The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-22

| Is being sever the foremost in defending the South
| gans those who would in any way NEEDLE with her
| Domestic institutions !"
The time for It's appearance is itself sngulay escep.
ionable. Why did mol the New York Courier bring it
Onward during the canvass' Why keep this sentiment
nsconced in his own bosom, until the southern wings
should have given their suarages for Gen. Taylor all
he highest Office in the world The editor of the Cou
Ter boasts of his long and ardent attachment General
Taylor On his account he had put aside his favone
Mr. Clay, well General Scott and now this special
md devoted friend of the President elect forward
promugate opinions which must prove obnoxious to
very southern man, be he democrat or be he whg He
loes not hesitate to ground which would in
yolve General Taylor himself in odum, if he sus
oected of adopting it. We risk little in saying that he
would protest against il and that though he may decline
to veto any bill with the Wilmot Proviso attached to it,
YET he must equally refuse sanction such proposition
urged it is in SO outrageous a manner
To what in fact does it amount! That the South must
:oncede everything the North; and this absolute
1ua6ed concession is nicknamed compromise; and it
the only compromise, are assured, which the North
will condescend TO accept The South is told, by way of
consolation that if she yields everything in relation to
the new territories the North will not now pretend to
claim more but should the South refuse everything then
it is impossible to determine what new claims may be
set up by the indignant North She is threatened with
"a fiery whirlwind of antslavery excitement that may
rise into clamor and violence, and will certainly
demand that "she shall yield much more" The Ian
guage in which this opposition is couched, is rather the
menacing manner of the Neutrality-suspicious. purse Or
your lfe'-nsead of the calm and concatory tone of
one sister State addressing another.
Where are the editors of the Courier and the Union
ving3 In what political land their fortunate lots
cast Not only in republic, where citizen equal to
another but amid confedeacy OF sovereign States who
claim the same equality of rights Bearing the
burdens, they are entitled to the same benefits. Bound
ether by common interests and feelings, they
should cultivate with each other every possible kindness
of manner and participate with cash other in the
mon benefits which they acquire. They have different
populations which proved the greatest difficulty to their
union in the moment of entering into this noble
ederacy of States but those difficulties were finally
onciled by spirit of Cancellation and compromise Some
thing was conceded to the South and something 10 the
North The constitution formed in the spirit of con.
Citation and compromise and in this spirit alone should
it be administered. Had the language now indscreety
used by the New York Courier been employed in the fed
eral conventional the South had been told, in dc,a-
oria manner that she coneede everything and that
is the only compromise which could be admittea)-does
any American suppose the constitution would ever have
been formed?
1t is true that in the growth of great republic
of the slaveholdng States have thrown off the slough
of slavery God forbid that any American should OBJ
ec to this 1t is true of course, that the slave holding
States are thrown into minority Of the House Of Rep
resentatves but is therefore just and liberal TO exer
else any power which the North may possess to the
oppression of the mnory9 Suppose the tables had been
turned the other way. and that the South possess
ed of the predominating power; would the North have
consented to abandon the whole of the territory
the southern STAKEHOLDER! "Twere WELL indeed to have
giants strength but it were tyrannous to it like
giant"
The South is perfectly willing to adjust this question
in the most conciliatory spirit. AS far we are ad-
vised, it is perfectly willing to divide the country be-
tween them on the principle of the Missouri Compro-
mise-gving North the lions share. If the North
rejects this proposition on the ground that the teroy
now Free and they will consent to settle with
slaves then the South proposes leave the whole ques
ton to the decision of the legal tribunals of the country
on the principle of Mr. Claytons bill If this PROPOSE
ton be rejected, then they propose to do nothing by law
and leave the matter to be settled by the laws and the
constitution Of the land.
We beg leave say that the southern States scarce
y willing to yield to the dictatoral terms of the New
York Courier; much because they expect to profit
by the use of the lands from Of the equality
which they claim members of the confedeacy Equal
y is in this equity 1t is it is selfrespect;
and if they quietly TO submit to this unconditional de-
mand, how would they stand in the eyes Of the world
They who are members of the partnership are
not even be permitted plead before the tribunal Of
their country in behalf OF their claim to share in the new
lands, which have been bought by the common treasure
and by the blood of least twothds of southern vol.
unteers The South claims it right, to be heard-not
that they certain of enjoying it at ALL to any con-
siderable EXTENT for the nature Of the climate and the
soil will in all probability forbid the settlement of Call
fornia, and perhaps New Mexico, by race of slaves
We appeal the "sober second thought of the New
York Courier ITSELF and if refuses to listen TO the voice
OF Cancellation and compromise, appeal to the sound dis
creon of our northern brethren How the southern
people silently acquesce in the imperative demand aro
uted to the North If they yield, upon compulson to
this demand-f they told you must concede to this
compromise, which is the mockery of compromise or
the North will demand much more, what then, are they
expect from their submission No sooner have they
yielded to this demand than another claim will be SET up
another "fery whirlwind" will be threatened The
slaves be emancipated in this District rst-then
the internal traffic is to be prohibited at the point OF the