The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-02-12
Mr.. Claws Compromise.

10 to. DAYS pape, We give The resolutions
introduced BY Mr.. Clay IN the United States
Senate on The ooh ult., as compromise OF
the Slavery Question. We also give his in
troductory remarks and his explanation of
the object Of each resolution. llo" far these
resolutions will accomplish the object intend
ed, we are unable to say ; bu, we iufer from
the letter below, from the Washington CORES.
ponden, Of the Charleston Courier, that his
offer Of compromise will be fiialIy sccep
ted. God graat II.
WASHINGTON JAN 81.
w. compromise proposed by Mr.. Clay,
Of all the questions with which Slavery IS
concerned, Is now before The unity and.
so far as he members Of Congress and the
people herrab1ul have expressed any opinion
upon it, tina oplnl1n IS favorable. There is
no one point made by the Southern Senators
+ IN opposition 10 the plan winch cannot be re
i conceded allh It. aod .lth NJ GAYS consent.
Judge Built-f SAWS, tar Instance The way
to settle The question :, Tor the N"rth TO with
draw IFS preteusjons 10 d right 10 teeisata 10
affirmation of laws, which we are told, already
exist, and not to insist on doing away a mere
thtrg. 1t i, easily settle IN this way, sir"
! /" Why speak Of a compromise, when the
withdrawal OF this unreasonable pretension is
all that is necessary FMS d"es not con.
q CT with Mr.. Gays views. lie does not
suppose tina, If all meu were philosophers,
they would insist Oh useless name, when
II - In. -, 4 ~,
Then, again, Mr.. Jetierson Dlys, ono of
the mostextfeme of he supporters Of Southern
rights, SAYS" here assert, that never will
| take less than the Missouri compromise to
the Pacific ocean, with specific admission
Of the right 10 hold saves there until they
have beeu admitted INTO he tniau.n There
is no reason TO believe thai NJ. Clay will not
assent to the Inc al hI- ow1 making. Mr..
Clay 10 reply 10 Col. DAVIS, said
:" say, sir, n my pace here, thai il is
much better for the South that the whole
subject should be open both sides Of ar
imaginary lae Of So 30 than that slavery
should be iutefdlcted positively north Of SO:
30, with freedom to admit Or exclude il south
Of 3G5 30 a the will Of he peop'e aud iha
T the proposition nave made is infinitely bet
+; ter for the South than the proposition th'
Senator has suggested unless he could per
= suade Congress, with his proposition to de
} clare, positively and Absolutely, III favor o
e the right to introduce slaves south Of So 80.
. Mr.. Clay supposed The latter alternative
declaration By Congress Of a night to es
| tablsh slavery south of tee line to be lnpos
sibIe; and, subsc quen,ly, Mr. VIM. X. KIM
: and Mr. DAVIS dsclalmed that idea AS the
themseIve. held that Congress had no rgh
0 10 establish or Iuhibit slavery. What tn
Sum aims, is that south Of that line slave
i ry shall be Inhibited. Mr.. Clay was under
stood TO assent To THIS. II foe, there is n
u lnsuperable obstacle to Mr. Claws proposi
- tons, so far as slavery N the territories j
i concerned; aud, II the territorial question b.
n settled, every thing else will follow.
q hear many different opinions as to III
probability of Mr.. G ay's success; but Their
% is scarcely doubt that his scheme will. /
u some shape, be sanctioned by the Senate
u Ia the iiouse, opposition to II i. expectp
IL from the extreme Nor h, as well as from til
3. extreme South; bu, more cheerful tempe
N already manitests itself in Congress, sine
'e Mr.. Clay undertook the task of concIiatior