The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-11

PRocEEDIEGs OF THE SENATE We think that the OPP
ponents OF the compromise bill In the Senate have well
nigh exhausted their expedients TO defeat its passage,
and trust that its friends will press the final vote
it. II has been under consideration for than a
month"; and it hoped that it would have been passed
prior to the assembling Of the Nashville Convention but
that hope having failed the eyes OF the people fixed
in eager expectation that few days more only will
eapse before the compromise will receive the sanction
OF the Senate.
We know not what any friend Of the country, North
or South, can ask more than what is granted in this bill
II proceeds upon the truly republican principle, that the
people are sovereign and possess the right TO accept
reject slavery at the pleasure, whenever they desire
enter the Union States II does not prohibit the slave
holder from removing into the Territories with his proper
OF every description and thus grants all that the South
should ask IL then, the soil and climate be adapted
slave labor, southern men may at once to the
Territories in sufficient numbers to convert them into
slave States. We have, however no idea that they will
ever become such for satisfied that slave labor
would be too unproducye TO make il desirable to trans
fer slaves from the slave States to either New Mexico
Utah. The people Of California having acted upon the
subject and rejected slavery, and being prepared
enter the Union as State we cannot perceive any paus
IDLE objection which can be urged to her admission in
a n ne ass1
be Objectionable inasmuch the Wilmot Proviso might
Immediately thereafter be applied to the Territories II
would be yielding all TO the North, when the object
should be to compromise, so as to satisfy both sections
The Senate has promptly rejected all propositions de-
s 9,s 70 nuny .ne eompiom'se o anu, from me
y of the members will vote for the passage OF the bill
We consider Its in the Senate certain but what
will be its fate in the House is more doubtful The i'm
preston appears to prevail, that it will be defeated in
that body; but when members come to consider the i'm
portance OF arrestng excitement the slave question,
and the just and equitable provisions OF the compromise
bill. il may be that they will deem il expedient
pass than to leave the country in agitated state We
know that some members believe, affect to believe,
that the Union cannot be dissolved by the continued dis
cusson OF the slave question; and il may suit the pur
pose OF persons to incucate this opinion, with the
view of making political capital out OF the excitement
but there is danger-and Tor this the people de-
mand that the question shall be settled during the present
session of Congress
Members may rely on il. that il it be ascerianed that
is the settled purpose of Congress do injustice 10 the
Southto deprive the southern people OF the rights guar
anted to them by the consttutonhey will resist 70 the
utmost OF their ability Nothing would be opposed
TO their feelings and sentiments than separation OF the
Union; but they will not endure OPPRESSION let the con-
sequences be what they may. We would not, then,
have the North proceed the supposion that the South
will submit TO indigny without making an effort for re-
dress The compromise bill OF the Senate offers the op-
portuny preserve the harmony OF the Union, and
cannot consider those who reject real friends 10 the
country.
We abhor sectional feeling, destructive OF the peace
and happiness OF the nation but II will prevail 10 fear
ful extent unless all portions Of the Union shall unite in
enforcing the provisions OF the constitution, and thus
preserve the brolhey affection which has happily ex-
listed since the formation Of our government
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