The New York herald., 1850-04-29

2d inst, has not yet arrived
The Slavery Question In COngress-Danger
TO the Union-Policy OF the Cabinet.
Notwithstanding the phase which the slavery agi-
Iation has assumed at Washington, and the apparent
pFospect that the committee of the Senate To whom
all the questions have been referred, will fix upon
some sort of compromise which will pass that
august body, yet we do not regard the prospect of
settlement of the vexed question as by any man.
ner of means at all probable if at all possible by
this Congress.
When we consider the powerful elements at
work in opposition to settlement of the difficulty
which still remains, are Justly fearful that the
momentaTy lull-the present calms but the pre- cur
sor Of more fearful hurricane, which will shake
our Union structure 10 its foundation, if il does not
level il 10 the dust. There is more real peril in the
present peaceful aspect of the political clements
than has been at any previous moment and il
~ehooves every friend of the constitution and of the
Union, TO be more wide awake and more active to
ward off the threatened danger, for the shrewdest
Of men cannot tell from which quarter the gather
ing stern will burst upon our heads.
Clay, Cass, Mangum, Webster, Clemens, King,
Davis, and the other statesmen who are willing
10 throw aside all personal feeling, and to sacri-
hce their own hopes and personal ambition upon
The altar Of the Union, if necessary, may be TOO
feeble to resist the combination OF opposite and diff
ferent factions, which gathering aud uniting 10
do battle against any settlement of the terrible
questions These patriots desire peace union and
safety. There are other powerful parties who do
rot. There are the aboionists and free soiers.
who are crushed party, if the question is set
tied ly Congress this session. Their occupation
"a lc nj fh.yx. "a .rb. Ia
slavery exists.
There is the Benton party, who are opposed 10
settlement of all the vexed questions. They are
sctuaicd by motives Of personal interest. They
have millions at stake. They don't want Cal.for-
mia admitted, unless Congress will confirm all
the Mexican laws, and, OF course, Mexican tities
10 land. This class first declared the doctrine thar
Ihe Mexican laws good against slavey-not
that they cared for that further than If they could
but once establish this fixed fact in the public
mind and rc-Sndd these by Congress. then,
Il would become a fixed fact that the Mexican
laws in regard TO land titles were equally bind
ing, end Congress would be forced 10 these,
also, which would benefit California Spectators,
IA thousands of square miles of gold quartz, to the
tune Of about COO or 600 millions of dollars
There is another faction, which is very large,
very powerful, and composed of eminent Southern
men, who opposed 10 any settlement or com
promise, until the South restored to equality in
power, in the Senate at least, with constitutional
guarantee by the people of all the States. This
class regard all congressional compromises with
suspicion. They louk upon them with houor--as
mere baiie-as " a sprat 10 catch hcrring"-as
the apples Of llypomenes, cast behind him in the
race" This class wish the territories divided 50
forever 90 retain equality in the Senate. aud in
doing sc TO count Delaware as with The North; and.
a they cannot have all this. then they infinitely
fg,icr dis-unon 10 any hing short of u, and would
rather have Il; and II It can't he had, then they
don't want another word to say, but ready to
kick the North of the capitol and se, u fire
These men believe they Gar sighted; they fore
see that, when California comes in a state, the
>otdh will H. in a clear minority, and that IN less
than twenty years there will be ten more free
States west of the Mississippi, and ten more north
al the 81 Lawrence and the lakes, as they
know England would gladly surrender Canada
n she had any decent prctcN that would save
hcrFsidc. These men fear worse than this. They
feel HAT. loug before the North gets this vast ac-
ccssion of strength. .he will ride over the South.
rough shcd-procaim freedom. or something equi.
,alcnt 90 "a, TO The slaves Of the South and reduce
THAT sccjion to The past and present awful CONDITION
North would not even DO 20 the South what
Enrland ,d for Jamaica. bui would rather do
what t,e Constituent Assembly of France dd
co. ST. Domingo or lIayti. This class Of men are
fol actng now-lor opposing all compromises now
They honestly believe, that If they do not oppose
she North no~. they deliberately cOnsgn, not
ileir postrriiy bui their children to tn, flames a.
hol, caust upon the altar Of the Union. for which
She South have always bad superstitious and BIZ
~aoied vcucmton The delay Of a settlement by
h's Congress viii but increase the strength and
roN or Of This class of what We may call the fina-
tics. .-cr utras. n the south.
The fanatics. ul,ras Of ne NorA-se Car
risons. shc Abby kellys the Glasses The Nwards.
and SO on are equally sincere IN trying 70 do what
the ultra Southcm class dread that the whole
North are uy ing to do. The aholIionsis are sin.
c,rc ard hone, They Go not conceal their de-.
sious thew say 10 the South ,--" God il with us.
and he is down on you shveholders. Abolish
slavery. frsernze y, IN the negroes, OF. backed hy
Jehovah. we will malae you'd il, or you mus, take
she conseau.nees. Yc.i shall see your houses
tnrncd. your wives and pour daughters violated,
yorr men, fathers. brotherS, and sons-butchersd
before their eyes and thus. ahe 90, God and wc
will restore his negro children md our colored
re'hren to their equality and natN'ral nights.