Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-27
THE COMPROMISES.


The Union of Thursday replying to the Ports
mouth Pilot, says:
The Pilot finds fault with the Compromise, because
it contains the provision, relative the Territories
that no law shall be passed interfering with the pri
mary disposal OF the soil nor in respect to african
stauery Does not the Pilot hold that slavery exists
wherever It's not prohibited by competent authority 3
Does it not hold that the Mexican laws aboshing sla-
very have no validity in the Territories acquired from
Mexico Why then, this line of argument! Besides
MIR Clay stated in his speech on Tuesday the curious
fact that this very clause which the Pilot objects was
proposed IN the committee by Southern Senator, and
was supported by every Southern member of the COM
mittee but himself And yet the Pilot and some of
the Southern Senators going againstit Mr.. Clay
went further in his reply to Mr. Soule and offered TO
strike it altogether, to modify it so that the inhi
bition would apply only to laws establishing prohibit
ing African savery-thus obviating the objection that
police regulations could be made to protect the slave
owner should be decided that slavery could be car
RED to the new Territories under the constitution An
additional amendment was, however, proposed by Mr..
Pratt yesterday, which is calculated remove the most
capous objections and which he said would prove ac-
cepabe to all sides OF the chamber This not only
to inhbt the territorial legislature from passing any law
establishing or prohibiting slavery, but providing
That nothing herein contained shall be construed to
prevent said territorial legislature passing such laws as
may be necessary for the protection of the rights OF pro-
perty OF any kind which may have been may be here
after lawfully introduced into said Territory.
Should this amendment be adopted, it list be hoped
thatit will equally remove the querulous cavs OF the
modern Pilot OF the Democratic squadron.
Another weapon Yesterday stricken from the
hands OF the uncompromisers. In the course of Mr..
Downss decided and admirable speech on behalf of the
compromise, he stated that the proposition from the
Committee OF Thirteen respecting fugitive slaves, had
been grossly misunderstood by the enemies of the
promise: They had conended that it was not good
for the shareholders the of 1893 because this
gave the master the right pursue his fugitive slave the
moment he ran off; whereas the compromise bill re-
CURED him to go before court OF record and obtain
an attestaon OF his right to his savehus losing much
precious time before the court could meet before the pur
suit was made. Mr. Downs contended that this
mistake that the bill was intended TO give cumua-
tive remedy a.. addition to the provision of the of
1893. At this point OF his explanation. Mr.. Clay
to confirm the statement of the from Louisiana
and added that the Committee OF Thirteen had intended
10 provide new remedy IN addition to that OF the act
of 1898, and that this provision would be carried out in
the progress of the bthus meeting another objection
to the compromise scheme and thus slencing all the
cant which has been propagated on this subject.
We are not able to lay Mr.. Downs's speech before
readers this mornings but it will be found strong
argument in favor of the compromise and will satisfy
many of the cavaliers in the South Mr.. Downs special
ly appealed his friends from the South, and begged
them indulge too many captious objections; but
rather in crisis OF such great excitement, when the
people were anxious to settle down again IN peace,
to unite with the friends OF the bills in attempt to
amend their provisions, and, by wise and practicable
notifications to reconcile differences of opinion, and
assist in restoring tranquility to our distracted country
According to the Paris correspondent OF New FORK
Journal of Commerce, Lord Brougham has been ma
king quite sensation in one OF the French Courts
of Law. The writer says;
We learn from Cannes (South of FranceJ where
Lord Brougham's Castle is situated, that some of
his legal rights having been contested, he appeared in
person, before the Civil Court, to plead his cause in
The French language. "1he Cicero of England SAYS
the letter, had brilliant audience, and shone by his
yiyacty, ability, professional skill and the elegance OF
his French style. He electrified his hearers the
lawyers judges, and visitors, including all the fashona
BILE British at and near Cannes, crowded about HIM when
he had done, to offer their congratuation and hon.
age. The luck of witnessing such display otpow-
ers is rare for provincial court The noble lord
tonished the Bench and The Bar, particularly by the
grand dissertation into which he launched, on the
nature and sacred rights oproperty thiss so exact
ly the ex-Chanceor. May he 1--we a thousand years,
binary men like ourselves live only to recollect what
has happened and to learn what ha,ppens-how the
world goes He will never cease while he breathes to
be spoke in the wheel everywhere