Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-15
The Compromise.

Our latest intelligence from Washing
: ton leads lts to indulge III the corfiden
> hope that Mr. Clay's Cou1prornise Bill
will pass the Senate at All early day. Oh
Thtifstlay md Friday. 10Th and 7th in
stants) all amendments presented by thu
opponents Of The bill were severallv votet
down A telegraphic despatch from Wash
iiigton, Of tho 9th instant, states that il
was expected OH Monday. the 10th, thu
Mr. Benton would move the indefinite
postponeiient Of the bill, which motion il
was generally believed would full by &
majority Of three votes. Should this i'm.
preston prove correct the bill will I'm.
do1btedly pass the Senate. The vote OH
the motion to indefinitely postpone, will
be q test one, and if the friends Of Com
PROMISE and Of Union, triumph then, their
final triumph, when the bill shah he put
upon its passage, may be4set down as GER
tain.
The opposition to this bill presents d
singular ANOMALY. The extremes appear
to have met and coalesced. The radical
ultras Of the South, aud the faiiatieal al,o-
litionists Of the North, work harmonious
ly in opposition o 1.-The olive branch thus
rendered to the two sections by the Gfeat
Paciicator. We do not know whether
the ',tllivalry" Of South Carolina and Hale
Seward and Gildings, have a private
understanding or not, that this bill shall
De opposed to the 'tbitter end and the
country deprived Of the blessings Of peace
and fraterlial concord, SO that uhpfineipled
delrihgogues niay be enabled to ride into
power, no matter Fat the risk Of rendinu
the Union asitnder--bttt we do know that
their totes and si'eeches alike m%aryellously
tend to that contamination.
The proposition TO extend the Missouri
Compromise Line to the Pacific, ca1ilot, in
any event, we firmly believe, receive the
sanction of either house of Congress. It
was doubtless made for eBtyt. Neither
eau wcsee the great practical results which
the adoption of that line would have upon
the settlement tie existing difficulties be-
tween the North and the South. Certain.
" the South would gaiH nothing. The
Missouri line would absolutely prohtbu
the introduction of slavery uoyth of the
latitude of 36 80; while the people of
the territory Smith of that line, would
have the power to decide upon its introduce
ton tlleFe-torerm or prohibit it! What
a magnificent, what q stupendous achieve
lnent, this would be for the ehivalrie
radicals Of the Soatli-tlle 'tall hazards
and to the last extremity men! We
deeply regret that one Of tie Senators from
this State SO far overlooked the obvious
sentiments Of his constituents on this i'm
portant subject, as to throw his influence
i'll favor of such n measure.
IF Mr.. So,lle understood thoroughly
the deep desire Of his constituents to see
this great question amicably, honorably
and permanently settled, and Of the hirl,
favor with which they regard Mr.. Clay's
Compromise, and their entire willingness
to accept it, we think it quite possible
he would not feel at liberty to go against
the will of those he represents, OH SO vital
question, and that he might also, be in
lueed to reconsider his objections. The
press is the great exponent Of popular
in this land of free institutions,
md his colleague in the Senate (Mr.
recently stated, in the course of
IN able speech, that he did not know Of n
1aperti1l Louisiana, or IN individual, Wing /
,r Democrat, who was not in favor of the
compromise proposed by Mr.. Clay. Under /
hese circumstances it might, possibly, be n {
rood plan for the people generally to con-
their wishes to Mr.. Soule In such d
manner that he cannot Disregard them.
This cal be very easily done by public !
neetdYfgs, if the people will only put them |
to the trouble. 1t has been suggested t
o us that 1t would be advisable to have n i
Mt the sent Of Government, SO that y
he expression Of the sentiments Of our
eople OH the Compromise Bill might be s
lnlodied IN an authentic form. Should v
ne bill have passed the Senate, however, '
efore the voice Of the people can be heard v
4 the Senate chandler, still it may be pro. 0
llctive of good effects in the House. Il
therefore,, the trouble will not he gone II
rough with for nothing, should u meet VI
lg be held. e