New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-13

co. says our correspondent j. 5. 7. this
is no argument for the passage Of the grand
Compromise now brewing.'-Certainly not,
if the independence and safety of New
Mexico can be secured in some better way
perhaps not at alive only cite it as an ar
gunent for doing son'ething; but we see
that it will inevitably have weight with
many in favor of doing anything that will
rescue New-Mexico from her peril if the al
tentative presented is doing nothing. But
Texas is ready, willing and anxious to sell
out her claim any day for money enough.
Very likely; but it is not possibility nor
even feasibility of some other mode of set
Element that is required, but the settlement
itself 1t doesn not suffice that "a better trade
can be made the thing is to hare 1t made
| Texas is no more placable now than she
was before she sent her Commissioner into
New-Mexico to reduce it to her sway. If
She wants to drive bargain on her afro
cious claim, she will be only the more
eager to back it by some show Of possession
on her own part and submission on that of
the New-Mexcans. Fully approaching the
difference in facility between keeping Slave
ry out of thinly peopled region and roofing
it out, we insist that efectual means shall
non be employed to place the independence
of New-Mexico beyond contingency. There
is no question now pending more urgent
than this.
AS to all that our correspondent urges
with respect to the partisan aspects and ex-
pediency Of the case, we do not know that
we take sufficient interest in it to understand |
it very well, and shall offer no comment
Enough that party interests and party tri-
umphs have little weight in the scale where |
Freedom Or Slavery for an embryo empire |
are trembling.
But, says our correspondent:
"Therc are two things the Wing party may as
well look fiat in the ace-especialy that portion Of
it now congregated in Washington. The first is,
that Zachary Taylor, if he be alive, will be the
next Wing candidate for the Presidency. The
second is, that the success of the party depends
upon its sustaining the Presidents plan for the set
tement of the Slavery and Territorial questions,
and the defeat Of the Omnibus bill An early and
full recognition Of the first fact will save world of
trouble growing utof the suppostion of disputed
succession. Ii gets rid OF the embaITassments
growing out of the struggles and contortons OF as
pirants."
We have known statements as confidently
made as these, and as weightily endorsed,
that did not after all prove true; we cannot
say how the fact may be in this case. There
certainly would be a world Of trOnble'
saved if letter-writer from Washington
could select the Presidential candidate Of
the Wing party two years before any candi-
date was required, and thus put an end to
the struggles and contortions of aspirants.'
This way of saving a world of trouble
might be irresistible in its attractions if that
Of adopting rulers by hereditary descent
were not by the Same rule obviously better
still. For our own part, while we like Gen.
Taylor very well, and think he has not I'M
successfully labored to deserve well of his
country, we do not know who the Wing
party will select for its standard-bearer in
1869, and we can't guess who could now tell
us. This is an unstable world, and in this
age Of Revolutions, Railroads and Tele-
graphs, two years often bring very great
changes. Let us spare ourselves the brain
sweat of prophecy while we endeayor to dis
charge fifty and faithfully the duties of
To-Day.
=" The foregoing has been crowded out for several
days and the letters of correspondent which melted
NAV have passed from remembrance OF some readers
They may be found in last Tuesdays issue.