Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-13
LATEST NEWS.
THE COMPROMISE.

The National IntelIigencer is silent as yet on the
subject of the Compromise. The Republic of Satur-
day continues its advocacy of the committees scheme.
In reply to an article of the New York Courier and
Enquirer it takes the following just and forcble view
of the proper application of the Presidents principles
the present exgency:
"When we speak of a settlement of the question, we
mean such an one will disarm hostility aad preclude
areneWa OF the dscoptents and aoitaons from which
the country has suffered so much An adjustment
which does not promise tn is no settlement at all
"Now, we entirely agree with the Courier and En-
qn'rer that the Presidents plan it fairly accepted and
honestly carried out, would 'disarm hostility and pre-
clude renewal of discontens and agitatons' but we
deny that the recommendations OF the California mes
sage are confined to the simple proposition OF the mme
date and unconditional admission ofCaliforna." We
regard the message covering the whole territory de-
rived from Mexico, and as requiring for New Mexico
the same freedom action in the formation OF a con-
stution the people California enjoyed in framing
theirs.
"New Mexico has, since the PRESIDENTS message
oas transmtedto Congress, petitioned for Territorial
government, silent in respect to the 'provlso' Why
may she not do So and why should not her people be
heard well az those of California We did not
derstand the President to say that New Mexico should
have State government whether she desired one or
not that she should not have territorial govern
ment if she petitioned for
"But, interpreting the message to recommend the con-
tnuance OF the present organization in New Mexico till
such time the people meet together form State 60
that discountenances agitation of the slavery question
in regard to that territory during the interval Now,
here lies the rub. To construe the message to mean
that California should be at admitted, and the re-
mander of the territory reserved for renewal of ag-
tation and discomfort would be little short of accusing
the President of trifng with the subject and people
No such inference be drawn from that document
Hence perfectly compatible with profound respect
for the President and his Cabinet and honest desire to
see his plan carried out in its spirit and intent to inquire
into what will be the consequence of leaving New
Mexico and Utah without territorial governments"
The necessary conclusion from these premises is OF
course to support Mr. Clay's report, and the Republic
closes with saying
"Will the passage of the committees bills bring
peace and repose to the country! That is the question
olD; and our own regulated by opinion of
their value remedy for the troubles that are upon
u.s."
The Union, of yesterday, says:
ave have examined this plan of settlement in all its
important bearings. We have conferred with MANY of
themost profound scrutinizng and patriotic men whom
the public boast, and graed to find that it
appears to meet with their most cordial concurrence
and that confident hopei is generally entertained of its
ultimate passage through both houses OF Congress"
- The Union calls for popular demonstrations in favour
OF the Compromise.