Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-14

western part Of the State, who equally Of my opinion w
know she will take the money and relied on for
cession purposes Before positively known whethe
she would to that conclusion, ultra Southern friend
coaxed and encouraged her resist Now they abuse her
for they can longer rely her forming fraction Of tina
compact reported TO have been made by General Hen
derson at the Nashville Convention. All have to say il
the language of Gen. Jackson, The Union must and
be preserved" Cheers.
Well my friends my distinguished friend who has Jus
addressed you has been questioned in regard his
have, and the aunt flung out about political
bages for my part in speaking of the Wing and Democratic
parties speak only by historic ausion consider that such
division lines exist longer From the ashes Of both par
ties We in Mississippi Monday last raised Phoenix unde
the name of the Union Party Similar declarations have
been made in other States. always excepting the Free Soe
i and the Abolitonss and the DlsunioLists
This charge of being traitor to the Democratic party il
one of surprising accusations have heard breach
/ ed Neither of had any vote challenged by Demo
cratic editor TO the period OF the compromise We voted
then also with the Of the Democratic party. So far,
them as these charges concerned may treat them with
| perfect Indifference. Cheers.
And now as to the plan Of adjustment which has just been
eoquen,y touched upon by my distinguished friend and
in whose able speech will just supply chasm or two.
Every who recoects the facts connected with this ques
ton they before Congress- knew that the alternative
union disunion, adjustment secession. When the
Of the Texas boundary up, and when the excite
relation thereto had reached alarming pitch, there
were such friends Seward who urged the military
maRder Of New Mexico to march his armed forces into the
country, aud there also in the South who
clam to send the Government troops to Texas IT. fell
low citizens conflict of had then ensued, the Union
indeed would have been dissolved Mr. Clay himself remark
ed In the Senate that such encounter there many
in the State Of Kentucky who would have sided with
and assisted Texas And there called highminded
men who urging the conflict which must inevitably
have resulted in the destruction of the Union Cheers As
to the adjustment, admit that is entirely sasfac
tory to the whole South, who knew law that
wholly free from imperfec,ons
6 avvho 10 +.
Expects what ne has been, neer and neer shall be-
There not of those measures that did not need
emendation, but the question whether should acqui
esce in partial evil the Of Union go down in blood
In the city OF Jackson stated that the millions
offered to Texas bride. At Vicksburg met General
Qutman and questioned him whether he really thought
bride The Governor answered no. admitting that it
honest proposition, which Texas could honestly entertain.
The admission OF California objected to account of
her large area, though Texas much larger Another
objection her extended seacoas though that Of Florida
Is extended will here state what can
deny Twas authorized by the Committee Of Thirteen to
propose to the South the line Of $50 3V tho Pacific
Four Northern Senators instructed against any
modification of the boundary lines but if the other hand
four Southern votes could be obtained the thing would have
been settled. went round to various Senator'S Mr.
King, OF Alabama, true patriot and true Souherner
agreed at once did Clemens. went to various others
who refused proposed it also Mr. Soule, who doubtless
under conscientious influences, rejected the offer and
said at the time, he declined it with hateur loving
to the Iateness of the hour must begin to
dense.-Editos.l &.t.
At time hoped to carry it out Well, our neighbor
Of Arkansas, Mr. Sebastian, in state of painful hu
ation he tered half acceded one day and withdrew the
tried again. but with doubtful success and then that
excellent gentleman chiefly suppose account Of the abb
sence Of his colleague sat right bolt up and did not vote at
ALL Rather sorry conclusion to all my labors.
will state the broad fact that Washington city full
OF disunionists Not who talked openly
unon but who qunted folly can proveit whenever
may be necessary When proposed terms of agreement
to those gentlemen, they rejected them, saying that things
had such pass that the South could not live with
the North the Northern mind unsound that it was
impossible to put up with hem-us the same things you
see in some Of the papers Of this city.
Mr. Calhoun, whose address signed recommended the
call Of the Mississippi Convention. Why did he do 50
have got the proof in Mr. Calhouns letters Why, simply
because he did deem eIpeden have the South
Carons, account Of the odium which attached to her,
arising from the former attempt at notification That Oco-
Der Convention said nothing about constitutional guarantees
but having my Fears warned gentlemen in the Senate that
they could not rely Mississippi for secession purposes
At the beginning Of the last session of Congess went to
Mr. Calhoun about the admission of CALIFORNIA; and bringing
in slave State out Of Texas He said me Northern men
would assent it. told him that Webster, Dckin
son, and Cass would go for it. Mr. Calhoun who was in
responding mood replied that Southern could intro
duce terms Of compromise without dgacng the South He
required additional constitutional guarantees herequred to
Presidents, from The North and from the South
With separate ueo po,cer Gentlemen state this the
authority Of letter in the possession Of Willie Mangum,
Of North Carolina Why with such state of things the
Union would have broken pieces in twelve months The
Nashville Convention met for that purpose with the under
standing that if these constitutional guarantees could not be
obtained the Union was to be dissolved There are Senators
who insist these constitutional guarantees, otherwise they
are for disunon. These are facts
We determined to admit California with all the bounda-
res there nothing unconstitutional n that There is
the living who will argue to the contrary. And
what have lost Have not the two California Senators,
all questions affecting the South voted with the South
To be they have. Recoect that gentlemen, Mr.
Hunter, of Virginia. aIs said that if slavery existed in Cali
forna, slave worth $1,000 here would bring So, 600
there within year. If the climate SUITS slavery will go
there. Indeed there already many slaves in Cali
forna than people imagine know to be fact, though
do not about promulgang every thing know. The
people of California just patriotic any other State
they underwent many trials and whsood temptations
We left them without law and without Government, and still
the principles Of social order sprung with wonderful rapid
y Persons went there in search of gold and concuDg as
do phrenoogicaly with Dr. Comsn persuaded that
f regular phrenoogist sent out there be would find
skulls with the organ Of acqusiveness strongly deve
oped than in any portion Of the known world do not de-
sire offend any body but is it to be presumed that people
that kind going to lose capital chance of speculation
Three thousand dollars for thousand dollars No. in
deed. (Cheers
Mr.. Foote then touched rapidly on the Utah and New
Mexico bills [of which took full notes. but the laeness Of
the hour prevents from ranscbing hem and wound up
with few emphatic remarks the fugitive slave law. In
common with Gen. Downs Mr.. Foote emphaticay believes
that the law will be enforced. They say will be repealed.
say nerer, NEvER say it again, Congress to re-
peal it, if Government refused enforce act were
passed preventing the slave trade between the States Ella
very abolished in the District Of Coumba-why them
conceive the South would have the right to despair Then
would rise man, not petty body Of faconss