New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-18

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Mr.. jay ON CIny's Compromise.
William Jay has written sharp ana strong re-
v,.w ~ Mr.. Gays Compromise Resolutions, IN
,.oAed 10 show that they concede nothing to
F,.sSsm and secure everything to Slavery. The
.dn;,xiou OF Free California is nothing because the
,,.olu,ion adds with suitable boundaries, which
laws Mr. JAY means OF course, the line Of So 5o''
leaving al south Of that line TO form Territory
doomed to form Slave State the affirmation that
aslsyery does not nor eria By iaac' in any part OF
me territory acquired from Mexico is bald trui'm
and good for nothing at that since it does not arn
mat Slavery is proAiJited by law in tina; region :
and the rescue of New Mexico down to the latitude
81 NJ Paso from Texas and its erection into an ID
dependent Territory is o. no account because
Texas has no right TO it any how The aoohtion "
the Slave Traffic in the District OF Columbia u no
concession 10 Freedom, because resident save
holders are not forbidden TO sell their slaves out OF
the District nor TO buy new ones into II, &c &c
Ia short, the proposed compromise is no compro-
mise bu. complete surrender OF everything TO
Slavery
II does seem 10 Us lodge Jay destroys whatever
effect his vigorous rhetoric might have had by the
sx,ravaganoe OF bis positions il IL not true that
Mr. Clay comedies nothing TO Freedom and the
whole nation knows it. The Editorial columns Of
the post--a journal which has pursued Mr. clay
with envenomed hatred through forty years-reiote
Mr. Jays assumptions. The propositions respect
mo New Mexico the District Slave-Trade and the
avoyal that Slavery has now no legal foothold in
the Territories are substantial concessions to the
I.frl.f hot ~
belong b. US ,rith0vt compromise or bargain OF any
sort, but 50 Of all the points IN dispute between
Free Soil and Slavery Extension. They ought all
10 be settled in favor Of Freedom but that IS no
reason for denying that the concession Of part Is
concession.
Mr. Jay throughout imputes some sinister pur'
pose to Mr. Clay, and that purpose one Of hostility
To Freedom Mr.. Clay's resolutions ." are sk'taHy
drawn" they make "taca provision tins or that
Mr. Clay adroitly avoids drawing any inference
&c. "Why does not Mr. Clay fairly and HONESTLY
declare" &c.--his avowal that no power on earth
could induce him 10 vote for the establishment Of
Slavery either North or South of any line is d" a
rhetorical flourish &c &c. There may seem to be
smartness in this sort Of writing but II is not calcu
lated TO convince the inquring nor conciliste the
candid In view Of Mr. Clays whole life, from his
youthful resistance 10 the icgazation of Slavery IN
the first Constitution Of Kentucky down to his plea
Tor Gradual Emancipation in the revision OF that
Constitution last year, Mr. Clay has entitled himself
TO be treated at least with respect by men holding
Mr. JAYS position this question. We do not
concur in all bis views but we are very sure
the future historian Will decide that Henry Clays
hfe was quite as useful 10 the cause OF Human
Freedom as William jays, and that the former
was quite as far from rnerting the inputation OF
insincerity. evasion aud double dealing the latter
Mr. Jay is rather staggered by the fact that AZ
the eges Of no SINGLE Siave,y PrOp0gand'st' Con
ertss has Mr. Clay's Compromise found fdror,
while the jeff Davises Buffers, Cemenses and
Foote's are out ia full cry against it as ooHceding
ererythiag TO the North but he gets along with II,
after fashion. as follows
"Ba Il this pretended compromise H. as contend, a full
and unqualified surrender Of all The demands Of tho N%r
why did certain ultra Senators object 10 II show OF r.
sislancc might have been deemed pouc, a. tending 10
make northern men suppose there mus, be sSmehns gram
suit tho party purpose Of some to prolong ne presn
& s. ss, ss may AND ssS any really Wish to oTm
separate Republic, IN which they expect to have more
s he oys,s, res, R II is incredible hat The
Shareholders the fnen who are only anxious 10 open
markets for the sale Of their stock and TO acquire more
Ia Congress. should be Avegso 10 proposition ta
Oilers all they have asked, and all That Congress
ys Them, with the exception Of the suppression OF
tho nShf III petition, and the censorship OF Inc fOs' ohce
sAs tSxss are not now In issue"
As there are probably some people with whom
tAa ess u logic is potential. we let them have 1t
vissse reply, merely observing that the perpetual
ssss.x .sssn OF polite insncerity the key 10 an
sxysss~ys course does no; speak well Tor the
sszdes and directness Of him who makes the i'm
polasssa
Ons very urgent reason why the North should
stsaa akof from Mr.. Clays Compromise is com.
pIsts;y Get aside by Mr. Jays logic--namey, the
manifest and general unwilhngness OF the Propa
sandists to unite in any such Compromise. II the
South were to come forward, with anything like
uaanimity, saying ave agree to the terms of
Compromise proposed by Mr. Clay and ii adopted
we win in good faith conform 10 and abide by
them, We should feel 1t incumbent on the North to
take them into serious and dspessionate consider
alton But the South does nothing OF the sort
msnifes,s no disposition 10 do 1t. There have been
dozen speeches made from that section since Mr..
Says great one all openly virtually hostile to his
plan. Now q compromise which might be adms.
sible iftendered and generally concurred in by the
south, would wear very different aspect il resist
ed by the banded might Of that section and carried
mainly by Northern votes, aided by half
members from the South In the one case the
South woald be committed to and bound in good
faith to abide by it, spirit and letter in the other
the North alone would he bound, while the South
waold feel at perfect liberty TO conspire against,
evade, undermine or resist it. We want sacA
Compromise even though its terms were more
favorable to Freedom than those Of Mr. Clays pro
position,
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