Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-22
Union Meetings.

llelu III fFHEliVlhe, st Louis, liliiileiplill
New York, a,ld IN many other cities, at
which speeches lrppfht with thoughts
that breathe, and words that burn" were
delivered, and patriotic resolutions adopted,
iii favor Of the Union and Of Mr.. Ciny's
Compromises oil now before the SENATE.
We doubt not that this movement Of the
people will continue to progress init! their
r. representatives at Washington shall know,
beyond the possibility Of mjscoaception.
that Meg are in favof Of the Union, rs il
i&, and that they will visit aii awful retri-
button on tile head Of linn who sl,all Mt
tempt to sap the foundations Of our noble
temple Of human freedom.
I'VE would like TO see some movement
Of the kind set ON foot in Louisiana The
feeling III favor Of Mr.. Clay's hill in this
State is almost universal We believe
t1iat t,ineteen-twelitietlis Of orr people ore
decidedly in favor Of the plan Of adjust
ment proposed Ivy the Greht Paeifieatut.
The prcss-wllich is an utterfing indicator
Of popular fneling-ais, almost without
exception, III favor of it. and the leading
men Of both parties. have taken q decided
stand Tor it. Notwithstanding the unai,.
unity of the people upon this important,
this vital question, it is feared that q ma
jority Of their immediate representatives
in Congress will vote against The Com
promise Bin when it comes before them.
| One Of our Senators (Mr. Sorld) has, as is
| well known. taken strnuu grounds against
it already. md ere this has probably voted
against it when il caine up III The Senate
for FINAL action In giving such vote,
md making such opposition TO the Com
promise Bill. ttutl, CONSTANTS lis to say
TINT the distinguished Senator has a~etelin
direct contraveution Of the will Of q vnst
minority Of the people he represents. We
10 not question his consrieniinllsicss IN
this mntter-but we M0tllink il would have
constituents ere he committed himself in
opposition 10 the patriotic and benefcrnt
plan Of tho great Statesman Of the West
for the amicahle and honorable settlement
of the unfortunate differences between
the North mud the South.
We have high hopes that the Cornpro-
misc Bill has passed the Senate ere this.
If it has. sin weeks or two months. at least,
will clapae before il con pass the House.
Nearly every member will have to make
specel, upon il either for "Brncomhe pf
patriotism. There will he a plethora of
words in the national House Of Rcrtescn,
tativeE-wotds patriotic. bornhastic. md
norsensical. The wnf Of words. fill Of
sound aud fury, sign'fying nothing, will
rage with fierce intensity. Statesmen
will speak for their corliitry-thnir whole
country-patriots viii stand by the Union
to the last, aud the ultras. dlsorghnizers.
southern and northern fanatics. alplitionis.a
any free.sollrrz, will labor with all their
might to keep the pillows of sectional
agitation raging, so that theY may be
enabled to float upon the waves Of passion
and prejudice, thus excited. into office aud
power. But we have little foars for the
fate Of the Bill in the House, if it T,asses
the Senate. The House is easier lnAu-
enced by popular feeling than the Senate
the members having been elected directly
by the people, Representatives can be
instructed at all times by their constituents
Senators cannot, for the reason that State
Legislatures are not always in session.
We have been informed that three out
Of the four Representatives from Louisiana
(Mesers. %llarnnnson, LaSore aud Morse)
will vote against the Compromise Bill .
Whatever may be their objections we feel
1oilf i,ie'o NAV blty "o'tld liot Ftlilib
themselves TO vooe thus were they assured
of the almost undivided sentiments If their
constituents upon the subject, They can
only be instructed by the people-and
primary meetings, Mt which appropriate
resolutions could be passed, would easiest
effect that end. The voice of the people
can be understood in this way before q
Grs!l vote is at all likely to be arrived at in
the House.
Every lover Of the Union in Louisiana
has been panied with the discussions in
either branch Of Congress, for the last six
months. The people wish to see such dis
cussions stopped. They desire to have the
question finally and honorably settled, and
the peace and permanencc of the Union
secured. They are tired of hearing men
proclaim their c~ukcaIations Of the yaIue Of
the Union. They know its qaIue to be
incalculable. They know that it was
modelled and organized by the greatest
intellects, the purest patriots, and wisest
men, which the Almighty has ever blessed
the earth with. They know the priceless
blood that it cost. They know what toll,
what privation, what Undesirable suffer
ing, our forefathers underwent, that we,
their successors, might enjoy the blessings
civil, religious, and political freedom.