Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-07

al ihe map. ST.. the ", Stsrn line. as LAID
nh ~ tie Florida treaty, bearing off NOR.
aud more 10 The west. as YOU rise into "A
higher ld,t'uj. eniil IL makes one great
sweep Ia t.c Pacific ocean. The 361 de-
gree ia tact about cuts The CapeS Virgin
ia-iiis about the liie OF .lemascaiion be-
tween krni,tck, aud Tennessee. THE
section y. oi 369 is immensely greater
Than The one io the sbuih. II gives the
non s'avc-hoiding states, the whole scope
from The Mississippi tc The Pacihc-ue
have moi Que inch on Tie western sea. A
lriend - cUmpromIs- speaks 0iihis nor
shern section as The vast country 10 the
west extending 80 The Pacific - Was il fair
t"eD forms tn surrender Tins VAST dispropoT-
| 'ioa oil country tng;ve about eight or ten
'0''S 49, much aS Ne shall r.crNc2 Was
u eNpedieni Tor snuIhern or wosi,in
| H'an IL come ,nio thus UNEQUAL c0mpro,
mis-" = Ia poini ofexpe,i.cncv, ,h,s mra.
sure Is ,nuch more important to IL than
about Missouri. IN proportion to the i'm
h"nssiN greater extent 1i country which,
" embraces. And Vet this cuinnroni<c
has -tceiv"d the sanciion of es:er;i and
sonih'rn Representatives of men, dis
i'nguished Tor ihrir talents anl public
spirit. fohr of ih" Virginia delegation
IN The llou>eoi II representatives. voted lul
II "a siood up against 81; II out IL the
42. WHO voted against thi, cnmpro mise.
More than 5ihs. were Vngi,i,ans :.
TINS l. one drop of consolation even IN
,hr hitter cup.
hui wny complain, il may be said. OF
The wan' al ianG u will b. years before
we should want this country. repl,
ny poiniinS To 'l" Cian, growth Of this
nniion. Time fl,cs unA feaihcry teet OVER
snch rapi' rae Years in the history
o. nations are less than days in the life OF
individuals,
But somebody else may say, the land
n. OF jog Is not fii Tor slaves--ib- climate
is too cold! Not FL nhy then is Virginia
or Mary land. inhabited hy slaves Re,
sides, Is moi The valley oi the MississiDp,
warmer in the same decree OF l.,iiutl.
'han OF the sra-board ? Does not the eli.
male improve az the country opens Is
But ii ~ siid, Will The Scuba aud lha
Ntsl yield nothing Is moi Tie cumsliiu-
non liselt The result ri spirit of aDIly,"
o' mutual deiercnce ard concession
is mol i!'IS western territory he property
81 HE Who'll" nation Ougbi MOI a par, to
be 'aid oil for slave holders, an.i "a part
| not 1t you are discouieuiod, becaus.
| you gel so little, l. uoi the north coualIy
dissatisfied because YOU ret SO murL III
Wei, villa, then Does II fnllo. that he
cause we must give up fair proportion.
we must subscribe 10 a most unequal bar
gain l. TINS Ike The reciprocal cnvcna.i
o. Abraham AMI Lot, when 10 prevent all
sifli" between me and thee, and br-
tween my herdmen and thy her,lmeu, for
we he brethren" they reciprocal, and
ia'Fiy parlI'iouef the land between them
IL " were expedipni at his time Ia make a
flrf ,ltltr i,,. A..
constitution so rs 10 rnodny The terra,
needIul' quad slavery, az i, RESPECTS
akrrIiory, and then having The cnusiiiu-
''onal power, split mp il,is western terrific
ry. Tue J"in' property of the whole naiion,
i'i isir and due proportions, between thee
Al the North and Us of the South ;fcOu-
cesSloB be az tbs time necessary. VIII
such an unequal concession as results
from his bill?
Bat III, deed is done-The treaty is
slgnrd, sealed and delivered. The COM
promise which threw hi, ciiy and this
commonwra! I, into flame, and suspend
ed for week The Electoral Csucu,. j.,
consummaied. We .uhmii. II il The
duty oi good citizens 10 hold by The sheet
anchor, HE law of the land, 50 long a. n
remains law. We bow I. II. though on
no occasion with az poor a grace and so
bitter spirit. The Soutr and the West
ar wronged;i they must he as, naiient 81
his Union Is ton dear 10 as all io I've
iorl asundcr. We prizr H., ton reverrut-
~. TO mediate any blow at ii.-Some
nave indeed ihousni I'll t. augur ilsso-
iu'ion % the Union from The late agisi-
ins discussions, bal IN truth, the present
question never srnonsly ieopardiZcd II,
whatever sight have been the panic
A. un 10, Lon
take leave Oi this question with Tie biz
'rresi disappointment. BuI WITH all our
dlSquitlnde and regrets, there is Infer
mingled ono pieasurabe emotions, lEat
ne high mlndcd citizens OF Missouri
nave succeeded III their wishes and are
about To enter HE Union, unshorn &c
lh"1r beams -irf~, sovereign .0H a.. eguak
footing NTH tie original sf0tes.
Baltimore Fedora Gazette Of the I'd. inst.
AIter having ceded away for ever tie vast
country y ". of the Ohio!
See Mr.. Heur> Eddy 'sinIeres,ing sketch
esq Illinois,, addressed 10 J. MeIEs, Esq.
writer ia the Anrera. rcprobdiesd csm-
promise ~ The strongest terms. he says liz
taxes Il tor granted, that there was nor
solitary nIrH-er in The affirmative, OF the de-
cisIon OF MIR TayIor's motion, who wunld moi
nave considered himself as a traitor 10 Driu-
cipie, ana hhrrty, aud conscience, had he vot
49, '"c HrE"uFf' >hOU 10 quarters TO
the compromise.
they owe il 10 themselves, TO keep their
eye hrmlS 6Ned on Texas live are cooped
up on tie hoith, we must have elbow room to
the west.
How "Gre tie Committee in the H. of r.
appointed - wish 10 know: Tie Inielligen-
tef does "ot inform me FL wish TO know, how
u came 10 pass that there was hut one rppre-
tentative from The slave holding stateS-iAf.
an avuwed friend Of compromised mot que
from the largest slaVe-hUidins ST ate-and Egur
from The Inll-sla W. LnllILn,. .Intna