The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-13
From tho New Orleans Courier, (dsmocTst)
The New Administration.

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| The New Administration.
| SO far udg. from glimpses Of Gen. Taylors
continents they have appeared in his yesaon and
he Of the journals which supported his election be
will not DO bitterly proscrptye, and Will pursue conci
aory course the disturbing question Of slavery
NV Territories. The Bulletin" Of this morning appears
that this latter dispute should be finally and for
ever settled at the session Of Congress which will com
Monday. Ii settled by this Congress il will
be by the adoption Of tho wmo Proyiso but by the
application OF the compounds line Of SO deg. 80 min
Under the circumstances Of tho there be
doubt that the Bulletin" speaks the sentiments Of the
President elect. But that Journal ia aimess, ought
to have abstained in its remarks from throwing the
injurious imputaIon upon the union of cndeavor-
ing stir up sectional feeling in reference TO the
Territorial question The "Union" betrayed such
disposition. So far from it, the whole powers Of the
editor OF that excellent journal exercised
10 procure the speedy adoption of Mr Cayton's plan oil
last winter, that Of the Missouri line, which,
opinion, preferable, il would satisfy the South
aud leave for future controversy The Union, the
universal democratic press South and North, and the
whole OF the democratic members of Congress from the
South and from the North, strongly in favor OF
putting this question by either Of these modes of
compromise the last session OF Congress but their
ect opposed with steady by the wings,
and in the end rudey rejected in the House OF Repre-
atiyes, chiefly through the articles of whg members
from the South. And Col. Hodge nvokes all good
people aid the friends of peace pshing this
reconciliation at the approaching session, and without
delay
We cannot forget how the wings and the Bulletin in par
clar relocad the um reelection Of Stephens
Of Georgia, whose motion Mr. Claytons promse bill
laid The table OF the House without discussion of
t5 merits, after it had passed the Senate Bat the
signs of the times altered Taylor and Fillmore
are eected--the friends of tree soil have rumphed-
and apparent that it would be Incompatible with the
harmony Of the administration and dangerous TO the
tranquility of tue Union suffer this accursed dispute to
be postponed until the coming into power OF the VIII Con
gre and Executive.
or afdently
in the first week of the approaching session. To
plsh this desirable end General Taylor and his friends in
and of Congress may do much The mere expression
OF wish his part that the esent Is the time Tor ELECT
ing compromise would operate poeny to that effect
But will he do in the face of the declarations OF the wing
leaders OF New England and New York that the Wlinot
Piovso is the only compromise that the North will scceptF
The Bulletin, without good grounds, accuses the Union
OF attempting sectional feelings relation to this
controversy Thai patriotic journal the last against uhh
this ytation be sustaind Why the Bulletin silent
the ncenday ravngs of the New York Courier and
Enquirer and the cool, malignant predictions and
OF the Tribune, this subject! The tone of
these journals and of the whole wing and boon press
North has grown bold and unmistakeable since the
election
The Courier ard Enquirer plainly tells the people OF the
South that they i'll consent exclude slavery from
the whole OF territory, they must make up thelr
minds herea encounter from the North hery whiH
wind of antsavery excitement, which will be Inn
patient OF check control than it is now, and which w
with camor and tmay be with violence, that they
shall Weld much more This the style OF that
yades the whole press of the northern opponents OF the
Soutll-whig, SOIL and abolition. Ii indicates the
mode of conducting the controversy with the South which
impaired the popular mind by the leaders oil
those factions.
fb. umu, is TO be hushed of faction
to be stayed be done by the present Congress- and
cannot be done without the hearty cooperation OF the
President elect and his friends South and North
We thank that admirable paper, the New Orleans
Courier for doing us Justice against the unjust and
founded attacks of the New Orleans Bulletin There has
not been a day since New Mexico and California were
added TO our territory that have not desired to see
this controversy put Immediately and forever at rest
The ONLY surprise 49, that any respectable paper should
not see and acknowledge the fact. We do not believe
the question can be settled upon the ground of the Wmot
poyiso The spirit that prevailed the animated electoral
dinner given at Richmond on Wednesday last the first
regular toast emphacally referring TO the equality among
the sovereign parties to the conederacy, and the remark
able and eloquent commentary OF Mr. Senator James NJ
Mason on the ,oas-indeed all the signs of the times,
satisfy US that the Wlmot Proyso cannot adjust the
controversy But that we would excite sectional ieei-
inz in order to delay the settlement IS totally false; and
the yonler is that the Bulletin should have made so
unwarranted an assertion. We appeal confidently to
our whole course for reiuaiion OF the faacy. We
anoeal 10 the articles we have recently published up
On this subject and 10 two OF them IN Saturday
and Sundays Union We have pointed out three
modes OF settling the question, all OF them founded on
the principle of Cancellation which our noble constr
tuition was founded We would take the principle OF
non nterventon-the Missouri Compromise-blr Clay
tons bill We express the conciiatory sentiment
which marks the Presidents message Some OF the re-
lpubicans-sone of the members OF Congress, as IN.
c." in our Saturdays paper-are willing 10 throw the
whole difficulty the administration But we repeat
it, although may give offence to these gentlemen, that
we want the question settled a. oncenot, northern
democratic paper idly suggests because ii is dictated by
southeru selshness for we believe that the South has
very little sectional interest in the question: further than
as it relates to her confederate equality her abstract
rights and the sense of hono which alone protect
her. in community of States, from other at'emps-but
because we love this sacred Unon and would protect it
against all excitement and all possible danger
The Presiients Message.
The wings will fail in any attempt which they may
make 10 detract from the value of the message. They
NAV complain OF Its length They may ridcue It's abstrac