Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1820-02-19

ses,ion, oh the sasos, som Wa, shin ston, Of
q orpiect Ibeipg on foot foe a cam pro nize Of
conflicting Opinions, in Congress, Oil the
Missouri question. There was, few even-
ings ago, meeting Of Members of the lie :.
gislaturc, to nominate fl persons to compose
the Republican Ticket Of Eiectors Of Presi
dent aud Vice President OF The United States,
at the ensuing election That meeting adj
journed, without effecting this o6iect, to u
future day, with the avowed mention of
awaiting, before they Came t, nomination,
further information from w Ashing.on res.
pectiug the Missouri question.
What bearing this question is to have on
the approaching Presidential Election, we
are yet to understand; though this is.not the
first intimation we have seen, in the public
prints, OF relation of one question to the
other. But, since the subject of a compro-
mise Is mentioned. it nay be proper to state.
that there has been god deal If converse.
ton among the Members Of Congress on
this subject; and thai there are some If those
most decidedly opposed to interfering with
the Constitution of u new State i'm the IN de
proposed, who are not adverse to a prohib-
ton OF the future TRANSFORMATION of slaves in
to the Territories of the United States
meaning thereby the territory not included
within any ofthe States of the Umon. This
is what is spoken of as a compromise.
What will be the result, however. of this
whole proceeding, is at present entirely un-
uncertain.
Having mentioned the Opinions in Con-
gress on the Missouri question, this may be
Int occasion to say a few words respecting 2
the vote in the Senate on the motion of Mr..
Roberts TO recon- nit the report of the con-
mittee who recommended che uoion of
NlIn nd IL
time, unler the impression, that all the
Members of the Senate WIN voted on that
question in the negative, were in favorof an
union of the two States in one bill. We
are now better informed and in conse
quence OF the abuse levelsi in some of the
Eastern prints, at Mr.. PALMER and NJ.
PARRorr, we thnk It proper TO state, that
those gentlemen are not 10 favor of the pro
posed union shat they voted against Mr..
Roberts motion, because, in their opinion,
it would determine nothing, but would have
the effect TO prOcrastinAte a question which
they preferred TO mset directly, as a!resdy
presented TO tn, Senate ov the report OF the
Judiciary committee MT. Int.
Among the subjects br,ore Congress which
are Likely to b. ovsrlaid by tue Missouri
question, we much fear that Of the Bankrupt
Dill VIII Oe one. w rear IL, We say. be-
cause the deep anxiety manifested on the
subject, from every quarter of oar country
in which trade has beea carried on to any
extent, evinces the im,,rtaot light in whic
it is there regarded. 1. is due to the thou
sands who trenbingly cling to tn. hope Of
an alienation of .heir condition from thi,
means, that fair decision IN the question
should be had; that they may know, without
being mistaken, L. without the possibility of
bling mistaken, and without further waste
1T tine, the worst they have to apprehend.
w. have reason to think that the distant
and scattered papers of the trailing part of
our Country occasionally contain essay, on
this neglected subject, which deserve a bet,
ter fate thln TO monlder on the spot where
they oeig mate. Two such we have met with
insa Philadelphia paper, which appear to
have been accustomed 10y one OF chose mourn
fuI circumstances that frequently occur
among tn Dse wac become involved in mex.
, ;ricdble d Sficulti:e under the State Laws.
One ~ those essays We phhlisn 10 iav, tn.
second shall no. be- long deferred IBID