The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-01
CITY OF WASHINGTON.


We publish in another column letter from the Hon.
Armstead Burt OF South Carolina. addressed TO Messs
+. w. Piekens and Drsyton Nance, who have been APP
pointed delegates. from Mr. Burs congressional district
the Nashville Convention II bears date the 18th OF
May, and is in reply to communication from Messrs
Pickens and Nance, asking, under instructions for "he
most auihsste information 10 the present state Of the
slavery question: the prospect Of compromise. any
and how many States vH certainly be represented The
Nashville Convention"
On the first branch OF the inquiry propounded him,
Mr. Burt gives agoomy account Of the present state Of
the slavery question. He represents the advance Of abos
onsm in the eastern States steady and onward. and
says has spread the Northwest, until he now regards
the anti slavery feeling OF the West as infinitely
formidable than the antslavery feeling Of Massachu-
SETS
Il cannot be denied that hostility the constitutional
rights of the South has grown with rapid growth since
the presidential election OF Isis Wecannot see and we
have never been able 10 see how any man OF ordinary
understanding should have failed to anticipate any other
result as the legitimate and necessary Of the
election Of the Philadelphia ticket In the summer Of
Is4s. il was as plain that the election OF Zachary
Taylor and Willard Fillmore would be the heaviest
blow which southern interests ever received as it
was the last session Of Congress, it at the pres
ent session Of Congress. candidate brought for
ward for the highest Office within the gift Of the people,
who, though southern -man, failed and refused to
whisper one word in favor Of southern rights and south
ern interests, and who willingly endorsed the political
history OF Willard Fillmore the author Of the letter to the
Erie aboonists Yet large portion Of the South gave
its jealous support to the Philadelphia nominations
while another portion stood Indifferent, with their arms
folded, and saw, without sign Of Dissatisfaction, a
north defeated, who had been true and faithful
to the constitutional rights OF the South, and whose
election would never have been doubtfs, but for the
hatred entertained for him by those who cherish hostility
to the institutions OF the South. Mr.. Burt is right.
Admit, for the sake OF the argument, that the anti
slavery feeling has spread from Massachusetts the
Northwest, yet, in stating this fact it should
be forgotten that southern wings have shouted with joy
whenever wave Of this mad nundation has Frustrated
and ingulfed some gallant man Of the North or the
Northwest who had baed CALAMITY for the rights of the
STAKEHOLDER, secured by the constitution. Who
forget the insane rejocings Of the southern whgs when
Ford beat Weller in Ohio, and when Johnson triumphed
over Longsreth in Pennsylvania And, coming down 10
later PERIOD who can forget the manner in which they
sustained freeso cabinet' Or still ateto the first Of
the present session Of Congress-who can fail to
Der how they struggled place in the Speakers chair
free soil Wilmot Provsos of the s,ricest Sect from the
State OF Massachusetts While we like to see facts
stated we like also TO see the reasons Of those facts
forth.
But this is not the point Of MIR. Buts letter which is
specially interesting at the present crisis Its most inter-
estng feature is that which treats Of the prospect of
compromise if any" On this topic Mr. Burt expresses
the belief that all schemes Of compromise will fail"
This may be true But Mr. Burt says that he thinks the
adjustment, proposed by the Committee Of Thirteen will
be supported by many OF the northern democrats, by
majority of the southern democrats and Che presumes by
the southern wings Yet Mr. Burt .ays that the adjust
ment proposed by Mr. Clay falls short Of the nsoleni and
arrogant demands OF the abolitionists Still it will fall
he says II is capitulaon to the abolitioniss" Mr..
Burt tells us yet he does not pretend that an abolition.
LIST in the North or Northwes, will sustain it, or do
otherwise than abure and denounce it in terms even
stronger than Mr.. Burt himself employs Many of
the northern democrats. majority Of the southern demo-
Gratis and the southern whgs will sustain it yet the ad
usment will fail Who, let ask then, will defeat it !
Who are they that will vete against il What combi-
nation will deal its death blow And who will bear the
dead body 10 the tombi Mr.. Burt forgets to
these questions, and we will answer them for him. He
gives the ayes, but he fogets the noesalthough the
noes are to be victorious We will try to remedy this
defect, and I'll up the record in general terms.
Looking to The House Of Representatives, we see the
TAYLOR wings OF the Norh-he men who wish TO ex-
eude slavery from all the Territories but who have not
the courage to march boldly their ground yet they
will screen themselves under the action policy Of the
executive cabal and they, therefore, wilmuster their
forces against the compromise They are in the
centre Of the army, and are somewhat protected,
matter whether the enemy attacks in front rear In
the vanguard we recognise Messrs. Wilmot, and Root
and Horace Mann, and Preston King, and ames-Wil-
son, and John Wentworth, marching forward under
the orders Of Joshua r. Giddings. the senior officer
Of the host In the guard we count few gallant
gentlemen from the South and among them sorry
TO recognise the noble figure OF Mr. Burt OF South Cao
ma ready to sce-about, and resist any pursuing force
In the Senate the same picture. with slight notifications.
Is presented There az in the House OF Representatives
the is brought up and the baggage protected by gen
temen from the South In the centrein medic futis.
SINUS ibis-we find The northern Taylor wings, remem.
bering the Philadelphia Convention not without certain
apprehensions In the vanguard recognise the soft
accents Of Mr. Chase the bazen demagogue front OF Hale
and Seward. the political anabapist, preaching in
cultural tones Of higher laval marching on under
the dicatoria orders Of Colonel Thomas Hart Benton,
Al .nfu al ~.