The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-08-01

and every Northern man tender 10 us
The Compromise bill. would ask in
what does this compromise consist II
can see nothing Of the nature Of the
compromise-unIes it be the compro.
mise Of our own self respect and com-
mon ssnse-and it may be that North.
ern honor and honesty is compromised
by so unfair a proposition. But in ad-.
dition to all this. Mr.. Clay. the great
Compromiser, tells US that slavery mes
yer shall go there by his vote; and Mr..
Webster tells US that if the Wilmot
proviso was necessary to keep us out
that he would vote for it--but that hs
looks upon il as unnecessary 10 resen-
act the law Of God or the law Of Mex.
leo, both Of which, he says, are suffici>
ent to keep US from any participation
in the territories. Well, what is the
next proposition Of the COMPROMISED
1t is to purchase, of Texas, a territory,
about twlce as large as the State Of
Mississippi, for the purpose Of attach
ing il to New Mexico. aud thereby
to turn it over lin all human probablli.
ty,) to free soil--and thereby defeat
the treaty stipulation with Texas, and
that three slave States might with her
consent; at the proper time, be formed
out of her territory. would ask for
Whist other reason would we mako
such purchase of Texas9 This terri
tory is already part of the United
States; and what is the difference, in a
national point Of view, whether this
Territory shall remain part Of Texas
or become State Of the Union, under
the auspices Of Texas, or the federal
government For If it remains part Of
Texas 1t is but part oflhe US. and ltwill
be no more after we have paid so
900, ,000for it. could see motiveto pur
chase fit belonged to foreign power;
but none, when its relation to this gov.
ernmeht will remain unchanged, ex-
cept, in as much as BY the purchase, u
will or may be turned over as boon
to the fanaticism of the North. The
true and only honest course for this
government would be to acknowledge
the boundary Of Texas to the RIO
GranLe. and thus get rid in / ert Of this
distracting question, aud possibly avoid
the etfusion Of fraternal bloud on An1e-
rican soil--for it il possible that before
this reaches you a civil war under and
by the malfeassnCe of the administra,
tion, may be raging in that part of Tex
as known as New Mexico. on the east
of the Rio Grande, for do not doubt
but that Texas will vindlcate her rights
| if Unnecessary by the sword.
The next position of the compro.
misc bill is to abolish the slave trade in
this District, and by way Of penalty
declares any slave brought here to be
sold is To go free. ! lsuppose this will
not he looked upon as concession to
the South. but that, on the contrary, il
will be in homage to the transcenden>
tai piety and philanthropy ofthe North
and will be the beginning Of negro
emancipation by the Federal Govern,
ment.
The next and last provision Of the
compromise bill, IS that for the reslitu-
ton Of fugitive slaves. Mr.. Webster
proposes that the negro shall be enti-
tied to a trial by jury In the free State
where he is arrested which ! am much
misinformed if it would avail the
owner Of the slave before Mas
sachusetts jury. venture now to
say, that, no owner Of a slaves with
such law would ever think Of pursu-
ing his properly. The Compromise
bill gives tho negro jury trial with his
master after he brings him home. Is
not this concession to the claims and
fanatic'sm Of the North---and does i'll
not imply that we of the South are
set ofkidnappersl
Such is the much talked Of Compro-
mise bill which is recommended to US
as tbs best measure we can get, II so,
bad is the best. But to get even this,
it will require the united vote Of the
South with some 90 Of the most liberal
Of the Northern democrats and few
Northern wings IN the House Of Rep.
resentatlves. | do not believe that
even this bill can pass with every south.
ern vote lnils favor. Now is this ench
bill as can or ought to commend the
united vote Of the Southl Its imposs
sible.
In addition to all this, that portion Of
the bill which is in favorof the Nonb
is irreversible, while the territorial
portion Of il, which might possibly be
favorable to the South, ID sill open TO
the Wilmot proviso. IF Messrs. Clay
and Webster, and every Northern man
who votes for it. should be mistaken in
their views about the Mexican law
that is, if the Supreme Cuurt should
decide that we had therighl 10 take
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