New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-28
not fail to attract the attention Of those
whom it concerns.
Free soil at Washington.

irresolution, dashes confidence, invites de-
feat. In the natural order Of things, the
party Of Progress prevails; the party Of
passive resistance Is yanquished. The solid
rock is vastly stronger than the trickling
streamlet yet the latter wins upon, wears,
and perforates the former Movement is
the talisman Of success to lie in cold o5-
struction' is the extreme Of discomfture-is
death.
The present Session Of Congress com
menced vita a decided majority Of Mem
bers-certainly in the House-committed TO
TIE principle Of preserving al the Territory
Of our Union as Free Soil for Free People.
Not one hundred out Of two hundred and
thirty Members were or could have been
elected except on the understanding that
they were actirely devoted to the Free Soil
principle. And yet, when proposition was
made to affirm that principle, it was per-
mitted to be voted down, because the mover
was obnoxious and his motion i'll timed
This was a great mistake and great dis
aster. 1t gave the Propagandists reason to
believe that the Free States were not in
earnest-that they did not heartily desire to
have the Territories shielded forever from
Slavery. 1t dealt blow to the cause Of
Freedom from which it has not yet recov-
cred. That resolution should have been
sustained-nO matter how unreasonable or
who was the mover. And its supporters
should not have been content with mere re-
solving,
The cause of Freedom had three points to
make at this Session-the Admission OF
California as a State, with her Constitution
and chosen boundaries; the organization Of
New-Mexico with her ancient and rightful
boundaries and the application of the Will
mot Proyiso to this and all other territory.
Admit that all these could not be carried,
the way to secure as much as possible lay
through claiming the whole at the outset,
assuming the initiative, carrying the best
bills possible through the House, and de-
handing the concurrence therein Of the SEN
ate If it should prove necessary at last to
sacrifice one to secure the others, that ne
cessity would have been apparent, and would
have amply justified those who submitted
to it.
But what have we seen? Six months Of
the Session have nearly passed, and what
has been done? There has been an attempt
to affirm the Wilmot Proviso-which failed;
an attempt to pass California Admission
bill-which was baffied; an attempt to ad-
nit the Delegate from New-MexicO-which
was permitted to sink with scarcely strug-
Gle. And, worst of all, there has been alb
solutely no earnest attempt to shield New
Mexico from the rapacity of Texas by af-
frming her natural and rightful boundaries
Meanwhile our Western and Southwestern
journals are frcighted with such advices as
the following, which we clip from the San
Antonio Western Team Of the ID inst.
"r5- The people of Texas will be gratiied to
hear that the County of Ell Paso has been duly or,
| ganzed. Maj II. 5. Neighbors, IN letter dated
| bona Ana March "a, 10 a citizen OF this place.
saws: 81 have no doubt you will be pleased to
learn that have been successful IN organizing this
| County lei PasoD The election went oil IN tine
STYLE on the 4th day of March, and at several OF
| the precincts, especially at this town, we had
| splendid balls in honor of the extension OF civil
! law This is a fine County, and has some 5000 In
habtants. The County gave 100 votes, all OF which
| were for Austin, except three for Huntsville, and
one for San Antonio, and will poll over 1000 votes
! at the next election.
| :: ma no opposition here on tie part Of the
! United States Authorities Col. Munr0e has issued
orders 10 all the troops TO sustain the farso Ie1aS,
as soon as they are extended.
al cannot tell how far shall succeed in my mis-
sion find my means very inadequate"
Hereupon the 'WestTexan proceeds to
say
"Nis well known that the General Government.
has failed TO give the people OF Santa re protec-
ton from the Indians surrounding them; that there
is almost a daily loss of both life and property
that they are constantly hsrassed aud annoyed
and would il not have been seenly In our Govern
ment while demanding of them to submit TO the
laws our Legislature enacts, and t. pay taxes for
its support, to have extended 10 them some OF the
benefits to be derived from a connection with
regularly constituted Government, by sending a
few companies OF Rangers from this part of the
State, and the authorizing among themselves as
{ many more as may be necessary to give them
tire protection from the sevages and pesceabe
and quiet possession under our laws Of their lives
; and property The cost might be to the State
some few hundred thousand dollars, but the terri.
tory IS rOrtk to rs Trace as many m,oHs, and 0ur
hae 10 srOuld hare been questioned for not aa0tt-
er moment
Now it is in the face of facts like these
that we are expected to keep quiet-trust
; New-Mexico to winks and mods that all will
be right with her-and rest content with
hurrahing against Mr. Clay's Compromise.
We cannot do it. That Compromise is not
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