New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-18
Nsw.Mexico and The Compromise.

WASHINGTON, Saturday, June Is.
To m, Editor Of The T'ibWne
SIR. see in The Tribune of June 9th an ex-
tract from the correspondence Of the Erening Post,
which mentions the ecent disturbances between
Texas and New-Mexico at Santa Fe, and, to my
astonishment and regret perceive the following
extraordinary remarks appended;
"Ip such stale Of hiDgs whAt is noninerfsreoce but
sres.IinR eve ding to Slavery Ard s not almost any
arrangement " hich wi secure lhe sn % Wv
Mexico better Than leaving her TO he enaef neIces OF
shese Texan agents open or disguised according 70
'nul-he fsle Of he Territory is osrIan unless promptly
sobviA,ed bv CoiR,ess Let hope that no time will be
'lost In providing against this danger"
claim no right as subscriber OF TIE Tribune,
nor upcn any other score call in question its ar
euments, but as friend Of cir and full under.
standing of the issues bet yeen the North and
South, beg brief explanation with reference to
this matter. The meaning Of your remarks, take
IL. is that il non-nererence upon the Administra-
ton plan is insisted upon, the Territory Of New
Mexico goes to Texas and becomes Slave territory
while upon the other plan to which you allude, and
which understand you TO support, VIZ the Com
promse." the Independence Of New Mexico is
secured ergo, the territory becomes Free terrific
nv. What want to ask is, Of 'oAat consequence
rs IL that Teas is prereHted from obtaining the ter
sitory, If Territorial Governments arc 10 be esta6-
lished upon the Compromise plan Territorial
Governments of course carry Slavery with them,
which is why the South SO strenuously contend for
them. Ifthere are any who do not understand the
modus operdRdi, will explain; If Territorial Gov
ernments are established, two Territorial Judges
are to be appointed by the President, by the advice
and consent Of the Senate. The South has ma
iority in the Senate, and Of course these Judges
win be Southern men. When slave is brought
before them upon suit for his freedom, Of course
they decide that he is property under the Consti
tuition, and thus Slavery ia as rrevocaby and firmly
established in the Territories by Judicial decision
IA il Congress should enact q law establishing it.
twill be seen that the same end THE establish
ment of Slavery is arrived at in either But
the Presdent leaves The boundaries to be ascer.
tanned by the Supreme Court or fixed by Congress,
40 that il can be Of no consequence II Texas claim
Cd ard formally established authority over all
California and OREGON; she would be exactly 50
much less in pocket as this Quixohc performance
cost her as in the end it would result exactly in
rofbing As understand The Tribune 10 be the
friend Of free and FAR discussion ana as II a'o
WING journal, and this little explanation is bat in
tended to set the acts of a Wing Administration in
a fair hsht. l appeal to 1t with confidence
Obedienty, JuvENAL
Remarks.
We have preferred to let this untOward
controversy about the respective merits of
the Compromise and the Presidents plan,
80 called, 60 on as quietly as possible, be-
cause in neither Of them, nor in any other
scheme now practicable, could we perceive
the elements Of just and satisfactory set
Element Of the questions which now distract
the country. We want the shield Of the
Wilmot Proyiso extended over all the Terri
tories in the Union but that, it is certain,
I'VE cannot now have, nor is the chance for
ii likely to improve. A few years since, no
Senator from the Free States was known to
be hostile to the'Proviso; but frs. Gen. Cass
turned his coat, and was soon followed by
Dickinson the Iowa men and Mr.. Buchan-
ans straw ef6gy from Pennsylvania took the
same track; and finally Mr.. Webster has
struggled after them. The PrOyisO has just
been beaten by the decisive vote Of 80 to
% while. if the six Senators from Free
States above indicated had voted as they
ouobt the Proyiso would have carried by
% to q. On the main issue, therefore,