Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-12-13
. From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
COmprOlssi>a. or give In.

sCompromise" is the word-or if not,
then gire up The 1erriiory. We take the
following paragraph from the Louisville
Journal, Vt yesterday:
We confess we have entertained and
stu entertain great apprehensious as to
the result Of the controversy between the
North and the South on the subject of sla-
very in the new territories. Ii Cass had
been elected, we should have anticipated
the worst result Of that controversy, bu.
we have the brightest hopes from the
wisdom, the prudence, the firmness, the
moderatior1 the energy, and the patriotism
Of Gen. Taylor, and of The strong men by
whom he will be surrounded in his adj
ministration of the Government, and also
from the general spirit of conciiiation
COMPROMISE and good feeling which his
election and his administration will tend
to establish in the minds and hearts of the
masses in all sections of the country.
II the worst comes to the worst, ii it be
found during the next session Of Congress
that, ia all probability, The slave question
in the territories ceded by Mexico cannot
be settled without imminent danger to the
union, we earnestly hope that the House
OF Representatives will fearlessly take
the responsibility Of getting rid of the
question at once by refusing to ~pp,opri-
ate The purchase money stp.ioted an The
freofy, and thus lenring .Nyriro 10 Keep or
10 take back The psouince of .New .Merico
mud any such portion Of C"'Jrnia as re
cannot bring into our coafsiern,y without
peril 10 our national pence and danger 10
our Institutions, s. ,..a...
Ii CAss had been elected, these terrific
ries would have remained as they are,
FREE, in default Of any Legislation to auth
orize slavery But the election settles
that legislation must be had. " nat kind
oflegislation is the next question. Tie
Cincinnati Gnseite says '.,he Proviso,-
and no Compromise" So all,he North
ern and Western Wing Demagogues have
pledged themselves and Gen. TAYLOR.
The Louisville Journoi and the South are
for 'coMrRoMIsE''--lhe Missouri Com
promise line or some equivalent measure,
which will recognize upon the f,iresi and
largest portion of that lair and virgin soil
the curse of slavery. "aq ION
To this end we hear a great deal preach
ed and pra'ed upon the suhjec, Of ''concil-
iation' and good feeling y The par'zans
Of Gen. TAYLoRhave placed him an l the
Wing party in a most inconsistent and ia
tai position before the country. Their
game Of electioneering upon this matter,
has been fragrant cheat. They petition
now TO be spared detection. They beg
the people to let up. They pray ,,s, in
respect TO these contradictory pledges, to
~. :Be to their faults little blind,
Be to their errors more than kndr'
Generalization" and ''good feeling" are
put on as masks to carry ''compromise"
throngi,-and compromise confirms the
bleak knobs north of 36 deg. 30 min, to
freedom, but consigns the fairer and bet
ter portion south OF that line to slavery.
z aIfthis will not do---if the people will
not be caioled and cheated under the mask
of "conciliation and good feelings" what
then? Why refuse to carry out our trea-
ty stipulations break faith and repudiate
with Mexico in the eyes Of the whole
world, and fling away the whole Of this
vast acquisition! That is intended by way
Of MrenE That is the language Of Southern
Tsylorism to the free people of the North
and West. Let them try it! Such ere
sponsibility" will be found rather heavy
10 stand up under. And we rather think
that no Northern or Western man will be
found timid or mean enough TO back out
and give up to the extension Of slavery