The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-25

We confess that feel sgyinsg as TO the
prospect Of the passage OF the Compromise nl oy Lon
gress The defeat of the must be emneny pro-
ducve Of mischief. while its adoption, IN our estimation,
would have most happy influence in allaying the ea-
ousiss which have distracted certain sections OF the
Union, and diverted much OF the action OF Congress
from the legitimate business devOlvng upon that body
While have been gratfed beyond measure to witness,
during the last few mon'hs TIE mSsl pslpabls evidences
soil hobbies and in favor OF the South and the compro
misses Of the constitution. have been surprised and
the South steady desire resist all the reasonable and
probable suggested for the purpose Of aayng the
public discomfort and restoring harmony and fraternity OF
feeling to the different sections of hitherto happy and
prosperous Union We cannot look upon any man. who
il instrumental in defeating the plan OF compromise now
beioe the Senate real friend to the South no mat
ter what his motives may be. Mr.. Benton, on the one
hand, and Mr.. Clemens and his eoadjuors on the
other, whether Influenced by parality for -solllsm
or notification, equally mlschevous and injurious 70
the country long they unite with Hale and the abo
ltoniss of the North defeating the only hope Of con-
ciliaton and harmony which holds out to the ma
No southern State can better afford delay in the settle
men OF the questions which agtate the country than
Texas She has fear Of the loss or prejudice OF her
territorial claims from the lapse of time She 10 under no
necessity and feels socude for the sale OF her public
lands She is the urhest removed OF any State in the
Union from abolition zen and l,,ss i a ,hs
dreadful event of between the different sections OF
the Union She embraces within herself all the elements
of self preservation, has maintained separate ex
stence as nation, and is perfectly able to do again
Nevertheless Texas feels no desire her connexon
with the great North American Union. and as little TO
form one with southern confederacy. in which she
would be bound bear arms and send her sons to de-
for the distractions, whims and uraisms OF the south
ern Hotspurs, who remedy but blood letting Tor
the fever which they thrown by their differences
with the North Happily for u.s. the feeble efforts which
have been made to get up in Texas against
the entire North and against the Union have failed Our
citizens undisturbed by the agtatons the subject
and are prepared either for reasonable adjustment by the
present Congress OF the matters in controversy or for
reasonable delay-"a mastery mactvity"'-by which
these questions will ultimately solve themselves, But we
are not prepared for dsunon southern conederacy
We will abide by the Union it is, long we can
do % without being greatly oppressed When that can
be longer preserved. Texas will consult her inter
ess by reveng to the state in which she stood before
annexation and avoiding "enangng alliances with all
other powers.
Our southern friends may deem as many great prin-
cpes at stake they choose in the present issues the
only real interest at stake the safety OF slave property
The Compromise bill proposes to all practical means
secure this How the OF fugitive slaves to their
owners can be better effected by dissolution of the
Union we cannot imagine Slaves hitherto escaping
the free States OF the Union have been considered in
danger OF being iost-those escaping into Canada Mexi-
CO.. or other countries of the Unon have been locked
upon - actually lost-to their owners. What Canada
and Mexico are now the free States would become on
the dissolution Of this Unioncompete sylums for
away negroes.-Golveston Ctulan.