The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-31

The House OF Representatives. did not resume the con-
alteration Of the Texas and New Mexico bill until 2
O'Clock yesterday Mr. Clark. OF New York. then took the
Aoor and addressed the House for hour support OF
MIR Roots motion 10 annex the Wmo Poviso to the bill
This gentleman can never expect settle the question by
IN spirit which be evnced He bitter soer, and
his language anything but conciliaory and compro
misng He even charged Texas with design OF 'rob-
bling the treasury" of ten millions dollars and defended
the Wilmot Proviso with all his zeal Such speeches as
these are only calculated to do mischief by defeating any
settlement Of controversy which Substituting the people
and dstracting the Union Mr. Clark. like TOO many OF
the citizens Of North does not understand the spirit OF
the southern people He does not believe that they are
il earnest in the determination they avow. 1t is an
xregious and might prove unfortunate error Let the
entleman from New York be satisfied that the South
a,sysr would submit to such an imposition, and that it
would place the Union in the most imminent danger.
Mr. Gorman of Indiana followed Mr.. Clark in most
appropriate, eloquent and effective speech It was a
most happy strong, common-sense view OF the whole
question: and yet it graced by some OF the nobles
and most patriotic sentiments which could pour forth
from the lips OF an American Mr.. German enforced as
. civilian the same generous spirit which he had dis
PLAYED as gallant soldier the fields OF Mexico He
pointed out to both sides Of the Houseto the North
well the Souththe danger in which our country stood
the danger OF collision Of the banks of the Rio
Gnde between the valiant Texans and the troops Of the
United States. He showed the difficulties which had
arisen from the extreme views OF both sides of the House
respecting the boundaries of Texas, and the necessity Of
adjusting the question by compromise. de turned from
one side OF the chamber the oher-appeaed to both in
The most thrilling manner, and asked the member from
New York, who had talked much about Texas
robbing the treasury of millions OF money, whether
il il not far better to stop the efuson of brothers
blood by such a. concession, and whether il is not
much better designate the boundary by silver
line than by line Of blood The whole OF Mr. Gormans
speech should be fully reported II contains the strongest
arguments and the nobest appeals Congress and the
country in favor of settling all these questions
and giving peace to the Union by wise and gener
ous spirit of compromise. He denounced the Wilmot
Provso ~ having been conceived in sin and begoten in
inQuity as fatal monster which should be put down
and he denounced in the severest terms the attempt Of
Mr.. Root, OF Ohio, to alarm members from doing their
duty their country by threatening to call them dough-
faces. He spoke his hour; and then Mr.. Daniel, Of
North Carolina, got the floor for to-day.
We have done prophesying upon this subject What
more can we say the way OF moralzng than repeat
our firm belief that this who question be settled
By compromise, and that il becomes every patriot TO
bring al his preudices, all his ultra views all exorbant
demands all seetionalsm and ultrasn and lay them all
upon the altar OF bis couniry We scan scarcely believe
il possible that there is common enough, not
patriotism enough settle this questions and yet there
are movements and there signs fitting the
horizon which fear the result 1t sometimes
appears to If some gentlemen had 20 far suffered
their minds to be warped by particular views highly
excited by the interest which they had taken in the passing
schemes-tha they had become deeply pledged to their
cliquAs-had become much warmed up by the pride
Of opinion, the appearance of consistency that they
were willing to hazard the uoion itself rather than
appear to yield any of their favonte schemes. From
these errors and from the dangers to which they would
conduct us--from all those extreme positions from
which. in great confcdecy of States, the greatest n-
ger be experimentation all the evil consequences
OF that uncompromising spirit under the sinister inhu
OF which present constitution itself could
have been formed may gracious Providence preserve
our glorious country