The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-13
The New President and the Slavery Cues
tion.

The New President and the Slavery Cues
tion.
Before the remains Of the late venerable Gen. |
Taylor are consigned TO the dust, the different
cliques Of politicians throughout the country are
running hitler and ,hiIher, to quarrel about and
show fight over the spois of Office that now 10
be dislepsed by ,he new President at Washington.
There arrived in this city, yesterday, fifty or a
hundred politicians, belonging to various cliques
in the interior of New York and New England, all
of W HON are on theirway to Washington, and will
probably take their departure to-day. Thurlow
Weed, the head and front of the Seward abolition
clique, whose demise is just at hand, in conse-
quence of recent melanc holy event. after firing
signal gun the other day in Albany, has gone
to Boston for the purpose of drumming up
the forces, creating strife, either to rule ruin, the
new administration under Mr.. Fillmore. The or
gans of the same clique in this regien, particularly
the Courier and Enquirer, are taking strong and
decided ground in favor of what they call the policy
of the old administration, and in opposition to that
of the great leaders of the whig party in Congress,
and throughout the country, which is favorable to
an immediate settlement and compromise of the
slavery question.
What is the difference between the platform to
which General Taylor gave his sanction, in rela-
ton to the slavery question, and that which was
brought forward by Mr.. Clay, and other wing
leaders, in both houses Of Congress! This is the
great point at issue, and the merits of both
can be discussed and decided upon in very
few words The effect of the administration
plan, it is called, will be, even if California
were admitted tomorrow, to keep open the
slavery question for indefinite period of time, to
encourage factionists and disunionsts to follow up
the work of disorganizing the confederacy, which
they commenced long time since, if not to provoke
civil war, which would, in all probability, end in
violent rupture between the Northern and Southern
States and the destruction of this harmonious system
of government. That policy has as much this ten
dency as has that Of Garrison, Phillips, and other
New England fanatics, who possess but one idea,
and one alone. Indeed, the prospect of such
lamented result was not, at the death Of General
Taylor, very remote. Texas, it was understood,
was preparing to assert her claims, and to
resist, by force, all attempts to dispute
them. 1t was expected by those in favor
Of the late administration plan, that this
movement on the part of Texas, would have
been met by proclamation from General Tay-
lor, TO be followed, of course, by armed
demonstration by the troops of the general govern
ment against Texas collision, in all proba-
bilty, would soon afterwards occur, and the
shedding of fraternal blood would be the signal for
4 civil war, the end Of which no one could pre-
dict. The philosopher Of the Tribune says he was
anxiously and hopefully expecting such proca-
nation, and he would not long have expected in
vain, but for the death of General Taylor. This
was the great aim and design of the cabinet-to
build up party on the blood OF their countrymen,
by creating civil out of the slavery question.
IN IL he shnl.t III
and their supporters, who drove General Taylor to
his grave by their intrgues, wished to establish in
this country, and which they imposed on the
amable old man now deceased.
Contrast the plan of settleme mt and compromise
introduced Thy Mr. Clay, and advocated by him,
and other leading statesmen Of the wing party and
let zee in what respect it differs from the ad-
ministration cabinet plan. MIR. Clay's compro-
mise is based justice and equity to all parties
and sections of the coun,ry-it will satisfy the
moderate and sensible men Of all parties through
out the country, and has received the sanction of
a great portion Of the leading men in both houses
of Congress. Its operation, in settling the whole
agitation connected with slavery, will be mme-
diate and instantaneous, whereas the administra-
ion plan woald keep alive, fostering and ranking,
until the sore on the body polite would become
ncurable.
Such are the differences between the two plans
submitted in regard TO the slavery question. The
organs Of the Galphin cabinet are endeavor-
ing TO force their on Mr.. Fillmore, while
il is evident that Mr.. Clay's compromise is
the only method yei niroduced that will settle the
whole agitation, and put il to rect as as passes
both Houses. We are happy in being able to state
that, according 10 every indication, Mr.. Fillmore
will reject the one, and adopt the plan nobly and
brilliantly sketched by Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Webster, and
other leading patriots and intellectual lights in Con-
srcss. IL Mr.. Fillmore has the 6rmness to resist
the purposes and Vaccinations Of the ultra abolition
clique in this Stale, which have been set in motion
by Seward and Tnrrlow Weed, he,wil entitle him
self to the applause Of every ction Of this great
and mighty Union.