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

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Extract Of Letter g member Of Congress. from Je6u-
son Cry, Missouri, June Is.
Although il may be almost like the voice Of one crying
in the Wilderness ye, feel 70 Be the duty Of every pa
riot to cheer with bis voice, how feeble soever il may
energies q he q the
endanger the Union. and 10 the restoration Of peace
and concord to the country regard the Compromise bill
people Of this State regard and il 10 opposed so far
a. know or believe, by those who follow Col benton
in his eccentric course and BY them alone The leading
organ OF Col BeDon's party has denounced ID the Ian
gusge and spirit OF abolitionis That you may
how all efforts adjust the slavery question are treated
BY those who continually cry disunion and modification.
self The Union andpoltcans OF that caste oppose the
Compromise bill because they are aboonists, and
great many others oppose il because Col Benton opposes
it, Il may strike you strange fact but 1t is still quite
rue that there are those who have professed all their
lives to be wings who are following Col Benton In his
sccenlre movement am not one q those
fear Of having my party feay questioned and feel
sured that the democratic party OF this Stae mean all
those who have not wandered away with Col Benton in
noble phaanx Of patriots who act with you in this crisis,
with unfaering frmness TIE people trust to he Com
he ysn SSs w
Of the democratic party contemplate the course Of Col
Benton, and the pay pretences under which he attempts
sition and venture the prediction that unless hs Presi
dent and his cabinet change their course especially
laon TO the omnibus BILL they will retire with less Of the
respect and confidence OF the masses than did former
President and his cabinet
Extract Of letter from 1ss Coupse Indiana. June 49,
The people Of the West anxiously watching the
"Compromise' In the Senate; and speak what know
when assure you that nineteen twenteths Of
gressional district at least fully convinced Of its alb
s0us superiority over any and Al other plans proposed
and they fight for The newspapers employed by the
government. and all public officers in our immediate sec
S support ,hs mo PLAN q The Old man OSscts
ocrats and wings. who have no private interests to
subserve. in favor Of the Compromise report We
could send petitions by the thousand but generally we
conclude the good sense Of Congress must compel them 10
adopt the committees report pray God the representa-
vss Of the people may look 10 their constituents for ad-
counymsn would settle this unfortunate and dangerous
breach in the Union in one session OF tco hours and they
would heal all the wounds at once. How fatal TO the
Of apan whose only merit consists in it's recommends
ton BY the Executive
Mourn vERHoN, Kentucky. June "a
DEAR SIR Below will be found some resolutions
passed by the citizens Of this county without respect Of
partys upon to-day: M
Resored That deeply regret the want Of brohery af
fec.ion sustain the family compact We hear with shame
ton, aThs Union win and must BE- dissolveds But we
Aer ourselves that these are the threats oi reasonable
the Union. While make this declaration
ssd gs a n1a HS ws vast %so Of The people
Rsavsa That the thanks Of all true lovers Of the Union
are due the chairman and COMMITTEES Of Thirteen for
their exertions by concessions adjust the
difficulties between the North and South.
Rspsd, That whatever may be the decision Congress
In relation % slavery and the territories now under discus
sion in that body, sill we will be found ready to peril
honor and lives "a support of the Union.
Rfoissd, That we look upon the late Nashville Conven-
over the iasd the seeds o. dis0o.d and d.unioa.
Upon motion. the meeting ad d !, -,
l. s. 8. McCALL, Secretary.
sound upon all political questions you know, there is
deep and settled conviction thai the omnibus bill" is
the only plan to settle the difficulties OF the country per-
manently. We believe that nine hundred and
nineynne out OF every thousand votes in this region OF
the country sanction the Compromise reported by the
COMMITTEES Of Thirteen; and thousand, nay thousands
of thousands OF prayers daily ascend to the God of Ma
tons for the preservation OF this Union the last hope OF
liberty.
COMPROMISE MEETING
Al large and respectable meeting OF the citizens Of
Logan county, Kentucky called without respect to par
tes the oath Instant 10 consider the Compromise bill
called to the chair. and Frazer appointed secretary
The chairman, in few brief and pointed remarks ex
planned the object OF the meeting
Presley Ewing, esq, presented the following resou
TONS which he advocated with ability. and at consider
able length:
Whereas the people Of the United States have been for
length oil time witnessing, with painful and helpless
ey the In Congress OF OF the ming
controversies that has threatened national
county feel that at this crisiswe do nothing
unite feeble voices with those of eiow.ctzens
elsewhere who are now appealing 70 national repre-
sentatives 10 common country Therefore,
Rendered. That we warmly applaud and earnestly sympa-
thize In the efforts Of the patriots OF both par Congress
who now struggling In behalf Of compromise and the
peace Of their country.
Rtsoipsd That we cordially welcome the proposed Com
promise OF the Committee OF Thirteen Ia Judgment
the faires adjustment now prscticsblc
Rssofred Thetwe believe the Congress, WHOLE
does fairly reflect the opinions and feelings Of the
Of the people United States upon q,es
ton of the day. but the struggle Of parties for ascend
lency in both In the North aud the South
Of securing the zcaos Of pro slavery and slavery,
fore,
Rssoped That In case every effort to settle this conover
~ by their hands should fail, respectfully
mend representative deliver their power up
this subject the people, and demand the Of the
whole people the Union by stes by direct either
upon the proposed Compromise Of the Committee OF Thir
teen, or upon some other fair adjustment
And after some further brief and pertinent remarks up
on the general aspect OF the questions involved and in
support OF the resolutions, by Dr. Y. g. Duvall, Col
w. Irwin, and Rev. VIM l. Norton the question was
put separately upon each OF the resolutions and they
unanimously adopted Upon the last vote the Rev
Morton requested that, before taking the vote every
should rise 10 his feet and standing and
cred whereupon the whole meeting simultaneously
and voted the resolution with great enthusiasm and per-