The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-22

Blow follows blow in rapid succession. We scarcely
know what to expect The abolitonists appear deter
mined TO rush on with can appetite keen death" 10
the qualification Of their faverite object
The proceedings of Congress during this session, with
.sDeet to the question OF slavery have been of the
alarming and portentous character. 1t not enough
that the House of Representatives, without precedent,
without necessity and in contempt for the rights of
a large and patriotic portion of the Union, should
have instructed the Committee the Territories to re-
pot bill excluding slavery from New Mexico and
California Without precedent, for we recoect
where under similar circumstances the step
has been taken before, Without necessity, because
II was known that the committee, at the last ses
SION hal reported similar bill in the absence of specific
instruction. and in all probability would do ii again. In
contempt for the rights of the slaveholding States for
without taking the high constitutional ground, cannot
be right as mere question of equality 10 exclude these
rzens from all participation in the benefits of
trv acquired in war to which they contributed
largely in men and means This may say; and
WE might say more because without meaning any In
vidous comparison, is notorious that the slavsholdng
States furnished hantheir ratio OF men-to say
nothing about the money-for the Mexican war. 1t was
not enough that proposition should be made to take
the sense not only OF the free negroes and mulat-
toes Of the District of Columbia upon the question
whether slavery should be abolished within it or not,
but of the saues themselves also, (such the character
of the proposition as Mr.. Gildings himself declared,
upon interrogatcry and that il should have from
member Of State (Ohio) which does not permit free
groes even VOTE and be voted for by 79 MEMBERS but
Yesterday the House OF Representatives, by vote of 9s
IL, tha IF
bs 10 introduce biz abolishing the slave trade within
that District!
Do the gentlemen who have voted for these resolutions
really see and fully comprehend TO what their action is
leading Do they suppose that the South has become
so tame, that they will not even turn when odden upon
Doihey suppose they have lost the instinct of the rep
ule We are that much has occurred OF late to in
Auce northern and western men TO suppose that those OF the
South Indifferent about these questions But they may
rely upon that such not the 1t is true, the wing
States of the South, aud of the doubtful ones, have
lately voted for General Taylor and Mr. Fillmore the
former of whom occupied equvocal position upon the
subject of the Wilmot Proyiso; and the latter,
were sure, sympathized with the aboltonists. But it
be recoected that their friends represented them to
be particularly reliable upon the question OF slavery and
that they voted for by large portion OF the South
that ground Let not the country deceive itself by
these manifestations; they deceptive.
We speak not as a southern man-not a Vrginian--
but, God knows as an American-an American proud
of his glorious country--as friend of the Unon-as
friend to political freedom throughout the world, the
success of which depends upon our example And we
conure those who would sap and undermine tive
would implore those who would sow tares between
brethren-those who would disturb those feelings of
mutual kndnessthose who would discard those feelings
of mutual concession and compromise in which our
blessed Union originated and in which alone
tnue exist dscountenance to frown upon proceed
ings calculated to endanger it They may rely upon it,
the late proceedings of Congress of that description
Let not any of our countrymen deceive themselves We
say this not in angerin spirit of inmidation-but
from deep of the excitement which the resolution
OF yesterday will produce and the consequences it will
carry with it. The appeal is made to the South and to
the North without regard TO party 1t question that
oveeaps all parties and all chques 1t is our country
which calls upon 1t appeal TO the love for the
Union lselfin behalf of that spirit of compromise
which this great confederacy is built, and by which it
must be preserved