Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-28

find that every interest is in the minority except that
great and allprevailng interest OF agriculture, which
exists from end Of the country to the other When
all these enumerations combined together with the
possibility of the final resort arms what further Sc
cues can be sought Tor, with what would those who
are fearful and discontenedbe satisfied There is all
reasonable security against any abuse of power any
ntolerable abuse of power, arising from causes which
you can no arrest than you can check the beams
which are dared daily from that luminay of the sys-
tenn of which our planet forms part-or than you can
stop I'D and make flow back again upon the Rocky
and Allegheny Mountains, the whole Mississippi River.
tits utterly in vain to hope that you can ever procure
that equilibrium of which we have heard some speak
ing this session OF Congress between the savehodng
and uon-sIaveholdng States. hope and believe that
it unnecessarybut necessary or unnecessary, it is
tery unattainabe, from causes over which you have
the slightest control. And to oppose the immutabe
and rrevocable laws of population and OF Nature is
equivalent demand for the severance OF the Union.
conclude by urging that the plan OF the committee
proposes to close and heal all the five woundsirom which
the country is bleeding, by comprehensive compro-
mise. know, sir, what will be said. know that it
will be said that the agtators will after the passage
of these measures, continue to agtae the two extremes
with their cry for their respective lavorite measures
that the Wmot Pro, so will be proposed to be added,
by supplementary act, to the territorial governments;
or that it will be required to be inserted in the constu
tons which those territories may adopt have heard
it sad even upon this foor-pass all your measures Mr..
| Clay, and we will cry out REPEAL, REPEAL But think
| | know something of the nature of my country |
speak also from the authority and by the aid of history
| At the time when the memorable Missouri Compro-
mise as at hjs-and have been unable determine in
| my own mind whether more soictude and anxiety
listed then than now-the whole country in an up
roar-one half on the side OF the exclusion OF Missouri
| and the other on the side Of her admission.
Every legislative body in the twenty three or twenty
four Staes- do not recoect the precise number of
States then had denounced or approved the measure.
The final settlement carried into the House OF Rep
esenatves where the great struggle took place. and the
victory won by small majority What was the eonse-
quence! Every where there was Joy, exutation and
triumph, that the unhappy controversy quietly set
the universal harmony which prevailed throughout the
country would have suffered reproach and rebuke from
| the indignant voice OF this country
And now, venture to say, that ii this measure oil
compromise goes to the country with the sanction and
influence which it will carryf it prevails, the opinion
this Committee, OF Congress- and OF the Executive in
it's favor, and calculated is to bring peace harmo
and happiness again to the people OF the several
SatesI venture to say that it is passed and goes
| to the country, that agitation is ended
They may croak and howl as they please. 1t is only
few miserable trades in agltaton--men who live by
means OF agitaton-men who not satisfied until
| they place themselves at the head of little clique
of followers whom they attach to their coat tails
| and with whom they to the Democrats and
this little capita" who will go the Wing party
and say to it, "take mel have this little balancing
power-I will enable you to triumph your adver
saries"-t is only such will raise cry against
it. say they will be hushed into silence by
the indignation they will meet every where in their vain
and futile attempt proong that agitation which has
threatened this country with the direul calamity
which, in all the dispensaons of God could befal it.
| Sir, am DONE | would say much more, but can
not longer trespass upon your time. did not expect to
| have said so much and my physical powers will not
| permit me to say more.