The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-21


to favor slavsry?r Friend we mean n at to " spea
evil of dig mites :" but the Supreme Court of 1913
not he out Of John Marshall Story, Smith Thong
son &c. IL is'a very different body. And while W
can't tay positively what the present judges will
iesPtcubs Aavery extension we can gay what .ne
have done with regard to the porr question Tha
wac sp p 70 oPsra'e Powet.uy asams. Gs
before the Supreme Court, and was fully argued la
winter There was no way to decide 1T but one a
every ntellige mt person knew, and tho decision, by
loooco Court would have told powerfully az aims
Cars Conpanyin the pending canvass. SO the deci
sion is withhrld-.mothered- concealed The delay i
political trick, to prevent tho scasopabe exposur,
OF past tricks We havn't n very excessive conf
dchce in either set Of trcksters.
ne Supr Court is to have final jurisdiction. But
when shall it decide We want decision at
Every honest interest requires that the decisive verdict
shall be rt ndered forthwith The shareholders want to
know whether they take their slaves to New
Mexico and legally hold them there free laborers
want TO know whether, If they go there, theyare to
DIRK in competition with blacksmiths carpenters, sc
who bought sold Gig hit ndred jllars
yer head, with a liberal discount to who buys by
the quantity. If the decision shall DO deferred tho
nero fact that slave holders viii have gone there
pecting to hold their wort ehatcs will be urged
as treason why slavery should be perpetuated They
will clamor aganst adverse dec sion con6scaton
OF their rro erty and their brother Shareholders the
supreme Bench will be inclined TO sympathze with
THIN.
Let this bill pass reported and we shall have an
immediate organization of each territory, uDder in-
1uences most hostile to free labor free soil =
Slaves will be carried and held there and the terri
tor al judges will pronounce tho whole business
Transaction. Then the Supreme Court has only to
def decision until slavery shall have become strong
enough to organize State gOvernments and apply for
admission inso the Unoc. After that the court may
decide as it sees ft slavery will take Of itself
Friends of freedom be not deceived be- not lulled
to sleep The Senate Is hopeless but bring every ia
fuence to bear the House, and this insdious bill
may yet be stopped there No extension of slavery
[From the Washington Intelgencer, July 19l
THE COMPROMISE.
Our readers are apprsed that one OF the most
important OF those questions which sometimes
arse if to Try the strength and durability of
our Union, was referred to select Committee OF
eight mbers in the Senate of the United Sates
the 18th instant In the formation of this committee
every sectional interest consulted and repre-
senud and each Of the political divisions had an
equal weight.
We may easily suppose that the most opposite views
presented and defended by the distinguished
Senators who formed this COMMITTEES: and those who
be't informed of the inherent difficulties which
stood in the way Of an adjustment aud fsvorable
port had but faint hope that this question could be
settled during the present session. And yet many
ardent fri, Of the Union and Of their country,
wbig and democratic, OF opinion that by defer
ring adjusm the difficulties attending IL would
increases ater erbation would ensue and that
geographical parties would arise, cndangering at
distant day that union OF free and independent States
which can alone ensure peace at home and respect
abroad
This committee, however, yesterday reported bill
which sincerely hope will put this question forever
his bill proposes to ests blish for
the territories OF Oregon California and New Mex
leo upon such principles of universal justice and
s,itu,iona right il hoped will challenge the ap.
prevail Of every calm and rejecting mind
The bill provides terri toria for Oregon,
continuing in force the laws which have been passed
by the present temporary until the Legs-
ature TO be created by this act shall pass other
in Uniformity to the wishes nd interests of the people
whom they will represent.
AS it r, CARDS New Mexico and California it provides
for each government such rs that first given to the
Michigan Territory but, at the time. rcstrai
those territories from passing any laws the subject
slavery, freedom OF religion impairng the right
of the United States to the unocc pied lands What
removing those ter rtories derived from the const
tuition laws Of the United are to be referred
to ind decd'd by the judicial power of the nited
States subject to appeal from the courts within the
territories to the Supreme Court of the United States
Hence it is apparent that the rights and claims of
the North and the subject of slavery are
reserved aud, without giving the sanction of the
United States to further extension of the territory
in which slavery will be recognised the future charac
ter of those States will depend the character the
habits the wishes of the people who shall
form the State constitutions for those territories
We sincerely trust that this scheme, proceeding as
it und, ubtedly does from the most patriotic motives
may put end for to question from the agta-
ton Of which alone the enemies of great glo-
rous Union derive any hope of succeeding in their
sane purposes
[From the Washington Union, July 1871
THE RAINBOW PEACE.
1t IL no longer the Missouri Compromise, but IL
is still compromise between different sections of
our beloved country We shall equally hail it as
the rainbow Of peace which stills agitation arrests ex
ci'ement, ana gives peace to our people and stabil
This scheme of compromise has cmanated from the
committee of eight by ballot of the Senate on Thurs
day last-four from section of the Union and four
from the o,her-half Of them democrats, half wings
the WING member from Delaware also chairman of the
Committee being from a State situated in the middle
Of the Union-neither in fact north nor south.
This committee have been assiduously engaged in
their duties day after day ever since their
appointment They have displayed the finest spirit
suggested and rejected various schemes Of compromise
and finally settled down a proposition which was
yesterday reported to the Senate and ordered to be
printed.
We heard scheme, similar in many respects. and
bottomed ON the same prncipes pronosed
by western member few days ago. To understand
il better must remark, that of the Territories
of the United States have had two Territorial of
goverpment-the first is when the Governor, Judges,
&C. have formed the laws fer the Territory subject
the action Of Congress These few federal
ocers formed in these Territories of legis-
latvc power. Such the original form Of illinois,
Ddiana, SC. After certain period Of probation, tho
people had the power of escting their delegates
who formed their territorial Legislature Last Of all
Genes the State Government
Most Of our territories have passed through these
various forms One or two of the last Territories
Wisconsin, for example began with Territorial legs-
lature chosen by the people themselves
il is th ought best by the committee the inhabi-
tants of New Mexico and Upper California made
up perons not asquain gwith legislation, to give
them the first form Of legislation leaving to time to
ripen them for the other The only restriction upon
their legislatures is that they shall not pass laws upon
certain specified subjects This scheme, then, so far
is upon the principle Of Don-ntcrvention.
he bill which the select committee OF eight report
="
ries of Oregon. California and New Mexico. The
chairman, (Nlr Clayton on reporting the BILL stated
that il had been agreed upon by the committed with
great upaniDity and we understand that the commit
tee unanimous in the report-one member from a
NORTHERN and one from Southern State having
served to themselves the right to act they may be
advised upon more perfect consideration.
The bill (of which We have been unable to obtain q
copy is substantially follows 1T estabis hes ge-
nj in Oregon, substantially provided by the
bill lately before the Senate which referred tho
select 1t Is however anne nded so as to leave
the laws Of he provisional government Of Oregon in
force until after the organization by Congress- when
the Legislature of the territory authorised to
tpue repeal them, as they may see fit.
California Is organised by the appointment by the
PRECEDENT and Senate Of governor, secretary three
judges, district attorney, ani marshal The COVER
and judges to constitute Legislative council and
TO pass such laws they may deem necessary but
they prohibited from lcgislating upon slavery to
est ablis form Of religion, to incur debt upon the
territorial faith. to primarily dispose OF the soil
heir laws to be submitted to Congress- and not
approved to be void There is to be appeal from the
Territorial courts to the supreme Court Of the United