The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-15

session is now transferred to the House OF Representa-
tyes With the exception Of the fugitive bill. the slavery
question in all its important aspects is submit
ted to the arbrament Of the House.
What will be the fate OF these several bills in that body,
is confident predict with absolute certainty
Some Of the friends OF this series Of measures express
many hopes and entertain serious fears Of the result
There is variety Of calculations made--a variety Of
phases is presened--and with each multiplicity Of
doubts. anxiees. and hopes For our own part, when
look the great interests Of the counto the eager
desires Of the great body Of the people for the restoration
Of public tranquility cannot but entertain hope that
the whole question will be adjusted in spirit OF concilia
ton and compromise Most Of our countymen
ted with this incessan discussion and wrangng But
the time is not to be denied that several portions
Of the South deeply sensitive and hghly excited by the
aggressons which have been committed upon them, and
the dangers which they still anticipate There is serious
peril impending country. One OF the most re-
fectng and shrewd members Of Congress from
the South. who is utterly opposed TO all utraism and
deeply devoted to the Union, assured US ycster-
day that he had never seen the country in greater
danger and that he utterly unable foresee where
is all to end, and how to avoid the shipwreck
with which we are threatened Others, again. are more
buoyant in their hopesmore sangune in their calcula
tionsmore confident Of honorable and satisfactory
result On the one hand, told that il California
be admitted Georgia must call her convention, and she
may 20 Of the Union They say that South Carolina
and Florida will sympathize with her feelings and mi-
tate her example. Other politicians, of more buoyant
temper. do not apprehend such gloomy results II the
bills pass which intended to settle the question: they
hope that Georgia will pause-that the surrounding
States will gradually accommodate themselves to the
crisis. in the same manner that the South became
reconciled to the Missouri Compromise in 1920. and that
the tempest will gradually subside into calm.
When we look upon the before US, we
minded OF the difficulty Of the adjustment Various in
work. Mems passions excited consci
enous devotion to the rghtthe variety Of interests and
the violence Of passions in paythe ambition of dstnc-
tionthe pride Of consisiencyher duty to their con-
stu ents-a thousand considerations operating upon
the actors Their constituents have also their peculiar
views to swerye or direct them Yet despair
Of the republic; and although the storm may yet rage
higher and the struggle become vehement and the
danger imminent yet sincerely hope that there
good enough in Congress, and patriotism enough
among the people, TO save the ship.
The great danger in the House OF Representatives
consists the giving way to various scruples and hair
sility OF purpose in some and insisting upon particular
Of action which they deem 10 be the best the
most expedient We are assured that there is decided
majority Of members in favor Of the general system Of
adjustment; but the difficulty is ths-how to obtain
majority in the midst of so many clashing opinions Go
to A. and he will tell you ii is best to blend the bound
aries Of Texas and the organization Of the Terrific
res in one bill, for by their union you secure thir-
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that this consolidation OF measures will lose thirty
votes. Go to those who for separate measures.
and they will split again into various cliques,
codng to the order in which the to be
RED One southemer is for settling the Territories FIRST
and then taking up Texas; another is for beginning
with Texas, and then proceeding to the Territories.
One is for giving money to Texas; another is for
giving her only five Millions il the preservation Of
glorious Union not worth all the treasures Of our
revenue. Another member is for acting on the Cafor
MIA bill first And thus each member, in the pursuit OF
his peculiar notion, joses with every other and the fate
Of the whole system is TO be endangered.
Patriots !-those who love your country those who
trusted by great people with interests greater than
hose which devolved upon the hduciares Of
any other republic is this the way discharge the sacred
trusts that are committed your hands Is this obsi
nate adherence to particular trains OF tbought-to
particular order Of eventsto special arrangement of
these various measures, worthy Of statesmen or Is il
the characteristic OF "men of smaller gr owh q Edmund
Burke said that statesman, losing sight Of
principles, is to be guided by circumstances" and
when was this maxim more necessary to be recol.
ecied than amid the variety OF circumstances and
the complexiiy OF interests which now surround us !
We cannot all expect 10 get everything we want.
We must give up something to obtain the great OBJ
ects have in view II majority, such as is now
to be in the House Of Representatives s 10 suffer
itself to be broken upeach man or each clique obst-
nately adherng TO its peculiar notions-then they will
fall sacrifice to minority, and the great objects they
have in view win be ihgloriousy defeated Would this
be like statesmen, in the pursuit OF great COM
mon object, like children chasing each bis particular
butterfly
Let not them be distracted about the order Of events
Let suffer ourselves be thrown of our centre BY
any struggle about which should come first and
which last. To our own eyes, the nature OF things
seems, indeed, to point out the proper order to be
pursued. We do not hesitate, with all respect, to
indicate our own opinion. Our purpose is to suggest
not to dictate Texas is the pressing. There the
more immediate danger lies There the collision OF
arms is threatened and the blood Of ooun,rymen may
flow. Ought we not, then. to settle her boundaries
fret Then go to the organization of New Mexico and
Utahfor how can we provide for territorial govern