The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-11

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mise bills has been received has been hailed with ioy
~ me people. We never doubted about the people Of
Virginia We understand that it acceptable to the great
oooy' ana most OF the leading politicians of Richmond
correspondent names several gentlemen OF high character
VINO nave declared In favor Of IT, "There may be
breeze at The South for while, but it will blow
over and all will come right" AS significant sign Of
the public sentiment we lay before our readers the fol-
lowing article:
Prom yesterdays Richmond Enquirer
iHE CLOSING cF The DRAMA.-We have but little room
oaay or comments on the coPious and important facts
one OF the most momentous in the history great con-
ederacy The House, after exhibiting spirit Of faction
worthy the representative of free ghte ned peo-
le hnally and with sudden aacy, up the work
New Mexico bills conoy aud on the he next day asa
n, ,ahy 6, The he Caomia bill BY 81 majority, and the
and the result momentous For long time The darR
angel o. d.oaon lowered over land but the
me past lew days have chased away the urd spirit the
saes nave ofRhlened and the patriot brealhes free
more az me prospect Of the continued and progress
institutions OF his the only genuine republic on the
lace Of the globe While are free 10 say that some
things have goae far iereny from what had hoped
ye "a teyewiog the enormous difficulties in the path,
cannot on conclude that the people generally viii acaa
whole : 'A' slavery question: taken as
We ask attention the proceedings Of Saturday, which
ient points win strike attention OF Tue intelligent reader
W. confess ua surprise thar the California bill passed
'a9p, htu Expected tnht Its opponents would have
coaeseed TO embarass if defeat by parliamentary
mah1nvres The attempt made twice, but only ten
oblssL We have all the time been satisfied bin
haa snch strength that II must pass. lit received, in
states Our only hope was that the limits Of the State
might have been reduced; and have than
tanned had NOT the Adjustment been ulcon promisingy
fessea N u. Senste L is proper TO add that many
mission OF California with her present boundaries on the
ground that fshe divided the two States would send
49,
Is believed by many that slave labor will be found 10 be
M of te working Of the minss and that 70 at
constitution observation-disclosures being the rule Of
action.
quarters, OF the who!e batch Of measures which have
assed Congress and which, believe, will crush north
roted The Southern Press Of Saturday is most indig-
Hhe Of toe Texas and New Mexico bill
dismemberinen5" "the mos, calamltous event which
mas yet oeiaen this Union with which quenched all
nope OF an equitable adjustment of tue great questions OF
the day by Congress"
Ii looks to agiat,on at the South to stir the troubled
waters, and even hints civil he fruit Of the pas
sage of the Texas bill Hear ii
The question, however, goes the people, and
fist Texas and Georgia On The they adopt viii
depend very much the destiny Of tho south All oar ac
position 10 this scheme 4. of Gsosa she has spaken
through her legislature and multitude of public meet
Wnen Winter comes the legislatures Of the other south
States will assemble, and we will then what they
meant BY resolutions las. winter II they shall deter
in declaring their resolution Wi.moi
Prcvso they meant the aam and not ae thing, then they
farce has been enacted before the civilized world
and the South will have sunk, 10 rise no more,
'Unwept, unhonored, and unsung,
But before that becoms her ata, is opinion that
MANY a banner will be torn
And many nightto earth be borne'n
We are not surprised at such language from paper
which actually denounced the stringent fugitive slave bill
for which Senator the thanks OF South
having for its potcal object to sedace the border
OF the SOUTH adding, 1--WE trust that 1t will be
as aborve in that respect as in its avowed design"
threat. u Of the soe.hera Pres. The following statistics,
prepared by the Union will be read with interest They
show that the Texas members in both houses were want
the BILL and that's majority Of the southern
(52 800 voted for the bill. With what face then,
her own repre- have sustained the measure, and
when Texas has unanimously consented to her own dis
"REsULTs.
"Of the saphodiag States, Maryland, Tennessee Ken
tucky and Texas gave un unanimous vote for the bill
South Carolina and Mississippi were unanimous dgatn't
"virsina gave majority Tor the biIl-eigh, to six. OF
"NortR Carolina gave majority for -ave 70 four All
"Georgia was ios the bill. Two Of the three
were wings; the rest were democrats.
Alabama three for the biii-two Of them wings.
The four representatives who were nays, are demo
missouri four for the bil-a democrats; member
ot nc non sarshoirg States Maine gave three for the
bill, three against IT, O the last, one was a whig.
.New Hampshire, three for the btl-iwo democrats one
| WING one (frr O. solieT) against II. ....
Connecticut, Three against the bil-one OF them
wing.
| Rhode Island, one wing against the bill.
New York tou Tor the bill, eighteen agnlpst It.
all wings except Mr. Walden "a democra) YEA and Mr.
Preston King, (iroe.soiler,) nay. -
PENNSYLVANIA, thirteen for the bil-three OF them
wings, aud Mr.. Levin, (native AmencanO and hve
! sgainsr Gall whig,) aud Howe, Gree soiler)
"a M,chIgan, Que yea, Ia denocia) and one heesohef
Ohio iva yeas CAL democrats but one) and fourteen
nays OF these live democrats ionr are wings aud live
iree-soilefs.
"Indlana seven yeas-alI democrats Nays three, viz
| one democrat one wing, aud Que ifee-sOeI.
Illinois four yeas (4l democfats) and two nays-one
democrat and one free-soiler ~ -,
But one whg from the West voted Tor the bl, (hr
TAYLOR from OhIo) and sixteen democrats and against H.
sixteen western wings and nine western democrats
Some insinuations have been made respecting the
changes made in the against the engossent o. Tue
bill Thnr-day evening and the passage oi the p on
Friday Now changes took place IN favor o. the oi Vz
Messrs Howard George hng MASON, ScneIne'ng I'm
Stanton OF Tennessee Stanton OF Kentucky, Thomas un,
derhi, and Whesey. Six OF these are democrats, ahu
five OF them the South, and three wings only FIVE oil
the southern democrats added TO the votes Of Thursday
would have been sufficient 10 the Dill Is mere man
who believes that either Of these accessible TO any cor
rupon change from the Executive iniiu nee OF from
| Texan stock T. ,., 4
We believe that Texas will find IL consonant with her
own honor and interest this measure Of concia
ton and peace But Georgia, is said, will isel bound 70
rebel and raise the flag OF disun0n There Is curious
OF facts regard her position The act oil hcr eH
stre passed the last session, published by ths state
prnef makes IL the duty OF her governor 10 cali conyen
ton of the people, should the sparsey peoped territory
california or dew Mexico" be admitted "into tbs United
states State Of this confederacy On the est page
The psmphet laws, however, the State printer says na
the VOID cor, between California" and New Mexico,
Is "a phca error and should read California ave
~ faav he