The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-16
Another Compromise.


Another Compromise. at.
We are happy to announce another Compro-
mise on the slavery question, that question which
distresses our patriotic, national politicians so
much. The parties tothis new Compromise are
the Washington Union and the Republic, the
metropolitan organs respectively Of the great
National Wing and Democratic parties--and al
ready the indications of acquiescence among the
provincials Es h9 '
twill be recollected that the Union was some
what Disconnected at the proceedings in Boston,
the reputation Of the fugitive slaves there. in the
case of the claimants of Georgia, for Crafts and
wife. The Union threatened to threaten, and
pledged itself to be indignant, if the law was not
enforced or at least il the President did not issue
a proclamation. After awhile, the Republic IN
tender consideration of the distress Of the Un'on
proposed to call on the Marshal Of Boston for
an explanation. But on the same day, the Union
came down with a platform. 1t was to censnre
the claimants--as cowardly, aunskilful and bnng-
ling0-and to say that no legislative body at the
North has interfered no Governor, Judge or
other responsible functionary, has been called
on. or refused to act. The President himself
proposes to be ready to cooperate, but alleges
that he has not been properly informed and APP
piled to for that purpose"-and the Union then
triumphantly asks, = and in The absence Of allthese
epidences Of Jaiiu,.e, are we asked to pronounce
the Compromise humbug, and the Fugitive
slave law dead letter. IEl $500 4.
This exquisite piece of ingenuity, has taken
the Republic by an agreeable surprise, and has
been adopted--copied into that paper Of yester-
day, and commended. The Union is again
sayed-t!.e Submissionists will no longer bluster,
and peace returns at last to this distracted
country. s t@ ggzl5:s afa AaE t&aa
1t is true no fugitives are restored. They re-
main in their castles--or 60 in bridal parties to
England at pleasure. And their claimants after
being arrested, only three or four times, taken
by Sheriffs to Court-houses to give heavy bail,
then escaping from back doors and chased off
themselves as fugitives, are glad to get home
with whole skins But what is all this? "No
Legislative body at the North has interfered. No
Governor, Judge or other responsible functiOnary
has been called on or refused to act. And
the President himself Processes to be ready to
cooperate" but unfortunately cannot get proper
informaiiol!, Boston is so remote, teiegraphs
and railroads so slow, and facts so scarce. 1t
is most unreasonable il is ultra, it is reasonable
in Southern disunionists to complain expect
slaves to be given up under these circumstances,
Let agitation, therefore, cease, let the 'Compro-
mise stand, let the Union be preserved. Let us
read WAsHINGToN's Farewell Address, CLAY on
treason, FooTE on non-interyenion, and the
linton on compromise-and be good boys, and
some of us will get sugar plums-gget extra al
lowances for printing and--subordinate Federal
offices. "@d a'l1 l3 a.s.@"1ayg 7Zn .'f"@@ta
Abolitionsts were aided and stimulated in their
nefarious work, by the parrot cry Of Union on
the part Of Southern submissionists. 1t is among
this class that they find their most effective allies
as the following extract from an editorial in the
National Era (the central Abolition organ)
proves. That print thus uses the slang Of the
compromisers to further its own maign purposes
There may be more Importance in these dis-
union movements than noe hare Imagined but it
seems to us that they are the work of few dis
affected malignants, who have certain Interior
objects to accomplish, which they do not now
avow We do not believe that they win be sus-
tanned in any real disnnion project by the masses
of the people. at8iassi5 vltafslE '.tfs98
Ri Does not this extract sound as though it were
taken from some of the Georgia or Alabama
submission papers naffroassf 9d5 atay.1
W We see it stated that the .'avagrant
honor of the District Attorneyship of Charles
ton has been accepted by Mr.. PETTIGRU, whose
only motive in taking il, must have been his de-
sire of relieving the embarrassment of the Ad-
ministration ~ several younger and less emf
nent members of that bar having previously de-
clined it. 2tt sa' 10 a"2h ss+A Il D.
While there is no gentleman in that city who
is personally more respected and admired than
Mr.. PETrrdau, there isalso none whose political
sentiments have been in such direct and cnotori-
GUS antagonism to those of his neighbors and
friends. AS far as our knowledge and belief
extends, Mr.. PETTIGRus party in Charleston
consists Of three himself included
and this fact none will admit more readily, or
be more disposed to make a joke of, than him
self. | .' O..
nTy- The public functionaries of Massachu-
sets never let any occasion slip, when fling at
the South can possibly be INDUCED in.
Indeed they do this in season and out of
Governor BRIGGs in his recent Proclamation
for day of public thanksgiving and praise"
requests the people, among other things, to put
up petition that the period may soon arrive
when the door of Providence shall be opened