Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-02-23

distinguished II is fortunate that he has lived uni
now for whether the Union shall survive its present shoe
not neither faction fanacsm can obteate from d
memories Of his recent mighty effort to preserve an
! perpetuate it.
In what have said Of Mr.. Cars plan of compromise
have treated it practical questions not considering no,
might myself upon either of his resolutions were
Congress Under ordinary circumstances where the ques
ons which divide those which political partie
have been accustomed form themselves il would pehap
be prudent to build sort Of PLATFORM as the ground Of ad
ustmen upon which conflicting opinions could be recon
ced But this extraordinary OCCASION where the as
socaton Of too many questions ogeheeach one Of whic
is difficult Of adustment-may endanger the whole d
not know how many parties there in Congress on h
question OF slavery in the various aspects in which it pre-
sened 10 the country but is fair set il down that there
certainly reehose of the North who will be satisfied
with compromise those of the South who have the sam,
feelings, and those from both North and South who are will
ling yield great deal the Union and restore harmo
and concord between the people of the States Now sup
pose these three parties required VOTE in the House
Representatives, upon the question of organizing Teitora
Government for New Mexico, what is likely to be the result
that question is connected with the right recapure ug
tive slaves
The extreme Southern viii for the bill in
any form until he has that the people Of the
pass for the reclamation of fugves from labor and until the
provisions of such law agreed upon and may be- he
will require the passage Of condition precedent The
assurance thus asked for could be given by any Northern
man, otherwise than he would merely express his ndvi
dual opinions for the question: whether such act
Congress would be executed within the States would depend
upon the people of the States In this condition Of affairs
we should have every Southern fora Territorial Govern
ment and every Northern vote against it. And this geo.
graphical division Of parties instead Of alayng the public
excitement, would necessarily increase it.
But suppose pledge IN regard to the recapure of slaves
could be given by Northern gentlemen altogether sasacto-
to the South that the South would consent to the
ganizaon Of Territorial Government what then would be
the result Would the promise from the North the South
that slaves should be surrendered by the free States accord
ing TO the stctes letter of the law, induce the South
sent to an Inhibition against sry in the Territorial bin?
Or would the NORTH after had made what might suppose
to be concession, go still further for the sake Of compro-
mise, and the organization Of the Territory -
out this inhibition? think he be very careless OBJ
who supposes that either of these things could
II is clear to my mind then, that attempt effect this
object in this form would widen the breach between the North
and South by creating i'll humor and bad feeling amongst
those, both in the North and in the South, who pa
rotcally anxious to adjust the whole NATTER and give
pose and quiet to the country.
My views might be illustrated by stating several other modes
Of presenting these questions where the result would be
but do propose do think it by this
time be quite apparent that if Southern gentlemen shall
s connecting the territorial questions with those to which
they have relevancy, it will be hard find ground Of
compromise, if will not be impossible. said in my for
article and repeat that the South does Con-
gressionai esoes merely She wants that other but higher
and better security which the quiet and repose of the public
MIN al0n Uiy hor The ri
questions out Of Congress Her policy as she has always
declared, is to be let ane Let her CONSENT then, settle
the territorial questions By themselves and the road to her
own security and peace is perfectly clear and plain.
know that in making this latter statement hazard my
reputation for sagacty but do despair Of being able
convince others Of its truth by very few words Of expana
ion Previous to the agitation Of the question Of the
alton OF Texas there party in the North disposed to
agiae the question Of slavery There may have been few
fanatics and demagogues who attempted excite the public
mind but they had made enough headway to be felt to
any extent Taking advantage Of the feelings in The North
against slavery institution it difficult to alarm
that section Of the Union with the idea that Texas only
desired by the South the Of adding several
slave States to the Unon and Of increasing Southern repre-
senaton the Houses Of Congress- but especially in
the Senate This feeling Of alarm became very strong
before the act of annexation consummated, but
much give prominence the party who had excited
it. Indeed il had acquired little consequence in the North
that Teas anered By Northern rotes and could not
hare been anered Without them When the act of annexa-
ton accomplished the general feeling Of the North
that Of acquiescence All parties there disposed well
the lone star" into the Union with brothery aec
on and hail her another link in its beautiful cycle
The abolition party Of the Nerh had by this time formed
sort Of political association. So far it attempted 10 carry
out its objects by opposing the annexation Of Texas
defeated by the consummaion Of that II imme-
daey, therefore, changed its plan Of attack, and commenced
operations in Congress, formidable than before,
upon slavery in this District Here again found lmia-
ion its efforts in the quiet which through.
out the North The Of disturbing this quiet
furnished in the prosecution Of the with Mexico by
the declaration that it was for "indeaay" II very
well known that Mexico had to indemnify us but
by the cesson Of part Of her teroy and the anicipa
ion Of such cesson induced the North nsist-not fac
tiousy but honesyha all territory thus acquired must be
free. She declared far she could declare it, before
Government although very plain to be that upon
this subject there union Of parties in the North The
Wing and Democrat acted side by side this question,
and the " Free Soer" had very little choice about the
pany he found in, the excitement did die away
Now it is perfectly apparent 10 my mind that the whole
difficulty between the North and the South has grown mme-
daiey Of the question how this territory acquired
from Mexico shall be disposed Of and that il that question
Of the way, there would be difficulty in adjusting
all The others satisfactorily and harmoous. There
was, and is now, think, in the North any party,