The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-23
y THE COMPROMISE BILL.

The analysis of the vote in the House, on the mo-
ton to lay the Compromise Bill the table, presents
some facts that are assuredy worthy to be well pom
dered by the Southern people. In practical shape,
the question OF the organization of the Terrific
ries brought up for the first time by this bilI-
Of all times this, then was the most fortunate for
the settlement of it. The country had been little
agtated as yet, while the symptoms of fearful
ctement were rapidly and everywhere developing
themselves. To leave the question open was to
make it the predominatng of division, swa-
lowing up all ordinary interests, and turning the Pre-
sdental election into furious struggle between the
South and the Aboitionists-the former for existence
and the latter for a triumph the Constitution
and the Union. This condition of things, and this
DANGER must have been familiar to every member of
Congress. We believe, too, that it known that
perfect and determined union of the Southern men
could secure the settlement of the question. From
the debates of the Senate, and the high tone of all
the Southern speakers, supposed that such union
had been effected, and reoiced in not merely the
that this would succeed, but as
signal and most cheering proof that the South had
cause strong enough to bring all her to her aid.
+ The charm was broken by the vote i'll the Senate
Four Southern Whig Senators stepped out of the
ranks of their brethren and voted with the Abolition
lists against the BILL We can little divine the
tves that led to this desertion can the feelings
which they entertained in their own hearts while
standing side by side with Dix, of New York, and
Hale, of New Hampshire, issue to try the right
of the South to share in the property of the Union
We will not even undertake to conjecture with what
received them into their ranks whether there was
anything of derison in the smile that accompanied
their recognition. But it is nearly certain that this
deseron of the four Whig Senators defeated the BILL
They did not prevent its passing the Senate, but they
destroyed the moral power of the Southern union,
and made it lawful for whoevor pleased to follow their
example In the House. The precedent was not lost
A Georgia Whig made the motion in the House to
lay the bill on the table. Eight Southern Wings
voted for this motion, and it was carried by vote
which would have been reversed if they had gone
with the South. Every Southern Democrat voted
against this motion. Every northernwhig voted for it.
The proof that this bill proposed an adjustment of
the question, honorable and satisfactory the South
is ample. We have the testimony Of all the South
ern Democrats and half the Southern Wings of the
Senate to this. We have like testimony on the
part of the Southern Members of the House. md
this is further strengthened by the bitter rage with
which it assaied by all the fanatics ofthe North
in and out Of Congress that rabbe of political
ruffans who live by string up war against us. What
had a Virgihian, Kentuckian, Georgian, to do
with aiding these miscreants mature their plots
gainst the Slaveholdng States? And, after giving
US such proofs of what Southern Wings can do, with
what assurance do they ask the South to vote for
man whose only pledge of fidelity yet is, that he
is Southern Whig? Charleston Mercury.