Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-09-16
uTHE UNION NOW AND FOREVER, ,,

The passage by Congress of the cunjoint bills
giving territorial government to New Mexico
and regulating the boundaries Of Texas, and the
bills providing government for the territory of
Utah and the admission of California as State
into the Union, are measures which it is conf
IDENTIFY hoped will restore quiet to the public
mind, agitated as it has been, for months past,
with the exciting subject of Slavery. The belief
was universal that aspiring politicians wished TIC
keep the question open for their future adyan-
,age, regardless of consequences, hence the zeal
manifested by many in endeavoring to defeat
every measure designed to settle the difficulty,
After the defeat of the Compromise Bill in the
Senate, fears were entertained that FACTION
would triumph, and that the country would still
be agaed with the exciting subject of Slavery;
for months to come, it, in fact, the Union was
not dissolved-but patriotism has prevailed-the
Texas and New Mexico BILL after a tremendous
struggle passed by a majority of 1o-the Cali
fornia bill by a majority of "a, and the Utah
bill by majority of 9 votes. If Texas accept
the provisions of the bill regulating her bounda
ry a most fruitful source of discord and the dam
ger of civil war will have been obvated and a.
verted, while the rejection of the odious Proviso
in the bill for the government of New Mexico
OF California as State was objected TO on &C
count of its great extent of territory--yet it is
more favorable to the South to admit that State
with two Free Soil Senators, than to divide it
into two States with four Free Soil Senators. II
is now believed that slave labor will become
profitable in California, or portion Of it, and in
that event her Constitution Will be amended ac-
cordingly. Slaves are there already, and more
are being carried thither, and, if their labor be
found profitable, self-interest will soon make an
opening for their introduction. Utah will be un-
der territorial government and will admit or
reject slavery as her people may determine when
she applies for admission into the Union. The
only remaining measure, but one of great i'm
portance to the South, which is to be acted up
on, is the Fugitive Slave BHi. The guarantees
of the Constitution do not afford sufficient secu-
rity to slave property-there must be some more
stringent law, and that law must be enforced,
when violated-this will give satisfaction to the
South-otherwse she will have to stand upon her
reserved rights Let the North beware, and be
warned.
We conclude then, that the passage of these
various bills will be productive of great good to
the country-they have the sanction of CAss
CLXr, WEBSTER, FoorE, and DICKINSON, and of
Mcdowell, BAyLY, CoBB, and host of others
These distinguished gentlemen would not give
the sanction of their names to any measure
which would injuriously affect the interests OF
the'Soath Let us hope, then, that the distract
ing question is settled, and that calmness and
moderation will control the victors apd the van
pushed
1t is thought the States OF Texas and Georgia
may make some opposition to the adoption Of
the bills mentioned, but if the citizens of these
States will be advised by their Senators and
Representatives in Congress, the cry will soon
20 up-"AN is weN I" 1.-THE Union noe and
Forever p,