The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-04

the South to the spirit of faction. This is
the avowed object of the man through
whom they sought to organize the House.
81 have repeatedly said" wrote Mr..
w. ]. Brown, in his letter to the editor Of
the Union, published the day after the per-
Torrance of the Plot Discovered in the
House of Representatives-T have re-
peatedly said that, although ! deemed
the proviso as unnecessary and useless, |
should have no objection to see a bill,
with its provisions, presented to General
TAYLOR for his signature, as at the
North he has been regarded as favoring
the measure, and at the South opposed to
it.o
This agitation is also the avowed object
of the Sssole organ" of the Democracy at
the seat of Government-whose editors
entered so heartily into Mr.. BRowN's
views--who styled him the "favorite can
didate of the Republican party'-who en-
dorsed his "eminent qualifications" for the
chair-who held 6 free. conversation"
with him the day before the explosion Of
the 18th of December, aohich conversation
is still kept secret-who advised him to
ssfold his arms" and point at sthis recorded
votes, without offering a aoord Of common
tary, or making any sort Of declaration,' y
| and who have since avowed that they are
"not ashamed of the relations which they
have borne to Mr.. BRowN of Indiana. y
Nor have they withdrawn this declaration,
or modified it in any manner, since the
appearance of the card of that gentleman
| to his constituents, in which he so bitterly
assailed the "slaveocracy."
We shall see Southern Locofocos dill
gently working, not to defeat the Wilmot
proviso, but, in betrayal of Southern inter
ests and feelings, in violation of all their
| duty to their constituents, to pass 1t
factiously cooperating with the Free
Sellers to force the proviso through Con-
gress, to provoke angry discussion, and
prevent the adjustment of the question on
grounds that would be satisfactory to wise,
prudent and patriotic men of all parties in
all sections of the country. Nothing
would distress the factionists and agitators
more than to see this question disposed Of
by the admission of California and New
Mexico as States, and by the surrender to
the inhabitants of those States of the ex-
elusive control over their domestic institu-
tons. This agitation is to be kept up for
the avowed purpose of forcing from Presi-
dent TAYLOR some action on the Wilmot
proviso. The Union, two or three weeks
ago, made proclamation to this effect
through one of its correspondents, in a
letter addressed to President TAYLOR, on
the organization of the House, from which
we quote the following passage:
'The doubt on their minds, or it may be their
fears, can be readily quoted, and the public bust
ness progress in its regular and orderly channel,
if you do only what it is manifest to every mind
you should do-teu your friends ichat your purpose
is; whether to approve, or place your ueto on any
l bill containing the Wilmot proviso or any kim
| bred measure; AND ONE HOUR HOUSE WILL
l BE ORGANIZED AFTER THE MEETING or ITS MEM
| BEERS"
So now, if President TAYLOR would
only take jurisdiction of question before
it is presented to him-try the matter on
a feigned issue and pronounce in advance
of the real case, whether or not he would
veto the Wilmot proviso-we suppose the
matter would be at rest Then, the ques-
ton of slavery might be permitted TO go
on and settle itself. Then, California
and New Mexico might be admitted as
States-and Mr.. BAYLY and Mr.. VENA-
BILE would suffer Mr.. GiDDINGs to make
his speeches to other ears than theirs
and Mr.. McMULLEN would not interfere
to rescue his friend from Ohio from the
painful necessity of silence when he is
full of speech.
The country sees all this. 1t under.
stands the object to which these combined
factions would sacrifice public tranquility
and the blessings of the CONSTITUTION
and the UNIoN-and it believes them both
safe in the keeping Of the gallant and
good old man, whose whole history has
been a series of unequal but successful
struggles with the enemies of his country.