The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-21

said agents to receive the same pay discharge the same
duties, and be subject to the restrictions and ab
ties as indian agents by law and that the laws
regulating intercourse with the Indian tribes force
shall be extended and be in force in said Territories
This important bill is before the Senate. 1t may
receive some notifications, but understand its great
principles are likely to be preserved We understand
that little doubt is entertained of its passing the
Senate 1t is sincerely hoped that if will be acted
on and passed with as much promptitude pos
slbe, In order that governments may be formed at
once tor our Territories and that Congress may be able
to bring Its protacted session close We confess too
with all frankness, that desire to restore tranquility
both to our public councils and the public mind Aga
tors are still engaged in disturbing the country, and build
their miserable schemes of distraction and crafty
ing their own petty passions OF ambition and revenge by
the extension OF sectional feelings and geographical par
ties 1t is these local feuds only which endanger
the quiet and security of the Union Let the scheme
before Congress be adoptedlet the principle of nom
intervention prevail, and all the constitutional powers of
the inhabitants of different States, in relation to this
much agtaed subject be referred to the arbrament of
the judicial tribunals of the country, and we may defy
the agtatsrs. They may still grumble and murmur, and
threaten to repeal They will fail, because every patriot
will rally around the Union The substantial features
of this scheme may not be altogether agreeable all our
people. One citizen may prefer one mode of compro-
mise, and another may prefer another. Some may 20
for the right of carrying the property Of the south into
every portion of the common territory. Some would
share the territory between north and SOUTH and draw
the line according to the Missouri compromise Mr..
Clayton informs U.S. in his speech, that this well as
9th propositions tried in the select committee
and that they all failed He further declares that the
scheme in this bill the only which adopted
with much unanimity. Mr.. Calhoun (and though he
may attach no value to any opinion which may
press yet we will not orbear to do justice to the manly
and harmonious he is pursuing,) declared, we
understand, Wednesday, that this bill contains the
only adjustment which, under the circumstances could be
made. We happy to understand that he supports it.
We wait the denOuement with great solicitude. We
regard it, with Mr. Reverdy Johnson question which
far outrdes the presidential election the temporary
triumph of any party. We look to it as the bow of
peace, and such would receive it-not, perhaps
as the best thing which could be done, but, Scion
sad the best which circumstances would permit-ncom-
paraby BETTER certainly than to leave the question un
settled far better than leave the peace of the country
the football for selfish politicians and maddened fana-
tics
From the National Inteligencer.
THE COMPROMISE. readers apprized that of
the important of those questions which sometimes
arise if try the strength and durability of Union
referred select committee of eight members the
Senate of the United States the 18th instant In the
OF this committee every sectional
consulted and represented and each Of the political div
sions had equal weight.
We may easily suppose that the most opposite views
presented and defended by the distinguished
who formed this committee and those who were best in
which in The
adjustment and favorable report, had but faint hope
this question could be settled during the present
And yet many ardent friends of the Union and of
their country WING and democratic, of opinion that
by defen9 adjustment, the difficulties attending
would increase greater exacerbation would and
that geographical parties would arise. endan2ering
distant day that union of free and independent States
which alone ensure peace at home and abroad
This committee, however, yesterday reported a bill,
which sincerely hope will pat this question forever
This bill proposes establish governments for the
Territories of Oregon Cafo mia, and New Mexico upon
such principles of universal justice and constitutional right
hoped will challenge the approval of every calm and
rejecting mind.
The bill provides Territorial government for Oregon
continuing in force the laws which have been passed by
the present temporary until the legislature
be created by this act shall pass other laws in conformity
the wishes and interests of the people whom they will
represent
As it regards New Mexico and California provides for
each government such that first given the Michigan
Territory but the time restraints those Territories
from passing any laws the subject Of slavery, edom
of religion imparing the right of the United States
the unoccupied lands Whatever rights of property
be enjoyed by persons removing those Territories de-
rived from the constitution and laws of the United States,
be referred and decided by the judicial power OF
the United States, subject to appeal from the
within the Territories the Supreme Court of United
States.
Hence apparent that the rights and claims the
and the south the subject of slavery reserved
and, without giving the sanction United States to
Of in
recognised the future character OF those States will depend
the character the habits and the wishes of the people
who shall hereafter form the State constitutions for those
Territories.
We sincerely that this scheme, proceeding
doubleday does from the patriotic motives, may put
end forever question, from the agitation of which
alone the enemies of great and glorious Union derive
any hope of succeeding in their insane purposes
Mr. Wise led off his speech at Hampton, in Virginia,
(says correspondent Of the Richmond Enquirer) by
laying down the principles of the democratic party,
given to the country by the Baltimore convention. He
asked Mr. s. to give his principles, and at the time
requested him to the five cardinal points of the
democratic party Upon the tariff Mr. w. was at home,
although he did not enter into any general arguments
upon that subject The bank came up next Mr. w.
expressed his sentiments upon that. They were now
what they in 40, according to the wing address
issued from Richmond by the wing party of that year. de-
clarng its opposition to a United States Bank Upon
distribution Mr. WIS views accord with the democracy.
Upon every question which has heretofore agtaed our
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