Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-12-08
From the Massachusetts Spy.
The New Territories.

We copy. this morning, portions of three
very significant letters from Washington, to
the New York Journal of Commerce, which
were published in that paper of the 10Th inst.
These letters are important, as coming
through an original Taylor paper, and from
n correspondent, who is understood to be
well informed as to the views and wishes of
the administration 1t will be noticed, that
the writer approves of the proposed action in
relation TO the new territories.
This action, 1t seems, is TO consist in a new
compromise of the slavery question, by which
the southern part of California is to be given
over to slavery, New Mexico to be left with
out any restriction, the Texas boundary
question to be left to Commissioners-which
will be equivalent to yielding up the Santa
Fe Territory to Texas and Slavery, and, final
ly, the making of a new slave State from
Eastern Texas, to be admitted into the Union
with the northern portion of California, as
an offset to il, and to maintain the equal
power of slavery in the United States SEN
ate! Such is the project, and it is said that
Calhoun and Clay approve of it, and that it
will have the support of Southern men, both
Wings and Democrats.
There is too much reason to believe that
the plan, here Swallowed forth, is substantial
ly correct, and that a most desperate effort
will be made-aided privately, if not openly,
by the administratlon-to carry it through.
The slave power has never yet been thwart-
cd in any similar project. The new terri
tories were acquired through the influence
of that power, for the express purpose of ex-
tending the area of slavery and maintaining
its ~ascendaDcy in the United States Senate,
Ii will not yield its purposes, no,o, without a
most desperate struggle. A bold and daring
course has always been its policy. 1t claims
all you have as a matter of right, and, final
ly, will perhaps yield TO you one half of what
IS your own, as a great .fdror 10 you. 1t thus
secured to itself Missouri, Arkansas, Florida,
and a considerable portion of the Western
Territory. 1t thus obtained the whole of
Texas with its underlined boundary, and thus
1t expects TO secure a good portion, at least,
OF California, and the whole ofNew Mexico.
In this connection we are struck with the
coincidence ofthe facts, that just as this new
project m to light, Henry Clay, "the
great compromlser," who is announced as
It's friend, is also announced, as having sud-
denly and unexpectedly appeared on the At
Ialtlc Sea board,-in Philadelphia and Bal
1imore-for what purpose, no one Knows
nut all may, perhaps, surmise. Whether he
Is brought here in reference to this question
or not, we have not the slightest doubt, that
u bold and reckless demonstration is to be
made ON the part of the Slave power. in
congress, and fortunate will il be. for tho
friends of Freedom, if they are able to thwort
It's desperate designs. We have never had
the slightest faith in the syren song of those
who have 80 often assured us that all is we'll.
and tina the great battle for Freedom had al,
ready been fought and won. We have seen
no evidence of any such thing. We believe
tnai all tse nrnness and all the energy of the
approaching crisis, and fortunate will il be
for them, ifthey are able to come successful.
ly through it,
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. The administra
lion may, perhaps, be excused for displayin,
a little morbid sensibility upon the subject o
foreign aggression and encroachment, be
cause the Wings have been tainted by thei
opponents with lack of patriotic ardor, an,