Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-08
LOUISA A AND THE COMPROMISE.

subjoined article, in late number of New Dr.
leans paper, and requesting to transfer il to our
columns, as indicative of public opinion in Louisl-
ana on great question now before Congress. We
have pleasure in complying with his request;
FROM THE ORLEANS BULLETIN MAY 81.
THE CoMrRoasE-The signs Of the times portentous
of what Mr.. CALHOUN would designate :" a crisis" We
have aPphended and yet do not dread any danger
We cannot despair Of the Republic fear that the perpetuy
of our glorious institutions is eoparded long the people
exercise the controlling power Facous demagogues will
attempt to usurp this power and endeavo to Illustrate public
opinion but the failure will be signal and complete And
yet poweress as politicians may be to accomplish any per-
manen evil they may succeed in doing great deal OF mis-
chief In fact they have already done deal Of harm BY
keeping the public mind in state Of continued perurbaon
and retadng defeating the legislation oft country The
injury that has been inflicted upon public and private inter-
es by the cous conduct Of Congressional demagogues can
be calculated Six months of the session has EXPIRED and
but four have passed Congress senseess and profit
less camor upon the subject of slavery has overwhelmed
and conounded the Of harassng the public ear
and keeping the mind in of unwholesome excitement
We entertaining strong hopes that the conflicting parties
would in spirit of compromise and rational alterna-
tive adopt the plan proposed by the committee of thirteen
That the uas Of either side not in favor Of it. is recon-
mendation. II would not be compromise it wholly
acceptable to one and dstaeu TO the other and is ira
tona as mpraccabe for either side to attempt TO accom-
modate the arrangement to its own standard.
The people, who primarily interested in the issue, are
ready se,s tho difficulty at and the politicians in
Congress who have vany been endeavong ad must be
content ooU and obey instructions Now is the time to
hold members Of Congress to strict accountabiyo teach
them that their business to subserve the interests of their
constituents and not to minister to their selfish views
either of personal advancement for the qualification OF Pr
considerations. The people want this matter settled
they sick and tired Of this nemnabe controversy and
they content adopt the compromise plan suggested by
the committee of thirteen, dcrnier resort As we have
before remarked the plan may be exceponabe in deta it
seems be equally all interests; there is therefore god
reason why we should be willing to take the grand OBJ
ect is to conciate and settle the difficulties that may even
ate in common ruin.
So far as our own community is concerned public opinion
all on one side. The press with most singular unanm
ty approve the plan Of compromise, and desire dele
CATION in Congress the fact that the public press
New Orleans irrespective of party, the exponent ofpubc
opinion positively and unequvocay in favor Of speedy
adjustment Of this vexatous question, by the adoption
of the compromise scheme proposed by Mr. CLAY. The
following extracts comprise the spirit of the press far it
has spoken. The papers in the city, not included,
have every to believe, equally positive in their appro
val, and consider it matter of nconsdeabe
for congratuaon that this great question present
unbroken front.
FROM ORLEANS COURIER (DEMoCRATIc) OF MAY H.
The Of the proposed compromise not dishonor
able injurious the South There may be- and there are
reasonable objections to the mode in which the convention Of
California got and the constitution was adopted and
the extent Of her coast line the Pacific but these OBJ
ections equally the Northern States and the South
for take Mr. Webster right when he said sla
very cannot exist in any part Of California south north of
So degrees 80 minutes. Let contend for substantial
rights, and not for phantoms and nonentities.
The other Territories left free to establish prohibit
slavery within their borde and this is all that the South has
commended for.
The great point for the South is the bill providing for the
recovery Of runaway slaves This is the Of the dis
sensions which distract the Union Unless remedy
applied to this evil the South would be justified in declining
all other conditions But the bill reported by the committee
efficient the South require in fact, could not
be 80, after it shall have received two amend
ments TO which will object.
Take them collectively, the report is good report, and
the bills good bills Nor do peceive fair why
any but rank aboions bent disunon and anachy
can object to their adoption.
FROM THE CRESCENT (NEUTRAL) OF MAY 20.
We have heretofore believed that Senators from the
South, with scarcely exception, would support any mea
sure that would restore harmony to the country, without the
imposition Of the Wmot provso. We have seadasty be-
eved that the question of the admission of Calfornashe
having complied with all the constitutional requirements
should have been taken and acted on its merits
but seeing the opposition to this by
tain class Of Southern Senatorhe opposition, they have
caused the country believe being based upon the ground
that the admission Of California would leave the slavery ques
ton to the Territories still unsettled and open for future
agaonwe have felt the deepest anxiety that any plan the
committee Of thirteen should recommend would be readily
adopted and the less that made
quained with the provisions of the bill reported by the
mittee.
We grevousy disappointed that those Senator's upon
whose support of any general compromise measure-honoa
BILE to the South and safe to the countywe had counted
with entire certainty, the first to denounce the bill which
has been reported by the committee We have
fear that is their fixed purpose, all hazards to keep Cali
orna of the Union, while her constitution retains the
provision rejecting slavery It is now becoming but too evil
dent that their seeming acquescence the appointment of
committee who should report plan for compromising all the
questions in dispute has been expedient by which to
postpone action upon the bill introduced in the early part of
the session by the chairman Of the Committee Territories
for the admission of California; and finally defeat it.
whether coming up ng connexion with measures for
the organization of Territorial Governments for New Mexico
and Utah. To secure "equlibrum" between the North
and the South main object in the programme of Mr..
Calhoun The admission of California would give prepon-
derance in the Senate to the free States This is
evident certain Southern Senators determined to prevent
rskng all consequences They do this alone by keep
ing California Of the Unon long she claims admis-
sion as free State.
NEW ORLEANS BEE, (wHIs.
The latest advces from Washington give of the
ultimate passage through both Houses of the bills accompany
ing the report of the compromise committee We trust that
these hopes will prove falacous. In the OUTSET the
manifestations of hostility made by Messrs Downs Davis of
Mississippi Mason and Butler and the and
of Hale led to fear the prevalence of spirit variance
with the calm and settled determination adjust the question