The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-30

each State !; required 10 bear share
Each State 10 required due proportion 81 is
money aRsl IL blood. end eseh shond he fesmias to
result If money! in the shape ofindemnhcsiion Is sc
s aG s I. gss
tssas . rs ihh Justice demands that all the States
II there 40 d,dersnoe In the Institutions If the re-
peeys states o. The conisdessy there could be no se
asred territory should be disposed Of But unto taaaiely
pa sF' Ss q ca sas
h,ir institutions. and whaIsyr they rsss,d property
sst that that particular institution and the Psrtssnlar prop
e %n,en rsoRn..es .ha MOI be n,9 ,he
right, bu, 81 pride alo serious dangers hieHien Bow
Union Now saeh ns q hs, wLs i *, diea,e
Of patriotism and widfm !, !, @ avoid the Dispute, BY
propose the ground 81 Neutrality-suspicious. by which we
mean hat Congrsss shah absa.a ON al safion in re-
people Of ts Stysri. ss%.ssss 70 make Il,
rec "dry porutom for Ter tpsnfaaf admsion iato the
Union, and TO requisite their internal their oa
This position is in accordance with the great lunda
mental principle upon which all free government IL
founded, vz The rgh,of the people establish The polt
p,uciplo proclaimed il the becaraon Of Independence
and recognised Ia the constitution OF every State la the
il is the enjoyment Of d Is prneitia which we would ss
cure to the citizens u the Territories acquired from
Congress for admission sovereign States INTO The Union
with free constitution, say admit them IT they
same, just wcud insist Congress should not now
compel the people Of Massachusetts 10 establish slavery
Or the people oil Virginia 10 abo sh IT, #tff 1851
This doctrine leaves ,hp whole question Of slavery in
TO be determined according TO the constitutions and the laws
o. nsq i VII alay Tie angry prrudces and passions
hbnng vehoIdng md slav.huding States, and
esiore harmony and peace among hem And u oA fr.
each Stale ard ~ all ns States does no, atIack the
kn.s nor inuie the pride nor condemn the opinions or
slavery. It is humble judgment the generous, the
o beatng and the patriotic ground on which all and
A. the conductors OF public journal which Is the sole
organ q, the seai Of government q great nation, party
embracing dlitrence Of opinion upon ihls subject,
shall stand upon this coinaon ground l. is The ground
~ e a parry q ss ~ @ Gon
cratic party at The Balsinore Convention in lsi4 twas
and affords now platform On which iii true patrits and
the friends al the Union and ought to stand respec
the guarantees Of be con.ripton. without which il could
formed, and without which the Union can.
not be preserved whist i admits the great principle at The
basis OF all popular bsry'he right OF people to pre-
With these views. we consider il duty. wrh all
respect to the opinions Of Others, bur with all fmness and
TO urge that Congress refrain from all nteer
ence with IL either directly indirectly. and leave the
to be affected Wedsply depoe The mscheyons and un-
Necessary agitation which has already taken place upon
entered into the sphere OF egisaon and
shall fail ourselves hereafter, heretofore
possible, prevent controversy and thus aid, far
Is in our power In saving The Upion from the serious
dangers which seem al ths time 10 menace IL.
For ourselves, we have now defined position. aud
shall attempt to exercise the sane orbe which we
and dangerous question little Iossbieuness
extraordinary occasion-prefering to leave the discus
energies for strong oppos the objectionable
OF the present We call upon every epub-
can unite with and rally around those great princi
pies which are inscribed upon the banners Of the demo
cratic party To this object we consecrae our best efforts,
| and we cali every republican to the rescue. ~
We will add that al this time not single democrat dis.
| al ba Ia;
here stated have been guide and regulation from
the beginning, and we defy the utmost ingenuity 10
point out in the least departure
Il was this Wilmot Proviso question which prevented
the creation OF territorial government in California for
two sessions OF Congress- and finally caused the people
TO organize and form State constitution for themselves
We opposed this OF admitting California two
grounds-hst the irregular mode in which the govern
organized second the extension OF her bound.
airy to the Mexican line. But the state OF things
changed agitation and excitement, seriously menaced the
safety and peace Of the Union, and general system Of
pacfcaiion and compromise found necessary. As
part OF this system, the admission OF California as
State became Indispensable and such we gave il on,
acquiescence Had the whole South joined in the whole
compromise measure, the line OF 80 deg 30 min might
have been obtained and much OF the groasd Of complaint
We were ourselves assured by two of the most disn-
gushed senator's from the slavehodng States that
they would vote for a territorial government for the
southern portion Of California IL the whole Compromise
should be carried out, but that they could not vote for
separate and independent measure. We were exceed
ingly anxious for this arrangement TO be made and
spared no effort within power TO accomplish III bu,
the compromise system thrown overheard. large
part OF the South stood out against the compromise
meHt and thus this arrangement, so desirable 70
many southern men, was lost. We had TO do the most
with the means in power and we did achieve all that
we could hope for in behalf of the South and of the
Union Yet, has the South gained nothing Has not
the Wmo Proyiso been exploded Have not kept the
Territories opened for the South We settled the Texas
boundary difficulty fair terms. and obtained ehec-
tive law for the recspture OF fugitive slaves What did
we surrenders The admission Of California (whose con-
stituon was formed according the doctrines OF the
South by the people themseves) and the prohibition OF
the slave trade in the District OF Coumbiaa compare
lively insignificant affair, violating principle, and
pregnant with no danger, inurng nobody but few
gro auctioneers This is what the Compromise
plished and we stand by il firm and constitutional
platform for the whole South 10 rally on in maintenance
OF their rights.
We now come to another important chapter IN the his
tory Of this subject, Whilst the Compromise was under