The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-09

dng down the agiators Of the administration and
The frse-so parties, had decided against the Mis-
souri, line. Such clearly the vote recently taken
in the Senate, and such the decided manifestation
Of the House Of Representatives and therefore called
upon to indicate other for settling the
question. The Southern Press passes entirely over
these conclusive facts Il even strikes this passage out
Of our original article. which Processes quote; and
yet in the face OF these facts throws itself upon that
line or its equivalent" a. their .ltimatum now" The
beauty 81 Tho matter 10 that quotes the Union itself
Gully, lS4s) "declarng this line to be the utimatum
Of the Souths
The Southern Press makes copious quotation from
The Union of July, 1s4s. in which find the following
passage, upon which.it now hinges the position il as
cribes to us
The constitution itsefis founded upon spirit Of compro
mise This exciting question of slavery found the most
dlhicu 70 settle in the federal convention but il was
sstisd y last In spirit Of compromise. A. the govern
cnt was formed % Il must be administered this ques
ton In the spirit The South claim all, and
the North claim ALL In great partnership Of sovsr
eign Sates al must partcipae In the common burden,
and In what may appear TO them common blessings. The
North win not yield sllhe South will not yield all The
Soutk siH 0cgisscs ~ shs Misso Cosspromss and IN
~etkiHG ess Lot friends In the North deceive the
selves upon this point An here would be fatal and
We daIs % ~ 4 will prove an error which dsmsgogues
may aec despse, but which MI the wise and all tho
good mon may rue In the Tremendous consequences which
1t may produce.
Noshing could induce this delicate subject
this time, but profound Of the duty which owe
the country There no American who loves this
glorous MON than donot who would cherish
with more holy zsal-not who has guarded il with
more fidelity who 10 deeply impressed with
hs dangers which this agitatng subject carries with il We
happy therefore, seihe concliato spirit in which
Ssnatx Bright has proposed the Missouri Compromise.
Al has been twice proposed and twice adopted In Congress-
We thank him for the attempt adjust IL. We thank
Messr Brodhead, and Venabe, and Bayly for the willing
they have expressed in their admirable speeches
quissce in It's adoption. II tho bow Of peace, and let
hail Il such. Il IL the guaranty of the stability Of the
Union, whose glorious desnes fret usheed forth in
that great day whose anniversary just hand Let
smbncs the guaranty. The gratitude Of posoriy win
BE- bis who assists in the noble effort Of cementng forever
hs nnisn Of this great coniedsracy Of States This settled
repeat, may defy every And then say in
the immortal language Of Holy Writ Sand the rain de-
scsndsd and the foods came, and the winds blow, and
bsas upon hat house, and il fell for IL founded
upon rock" ssie sf
Here We say that the South will scquiesce in nothing
ies bat il does not say that il was ultimdtu,"
much less our SINE qua non On the contrary we do
not ay that the South would not acquesce in non-n
tsrvsnton." that non-interventon would not even
be better for the South than the Missouri Compromise il
self according the version which received in 1920
This doctrine Of non-ntevenon claims. the first and
foremost Of hep champions, General Cass coming he
Dos from saveholdng State, and instructed by Two
successive Legislatures OF Michigaa to vote for the Will
mot Provso whenever il should come up for decision
Let ~ never forget that he prepared to abandon his
seat than desert his principles, and that rresst
ibls was the ground he took. and mastery his
viadicaton that truth prevailed in his State and his in
sruc6ons were niumphantly rescinded.
There is another sophism, however in the article Of
the Southern Press. We say the Missouri Compro-
misc" but the Southern Press shifts the phraseoogy into
Missouri ns"--that is the line Of 80 deg. 30 min.
meaning doubt TO claim an ndefeasble title in the South
to all the territory south Of that line, whereas well
knows that we attached different meaning to the Mis-
souri, Compromise and yet it claims position to be its
sstxotwm
We call the attention Of our readers to another pas.
sags In the Union Of July, is4s:
Ever since this question assumed the por,en-
aspect which has derived from o Oregon bill and
from the treaty which expected 70 be formed with Mex
loo. have respectfully and earnestly recommended the
Mssouri Conpromiss the practical and most practicable
mode Of settling lie difficulties
How often have we repeated and recently too our anx-
Icy 10 settle this whole difficulty upon the basis Of the
Missouri Compromised We stated II In long article which
We addressed to coun,rymen after Mr. Clay had
hid his resolutions before the Senate We said then
"thsrs s no want Of plans Of compromise We do not
vi despair OF the Missouri Compromise which has al
ready been sanctioned by presidents in egsa
tive snnasr And then we suggested another basis Of
compromise which was very similar, in most Of it's fea-
surss to the sdjustment system Of the senate and
added: S.ssat
Herr plans. founded upon compromise, which
may BE- presented public councils Gan no compro
mise Be obtained upon either Of them
Bat - the frst step their would Il not be
bsst settle the whole question wholeas system Of
compromse section gaining little perhaps upon
pan Of II and smother upon another all events, settling
10 whole question seuling the question without
loavns open for further excitement and more dangerous
assauln upon the Union giving governments TO the Ter
reoses In spite of the administration with the full
suppor Of Mr.. Clay yet unlike that distinguished poll
sieians present views, setting 1t altogether And what
bssr plan be Adopted for this than appointing
sslses eomitsse referring all the resolutions all pro-
jsc hat ass before Congress- that may be submit
ted for several days, that committee transferring with
them all the acrony Of debate from the Senate chamber
the committee and requiring that committee a.
the precedent Of 1870 carved the TO present one
general scheme Of compromse for adjusting NOW, e~d
Sossib, this alarming agitatng and embarras
Ing question:
Here are two plans OF compromise; but can we still
consider the Missouri Compromises the practical and
most practicable mode after the change which has been
introduced into the political relations bf California, and
sftsr the vote which has recently been taken in the Sem
sssi Isit any longer practicable as i was in 4s