Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-05-02
TIE COMPROMISE COMMIT
TIFF

This odious measure, upon which the South
have atterly been concentrating their entire
forces, has at length been carried in the Senate.
Messrs. Clay and Bells Compromise resolutions,
after strenuous resistance from the lndomta-
bic Benton ana his uHcorrupted associates from
the North, have been referred to the famous COM
mtee Of thirteen; and the committee itself has
been appointed. 1t consists OF Messrs Clay,
Bell, Berrien, Downs, Kiag, Mangum, aud Ma
son, from the slaye, and Messrs. Bright, Cass'
Cooper, Dickinson, Phelps and Webster, from
the free states. with the further distinction oil
being composed of seven wings and six demo-
craig-s distinction however, which, at the pres
ent Time, when the slavery question, " like Aa-
ron'5 rod, has swallowed up the rest" does not
seem to BE- regarded as Of mach consequence
The South, not content with majority Of slave
holders on that committee, must have four OF
those coming from the free states, men who
stand pledged and committed to their interests,
leaving only two, Mr.. Cooper Of Pa, and Mr..
Phelps Of VT, of whom the least hope of an IN
dependent action could be entertained.
This, thus packed committee are now engag-
ed in connecting what is called the omnibus bill,
providing for
/. The admission of California as state -
9. The organization Of New Mexico as a
Terr;tory-and perhaps Utah as another-with
entire silence on the subject Of slavery;
g. The satisfaction Of Texas, by cash from
Uncle Sans strong box, for her pretence of
claim to New Mexico this side of the Rio
Grande;
!. The organization of new states from west
ern Texas, intended to be made into slave
Suites, to which the fugitive slave bill Is to be,
we suppose, in some way connected.
And this is the bill that is to compromise the
great dispute between the North and South, and
settle the slavery question foreyer
Admitting, what is not the case, that the North
had truly agreed with the South to submit the
existing difficulties between them to compro
mise committee for final adjustment, how stands
the case with regard to the manner in whcl
this committee has been appointed?
Suppose two contending parties, in the ordna
ry concerns oflfe, should fairly agree to subm
their differences to arbitration, and then one
them by his intrigues, should procure The af
pointment of board OF arbtrators, majority c
whom where interested men, while Two thrt
of the rest had deliberately expressed opinion
in his favor would the award impose any obi
cations, either legal or moral on either party ?
Would an award thus obtained be sustained
any tribunal of law or equity under heaven ?
And could there be found among men par
thus dealt by, who would not rise up in rebe
lion against the decision against him? But a
the rights of parties in great sectional disput
less sacred than those of individuals; and u
compromises and compacts obtained by one
them BY chiCanery and corruption, to the disa
vantage of the other, any more binding on
latter than those brought about in the like ma
ner among private parties Why, the negati
is a self evident proposition Will any co
promise then, which this packed committee m
establish, impose upon us any duty-any oh
patton either moral, political or honorable,