The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-21

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the public. We had been informed that Mr. Keeling
would take charge Of one of the hotels in this city, and
we are sorry misnformed; for we do no, know
more polite attentive, and oblging landlord or one who
conducts large establishment with order and sys
tenn The viser to Norfolk will be sure to find on his
table all the delicacies which eastern Virginia sfods
served TO his taste.
From tho Valley tya) Democrat
Correspondence.
The following letters received from distinguished
gentlemen by the committee of correspondence Ia reply
tolnvllaons TO address the Union meeting held in
New Market on the 9th of July last:
| HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
July 20. 1850.
GENTLEMEN regret to say in reply to your letter in-
wiling me 10 be present at and TO address Union and
Compromise" meeting OF your fellow citizens, b. held
my power TO do Did the situation Of my health per-
nit, should be much grati6ed the opportunity OF
joining you and them on that occasion and uniting with
you both in indicating the high and patriotic objects for
which you propose to assemble. This, however, pro-
racted and painful attack of rheumatism one Of nv
limbs much aggravated by ne last Lew days Of cloudy
But present absent beg to assure you OF my thorough
and heartfelt participation in the spirit and purposes
OF your meeting, and my earnest hope that may
tribute much. both BY its action and example. to animate
and support strong Just. and wholesome public sen
upon the great national ends for which held
prompted by the right spirit and held or the right ends
but held at the right pacen the midst OF people whose
perfect independence OF all misleading and wrongful n
uence cannot be exceeded by that OF any other in the
world, and whose calm and steady character, as we all
know has hng rendered them proverbaly inaccessible
TO all violent public agitatons. e
Here it is specially appropriate that first movement
should be made for the safety Of endangered govern
ment and for the restored harmony OF dscordant and
And in no way could you reach either object directly
so well as by that which you have chosen--that Of
giving your hearty support the Union and TO liberal
hrnth mil
which bring it into danger. ~
AT first suggestion il sounds odd and odd, that
this late day in the history of the Union any the
least necessity should arise for public demonstrations IN
its behalf.
After duration of seventy years and upwardsa dura-
ton of benefcence and advanceater preserving during
that whole time internal satisfaction and peace
perfect that not solitary case of execution Tor political
crime has ever stained ts annas-afer fostering the
energies of the country until it has up from eeble
TO great oneafter securing to its citizens every good
which human wants could require or human government
ample and the hope of the whole earthafter all this, 1t
indeed strange, and worse than strange, that its value
should be doubted its existence theaened and an open
and public /" stand out" in its behalf demanded
pedient and necessary act. ss E.4 1851
And yet is for such is the posture and tendency Of
our federal afairssuch the reckessness with which the
Union is saked by certain portions OF our country upon
offensive OF sectional legislation, and such the
evident satisfaction with which its dissolution begin
ming be regarded by certain other portions, not a.
remedy for intoerable wrongs, but political good to
be desired for its saketha know, at this moment.
of pubc act more necessary or expedient than that
very one. ta.. st fi p4a
am gad therefore, fellow-citzens Of She
nandoah engage in -glad to see them SO heartily and
promptly coming up meetings TO declare their de-
voton 10 the Union ultimate plan OF government
for them and for their posety whose injury abandon
ment is not to be thought Of and consequently, whose
great elements of sectional equality and ustlceelemens
which have rendered benecent and Pecious-it 10
their duty and that OF all others concerned to maintain
sacred and nvioate. 9af -fHtE saas
The .Compromise or Adjustment BILL" now pending
before the United States Senate honest and patriotic
effort TO accomplish this very end 1.-The end, namely. OF
extricating and preserving the Union from its domestic
dssensons without prejudice TO the equal rights OF any
one OF its parts Whether the terms OF that bill are in all
respects perfectly adjusted 10 effect this end, will not
now trouble you by examining, hope to have the OPP
portuny OF doing that work hereafter more fully. as
your representative in the House, than the proper limits
Of that Compromise that it u.s. in my Judgment conceived
in equitable and national spirit and that furnishes
forth the basis of settlement between the North and
South which neither the interest nor he honor OF either
requires them resist, but one, the contrary, which
could easily be made satisfactory to both by the exercise
of part only Of the pains which daily taken 10 en-
barrass, decry, and defeat it. t1a sa@
Ii is throughout constitutional and that, it must be al
lowed by every is great and decided merit Neither
to complain that their coyenanted obligations with one
another have been laid aside to do either oil them wrong
Il brings to the conendinS parties and upon all
their points OF contest and hereafter; and that also,
is merit not less great or decided.
II comedies California to the North as political ne
cessiiy which IT is not possible to alter or prevent Il
comedies the organization of the Territories OF Utah and
New Mexico into governments upon the principles and
wishes OF the Southlhus meeting and satisfying point
blank the only demand the government OF the Ter
rtories which the South has insisted upon II pro-
poses an arrangement OF boundary for Texas which.
though may not receive appreciation, yet entitled
to acquescence as part OF general measure Other
| wise admissible.
Looking this Compromise in its general aspect,
you will that il leaves II respects slavery the
whole Of the territory which acquired from Mexico to
be held under the constitution OF the United States Just as
got IT, and subjects it, TO that and other matters, 70
such final the people living within II shall
adopt for themselves. Looking at il as affecting the
South exclusively no principle which II establishes
against her. and therefore regard her as made stronger
instead OF weaker by means OF It,
Begging pardon for running this hurried letter into
greater length than intended, pray you TO salute my
constuen,s with my grateful remembrance for their kind
ness and be assured that am, with unaffected regard,
your friend and obedient servant,
JAMES MCDOWELL
To DAVID HEpRIcK and others, committee.
i WASHINGTON, July 20, 1850.
| GENTLEMEN have your letter OF the 10th, as COM
mtee OF citizens OF New Market and its vicinity in
vitng attend and TO address "Union mass meet
slant, o take into consideration the plan submitted by
United States for the adjustment OF the unhappy difhcu
ties existing between the North and South the subject
of slavery, and all other subjects connected win tne
same" -
4 Could | be absent from my place at Washington,
should gladly embrace the opportunity 'nor1ed py your
kind invitation to meet my fellow oil oheLAndoan
IN rnun them my views Mt large