The New York herald., 1850-02-24

from Europe the only sort of intelligence looked
for with any degree Of interest by the public.
The Forsshadowed Compromiss.
The alarm excited by the fierce conduc. of those
whose impulse is fanatcism, and whose reason is
an unbrded imagination, have rendered it I'M
ptratively necessary for the staunch and indepen-
dent to study deeply the extent of the inflammation
that has been created by their insane course
What has the examination provedl Too plainly
too positively, that feelings, passions, animosi.
tee, have been excited which no supineness could
lull, and which no ridicule could overthrow. Men
have smoked their pipes over barrels Of gun
powder, and have laughed IN the midst Of such
folly This cowardlce Of bravery is quite common
in the world Ii Is seen In children as well as In
men; but it is no more true bravery, than worrying
a chained animal is like graphing with one In an
open and free field 1t is paltry, hazardous, tring.
In this view, all good and wise men must have
seen. up TO this time, during the present session Of
Congress, the position of this great confederacy
of States No man could hope to turn the tide
setting against the experience Of the past, except
by an unfipching, sober, and earnest appreciation
of the danger TO be averted and 1t is happy cir
cumstsnce that our people have not been lulled
into security by the exhibition Of studied camness
on the part, of some prominent individuals. Had
il been so, the worst results might have been an
ticipaied. Our sense Of danger has proved our
safeguard we must continue to exercise that
sense till the slavery question settled, and settled
forever
Throughout the present agitation, the Herald
has been alive to the great, the paramount vastness
of the slavery question all others. II has not
permitted an hour TO pass, day or night,
watched, and its opinions have been formed, ss
they best could be, from materials gathered in
every section Of the county. To ascertain the
"consent of the people," upon which all authority
and law is based, has been the object-and that
object has now been realized. The people de-
sire the subject TO be set at rest-the Union
TO be preserved-and the Sonth to be per-
mitted to enjoy all her immuniiies, privileges,
righis, and institutions, unvexed by party
projects and the mad-csp schemes Of gao-
rant ambition and designing politicians. This Is
the sense oi the people al l1rgc-the sense that
would oveTwhelm and exlermnate every party and
faction in the country, could not equity and justice
be otherwise Obtained IL is this sense thus felt,
thus scattered over every hin, IN every dale,
through every street, and at every hreside, and
ready 10 manif,s itself in a eoncen entrsted and pow
eriul fo,m, that now seeks embodiment and voice
through some agent strong enough and pobe
enough to hold il and TO be is oracle.
Daniel Webster 10 the fit organ for the occasion.
Ia devotion TO the Union, second TO no one-in
splendor Of intellect, on the highest emInencs-in
ihe affection OF the North above all others-he,
and perhaps he alone, is the man best suited to
bear the udIngs Of great JOY to our Southern
brethren, that the people do wish, and will 90,
have, them deprived Of their rights. or shora OF
sDy portion Of The power to which they are equi-
sLly entitled. II will be for Mr. Webster to
come IN ss the arbiier and umpire. and to
lead ali the North to follow him IN a great
scheme Of fairness, justice, equity and peace
to wi;her and palsy the fra,ric.dal hands
Of some, and to warn and drive back TO reason the
vagisnt minds Of others Let him point If he will,
TO the missouri line to the Pacific the basis Of
faIr and just towards the South. and yield
ss much ss the consent Of the people at large nt-
mates. That will be enough-enoush for the great
purpose to be efIected-enough1o settle the whole
difficulty enough TO ex,inaush the flames Of fana-
ticism, and to leave the States to lerslate for
themselves upon the means best calculated to pro-
mote their happiness and prosperity. Tbs North
will go with Mr. Webster.
NEGOTIATION BETWEEN AMERICA AND EsefASD
Sir G, orpe Simpson, President Of the Hudson Bay
Company, and the Hon. Malcolm Cameron, on a
mission from Canada, were IN town yesterday, en-
rO~fs for Washington.
The object Of Mr. Cameron's visit 10 the capital
10 two fold FIRST, to promote the passage Of the
rec,pIoci,y bill through Congress; second to stop
the progress of the annexation movement. II 10
thought by the Governor General Of Canada that.
IL the reciprocity bill 10 passed. the efforts Of the
anneaationis,s IN that province wilcea
The President OF the Hudson Bay Company goes
20 Washington to complete the sale, # pcssible, OF
the property cf that company IN Oregon, worth,
according to the estimates. million OF dollars
Our core tspopdent in Washington VIII send us
the result Of the lsbors Of these gentleme~.
F.NArieIsN sInL AT woRx.-we perceive that
the free coil fanatics are busily at work taking
measures 70 prevent our citizens from attending
the great Union meeting which 10 70 be held at
Castle Garden on Monday evening next. aud, II
possible, to make that demonstration failure. II
10 to be hoped that these persons viii not succeeds
and the best way 10 which their efforts at dsunioa
can be rendered ,ull. is for the friends Of Unlon
and compromise 10 rally together In such numbers
that the fsnaucs shall be at once aenced, in case
,b.v ,hould reise their voices against a ccmpro-
mice of ihe slavery question, in connection with
the new Territories.
80 We this morning publish, to the ercluaon
Of several columns Of other matter, the interesting
tnal at New Orleans, concerning Ms Ganess
ek,n, which viii BE- fsvad wsrsby sfperussl