New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-23
Another Conn rsuii-e-from the 'onmi'tee %"
the Territories.


Committee on the Territories has agreed % the
bases Of bin providing for the Admission Of Csi'
FORMS and the harmonious adjustment thsewlth q
all the questions affecting Slavery which now con
vslse The country. Il is added that sad bN VIII
soon be reported, and will pass
We regard all this as very probable except The
closing assertion. We see no evidence that Con
gress is yet prepared 70 act on ,ae exciting topc
ia any manner which either VII or shold give
peace 70 The COUNTRY When C0rnpr0rn So spirit
shall prevail, there sill DO 10 lsck Of Compromise
propositions and until it does We attach little iua-
portsnce " aug such II the South Is willing ~
accept Mr. Cisy's programme why not say 80 ana
let the North take that into serious consideration
II the South not willing u go 50 lar - t"s "''a'
use in talking at all Of Compromise To suppose
that the North can be induced 70 60 further IS 20
cherish a nscheyous deioson
The Committee on Territories "a composed o.
FIVE Loco. Focos, three Wings and J. r. Giddings
-Four Of the nine Members arc Shareholders m
Guiding Kaufman Of Texas one q them -
Wing (CHngman) bat Just now ultra pro Slavery
10 the brink of DisunOn. OF the five from Free
States. one IL VIM a Richardson OF liiln0ls-a
devoted and trusted pro Slavery man another is
DR.. q. N Fitch, new and Untried man. from
Indiana. There are but three men on the Com
mittee with any Free Soil back bone In them
namely Rockwell OF Mass Goit OF NY and Gid
dings OF Ohio willie Slavery has Linn BOYD
chairman with Seldom Of Va. Clingman OF n. c.
and kaufman OF Texas. 1t only needs Richardson
vote with these Shareholders - control the Com
rniltee and report bill-so let anybody who can
look for good from that Committee. We cannot
The chief evil Of these projects and romors Of
Compromise is their tendency TO induce compro-
missing spirit in this section, which will ultimately
be more intent on settling the question somehow
than on settling il right Already we see Buchan-
an Overlooking Cass for the Propsgandists' sup
port in the next Presidential struggle by virtually
profering the sonth all our present territory South
of 90 30, with Mexico, Cuba and Hayu in revcr-
sion The Southern Oligsrchy say never word
Of compromise themselves-they leave that TO
their Northern servitors and others and there IL
not q reliable assurance on record that any thing
mort Of vast and positive Extension OF Slavery
will satisfy or be accepted by thom Then why
not stand at ease this way about new compromises
until we see what is proposed from tine other side
Compromise should there be one All know that
the North will be found quite ready enough TO
come into any plan of adjustment that she oughfto
scquic.ce in why not LET that suffice until Com
promise shall be offered us
But the Union the Union think Of the peril OF
the UnionP Well we do think of it. Instead Ct
scouting or rdiculing as chimerical the idea OF
Dissolution Of the Union. we firmly believe that
there are sixty Members of Congress who this day
desire il aud are plotting TO effect it We have no
doubt that the Nashville Convention will be held
and that the leading purpose OF its authors is the
separation OF the Slave States from the Free, with
the formation of an independent Southern Coincide
racy We do not seek to belltte this pIot-we
know that il is formidable and would do what we
may to defeat il By word of needless provoca'
ton, by no insulting taunt no threatening bravado'
would we supply weapons 10 the ready hands OF
the Disunionists. But Of the two evils, Dis0nlon
OF Slavery Extension, we prefer tho ioFmcr OF
the two perils we consider the latter the more I'M
ninent Whenever the alternative shall be pre-
sented-' Give to Slavery all the Territory South
of 90 30 or the Union shall be dissolved our an
swer shall be Perish tho Union Freedom and
Justice soreverr If the People OF the Free States
will temperately kindly, bu, firmly cyinco the same
sentiment we shall escape tho curse and shame OF
Slavery Extension and still preserve the Union
On the other hand, all ooquettng with the threat
cned perls, either by giving in to Slavery Exton-
SION or wsntonly hadgenug the South Tor its pro
clvity TO Disunion and daring the conspirstors to
proceed with their schemes. ia untimey and peril
Gus Let the friends OF Freedom be wary wise
and firm, and all will yet be well