The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-29
From Yesterdays Richmond Enquirer.
Editorial Corrsspondeaoe.
AaKalcAr HOTEL, New York, May .

N
left tho Senate chamber yesterday In the middle OF Mr.
SouS second speech, and here am to-day 200 miles
Off comfortably fixed at this capital hotel OF course
had time before the departure Of the Baltimore cars
to you Of things in Washington. Indeed, nothing
has occurred since my first hurried ePse, TO throw the
fainfes gmmer Of light upon the dark and painful ques
ton. il i satisfaction that least objections
the part Of the South 70 the compromise have lately been
hbng egisason by the territorial legislatures, was
cepedby Mr. Jeffsrson Davis. Mr. Clay. No and pre-
sumo, will be generally acceptable. Again Mr.. Downs,
(Which showed than he felt AZ he said) dssipssd the Oh
econ tho fugitive slave bin by showing that the
provsion intended interfere with the present
rights Il the stakeholder under the law Of 1888 but was
tons 70 tho omnibus bill" the part Of the South
which should hope pressed to success The bill
might be amended by striking off from the boundarie. Of
California south Of IS deg. 30 min IS deg 20 min
pensaton 10 perhaps the feature of the scheme. II
don Of TsHa 70 The Editorial q New Mss
which, the operation Of the state of things
the South s asked contribute out of the common
suy Iuust that, all events. the bill will be amended
sso ansssS from fssss and Of coae the
peasation. Indeed hope that The bill viii be materially
msmIsa Of co"srs.! Wi Consequently. come into IL
.uPpo, The South, BY her own apathy and divisions.
has voluntarily placed herself AT the mercy oil the majority
Had she stood firm by the Nashville Conventon-hsd her
whole population instead OF being blinded by the deuve
she might have obtained the favorable adjustment
she could have desired But how different the
Was there extraordinary fac. than that stated BY
Mr.. Clay In his reply Mr. Soulcs first speech viz
in oommii,ss M Downs) was carried BY the votes Of the
souhsm members Of tho committee, and still this very
beisf A long a. members from the south Itself shall thu.
misundssnd each other, and remain widely sundered
% sspsct our sincerity and 70 do justice TO our complains
Under all the circumstances. very much fear that
cd the Consequences the South will be
svsry spsc, the oompromise be defeated ihe Presi-
b sd@sd the Ysaoriss q U,ss and New Mexico
and civil WAR openly rage between Texas and Sew Msn
90 do not believe that the south by any ParlIa
nsntary defeat the admission Of California
snsy. The minority have no, the endurance physical
means TO hold siege against the .erried and
Easrd. 80 Ia such struggle the minority mus, be
crushed, or. they succeed, Il must produce excite
% The q Ss sooa on the Na.SS so
question, and indications, show that will
fornia- s. - i - -
Bad a. tho compounds may be, then, We reasonably
expecs % obtain anything ~ good-whch will carry out
shs boandsn day Of Congress 70 give government the
ers,S x. w ne ssa s
petas danger know s thought BY some Of friends
,ss. the comptoml.e bill be defeated we can obtain the
hodes right Of settlement below IS deg 80 min csnno,
.ss: q ssa sSp. sss sss from
Issue Of the present am with the sou,h who,
ancsrsy uust will be united upon some policy. 1 Am.
hsioe pleased 10 zee II stated that the
nrs 70 hold conference the subject This what they
ssosh hs.s done long SINCE and before tho report Of The
Mr. SoulSs speech, Thursday was eloquent classic
gracsfu and sprsd but thought he evinced more 81
ths specia pleading Of the lawyer than broad OF
The Old Harry Of the West seemed very much
excited. moving his hands and body about, BE 1 ala
mot .sy % hesf his reply Mr. Clay i ssid % been
spscay Aroused BY oulss speech he had been led 70
szpsos S. support Of instead Of opposition the compro
miss. W.F.R.
III will be by the above extract of letter in yes
tesys Enquirer, that the senior editor Of the Richmond
Enquirer 10 now II the North. We refer TO this fact be-
The Enquirer Of yesterday contains an article on
The Compromise, purportng to be editorial and which
PROCESSES to take back what the editor had previously ad
vancsd In regard to the Compromise The whole article
indeed clashes in tone and in sentiment with the ground
which the editor had taken in his paper, and which he
takes IN his letter from New York. We presume that
IN justice 10 him and the country the Enquirer will make
the necessary explanation on this point
In justice TO the senior editor Of the Union, we mus
y that he has never inerfered with the course Of the
Enquirer He has In this case a. in all others let nj,
sons 10 their discretion Whatever course they NAV
take on this great and exciting question. the Union vii
make no Issue with the Enquirer A thousand consd.
s.tions forbid i.-Unor.l
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