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present II is violation Of this principle which engende
hearbuming and strife, and strikes at the Union itself

Also tha here Is no olncr way, In case OF COLLISION N
settle the difficulty. to remove the danger to bind thi,
nes,imable Union together by ribs of steel, but to
resort 10 the conciliatory temper, the same Com.
promising spirit which originally formed the constitution
and has kept the Union together From the moment
therefore, that the issue presented during the las,
session of Congress, we have repudiated the Wlmot
Proviso dangerous TO the union and peace OF our
country We frankly tell friends in all quarters Of
he country that not less enthusiastically devoted
to the Union than any OF them; but that its benefits
should be shared alike by alias the dews of heaven
which fall upon all that the south cannot be ex
pected to acaulesce in any other arrangement; and
hat there appears to be no other method of r.
moving the difficulty than, in place OF the VII
mot provso to substitute that spirit of compromise
which has been twice acted on upon two other men,
orabe occasions This opinion we have previously repeat
eddy expressed and repeat now, with deeper con-
victon than ever OF its truth Let not deceive ourselves
70 refuse all acquisition of territory from Mexico, the
means OF "ndemnity for the past and security for the
inture" would be worse than folly. 1t would be con-
iesson of the weakness of political institutions 1t
would both be treacherous sacrifice to the spirit Of
abolitionsm, and would manifest a cowardly fear Of
The strength of our government. To repeat the sens
BILE remarks of the South Carolina "Mountaineerr
which we publish tonight
IA refusal TO receive territory from the Mexicans in OPP
position the rights of the Union, and the south in par
uar would be fatal surrender OF our safety and equality
md trucking abolition from which there would be
no recovery"
On this question can only repeat what we have
said before and with the following extract from recent
editorial article we close remarks for the present:
In m the Inn Nc hara
planted ourselves and still stand upon the platform Of
the Missouri compromise-which has been recently paf
trlned by the resolutions of the Virginia Legislature as
amended by the Senate, and subsequently adopted by both
houses-he principles of which compromise the south has
10 desire disturb, and which, bar to most pelou
agiation should in Judgment, be held sacred
oy all parties, and by both sections Nor is this posi-
lion new On the 3D. of May, lSii when the Texas
question before the people in the drew
and offered the resolutions then adopted by the democratic
association of Virginia, assembled at Slockoe Hill,
Richmond. Among these resolutions was the following
which marked out distinctly this ground of the Nil
souri, compromise;
Resored That we protest against the proceedings of M
anti annexation meeting which took place IN the city
New York the 9th April; that we deeply regret
the sentiments which We're expressed on thai occ aston
its president, Albert Gaatin esq, and that we soemn
protest against the 10Th resolution, which would cut off the
southern people from equal participation OF The beues
he southern and southwestern States under the ban Of the
republic by peremp,oriy requiring, in any event. proper
Iy fobiddng the admission OF any savehodng State
that may be established within the territory of Texas; and
the especially that immense region, which extends
from Missouri to Oregon is north of the 36ath degree OF at
ude, markedo by the Missouri compromise act OF HenE
Clay and destined the special uses and behess OF The
States who may carve ont not only "bu
Sates but many others their own Interests or then
love OF power may prompt them 10 establish within that e
cnsive terrorytus overthrowing the whole balance
the constitution and subectng The southern States to thu
tender mercies of the aboitionsts OF the north
We have recently the last winters clamor repeated
against national convention Florida journal de
nounces it, because the south would be ounumbere
and her rights Frustrated there. Let us, then, repe
what said in the same article from which we have
just quoted, the following passage:
And, after all, if national convention be thus rejected
what is gained to the South BY the very of the
act the democratic party in the is dsorganizet
and dissolved The election goes the House OF Repre-
sentaves. federal candidate or coalition candidate
elected President But what guaranty, what pretence Of
guaranty has the south that her candidate will be chosen
Is the ant-slavery feeling weaker in the House OF Repre-
sentaves than it will be in a convention Has our exe
Renee commended to election by the House as pure
and safe mode of election Do the people, any con
siderable portion of the people, look upon it with conf
dence Just the reverse. And il, upon Mr.. Calhonn'
plan, the election be carried into the House. what must
the position OF the south there sectional canvass WIN
have just ragged over the country. Parties will have been
vigorously defined on the question of slavery And such
state oil things the south, Mr. Calhoun's showing
comes into the House to elect President and there mas
itself IN minority. And ihs-us ths-s the necessary
result of Mr. Cahoun's plan for the protection of the South
la opposition all such schemes, we go for IA national
convention We cling to the integrity and harmony OF the
great democratic party of the country true and well
tried insrumenay for the protection of southern rights
md the preservation of Union. We would meet the
democracy OF the north in council With the constitution
in our hands, which, Mr.. Calhoun him self tells sey
en-tenths of the north resolved abide by would
claim their with us in the maintenance OF tho
Just rights of the south We would show readiness act
the spirit ofthe Missouri com promise and would APP
peal at once TO the interests of the north add the pow
or OF truth upon the minds of the northern democracy
ict win us What has the south hope from federal as
tendency Who has failed to observe the sympathy OF the
tAierasts with the liberty paryan identity OF principle
with which they have claimed And who can doubt that
the chel bar TO federal ascendency is the union oil the dem
oeratc party secured by the representative agency oil ma
tional convention Bu even if this hope fail us-if
vention shall fail to arrive any decision which the south
can abide byand we VIII not believe this until we seei-
even then Ar Calhouns plan is left the south in its entire
ty, and with all its remedial powers Our present issue
with hun Is, that he would throw away, beforehand and
without trial. all the good hope for the south whichs in
voved in the harmonious action OF national convention
where the rights of the south shall be fully and faithfully
represented e
u From Frontier Journal
THE WASHINGTON County REsoLurIoSs-THg BASGoR
GAzErrE.We cut the following brief article from the
Bangor (aboiton) Gazette
"Dowy EAsr.-The democracy of Washington county are
decidedly under concern. AT their county CONVEX
ton, together with dose of excessive audaon 10 the ao
mnistraton and the Mexican war, have this resolve
Resolred, That while consider slavery an eyl9
we shall ceeruly abide by the compromises OF the consa
uon, and regard the preservation oil the American Union
as sacred duty and that earnestly deprecatc any
tempt OF political leaders to connect this question with W
parry strife OF the day. and 10 convert lnto AN nsms