The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-06

speaking southern gentleman did not aecede to the
concession il made Can Mr.. Meade show any discrep
ancy between that and the Clayton compromise We
have high appreciation Of his talents and ability yet
be permitted say that he viii fail II he undertakes
| the task
so much for the first point raised by Mr.. Meade. We
will now consider the others with all possible beyity
The second point Isl The Clayton compromise gave TO
the southern people opportunity OF going to California
with their slaves Well admit that; but. in making
the admission, respectfully ask of Mr. Meade,
whether he and those who act with him intend to make
that privilege qua Do they propose TO resist
any adjustment which does not reopen California to
slavery II SO, let them say without unnecessary
and pepexng subterfuges that their constituents may
speak on that issue II Mr.. Meade means to stand by
his distinction he will have abandon Mr. Soule the
present southern leader for Mr. Soule has brought for
ward proposition which excludes slavery from all that
part OF California which Mr. Meade thinks would extend
inducements for the introduction Of slave labor
We now come to Mr.. Meade's third point He says
that the proposed Adjustment will subject eeso rule
| enc. third of Texas.
We have no map before us, and OF course we cannot
say precisely what portion of Texas will be given to New
admitting Mr. Meades estimate be right, we ask what
them How is New Mexico, that part Of Texas to be
attached to New Mexico, be il great or small to be
brought under the dominion Of free soil Do not the
terms Of the proposed Adjustment establish
ton in New Mexico9 Anddoes Mr. Meade mean to con-
tend for anything than non. Intervention II he
does. is incumbent on him to say to his Virginia
stuency why he glad to take non intervention,
al ;pf IN La NJ
Meade to recolect that the question is not disposed of
that the bill is still open to amendment that efforts viii
be made to amend it. and bring it to shape more ac-
cepable 10 Mr.. Meade, and with probability Of
success, SO to extend the boundary line Of Texas
from twenty miles above the Pasa thirty -four degrees
iii not higher y and that this very proposition was made
in his own House yesterday by that energetic representa-
tive from Tennessee, Mr.. Jones
As to Mr.. Meade's fourth point, we beg leave TO
say. without meaning by any means to give offence,
that we have answered this view some eight or
ten times in the last five six weeks We will not,
therefore, readers with repetition Of what they
have heard often is sufficient for merely to say
that the gist Of the matter is the bills, not in the re-
por that the latter only gives the reasons and views Of
those who reported the bills but if they not found in
the bills themselves, they of less consequence than
actment, and really carries with force or virtue
We have come to the fifth reason. II is this Under
the Clayton compromise he STAKEHOLDER had an induce
in the rich mines OF California to try the question
Of right" II is unfortunate for Mr. Meade, and those
who act with him. that this post aeto; for it
is well known that when MIR Meade sustained the Clay
ton compromise by his vote the 2sth Of july is4s
neither Mr. Meade nor any other southern man, any
from any point Of the compass, ever dreamed that
there gold mines any other mines in California
But further: We mistake Mr.. Meade, and we mistake
Mr. Meades constituency, if he they are willing TO
place this question altogether the ground of pecunay
loss profit We have always thought that the south
em peope-and especially the honest, thrifty and
hard working people OF the south side Of virgnia-re
garded il question not OF interest," but OF principle
question not to be decided by gold mines but by the
provisions Of the constitution.
There are other points made by Mr.. Meade which we
have not the space notice specially He says that he
can get better adjustment any time than the one pro.
posed We trust he may not be mistaken yet we must
be permitted to say that we have no doubt that he has
fallen into an egegous On this point his words
to be vague and uncertain and his IDEAS crude and
undgested; yet il understand him. his better adjust
nent looks TO the surrender of California and Utah. and
New Mexico to the Wmo Proviso, in order to retain
that portion Of Texas which the Adjustment Of the Com
miitee OF Thirteen proposes to annex 10 New Mexico
Has it, indeed, come TO this Is Mr.. Meade willing TO
give up his objections to the admission OF California Is
he willing 10 the Wmot Provso extended 10 Utah
and New Mexico under any circumstances II so, why,
let ask has he brought forward his long list Of CON-
plaints-complants which he must forego TO get bis
better adjustment! Or does MIR. Meade mean to throw
himself upon the Missouri Compromise, as his better
adjustment, and, il be does get that measure then
take Dohing' In other words is it the policy OF states
to insist upon that which he cannot get and repu
dae that which he can-and thus leave the peace OF this
great country, perhaps its glorious Union depend upon
condition which he cannot obtain, whilst he rejects the
only available settlement which may be in his poweri 1t
is the part Of statesmen 10 avoid, in these critical tunes
all drasms--a impractcabilites
EXTENSIVE DocuMKSrs.The Presidents California
sage, with the accompanying documents has just been
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