The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-21
Northern Wen v.ith southern PrineipIes

The Hon s A. Douglass, Z. S. Senator, Is
owner of plantation on the Mississippi, and Of
large number Of slaves, says the jackson Missssip-
pIan. >
We copy the above as showing one case out
Of great many, Of those in which the north Is con-
stanty betrayed and sold to the slave interest. SEN
ator Douglass is one Of the ablest in the SEN
ate. from the West, and very active, Efficient and Of
course influential. He was originally an eastern
man, but, by marriage has come in possession of
plantation and lis slaves, and 50 finds his interesi
identified with the south The consequence Is, that,
although protesting great regard for freedom. de-
mccracy, and all that sort of thing, he IS regular
compromises, and has been all the sessiOn-voting,
whenever right vote Is most wanted, with the up
holders Of the slave power.
But, it is not those alone who have plantations at
the South thar personally interested in upholdiug
the slave system, or, least. in promoting the meas
which that interests striving carry through
Congress Our Washington correspondent, in a late
letter. indicated great Of corruption, 10 the
Texas script. There Is amount Of some ten Of
twelve millions Of dollars Of that script aoat, 1t:
nominal value. Ii is now comparatively worthless
w - ANA huSN eNdCta rs ktSSehA HaihSt PVT a
may be twenty-five or thirty cents on the dollar
But, if act Of Congress be obtained by which it
payment shall be provided Tor BY the National Govern
ent. it wiz instantly be worth par theTeabouts.-
Suppose then, that the present value is thirty oents
the increase Of value, On the ten millions Of script
woud be SEVEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
How great the temptation, then, to those holding this
script q make aeb0s ef Cossress Interested az u W,
tod Of one member, Who went there strong fro
soal is but who has recently voted with the South
and il accidentally discovered that be Is the posses
sor Of one hundred thousand dollars Of Texan script
How many other members are ia the same category IA,
zoe can tell.
Surprising was the owner OF half million Of dol
lars in script, worth at presea one hundred and 6
thousand dollars anxious make the most Of IT, an
unsoTupulons to the means BY which il should be al
fected If there was northern Senator whose infiu
ence supposed scfcient the scale either wax
Tor against the compromise scheme, but whose opn
IONS kBown to be opposed to it, could very We
afford to otter him one third Of the increased value
that SCRIPT provided he wOald put the measure hroag
Congress. The increased vaI0e would be three HIM
drcd and fifty thoosand dollars, and, although shoul
for his services, should s,iH retain three hua
drsd and eighty three thousand dollars worth its in
creased valoe, against the hundred and fifty thcu
sand dollars that the whole worth me- before Il
passage Of The bin Thus should be an actual game
OF hundrei ond f&ssy tigs tl@saad dolirs by Ii
operation, notwithstanding the enormous hgbe paid
him.
That soch things as this have actually taken plsos
we do Dos pretend to to3. Bot any one, knowing II
facts, and knowing what human nature is, viii nc
doubt thar the aa1eaos Of this vast power has bee
brOaghI to bear Congress. The Texas scrip hold
at Washington oonstanty the alert pSnot
their otsects, and are mea ~ho know how 70 use II
means they have N their hands.
Whie. therefore, the means Of corruption arr $
great and iike be used, the people shoaad waite
their representatives, jealousy, and bold then 70 is
accoun, for their acts.