The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-08

rhe President ana the Compromise.
The latest advices from Washington Indicate
that clouds have again overcast the prospe cts Of
the Compromise. The fanatical dsunionists of the
North and of the South, seem to have confedeTated
together for the purpose of defeating this patriotic
measure. From what we know, and the evidences
we have recently had of the views and feelings of
the great mass of the people, in both sections, of
the Union, without distinction of party, we can
have no doubt that the course of these men will
meet with overwhelming rebuke FROM their
constituents, and they themselves be laid on the
shelf for the remainder of their lives.
We still feel confident, notwithstanding these
evil tidings, of the final success of the Committee
in carrying through their measure of Compromise
1t quite evident to eye at all practised in these
matters, that there is much maneuvering on the
part Of somemere politicians, or we should rather
say, demagogues-to place themselves in position
to meet all cases that may arise. These gentle
men must provide against fire in the rear as well
in front, and perhaps also, against an enilading
fire, if they expect to be hard run at the next
election.
We regard all those propositions, relating to the
Missouri Compromise, as mere demonstrations for
effect at home. The adoption of the line of the
Missouri Compromise in the set Element of the
present difficulties between the Northern and
Southern sections of the Union, could have no
practical effect The South would certainly gain
nothing. 1t would prohibit slavery from being
introduced north of the line of 800 30 and leave it
optional with the people whether it shall be intro
duced south of that line. Whats splendid achieve
this would be for the chivalric disunonists of
| the South We sincerely regret that one of our
Senators should have made such demonstration.
Many ofthe enemies of this wise and patriotic mea-
sure endeavoring to bring the influence of Presi-
dent Taylor toheir aid by asserting that he is oppos-
ed to the Compromise proposed by the committee and
to every other mode of settling pending difficulties
| other than the one recommended by himself Such
attempts we think, neither do harm to the Pres
iden, nor jeopardze in the slightest degree the sue
cess of the Compromise. The President as we have
repeatedly suggested, performed his constitutional
duty in that frank and fearless manner characteris
| tic of the man. He recommended the immediate
admission of California as a Stlte, leaving other
kindred questions to be decided hereafter. when
they shall arise. The President, no doubt, in the
language of scripture, judged that Sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof" and that this is ab
stracty, the true and correct view of the subject
must be admitted by every enlightened citizen in
all sections of our country. This therefore of me-
cessity, became the policy of the administration
and was not to be expected that the President or
his Cabinet, should be shifting and changing their
position with every breeze The policy of the adj
minisrationis therefore, with the greatest imapin
able propriety, adhered to fully and firmly But
this does not show the slightest opposition or hostil
| ity to the Compromise. The President. having dis.
| charged his duty in recommending the subject to
the attention of the legislative department and sug
costing the best mode, in his judgement, of settling
| an important question, Leaves the whole subject
where it properly belongs. It has long been we'll
understood, in all quarters of the Union, we be.
eve, that Gen. Taylor during his service as Pres
ident of the United States will not Interfere with
the legislation of Congress- If, therefore the Com.
promise should pass that body, as we feel assured it
will from the test votes given by the telegraphic
dispatches received here yesterday, it will be most
cordially and cheerfully approved by the Execu.
| tive. The Compromise embraces the Presidents
recommendation bur, with the view of preyentino
future difficulties, goes beyond it and settles other
Important questions. 1t is attempted in some omar
ters, by the party press, to place Mr. Clay in DO
sltion antagonstic to the Administration and it is
insisted by many democratic papers that Mr.. CLAY
must become the candidate of the wings at the
next election These gentlemen of the party press
often become very polite and kind to each other in
| the arrangement of their candidates. They gene.
rally set up for their opponents such candidates as
they suppose will give them the least trouble to de.
| feat. But if Mr.. Clay could call back half dozen
/ years he might give more trouble to his friends
who have always shown a degree of zeal to have
him nominated, (which has only been exceeded
by their subsequent zeal to defeat him., than they
may imagine.