The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-06

We have heretofore expressed the opinion that,
In the event the Compromise measure, now before
the Senate, should pass both Houses OF Congress,
1t will receive the ready sanction of the President.
He adheres to the course of policy recommended
by him in the early part Of the session; but il the
plan of the Committee of Thirteen should prove to
be more acceptable, we believe there is not a'man
in the nation who would more cordially aid in
giving it effect than Zachary Taylor 1t was his
duty, as President of the United States to recon-
mend to Congress some mode Of adjusting the diff
ficultes surrounding the question of slavery. This
duty he discharged in his frank, honest and straight
forward manner. With patriotism and foresight,
tsays the Baltimore American in the sentiments
of which excellent journal we fully concur) he
sought to save the country from the distracting
effects of struggle in Congress upon the subject
Of slavery, which, being in itself local institution,
comes properly under the cognizance of local or
State authorities The wisdom of his suggestions
is seen in the purpose which they contemplate
the purpose of keeping the slavery question, in
necton with territories, out OF Congress-since it
can be settled, without any violence or agitation, by
the people of the territories themselves. The end
aimed at by the committee is to have the subject
left to the people of the terrores-but for that end
they ask Congress to forbear the Proviso and
upon that point the sectional quarrel blazes forth.
Why need Congress interfere in the domestic con-
Germs of the territories enforce to forbear the
Proviso?
The Presidents recommendations indicate not so
much plan of adjustment as principle of adjust
ment. 1t is aprincipe blended with the essential
nature of our system Of Government and in perfect
accordance with the spirit of our institutions-a
principle upon which the rights of the State are
founded for it recognizes and indicates the right
ofthe people to determine for themselves the nature
and character of their domestic institutions, sub
ject only to the requirements of the Constitution.
There would be no ihcongruity, so far as we can
see, in coupling the admission of California with
an enactment declaring that whenever New Mexi-
and Utah shall form State Constitutions, each
having population sufficient to enttle it to one
representative in Congress, and shall apply for
admission into the Union, such admission shall be
granted. The grant made at once would take
effect upon the event of the contingency Such
prospective Legislation is not without precedent in
the admission by Congress of new States into the
Union
We indulge the hope that in the only point of
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Committee, and that recommended by the PIesi-
dent, the eminent Senator from Kentucky will find,
upon full consideration, that there are no nsupera-
Bile obstacles to harmonious agreement When
that distinguished Statesman expresses the opinion
that the President, in spirit of compromise, ought
to unite with him in favor of the aggregate bill
now before the Senate the fact should not be for
gotten that the President in the exercise of his
constitutional functions, has already made such
recommendations this subject as his Duty in his
Judgement required His views are known to
Congress and to the country they look to concia-
ton, to the prevention of sectional political organi-
cations which might prove to be fatally hurtful ,
they contemplate the ascendancy of no party, sec
tional or political; they recognize a fundamental
principle which forms the basis of the political
rights of individuals and of Sates-the principle
which withdraws from the General Government
that cognizance of the domestic and local concerns
of the people which the people themselves whose
interests associated with those matters, can
bstter take and more judiciousy exercise.