The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-02

Mr. Abbott Lawrence in speech to the wings OF Boston,
In Fanue Hall, declared that hs country had been TOO
long under the gope~msnt Of PUBLIC MESDI
Is time for 10 OUT OFFICE, and
take chance With HONEST MAN"
would sanction such sentence this, by the
reward of foreign embassy, would sec the tongue
bistered that uttered II.
The New York Evening Post doubts whether Mr..
Clays compromise resolutions calculated to
pose the present agitation" 1t says, for example:
Mr. ClaYs second resolution declares that slavery doe,
exist by law In part of the Territories and
governments in all Of them, il is not advisable to
with these governments any legislation the subject of
slavery The position that slavery excluded by law
from these Territories. Is which the
savehodng interest without giving
all for which they have commended The ground taken by
the South Carolina and Virginia politicians that the
the coded provinces became the constitution
peaed the Mexican laws which prohibited slavery Strike
that ground from under their feet and their whole claim is
gone the whole pe,ence Of intended wrong the part
of the North falls to the ground
Mr. Clays resolution opens that question, and will give
rise violent debate The adoption Of any such decla
ration he proposes viii be resisted the IL
should succeed the friends Of freedom In the Territories
will allow ii be barren triumph 1t must be made
bear fruit in the of legislation We look upon
certain the any such resolution passes
the Senate, bill will be proposed recognising and confirm
ing the Mexican law, which prohibits the extension OF
tavey the hope, which the shareholders
entertain, of usurping any part Of the provinces
We cannot help remarking, however, that Mr. Clay's
views of the necessity of territorial governments
posses differ wholly from those entertained by
the administration, and announced in General Taylors
message In that paper General Taylor expresses the
opinion that the Territories well dspense for tho pres
snt with any of policy than that which they pos
sess under their ancient laws. Mr. Clay, on the other
hand in this tmorous attempt TO escape responsible
great crime of omission. He regards IL ~ proposal
abandon the people of the Territories to the evils of dis
order and anarchy. -
For our own part. we cannot yet despair OF CON-
promise being effected We approve thing decidedly
in Mr. Clays resolutions He wisely proposes to set.
lie the whole question once and forever The idea
of Saying grace over the whole barrel" has not only
the advantage of preventing future dssensons and con-
tinued struggles and excitements which General Tay
lors dlstory, temporzing, timorous policy, 80 little
worthy OF the patriot in these exciting times, is cal
culated TO produce but will have the effect Of
summating compromise throughout for both parties
may be disposed to yield something by way Of settling
the whole question at once. For own part, we
cannot help hoping that the controversy may be settled
at this tme especially if the sound advice which was
given by Mr.. King. Of Alabama, in his calm, digni-
fed and siaesmanlke speech OF Tuesday last should be
carried out Let us repeat with himi
Sir have long that good results can follow from
angry discussion upon any question: however unmportant
may be and upon this question, we'll calculated to
excite feeling, conure my friends 10 keep NJ far a. prac-
tcabe within limits kindness and courtesy In the
discussion Of this question in the Senate Of the United
Sts the results Of which OF the important kind
We lay before our readers the speech Of Mr.. Vol.
ney Howard Of Texas, in the House OF Representatives,
on the 22d Of January upon the Presidents California
message. The Washington correspondent Of the Boston
Times says that he followed Mr.. Clngman, Of North