Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-12

speaks Of the South having held the offices of the confed
racy, and ne avows doctrines that will hereafter by way of
reaaon dsiranchse them in the future unless they shall
come to terms to be prescribed the which be has
taken for party organization. have letter before me-
winch snail have occasion to refer to, by way Of verifying all
that have said letter in which he openly avows his re-
lance on the minority of Southern interests and according to
my view on Southern detection what he calls deserion
would call treason His self sustaining numerical strength
suspect is at the bottom of his sublime political morality He
al certainty on the disposition Of submission by the South
70 the doctrines which he has avowed Confidence has been
INSPIRED py the desire OF the South to preserve the Union,
and Its past history somewhat sanctions the ASSUMPTION
up IN lew words, he calculates upon the uncondi-
OF one section in submitting organza-
parties TO be made exclusively by another section; with
aug genue allowances, however, for deseion from the
tanks Tor the sake of the prizes Of office But sir
iot iear might do the honorable gentleman Injustice will
SIT aown read extracts from letter. which seems to
nave peeh prepared by him with the of avowing
solemn creed II creed that to the heavens in its
DOCTRINES but looks to the earth rewards Philanthropy
Pescrbes the latitude Of its boundaries whilst seshness con-
tracts inc scope o. us operations philanthropy whose
is every where and whose circumference is nowhere but
whose practice is TO be found the sordd Of
Office and property.
But allow to say that am naturalist enough 10 know
that is not the puest bird that flies the highest Il is said
of the condor that alghs the atmosphere Of the snow
capped Andes, and yet is that bird that lives
upon the corruption Of the earth These gentlemen who
sublime in their morality when they descend from Ire
elevation which their theory aspres to the practical app
cation Of their doctrines already deprive the soil that
has been won by the blood and treasure of
the to appropriate to themselves the offices
and their emoumens under the organization of parties and
under the Constitution Of the United States things which
ought to be left open 10 ALL Even Federal eligibility office
has been assailed if should be claimed by Southern
Slr they 30 further and tell you in many words that
acqulescence in their propositions will satisfy them
the trueimporto of the Senator New Hampshire
lie says that concessions that have aken place swell the
spirit OF anatcism that has ideal excellence which will
not compromise with any thing but the submty Of an un-
limited morality. They are to attain this point by progress.
aggression and to hold those who defend their rights as
responsible for the Union Those who have done the wrong
have right assign the position Of the parties the issue
The South has assed the Union they have cherished
and made all the compromises preserve and say
the Northern gentlemen hold the scissors of its fate in
their hands. They close them the cords Of this
Union by going in their reckless aggression stay their
hand and do justice They the moving parties and
Jupiter Staor they may find deity worthy Of worshp but
II they go on, they may presume too much the of
Mercury The which has been advertised rebukng
commentary Southern acquiescence in wrongful aggres-
sion Those who have been guilty Of the wong shall not
hold me liable for the consequences shall they assign
position to the issues which they have made they have
brought the Union in jeopardy, they shall throw the obi
um OF dunonss on the defending and innocent party. Poll
tcans have played with this subject an element of political
game, and that game shall have the parties
say now, and with perfect sincerity and cando that
the people of the State which represent and the people of
the Southern States in general have taken
thus far with the view wish that they should result dis
union further, and say that their acquescence in COM
promise refuaon of the charges that have been made
against them What compromise that did not require
part Of the South What compromise that she entered into
has she violated These questions that may be obvaed
by evasion or denuncaton of elfsusaning majority, but
honesty will only them before the tribunal of history
The past canpo be changed and will go to show that the
South has made sacrifices form the Union and have sub
med to unequal compromises to preserve it. The North
has presumed that love Of union sanction their progress
sve and arrogant preensons No, sir the history of the
Conedeacy and especially the history of this question: will
show degree Of submission compromise that asonishes
me in the review of it. shall not further than speak
q vcnft ,xy;th
the true element which has formed the basis of their
VIII the gentleman inform me what measure of compro-
mise has ever been proposed honorable and
just compromise that has been rejected by us When
proposed to extend the Missouri compromise Pacific
by whom that proposition made 1t made by one
sIde and promptly and scornfuy rejected by the other
refused with the wantonness of rejection TWAS
refused on the assumption that of would
join in the reputation. BY implication that compromise has
been supposed to give to the South all territories of
36o 80 entire CONTROL Whilst it in excluded slavery
north of that ne recognised the right it should exist
the people thought proper south Of that line Experience
has shown that the temptation to disregard depended the
power OF doing minority made by its operation It
has served the office of taking from the South and pac
ID the hands OF those who have magnanmy and
justice to observe its obligations It has been but of
sand that has given way the tide of nsoent power When
the questions growing out Of proposition to give Govern
mens to our Mexican acquisitions assumed critical aspect
an honorable effort without regard TO sections made to
settle them forever and to take them of the of poll
hca gamesers That effort resulted in the Clayton BILL 1t
was framed to the honor of the South Many thought
her rights not under it. will its
1t proposed honorable compromise without improper
cession What has been its fate The South generally
guessed in it.; and soemny believe, for the sake of the
Union Does this look like desire design dissolve this
confederacy No, sir, it any thing else sacr
flee 10 the very of the Union. 1t has provoked
fdence that may fatal fear has given rise delu
sion, that there limits to which the North may 60
Another bill brought in by the honorable Senator from
Wisconsin, well guarded in its provisions in relation New
Mexico and California, proposing merely put in the
power of the courts by wrs Of habeas corpus the
legality of the title by which slaves held II assumed
on that occasion that conceded too much the South and
gave them the advantage in the ISSUE Was not that going
the spirit of COMPROMISED Gould any thing strange
show the wantonness of avehodng arrogance That
aside, and clause with under was insisted on
by Northern gentleman giving all that would settle the ques-
ton in other WORDS clause the Wilmot provso
Sir the compromises have all been way-into the lions
dennd resga retrorsu. Bat shall 60 further and say
have violated of the compromises into which have
entered whilst have rejected that have been offered
to on honorable terms
this not proposition full Of meaning It may be that
the cup of Cancellation is exhausted shall say nothing of
that will not utter menace, will indicate the end of
this fearful question We have acceded all that would pre-
our honor every compromise that has been proposed
Indeed have evnced desire to let this question pass by
point OF honor and yet gentlemen out and
those who have maintained those compromises and manifested
desire defend their rights Of design the Union
Oh yes; the people, they say who have shown dis
position to the different portions Of this Union is
the wolf taking offence the lamb because contradicted
him. in saying he had not mudded the water in drinking
below him.
The South, the time Of the formation Of this Conederacy
made sacrifices and deprived herself the scepr She parted
with the scepe when she consented to the formation of this