Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-25


section against another In such state of feeling the
republc long continue Let suppose however, that you
reject this bill and pass the Caorna BILL and home in that
state of things what will not the South say What re-
nroacbes will not level the North upon this subject
hey will say to the North You got all you wanted you
rot the substitute for the Wilmo provso; you have got
clause much potent much more efcacous than that
YOU have got ntedicton of slavery into the constitution
of California YOU have got all you wanted for the present.
and have refused every thing you have seized upon Cali
fornia and hereafter from time to ime you appro
pirate the whole of acquisitions your exclusive benefit
In that Of feeling of mutual evaporation and excitement
with heated press with heated parties with heated lecturers
with heated men, how you expect hereafter back
to this of strife and contention calm and composed
settle difficulties which six months of and anxious
labor have not enabled you 10 adjust
II said that nothing has been done for the South the
establishment of these Territorial Governments nothing in
this measure of compromise WHAT Is there nothing
done for the South when there is total absence of all Con-
gessiona action the delicate subject of slavery when
Congress remains passive, neither adopting the Wmot pro-
yso the hand, authorizing the introduction of
slavery the other when every thing left sat quo
What the South complaining of all along The Will
proviso-a provso, which if it be fastened upon this
measure, trust may be- will be the result appre-
he6d, of the difficulty of pleasing Southern gentlemen Their
great effort their sole aim has been for several years
cape from that odous povso The provso not In the bill
The bill silent active upon the subject of slavery
The bill admits that slavery there there remains The
bill admits that slavery is not there there il is The
bill is neither Southern Northern. 1t is equal it fair
is compromise, which any man. whether the North or
the South, who is desirous Of healing the wounds Of his
couny may accept without dshonor disgrace 60 home
with the smiles which the learned Senator regretted he could
not carry with him to Louisiana. They may go home and
say that these vast Territories left open. If slavery exists
there, there is If it does exist there it is not there
Neither the North the South has trumphed; there per-
feet reciprocity The Union only has trumphed The South
has not triumphed by attempting introduce slavery which
she would not do she could because she maintains hough
is my individual opinion that Congress has no
he
other for its exclusion Nor has the North been victorious
She may, indeed and probably WILL find her wishes ultimately
ccnsummated by the exclusion Of slavery our territorial
acquisitions but she does that ought to be
OF complaint with the South, because it will be the result
inevitable The bill has left the field open for BOTH
to be occupied by slavery the people, when they forming
States, shall decide be exclusively devoted to free
dom, If as is probable, they shall determine.
Now let me call the attention Of the Senate very pain
fal duty which constrained to PERFORM and which shall
perform let subject to what misnerpetaon may here
or elsewhere the duty of contrasting the plan pro-
posed by the Executive of the United States with the plan
proposed by the committee of thirteen If the Executive has
friend-Q do not mean exactly that because believe and
wish myself TO be friend of the Executive, feeling
anxious to cooperate with hm)but if there be friend of
the Executive who supports his to the ercluson OF
that Of the committee, will he stand up here, and
face to face upon the question of superiority Of the
sure to the oher Let here, and not in the columns of
newspapers, have fair full and manly interchange Of argu
and opinion shall be ready bear my humble part
in such mental contest Allow premise by assuming
in the first place. that every friend of his country be
anxious that all difficulties be settled and that should
once more restore concord and harmony this country
Now, what is the plan of the President, will describe
1t by simile, in which be Misunderstood
Here are five wounds-one, three four fvebeeding
and threatening the well beng not the existence ohe body
polite. What is the plan of the President Is heal
all these wounds No such thing. It is only to heal one
OF the five, and to leave the other four bleed pouss
y than by the sole admission Of California if
should produce death itself have said that FIVE wounds
nj bIaeI
California there the Territories second there is the
question of the boundary of Texas the third there is the flu
gve slave bill the fourth and there is the qeston aof the
slave trade in the District Of Columbia fifth. The President
instead OF proposing plan compehendng all the diseases of
the country looks only His recommendation does
not embrace, and he says nothing about the fugitive slave
bill or the District bill but he recommends that the other
two subjects, of Territorial Government and Texas boun
Diary remain and Re left untouched themselves by
some law Of nature, by the vsedcatrr nature,
self remedy in the Of which cannot perceive any
ground Of the least confidence. have with profound
surprise and regret, the Eersistancefor painfully
compelled to regard the facts around uof the Chief Mags
trate OF the country in his peculiar pan think that
in spirit Of compromise, the President ought to unite with
U.s. He recommends the admission of California We are
willing to admit California. We go with him far he
goes and we make its admission compose part of general
plan of settlement and compromise, which propose the
consideration OF the Senate In the spirit of compromise
which, trust does, and which know ought to- animate
both ends Of Pennsyvan avenue had right to sup
pose, when the committee announced in its report that
was satisfied with his recommendation, far it went
but that it did not co. in respectful Judgment far
enough, and that therefore offered to
close up the four remaining wounds think that in sp
r OF peace and concord, and of mutual confidence and
operation, which ought animate The different departments of
the Government, the President entertaining that const
utona Difference to the wisdom of Congress which he has
proessed and abstanng he has declared he would
stain from any interference with its free deliberations ought
without any dissatisfaction, permit consider what is
best for common country. will 60 little further in this
comparison, which make most painfully. After the observa-
ons which addressed to the Senate week ago. did hope
and trust there would have been recprocaon the other
which being healed alone would exaspeae and aggravae
instead of hamonizng the country butte heal them all
did hope that should have had signfcaton some
form other of the Executive conenment and satisfaction
with the entire plan Of adjustment But al of concurrence
with the committee the part Of the Executive we have an
authentic of his adherence exclusively to his own
particular scheme.
Let look at the condition Of these Territories and shall
eneavor TO do what has been done with sufficient prec
slon to discriminate between nonacon non-nervenion in
regard slavery, and nonaston respects the govern
ment Of the people, who, by the dspensaons Of Providence
and the events have TO hands be taken
of To refrain from extending them the benefit Of
government law, order, and Proec ion. is widely different
from silence nonnteenton in regard to African slavery.
The recommendation Of the President as have already
sad proposes the simple introduction Of California State
into The Unona which, standing by ITSELF has ex
cited the strongest symptoms of the Southern
portions of the coedeacy The recommendation proposes
to leave all else untouched and unproded for In such
abandonment what will be the condition of things The
first approximate Territory California is Utah. and in what
condition is that left by the Presidents message Without
any government all Without the blessing or curse
you may choose to call it. Of military government There
of