The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-31
More Compromises and Concessions pro
posed.


The accepted time for more spoliation seems,
by common consent, to have arrived, owing TO
the courtesy of Messrs. SEWARD & Co., who
have kindly consented to temporary postpone
ment of their performances on the congress
sional boards. The suggestion of Mr.. CLAY, on
which we commented the other day, is but the
echo of the Northern prints, all Of which, like
Oliver Twist, are asking for more,"-and who'
more lucky than he, stand a fair chance of get
ting it-whether in the shape of appropriations,
higher duties, or lands. In fact, the respective
organs are strenuously urging the necessity OF
a new compromise or adjustment among the
hungry claimants, by which all may thrust their
noses into the public crib, and the " oxen that
tread out the corn" unmuzzled, may frisk and
grow fat, at the cost of the planter.
The su slime yet simple process OF log-rolling,
is recommended as an infallible specific to effect
these purposes. It's the real old Jacob Town.
send" which is to prevent fermentation, and
work we'll on the body polite. As well might
one seek to wrest from hungry lion the bone
over which he is growing, and hopes to gorge
himself, as for Northern politician to take any
steps which would tend to Illustrate the dar-
ling projects of spoliation in the North and
West-and hence the armistice which the sew
ARDS and VAN BURENs grant the South-eon-
centrating and marshalling their forces all the
while for fercer assault so soon as under
cover of the truce, the interests which require
the fostering care of the General Government
shall be subserved.
The more candid of the organs of this pow
erful aid pestiIent faction, do not even pay the
poor compliment to Southern intelligence and
manhood, to disguise their real purposes. The
N. Y. Tribune and the Albany Erening Journal
preach peace, Qor the presently and hang out the
white Aag-but confident Of Northern, and dis
dainful of Southern strength, openly proclaim
their policy-and give such loud notice OF their
intentions, that not all the noisy REJolcNGs,"
and shrill declamatory speeches of the subnis-
sionists, can prevent them from reaching the ears
of the Southern people.
The proofs of this are as plenty as blackber-
ries We subjoin two editorials from Northern
papers, the tone and tenor Of which cannot be
mistaken. The Providence Journal says:
"The anxiety of the Western members to
reach the River and Harbor bill in the House OF
Representatives, is natural and proper. 1t is
good omen for the tariff. 1t my be the means
of remedying great mistake, which the friends
of the tariff committed when they suffered the
public lands to be given away for 30 many OBJ
jects, in advance of any action upon that meas
ure. By uniting upon modification OF the
tariff precedent to the passage OF any land bill,
the friends of the tariff might have secured
reasonable adjustment. They may do it now
by adopting the same plan in regard to the River
and Harbor bill"
The Albany Euening Journal the special Or
gan of the Sewardtes, copies this, and coolly
speculates as follows:
aWhile the system oflegislative "log-rolling'
is generally pernicious, it is sometimes excus,
able When it is entered into to effect good
ends partizans may find fault, but the country
will suffer no violence. Appropriations for the
Improvement of rivers and harbors have no enc
mics among those who advocate n modification
of the existing tariff. But there are very many
in favor of river and harbor appropriations who
do not sympathse with the manufacturing in
terests of the country. This is to be regretted.
It ia indicative of sefishHesG which, while 1t
prevents an expansive view Of questions OF ma
tional importance prevents harmonious action
between interests practically identified. Both
are alike seeking to protect, encourage and pro,
mote home enterprise, and should be found
moving together to effect the great and bench
cent purposes paramount with each.
Hitherto, however, there has been no such
harmonious action. The Western and South
Western commercial interests have generally ar
rayed themselves against the manufacturing in
terests of the North and East; and the oppo-
nents of both have too often succeeded in de-
featine their just claims upon congressional
liberality.
It is to be seen whether the representatives OF
these great national interests have learned wisdom
from the past Occupying antagonist positions,
they are powerless. Moving together with
mutual desire to deal justly the one toward the
other, every reasonable project of each may be
carried through successfully.
We only assert what is VIGOROUSLY true, thai
the friends Of American labor have been too yield
ING to the demands of other interests. they
have repeatedly suffered themselves to be thrust
aside untmeIy if not unjustly, and have, as fire.
ouentlv. given their votes for measures no more
lust IMAM the VI WV ''''''
which they solicit, without exacting an equlva-
lent from the friends of the measures thus car
red by their votes or forbearanee.
The game Of unaMreciated and unrsqH'!ed CT, con-
cession has been played long enough. The
friends of a Just tariff should now insist that
their proposition shall take precedence Of others
of national character. If this is to be an era
of" compromises" and concessions" let these
ucomnromises" and concessions" ply equally
to all interests The friends of discriminating
tariff are ready TO vote for generous apPropria-
lions for the Improvement of rivers and harbors.
But they should let the particular friends of that
measure understand that if they are expected to
vote millions from the public treasury for that
purpose, they must receive some earnest IN re-
turn Of a desire to save the manufacturing In
terests of the country from bankruptcy"
IF this be net the sublime of etfrontry, then
the faculty of establishment on the part of the
public, must have been destroyed by the heavy
drafts made upon it during the past session.