost inaster General has appointed you an agent under the “act to establish certain post routes,” approved August 14, IMS, ‘to make arrangements for the establish ment of p.ost offices, and for the transmis sion, receipt, and conveyance of letters in Oregon and California.” The President congratulates the citi zens of California on the annexation of their line province to the United States. On the 30th of May, 184S, the day on j which the ratification of our late tieaty , w ith Mexico w ere exchanged, California j finally became an integral portion ol this j great and glorious Republic ; and that act j of Congress to which I have already re ferred, in express terms, lecognised it to | he “within the territory of the United States.” May this Union be perpetual! The people of California may feel the finnes convitcion that the Government and pent pie of the United States will never aban don them, or prove unmindful of their prosperity. Their fate and their fortunes, are now indissolubly united with that <f their brethren on this side of the Rocky Mountains. How propitious this event both for them and us ! Whilst the other nations of the w orld are distracted hy do mestic dissensions, and are involved in a stiuggle between the privileges of the few and the rights of the many, Heaven has blessed our happy land with a Govern ment which secures equal lights to all cut citizens, and has produced peace, happi ness, and contentment throughout our hol - ders. It has combined liberty with order, and all the sacred and indefeasible rights of the citizens with tiie strictest observance ot law. Satisfied with the institutions un der which we live, each individual is there fore left free to promote his own prosperi ty and happiness, in the manner most in accordance with his own judgement. Under such a constitution and such laws the prospects of California ate truly en couraging. Blessed wi li a mild and salu luious climate, and a fertile soil—rich in mineral resources, and extending over nearly ten degrees of latitude along the coast of the Pacific, with some of the tinest harbors iu the world, the imagination can scarcely fix a limit to its future wealth and prosperity. W e can behold, in the not distant future, one or more glorious Mutes of this Con federacy springing into existence in Cali fornia, governed by institutions similar to our own, and extending the blessings of religion, liberty, and law over that vast region. Their free and unrestricted com merce and intercourse with the other States of the Inion, will confer mutual bene fit and blessings on all parlies concerned, and will bind us all together by the strong est ties of reciprocal affection and inter est. Their foreign trade w ith the west coast of America, with Asia, and the isles of the Pacific, will be protected by our common flag, and cannot fail to bear back to their shores the rich rewards of enter prise and industry. After all, however, the speedy realiza tion of these blight prospects depends much upon the w ise and prudent conduct of the citizens of California in the present emergency, if they commence their ca reer under pioper auspices, their advance will be rapid and certain ; but, should they become entangled in difficulties and dis setisious at the start, their progress will be greatly retarded. The President deeply regrets that Con gress did not, at their late session, estab lish a lurritorial Government for Califor nia. It would now be vain to enter into the reasons for that omission. Whatever these may have been, lie is firmly convin ced that Congress feel a deep interest in the welfare of California and its people, and will, at an early period of the next session, provide for them a teiritoria! gov ernment suited to their wants. Our laws relating to trade and intercourse with the Indians w ill then be extended over them, custom-houses w ill bo established for the collection of the revenue, and liberal grants of land will be made to those bold and pu tt iotic citizens who, amidst privations and dangers, have emigrated, or shall emigrate to that Territory from the States on this side of the Rocky Mountains. I lie President, in his annual message at tlie commencement of the next session, will recommend all these great measures to C ongress in the strongest terms, and will use every effort consistently with his duty to ensure their accomplishment. In the mean time, the condition oftlie people of California is atnomalous, and will require on their part the exercise of great piudetree and discretion. By the conclusion oftlie treaty of peace, the mili tary government which was established over them under the laws of war, and re cognized by the practice of all civilized nations, has ceased to derive its authority from this source ofpower. But is there, for this reason, no government in Califor nia t Are life, liberty, and property un dei the protection of no existing authori ties ( This would he a singular pheno menon in the face oftlie world, and especi ally among American citizens, distinguish ed as they are above all other people, for their law abiding character. Fortunately they are not reduced to this sad condition. 1 he termination oftlie war lias left an ex isting government—a government de fac to in lull operation ; and this will contin ue with the presumed consent oftlie peo ple, until Congress shall provide for them a lerritorial government. The great law of necessity justifies this conclusion. The consent of the | irresistibly in ! furred from the fk and Vom j tnuuity could po. , an existing g .verntrit-n*, when the aher native presented would be to place them selves in a state of anarchy, beyond the protection of all laws, and ieduce them to the unhappy necessity of submitting to the dominion of the strongest. The Government de facto will, of course, exercise no power inconsistent with the | pro* isior.s of the Constitution of the Uni ted States, which is the supreme law of the land. For this reason, no important duties can be levied in California on arti cles, the growth, produce, or manufacture of the united States, as no such duties can be imposed in any other part of the Union on the productions of California. Nor can new duties be charged in California up*ni such foreign productions as have al ready paid duties in any of our ports of en try, for the obvious reason that California is within the territory of the United States. 1 shall not enlarge upon this subject, how ever, as the Secretary of the Treaury w ill perform that duty. The President urgently advises the peo ple of California to live peaceably and quietly under the existing government, lie believes that this will promote their lasting and best interests. If it be not vvliat they could desire, and had a right to expect, they can console themselves with the reflection that it will endure but for a few months. Should they attempt to change or amend it during this brief peri od, they most probably could not accom plish their object before the Government established by Congress would go into operation. 1 n the mean time the country would be agitated, the citizens would be withdrawn from their usual employments, and domestic strife might divide and exas perate the people against each other ; and this all to establish a Government which, in rio conceviable contingency, con'd en dure for a single year. During this brief period, it is better to bear the ills they have than lly to others they know not of. The permanent piosperity of any new country is identified with the pci feet se curity of its land titles. The land system of the General Gevernment has been a theme of admiration throughout the world. Ihe wisdom of man has never devised a plan so well calculated to prevent litiga ion, and place the rights of owners of the soil beyond dispute. The system has been one great cause of the rapid settlement and progress of our new States and Territories. Emigrants have been attracted there, because every man knew that when lie acquired laud from the Government lie couid sit under his own vine and under his own figtree, and there would be none to make him afraid. Indeed, there can he no greater drawback to the prosperity of a cunrry, us several of the older States have expeii enced, than disputed land titles. Prudent men w ill be deterred from emigratng to a ."State or territory where they are exposed to the danger of strife and litigation inies pect to the soil on which they dwell. An uncertainty respecting the the security ot land titles arrests all valuable improve ment, because no prudent man will expend bis means lbr this purpose whilst there t is danger that another may deprive him ol’the iiuits of his labors. It is fortunate, therefore, that Congress alone under the constitution, possesses “the power to dis pose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States.'’ In the exercise of this power the President is convinced that the emigrants will receive liberal donations of the pub lic land. Althougli Congress have not establish ed a Territorial Government for the peo ple of California, they have not been alto gether unmindful of their interests. The benefit of our post office laws lias been extended to them ; and you will bear with you authority fiora the Peslmasmaster General to provide for the conveyance of public information and private correspon dence among themselves, and between them and the citizens of Oregon and of our States east oftlie Rocky Mountains. The monthly steamers on the line from Panama to Astoria have been required “to stop and deliver and take mails at San Diego, San Francisco, and Monterey.” These steamers, connected hy the Isthmus .it’ Panama with those on the Atlantic be tween New York and Charges, will keep uj a regular communication with Califor nia and afford facilities to all who may desire to emigrate to that 'J erritory. The necessary appropriations have also been made hy Congress to maintain troops in California, to protect its inhabitants against all attacks from a civilized or savage foe ; and it will afford the Presi dent peculiar pleasure to perform this duty promptly and effectively. But, above all, the Constitution of the l nited States, the safeguard ofal! our civ il rights, extended over California on the 30th May, 1818, the day on which our late treaty with Mexico was finally consum mated. From that day its inhabitants be came entitled to all the blessings and ben efiis resulting from the best form of civil government ever osrablished amongst men. 'i hat they will prove worthy of this inestimable boon, no doubt is enter tained. W hilst the population of California will he composed chiefly of our own kin dred, of a people speaking our own lan guage, ami educated for self government under our own institutions, a considera ble portion of them were Mexican citizens before the late treaty of peace. 1 liese, our new citizens, ought to he, and, from justice and generosity of the American character, the President is confident that they will be, treated withe respect and kindness, and thus lie made to feel that bv changing their alegiance they have be come mu ■■ prosper- us and Dippy, a outs, very respectfuliy, JAMES BUCH\NAN. hitler from Hr. Clayton to Mr. King, Detartmext of State, 1 Washington, April 3, 1549. J lion. Thomas Hitler Kino. Appointed agent of the United States in California . Sir: The President, reposing full confi dence in your integrity, abilities, and piu dence lias appointed you an agent for the purpose of conveying important instruc tions and despatches to our naval and military comtnuaders in California. It is Ids desite that you should lose no time in repairing thither, by the best and most ex peditious route, in the prosecution of the duties devolved upon you, which 1 shall proceed to explain in the following in structions. '1 he situation of the people in California and New Mexico has already, at this early period of his administration, attracted his attention. By the late treaty with Mexi co provision was made for the future ad mission of these Terri ories in the Union as States; and, in the mean time, the Government of the United States is bound to pioctect the inhabitants residing in them, in the free and entire enjoyment of their lives, liberty, and property, and in the exercise of their civil and religious rights. Owing to causes with which you are fully acquainted, the Congress of the United States failed to assist the Execu tive, by a passage of a law establishing a Government in either of the new Tcirito ries. You are aware, however, that an act was passed at the lust session to ex tend the revenue laws of the United States over the ternitcry and wathers < f upper California. This act creates aeollection dis trict in California. And you also know that by another pievious act, certain mail facilities have been extended to the same Teritories. W batever can be done, by the aid of the of die Constitution of the l - nited States, the treaty with Mexico, and the enactments of Congress to afford to the people of the Territories the benefits of civil government and the protection that is due them, will be anxiously considered an attempted by the Executive. You have been selected hy the Presi dent to convey to them these assurances, and especially the assurance of bis firm de termination, so fur as his constitutional power extends, to omit nothing that may tend to promote and secure their peace and happiness. You are fully possessed of the President’s views, and can with propriety suggest to the people of Califor n a the adoption of measures best calcula ted to give them effect- These measures must, of course, originate solely vvitli themselves. Assure them of the sincere desire of the Executive of the United States to protect and defend them in the formation of any Government, icpublican in its character, hereafter to lie submitted to Cong:css, which shall be the result ol their ow n deliberate choice. But let it lie, at the same time, distinctly undo stood by them, that the plan of such Government must oiiginate with themselves, and with out the inteifetnance of the Executive. The laws California and New Mexico, as they existed at the couclusi nos the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, regulating the relations of the inhabitants vv ith each other, will necessarily remain in force in those Territoiies. Their relations with their funner Government have been dis solved, and new relations created between them and the Government of the United Mates; hut the existing laws, regulating t lie relations of the people with each oth er, will continue until others lawfully en acted shall supersede them. Our naval and military commanders on those stations w ill he fully instructed to co-operate with the friends ot older and good government, so far as ther co operation ca.i be useful and proper. An important past of your duty will he to acquire and to transmit to this Depart ment, the best and fullest information in regard to the population, the productions, and the resources of their country; the extent and character of all grants of land made by Mexico prior to the late treaty ; the quantity and condition of the public domain, and especailly of those portions which are tendeied valuable hy their me tallic and mineral wealth ; and the general fitness and capacity of these new acquisi tions for the great purposes of agricultm e, commerce, and manufactures, 'i he devel opment oftlie resources of this vast and interesting region, in all that concerns the interest and welfare of its present and fu ture occupants, is a cherished object of this Government; and all informatou which you can obtainin relation to these subjects will be most acceptable to this Department. It is desirable to know the numbers of the various Indian tubes which form a por tion of the population of the Territories ; their power, character, and modes of life ; and the number of Mexicans held as cap tives there hy anv savage ti ibes, whose re lease and restoration to their own country this Government is bound to exact by the 4th and 11th articles of the tieaty ; also, as neatly as may Lie, the number of Mexi cans who, within the year alter tho ex change of the ratifications of the tieaty, have withdrawn from the Territories, ami the number of those who have declared their intention to preserve the character ol the citizens of the Mexican Republic, agreeably to the Stli article of tliej* tieaty. Ji is not ciedited by this Government that any attempt w ill he made to alienate cither of these portions of the territories of the I nited States, or establish an indepen dent Government within their limits.— But should the existence of any such pro ject he detected, you will not fail to bring it to the immediate notice of your Govern ment, that measure l ? he made for the pro ::’ ' 1 in -i ' -.f the people of the j nited States may le promptly adopt ' ed. V< u are fully authorised to confer our Military and Naval Commanders »A in these Territoiies, who will l e Ufa j ed to assist you in the the objec's of your mission. w Y our compensation will be at the of eight dollars per diem, fiotn the your departure on the business of v > mission until your return home, and * will be allowed your travelling and expenses during youi absence, fer w j you will be careful to take vouchers in " cases where they can le obtained. The sum of one thousand dollars h a i vanced to you on account. 1 am, sir, very respectfully, your obedi ent servant. JOHN M. CLAYTON A CON, G~aT~~~ SATURDAY MORNING, FBB. 2,1K0~* Father Mathew —This great Apoule of Temperance, arrived in this city on Tliursd evening last, and will he the guest of Dr. M°- Goldrick, during his stay in the city. He is on his wav to the \Vest,vin Columbus, N.Orle ans j.,. We have been requested to state that Falter 91 athi vv will celebrate .Mass, Tomorrow .Mm n . ing, the 3d instant, at the Catholic Churcli this city, at half past iO o’clock. He vn\VW\ vj Preach and administer the Pledge to all w|, wish to take it. O The lion. li. A. llAKALsmTwill p| ease accept our thanks fur a copy of the Patent Offic, Report for IH4B. Ftr We have received through the courtcsj ofDr.E.L. Stkoiiecker, of this t-itv, a l, o * 0 f “Coral Dentifrice,” a compound prepared hy him for cleansing, whitening and preserving the teeth, and imparting a delightful fragrance to the hi cat . . It is a very desirable article, and the Doctor has “a few more left of the same sort.’ Washington Hall Messrs. Brown & Harris having withdrawn from this establish, nunt, it was re-opened yesterday hy Messrs. E. 8. Rooms, of this city, and James Mf.aiu, fut merly of the Pulaski House, in Savannah. We wish them su'cets, and have no doubt that the good mime of the Hotel will he abundantly sut lained under their management. Convicted.—Urinklet Bishop was round “Guilty on 1 hursday last, of tl e n.order tjf To t o S.vinu, some time since, and will prolt. aLly he sentenced to-day, previous to the m l . jonrnmont of the Court, hy his Honor, Judto Starke, who is intbl.d to the thanks of iho coit.mt nity for his efforts to clear the dockets t *Ei rue Baker was also found guiltv vrstcnkr of Larceny from the Honrs. The i! outhern Question. The security of our rights in relation to shivery has become a question to which the people of the South seem at last to be awake; and il i"s often asked “ What shall we do to pro tect them r” To arrive at a correct answer to tfiis question, perhaps it may 1.0 well to see in the first place, what wo have done and what good lots result! il from it. Then what have we donei \\ hy wo have begged, vve have entreated, we have remonstrated ; vve have got into a passion, i hroatoiied, gascoua led, got cool, submitted and oompiOiiiisod.—That is the history of the past anil what have been the compromises? Wliv that the North has demanded what she had no shadow of right to—vve have kicked and blus tered, she talked about “the spirit of conces sion and compromise," agrees to take half of her demand; and vve, good kind souls,y ield and call it a compromise.—When did we evei ask ol the North more titan our rights? Wliendid we refuse to y ield all that was hers ? Tliecon cessions have all been on our part, the compro mises as they' are called all at our expense — “The spirit of concession and compromise’’! 1 ' \\ here is it to end ? According to our notion?, the time for concession and compromise passed away with tha adop ion of the Constitution.— Before that time each party was at liberty to dic tate the terms upon which he would become a party to it—while the States were making'll? bargain it was mutter of interest— each line then had the right to say—‘ it is not my interest toen ter the l nion upon these terms’—but wlientliu find settled anil agreed upon the terms, who they had severally conceded and confiriwdi until each was satisfied that her interests wen sufficiently secured and the bargain was com pleted, then that compact became a matter of right and no one parly has the right to say to another, “ you must concede to me something to which the contract entitles you.”—The'off object of the contract is to settle vvliat eaih one is entitled to —“ concession” is llierefow** an end. But when is “ concession” to stop ? iVchave conceded vvliat is termed the “ 91 issouri Com promise.” What did the North “ concede’’ » that comprotn se ?—They sought to cx« lode slaves from all territory.—We yielded more than half and called it a compromise.— vve repe-t it—“ what did the North concede ?” Now they demand that slavery shall he excluded from all territory, that it shall he abolished in the Dis trict of Columbia, and that the trade between the Stales shall lie prohibited.— No doubt if " e will concede the exclusion of slaves from tl |U territories they will kindly compromise np ,,n that for the present—but a few short years will find them again vvitli increased strength and tenacity invading our rights, and vve may g ll0l! conceding and compromising, until vve have nothing left worth contending fur, neither power nor spirit to contend for what " e have.— They will then pause to regard our t®" 1 ' plaints or our threats, no more than they now da to regard our rights.—Whether vve look to d‘ e history of the past, the appearances of present, or the prospects of the future, wc can not escape the conviction that such is to bo th® conclusion of the matter, unless vve not only chock but strangle the spirit of fanalicisiHi ant * what is worse the lust for power, which ism l "’ urging the North onward. Then the ques'-m" conics, “ How is tliis to he done ?” T’po this branch • r tin <o;!ff rt wc shall £ ,r( peril.q. or . • • I ; xt, and sltall the subject freely—for it is time llrt’ people of the South look at it, in alt it® j>b ,l,c *