The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-10
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY MORNING, DEC. 10, is4s.


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WING Purposes regard TO slavery Question.
"a few days since the New York Courier and Enquirer
published long editorial article upon the subject of our
newly acquired territories and proposed that article that
bill be introduced into Congress for their organization In
which the question OF slavery should be ntioned
word in explanation OF this article, which at first glance
would simply appear the embodiment of the editors
IDEAS but which in reality kind OF official comPro-
bull concocted and by the friends OF lay
or north and south, who remarked in former letter.
determined take the lead in the premises at the
session. The evening previous TO that days issue OF
The Courier, the occasion of supper given to Hon
Truman Smith, and that supper the subject OF the sec
enal differences pending between the North and South
fully inodu ed and discussed Ii agreed finally
after the expenditure OF half the night in debate Thar
such bill as the proposed, should be introduced
Honorable Robert C. Winthrop assuring the company
that the southern wings would give 1t their earnest support
and the time saying that he was convinced from
the volume of his correspondence that wonid be ageea-
BILE TO the North Hence, 'teeler in advance, the
Courier and Enquirer authorized to break ground in
the matter, and in few days you may expec CORE
spending movement here. You may rely upon this in
formation whatever be the issue of the question, wheth
err the project be matured otherwise. No reasonable
doubt however, ought exist that such proposition
would with the encouragement of both divisions OF
country The bills heretofore alluded to- as about to be
introduced by Senator Douglas, incorporate rather pecu-
liar provisions with the character of which snti
cienly intimate detail it at present. bat will examine
more particularly time for your publication"
We fin the above statement in the correspondence of
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. We know not wheth
er the writer's information be correct not His facts
are stated however with much precision of date and de-
tail One thing is certain-the responsibility of this mat
ter is now with the wings Holding the actual power of
the House of Represen aves the prospective power OF
the incoming administration AMI having, party,
banded together in large majority at the last session to
vote down all forms of compromise, and thus keep the
question in agitation, they responsible for its future
course and development, whatever that may be.
We have before noticed the liberal and manly spirit in
which Senator Douglas has brought forward his PROPOSE
ton on this subject He proposed at first, under
stood hiR the whole question to those most
interested in it, and best informed about 1.-THE resident
population of the Terioriesby admitting Caliior-
MIA at once into the Union equal footing with other
States and by organizing New Mexico into Territory,
without touching the subject of slavery. We learn,
however from the following statement of his plan in the
Baltimore Sun, which copy without vouchns for lis
accuracy, that he has to modify his plan in
some respects and include New Mexico for the pres
ent, in the State which he proposes to admit
Mr. Douglas chairman OF the Senate Committee on Ter
rories learn will introduce his California and terrific
rial bills Monday the former OF these Many
important points, the features of the proposed hull last
f,rred for the admission of California STATE the
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become law in its present shape, it will include wlhn
its boundaries aH the territory acquired by the late treaty
Mr.. Douglas, understand when he gave notice Of this
important bill, intended 10 include only California. Since
include New Mexico,
The permanent boundary of the new State will be the
the boundary Of Oregon north to Lower California south
but, until other States shall have been formed from the
oty included within this permanent boundary, this,
also will constitute part and parcel oil the State OF Caor-
This now State it is proposed to divide, into two dical
districs-he and the westeIn-wh distinct
mesicoS and he other in the western California hese
be held annually In addition the United
States senator's it proposed that State shall be
entitled for the present. representatives in Congress
-one from the east and the other from the west
one State. believed the interest of both will be pro
noted California would always be the big card" OF n''
of emigration would always have the preponder
ance in the legislature
| The representatives from California, in that legislature,
would always be American--hose from New Mexico,
NE rean This union Of the two in one State, therefore
would give the inhabitants Of New Mexico time study
the character of our institutions before other States were
formed from the territory lying east of the Sierra Madre
Another difficulty would also be overcome by this
"union: that in regard to the requisite population for
the admission OF new state INTO the federal Union. lhe
ro new territories would contain that requisite popua
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tain no provisions in regard to slavery In The former,
slavery prohibited, nehalf by the ordinance OF
sour com promise act In Nebraska slavery is now ex
altogether by the of the Missouri compromise
The advantages OF such arrangement this are
obvious. Whether and how far they may be counter
balanced by its Inconvenience do in the present
state of our information undertake 10 determine AT all
events it is clear that Senator Douglas only acting
conformity with all his past upon this most trou
blesome question, in coming forward in a prompt
and coura ,eous spirit make attempt to adjust it
in such to avoid wounding The Just self
respect and the equal right and position of any part Of
the Union.
We have very great doubt whether the whig party vii
be found able willing to unite upon any such course
that stated by the correspondent of the Bulletin The
doctrine of the Wimo Proviso has been clearly the
doctrine of very much the larger portion of the whia
party Their recorded votes have fully committed them
and neither in the tone of their presses nor in the init
nations thrown out during the by their leaders
or the majority among them, have seen any signs o
their being about TO recede from their ground Upor
their heads be the responsibility OF their use of thu
power which they hold, We predict that they will fin,
themselves in trouble they in the matter
and speedily they must. if they would avoid tn
grave responsibility of keeping these important ant
interesting additions to national domain for anothe
year without the protection of regularly organized cvi
government.
In this connection, however, we copy the foowin,
extract from the very noteworthy article of the New
York Courier and Enquirer, which is referred to in tn