The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-20

A4a Soufherner, protest. against such merce
nary 'advenhrers being regarded as truthful ex
ponents Of the sentiments of the South. They are
among us, but mot Of us. We constitute our
friends our organs. These we regard as our bar
4 and curse.
In the absence of statement TO the contrary by
one Of your correspondents, would have pro-
nounced them both "Yankees, - i would venture
much upon the one who is silent upon that point
coming under that appellation. They are both
residents of Little Rock. Both, doubtless, politi-
clans ina small way-a plague which infests all
communities aike--peculiar.to no particular CHI
mate or latitude. They may have tasted in their
lives the crumbs of Executive patronage. This
taste may have only whetted their paates for a
more plentiful repast and they have doubtless
concluded that it would not improve their chances
Of such enjoyment to sever themselves from
the self-styled great national party Of the coun-
try. ~
While they may reflect the opinions of a popu-
lation such their own city contains, they are
utterly ignorant Of, or grossly msrepresent the
sentiments Of an overwhelming majority Of the
planters and farmers of the State. | willingly adj
nit that the people are in favor Of compromise.
But they want a measure which embodies the
spirit and principle of compromise. They are not
willing to freight the Omnibus" of Mr.. Clay
with their blood and their treasure, or with these
the territories were purchased their honor and
equality, well as the political power, to be used
at some future time for their further oppression
and degradation, to be driven into the camp of the
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enemy, and rendered rs a peace offering TO North
ern hnatcism and Northern arrogance, and a
meet sacrifice upon the altar of the Union. They
are not willing to do all this in the settlement of
this territorial quarrel, and get in return, as Mr..
Webster frankly admitted on the floor Of the SEN
ate this morning, absolutely nothing. What in
sulting mockery to tender measure so character
lied by the most eminent statesmen Of New Eng
land to the Southern people, and call it compro-
| mise
The author of the measure is said by brother
senator, to have evnced the peculiar faculty of a
certain t'Doctor Townsend, sen. in extracting
and combiningt the elements Of which it is compos-
ed. Having prepared the dose, he initiates the
practice ofanother renowned member Of the same
faculty, doctor Bragg, Of sssugar coated pills .
notoriety., By the way, the sugar coated pills
were never popular is the South) Compromise,
a very popular phrase in American legislation and
politics. and the phrase is all we get of it, is the
'ssugar coat" with which the nauseous COM
pound, is to be made acceptable to Southern pal
ates. The artifce, though attempted by Southern
men, will not succeed. 1t would at least be less
insulting to the understandings of the Southern
people, for the friends of the bill to abandon the
misnomer they have given it, and adopt title
which would truly indicate its character and effect
1t would then be called, in the place of /" Compro-
mise, 81 Surrender at discretion, blythe South, upo
all the questions In controversy betipeen The co sec
tons o5he Union" 9T
Yours, respectfully, &c.