The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-19

Which side Is he trying to dupe:
The editor of the Union, we mean. Is he
trying to dupe the North r,the South /? Both,
in our opinion. Reject" says he, ''the com
promise of the Committee Of Thirteen, and
the South will scarcely have an inch Of land
TO expect At once California comes in with
out an equivalent to the South-next, New
9 Mexico and Utah as States" ''These con-
sequences" he adds, the Richmond Enquirer
..sets SO clearly before the country" that he
republishes its speculations, and leaves them
readers" ''The consequences" clearly set
forth by the Enquirer, and endorsed by the
Union, are as follows:
.Give them New Mexico and Utahl territorial
governments by the bill of adjustment, and many
years must clapse before they can come in as
States for in that form Congress will carefully
pervise them, and enforce the requisites of popula
ton, &C., before they emerge into the sovereignty
of States. Moreover, the Wilmot proviso will have
been repudiatcd, and these two Territories will be
open to the settlement of shareholders with their
property equally with others. Let the adjustment,
however, fail, and Utah and New Mexico be left
without government, he reads recent history blindly
ample of California. will adopt State constitutions,
las advised by the Administration and will come
in with four Free soil Senators crush the South"
So, then, one Of the objects of the Union, as
openly avowed by it, in supporting the compro-
mise, is to prepem New Mexico and Utah from
g following the example Of California" and
coming into the Union as -slaveholding
States, with four Free. soil Senators TO crush
the South" 90 -Four Free-soil Senators" for
sooth! Such, We suppose, as Doctor GwIN and
Colonel Fremont! We call the attention of
the northern Democratic supporters of the com
promise TO these s. consequences" which the
Union is so confident will result from the fail
ure of that measure, and which that journal con-
siders most capital reasons why il should be
supported by the South
While such are the results which, in the
Union's opinion, will certainly follow the loss
of the Compromise bill, and such the grounds
upon which il openly commends the bill TO the
favorable consideration of its Southern readers,
it may be well enough for them-having, as
they can have, no confidence in the sincerity
and truthfulness Of the Union-to keep an eye
upon the arguments urged and the principles
avowed by the father of the compromise, Mr..
CLAY, and by General CAss, the file-leader of
its Democratic supporters in the Senate, in the
progress Of the discussion that has arisen in re-
lation To that measure.
Speaking of the effect of the amendment TO
territorial legislatures from passing any law adj
hitting or excluding slavery, Mr.. CLAY said:
"The effect Of that amendment will at once be OBJ
vious. II the territorial legislatures pass no
laws, either in favor OF or against the introduction
Of slaves, the laws the subject will remain just
ms they exist now in the Territories of Utah and
New Mexico; and they will continue so TO exist
until they form constitutions for themselves, in
which they settle the question Of slavery
they please. The territorial governments will not
be allowed 10 admit il 10 exclude il. They
restrained from any action whatsoever the sub
ject will not go into any detail of repetition in
stating the opinion which have held all along on
this subject, and which have on a previous
sion sufficiently stated
my opinion is, that the laws Of Mexico, in all
the forms in which legislation can take place. by
the edict Of Dictator by the constitution Of the
people ofMesico, and by the act Of the legislature
Of Mexico-by all these means, that slavery has
been abolished there. am aware that some SEN
ators entertain different opinion; but while
will not 60 into discussion Of that subject which
think unnecessary at the present time, feel au-
tborized to say that the opinion OF the vast major
ity Of the people Of the United States and ola vast
majority of the jurists Of the United States, Is in
accordance with that which entertain myself
In point OF law there is slavery there. In point
Of fact there Is slavery there, unless il is possi
bic that some gentleman from the slave States,
passing through those States, may have taken
along slave as body servant In point both Of
law and of fact, therefore, there is slavery
there entertained that opinion. and expressed
il, at an early period Of the session"
II slavery could, under and by virtue Of the
compromise, be introduced into the Territories,
it is notorious that Mr. CLAY would oppose the
measure with all his energies. He has, on
more than one occasion, declared his determined
opposition To the extension Of slavery over soil
that was free. He AYERS that, Sin point both
Of law aud Of fact" there is no slavery in those
Territories, and that such is ''the opinion Of a
vast majority of the people Of the United States,
and Of vast majority of the jurists Of the Uni
ted States" He will vote for no measure %
carry it there, and is now urging the adoption
of one which will restrain the legislatures OF
the Territories from passing any law to intro
duce the institution among them, and the prac-
teal effect Of which will be effectually 10 ex-
clude IL.
Equally at war with the opinions Of the
South is the line of policy advocated by Gene
raj CAss, Mr.. CLAY's right-hand coadjutor in
the support Of the compromise in the Senate,