Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-07-25


truths which il embodies are inportan,
the truth it suppresses. and the untruth
insinuates are alike significant Havin
won three Members Of Congress in Con
necticut by protesting Abolition. the ne,
Opposition is playing TO sweep the Sou,
in the approaching Elections bv ultra pro
Slavery. and thus block the wheels Of III
Administration by a majority in eac
House. The game IS a strong one. bu
we have known play as knavish to win
The more especial target Of this fImina
ton is EDWARD STANLEY of n Carolina
now candidate for Congress; but it i
intended to beat the Wings in all the clos,
districts Of y. Carolina, Alabama. Ken
lucky. Tennessee. Mississippi and Louis
lana. Read and ponder.-N. Y. Tribune
From THE Union, lWasAiagton,I Julys.
1t cannot be denied tina, a very grea
change in relation to the subject of Sla
very has taken place in the Free States
not only in the sentiments which prevail
among the mass of the people Of those
States, but in the political action Of boil,
OF the great parties into which they are
divided. The fact cannot be denied. tina,
it is but few wears since when Abolition
ism was mcagre faction even in the New
England States, and It's advocates were
even there treated with contempt. ridicuie,
and sometimes with violence. when they
attempted to hold meetings for the purpose
Of discussing the doctrines which they
protested Nor had it made any head
way in Congress. The South presented,
at that time. an undivided front upon a
question which affected SO vitality her great
interest. and she was sustained by band
of firm and intrepid friends among the
Democrats Of the Free States, which ena-
bled her in great measure TO suppress
even the agitation Of the dangerous ques-
ton OF slavery. ltcannot be denied, that
not more than six years ago the South was
triumphant in the halls Of Congress on
this question. which so intimately involves
her peace and security. and was enabled.
through the fidelity Of the Democratic
from the Free States, eff
fectually to suppress all agitation upon the
subject. Such was the state Of things no
further back than six years.
Now what is the state of the question
both in Congress and the States in which
Slavery does not exist! In Congress the
South has been defeated and Frustrated on
his great question. She has been insult
I'd. and even the sacred guarantees Of the
constitution. which should be her protec-
ion. have been grossly violated and tram
,led upon in the House of Representatives
Ihe rules adopted to prevent the agitation
IF the subject have been repealed, and
wen on the great question relating TO the
Territories, she has failed in obtaining the
lights an! securities which she claims I'M
Ter the Constitution. And what is the
state OF the question in the Free States,
\ change equally as radical and profound
las there taken place among both people /
md politicians. Six years ago the South
could rely implicitly upon the support of
one of the great parties OF the North. She
had friends in Congress from the North
belonging to the Democratic party. who I
lobly defended and maintained her rights /
But now. what is the state of things!-
Nearly all those friends have heen strick-
m down and have Disappeared and she is
eft to battle for her rights almost alone
md single handed. These are facts, stub.
'orn facts. and they cannot be denied
md now il remains to inquire into the
auses which have produced this great
hange in the sentiments and conduct of
he people of the Free States. and in Con-
,ress. upon the subject of Slavery. and to
scertain, if possible. who have been its
authors.
In our judgment there is but one cause.
nd the authors Of that cause are as ap-
aren't TO our view as the cause ITSELF!
Z IS the alliance of Southern Wigs
nh Northern Wigs; for mh,ch the
eaders Of The Wig party in the South
re alone responsible. Let US look back
ITO the history of the Slavery question in
congress. and see if we have not abund-
Mt evidence to- support the position which
&c have assumed.
Every Southern man will remember that I
lie agitation of the Slave Question in Con-
ress is comparatively of recent date 1t '
commenced under the auspices of the late {
ohm Quincy Adams, who owed debt of :
aired and revenge to the South for the
official hostility which both he and his I
'her encountered from the Democracy 5
that portion Of the Union. He became
lie great agitator. and the patron of the !
retended right Of petition. under which /
le AbolltlonlstS CLAIMED the right of in
ndating both Congress and the country
it'll their inflammable matter upon the {
inject of Slavery. In 1888. the nuisance
adj become so intolerable in the House of I
representatives., that that body found i,
ecessary to take some steps to put an end (
It. And hence the resolutions known t
) the .'Atherton Resolutions" were adopt t
l. Those resolutions were presented by I
II. Atherton. Democratic member from $
ew Hampshire. and were adopted By e
unanimous rote on the part of the South h
n members. and large share of the v
emocratic members from the Free States Q
very few if any Wings from the Free I
'ates voting for them. They provided 9
a. Abolition petitions should be received v
Id referred to Committee without read Il
G.. Still the agitation was not allayed. +
ncer the lead Of Mr.. Adams, aided and p
SISTED by Mr.. Slade. Wing from VI. V
ID Mr.. Giddings. another Wing. from h