New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-08
siaysrx fn tie Hauss.


~ asserting IT, Should any ILas.9red reader De
reminded Of Col WEBss certificate lsst Sumner
that Gen CAss va, as thoroughly opposed 70 the
Extension as he the sad Colonel, &c wit vas the
msladroitness Of our correspondent VII be papa
bic.
Bat tbs practical ,zes.on ia DO: one Of sincerity
bat Of sound poliey. Admit that re are 4. alike
earnest aud anxious ~ 70 regard 70 the Nor-Exter-
sion Of Slsvery, What Is the tue way 70 lnsu-e
.qcces.1 or rather, Which course ia re more
likely 70 in,are it, lie, Us consider.
There are naturally two parties 70 a controversy
and two Ways IL which it may resal.-either II ths
decided saccess o; one or the othe-, II coPro-
nIlse wherein each s1rrenders something for The
sake Of pesle and Harmony. A party snz'o1''y
striving Tor slccess may be induced to compromise
either from tie confederation that 1t VII tne'sO'
secure su0s,snsi-l 7 what il has struggled io' q
thst what il surrenders, .hough oors'derao's' "
either unattarabls or Of less scco1It than the ns'
popv and peace il must sscr.sce BY Pr0Tsc'ins
the struggle.
But compromise, 10 less than struggle I'M
lie. two ,s-t;es and where is the other,PsT'y 70
the compromise now looming into sight Gen
TIL, ba. proposed ono mode Of adjusting q
ystney non adjusting, the great question Ar Ciay
has submitted another, and iar better Cne' DO'
neither Gen Taylor nor Mr.. Clay was ever recos
Missed as member Of the slavery ropasaDdaconse-
oueDtly neither SPEAKS iOr that side " 10 e0e'
sneak trjt7 What assurance Is there that con
cession on our side is 10 bs met by concession IRON
| the other What recognized champion q Slavery
Extens ion has avowed bis Willingness 10 be salts
fed with what Gen. Taylor or Mr Clay has pro
posed
In this state Of things, the North. through Por'
ton OF it's Representatives waivers breaks, ana
abandons its natural and impregnabie position
The Wilmot Proviso apparently goes overheard on
our side 10 what end Plainly not 20 secure what
is preferred by Gen. Taylor or Mr. Clay; for we
don't secure IL The concession thus far is all on
our side we do not yet see the other half Of IT,
even with tho eye Of faith. We shall none the
less make 1t welcome when It comes
Still. our Members, we told, are governed
by the most patriotic motives" Very likely But
patriotic motives are not all that their constitu
ents bargained for. Their position requires not
merely good motives but instructive apprehen-
sion Of the effects. remote as well as immediate
Of every proposition which they are required to
vote. pithy proverb ahirms that very bad
place is paved with very good intentions. We had
not heard Of any necessity for extending that pave
ment
Certain Members OF Congress from the Free
States. however, have seen fit to eyince q gener-
GUS confidence in what is TO be done elsewhere for
the preservation Of Freedom in the newly acquired
Territories. We DO not Judge them; we do not know
how much light they may have which has not yet
been vouchsaed to u.s. We concedo that All s
well that ends we'll and shall wait the denouement
with as anxious a desire ana of them that It
may fully justify their votee. What we, in com
mon with the great mass of the Northern People,
desire, is tue organization OF the Territories &C
CURED from Mexico. including Of course New
Mexico with its original and rightiul boundaries
as Free Territory Us 10 secure its ultimate or
ganization into Free States. The Wilmot Pfoyiso
is but means to that end, and thus Eat has proved
q very efficient means, tbo'.i,h never yet passed
into an act We have good savehoidiug testimony
that the bare attempts to pass 1.-THE apPreheo'
sions cherished it the Slave States that /; oouId
pass-bave kept Slavery out Of the Territories
When we have security-no, in winks or mods
ments-that the Proviso is no longer necessary to
keep Slavery within its present limits we VIII con
sent to surrender the Proviso. Whenever We can
Sc clearly that more 10 to be gained to Freedom
by relnquishng than By maintaining the trovisc
then we shall Of course give it ny As y,i we co
not see wha; has been or IS TO be gained by the
Northern votes cest las: Monday against Mr. hoo'
and MIR Giddirgs's regulations, and u seems to IS
that portion Of cas Representatives, have serious
| ~ impered themselves aud The cause they wef'
chosen to uphold. Blu, let no, be hssty time
viii tell.
We DO not think Ar. Roo1 s worth tie pew
der our correspondent wastes on him. u,r do We
deem Apha's structures st all pertinent to the
issuo hoo; has cas-; in his lot with the LocoFc'
cos-tha, ID clear enough from all his recent votes,
especially those respecting the choice q Door.
| Keeper IL means 20 be reelected next Fall by
the votes Of bis bitter sdyeFssries at all former
elections and those Northern Wings who voted
his resolution upon the table have given him a
handsome liz toward success. IL be cGn make
himself appear a genuine Free Soiler and tie
Wings the contrary he can overcome the strong
DISCUS, Of hundreds among his constituents AID
stand a chance Of reelection
Tha, Nj Roots proposition was defective is
very true but why not amend and perfect II 2
Was there no one Wing ready to offer an amend
ment specifying lhat New Mexico should be or
ganized with her ancient and rightOl boundaries
That OF itself ii successful. would have changed
the whole aspcc, OF the affair, and II defeated.
would have given thoss who profess Free Soil
and yet voted TO lay the resolution on the table a
far better excuse than has yet been offered tr
their course. /, does seem that while patrioiie
motives are so abundant among our Members OF
llhe House another essential qus.ify, tact, is ia
inevitably deficient Let Us hope that It Is tact
only.
New-Jersev-Prosress In the Legislature.
Correspondence OF the Tribune
| TSKSroA y J. "Wednesday, Feb g.
| The General Railroad Law passed the Assem-
~ .l.x 81 - rsal