The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-08-01


will not suppose that / am special
friend Of the mis.called Conpromiss
bill ] hope it may be amended, bus
4 have no expectation or belief lhat.ia
will be. An attempt has been made
10 amend il in the Senate BY the adop-
slion of the Missouri Compromise line
but this was voted down by the ds.
cislve vote ofof36 to 19-and stran0e
70 tell, every Northern vote cast was
sgalnst it--snd stranger still, theFs
we're s SoutheTusvotes alsU deainst its
Even Mr. Clay voted against i thougls
he has always been recognised as the
author Of this measure at the time of
its adoption in 1920. II would appeag
that in the administrations Of this gov.
ernment. that there is to be one mea-
sure Of justice for the North, and ano,h-
or for the South. At the time of the
adoption Of the Missouri Compronisc
1t 1S20.the North took three.foutths of
Louisiana, which was confessedly slave
territory and the same ia ralaIion7to
a;smaller portion-Of Texas But now.
when by the adoption Of this line in
relation to the territory acquired from
Mexico by our common blood and trea.
sure, and where we may, or may not.
have right to go with our slaves, this
line is denied US. Our Northern friends
have two measures of justice: one by
which they buy, and the other BY which
they sell. | think we are entitled now 10.
the same measure which we meted TO-
the North in lS2O--more especially
when it is remembered that that biit
was carried almost entirIy by the Nor,
thern votes.
the more regret the failure Of the
proposition Of the Missouri Compro.
mise line, asit was The plan uf adjust.
ment recommended by the Nashville
Convention, and would have alIayed
the excitement at the South, and would
also have shown on the part Of the
North some disposition to recognise our
just demands--and further, as / believe
that it is the only measure that could
have afforded even the hope Of being
strong enon2hto Withstand the attacks
which will be made by fanatics Of tho
North upon any settlement which res.
fuses TO put the negroes Of the South
on the same footing with the whites,
socially and politically. This line has
prescription of 80 years in it's favor
1t has been twice aCquiesCed il BY
the people, and is we'll understood by
the whole country. 1t would al lease
have given US reprieve for a few
years: But believe there is no other
measure that has the inherent strength
to effect this object. nor that can com.
mand the public confidence aud suppOrt
either North or South.
have now referred TO the only plans
of adjustment which have been propos.
edexcept the freesoil platform. known
as the Presidents plan, will dismiss
this by simply saying il meets the full
approval Of every abolitioniss and free
soiler in Congress, and that of most 0g
the Northern wings, who are mon
grel, hybrid race Of politicians (not old
IA shioned whigs) begotten ofthe unho-
y love Of whiggery and Abolition and
i is but justice to say that the blood Of
the Northern democracy is smuch taint-
ed in the same way, aud that many of
the N support the said Presidents plan
---whlIe my beliefis that the Presidents
plan has the support Of but three south
ern men in the House Of Represen-
tatives, and ] believe not one ia the
Senate. The fact is, the President has
placed himself entirely in the hands of
the North. In the summer of IS46 /
warned the people Of the District that
this would be the case, bul | am free ID
say that then but foresaw half The
evils; and the position Of the President
is worst than Isupposed ever could Be
possible. | say this more in sorrow
than in anger; far God knows, that
though feared the result and opposed
bis election. il would have gwen ne
great pleasure to have supported his
administration so far as could have
done 80 consistently with principle or
duty.
You will see from the foregoing
views that ! am not hopeful Of any
thing satisfactory being done By lhS
present Congress.
] am satisfied that large majority Of
Southern democrats. are opposed 10 ths
Compromise bill, and ! think X ams
walFlnled IN tho belief that a laree ma
lority OF Southern members viii vote
against i, unless il can be much amend
cd Ny beliefis, that the rnorsitis ss-
mined and discussed elther here 81
Elsewhere in lhe SoDib, the fewsrwIli
oe the number of iIs supporters. Ons
otthe reasons urged upon us f0s accspt-
ing this bin, Is. than The 6sss W
can get. lfthis Be iraa, NJ ~ bo