Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-09
isatlonal Schsm, Of compromise and Har.
mOny!

great Juggcr OF Ashland, in the exubcrance OF
parental pride and fondness, mingled with the
weakness Of nge, has chosen to confer upon
newborn offspring of his political genius and
wisdom Those who would like to take alook
ct the child thus pompously christened by It's
distinguished fathor, will find It nicely tucked.
up and enjoying its baby-slumbcrs on the
First Page. It may scem cruel to put so young
and tender nm infant on tho outside in this cold
weather, where it will be exposed to tho danger
of freezing, but we must own that we did it
with malice prepe,se, as expression Of the ha-
tired we have long entertained and indulged to-
ward tho whole COMPROMISE Family. There is
no room on our hcarth-stonc for any brat Of
that tribe, and if VIC could have our way VIC
would strangle them all at tho birth.
We suspect that this child of Mr.. Clay's old
age will turn out an abortion. We propose,
however, to examine it with sufficient care to
dovelope its peculiar qualities, and to ascertain
If possible the purpose for which It has been in
troduccd to the country.
We have before us the speech Of Mr. Clay, in
which he proclaims tho oxcellencios of his
Scheme, and urges its claims to the calm and
deliberate consideration Of his couRtrymcn.-
That speech Is so long that copying it is out Of
the question; but it will not bo difficult to set
promise embraces several distinct items. Lot
US look at thom in their order;
l. California. Mr. G. is unequivocally In fa-
vor of its admission into the Union as at pres
cnt organized. To be sure, he thinks 'thcre
has been some irrcgularity in tho movements
State, but as Compromisor must Of course 30
magnanmous, he is for overlooking The youth
full indiscrctions of the new sister, which arc
not without plausible ground OF justification,
and taking her at once into the family. The
South, in thus generously consonting to act in
accordance with hor otoa boaSted theory that the
people of the Territories should be left to settle
the question of Slavery for themselves, Is to oh.
tain credit for extraordinary magnanimity !
And the North, for this mere protcnco of con-
ccssion, is expected to make generous sacrifices!
Now VIC maintain that the South is estopped by
her own past declarations from objecting to the
admission Of California. Did she not defeat the
attempt to apply to that territory the Wilmot
Proviso alleging that the people should be left
free to admit or exclude Slavery as they pleascdi
And now that, in tho exercise of the discretion
for which they so stoutly contcnded, California
has made herself Free State, the Southern Rep
rcscntatives have the impudcncc to talk of her
admission as a concession to the North; and Mr..
Clay offers this miserable sham as the first item
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, South. The entry Is fraudulent, and should be
treated accordingly.
D 2. The Unorganized Territories. In respect
Y to those portions of the soil plundered from
' Mexico, not included in the limits of the new
State of California, Mr.. Clay takes the grount
that slavery has legal existence, that it is no
C likely to be introduced and therefore that th'
!, North should quietly consent to organize Ter
, ritorial Governments without tho Wilmot Pro
y viso. lie differs from Gen. Taylor in that h
$ deems it the solemn duty of Congress to or
n ganize the Territories, whereas the Presiden
C proposes that they should be left to organic
themselves.
i Perhaps Mr. Clay is sincere in protesting t
: believe that Slavery is not likely to be intro
e duced into the new Territorics-that 1t coulC
N not be planted on one foot of those Territoric
le even by the force and power of public authori
l. ty.' The grounds of this opinion, however
N appear to us extremely weak. Mr. Clay refer
l. to tho State of California as embracing tina
IN part of the now Territories into which it woul
81 have been most likely that the institution shou
4 have been introduced, and yet, he says, tn
re people there, by unanimous vote, exprcssl
excluded it. This, Mr.. e. Thinks in connec
OF ton with all the evidence we have from othc
"a sources" (Which, however, he docs not specify,
" ought to set the fears of the North to rest. ii
IS forgets the testimony of Mr.. Clngman, tho
xt Shareholders were deferred from settling 1
California only by Northern Agitation and tn
US terrors of the Wilmot Proviso: what then wi
no they do with the other territories when thi
u only barrier to their schemes is removed lie
rs the plan of Mr.. Clay be adopted, and thos
10 territories would be morally certain to
I'd clutchcd by the Slave Power. If the chanc
ID of introducing the institution is so small as MI
c. c. represents, why is the South so anxiou
10 that tho Wilmot Proviso should be defeated :
=" my N"uy Soi' oii"u6n w pchcFc thuI she Il
III making all this noise on mere punctillio, anC
v without determination, unless defeated by tn,
N legislation of Congress, to seize upon New
N Mexico and the balance of California; Ant
81 what, in the absence of the Proyiso, is to pro
/ vent her from carrying out her schcmes
/ tho North be lulled to slumbcr by this syrc
d song she will deserve to be cheated by her vii
enemy.
8. Tezas and Neto Merico. Mr.. Clay dc
MES tho right of Texas to any part of Ne
Mexico, and yet he would give her mil
= lions of dollars to rclinquish her claim. Give