The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-06-24

uOnudy. we anticipate pOWeEluI speech III ltS
behalf. We shall rejoice to see it brought for
ward, being perfectly willing to accept that mode
Of adjustment, if it can be obtained. AT all
events, we are anxious to see it tested-that if,
according to our expectation, it cannot succeed,
we may see the Southern Senators rallying upon
some other mode Of compromise which may set
tie the question. We adopt neither the Missouri
Compromise nor the Senate Bill asa sine qua non.
And may we not hope that some Of the Southern
Senators will, in case Of defeat, adopt theother al
tentative, to give peace to the country. "-Union.
Now, is not this too bad II The Union
admits the Missouri line to be more Just and
equitable than Mr.. Clay's plan--for the
Union rejoices that the Missouri line is
br, ught forward, and is perfectly willing to
accept it I" if it can be obtained" But, as
if for the very purpose Of preventing il from
being obtained, the Union expresses the
opinion that it cannot, and, as if to induce
the North to reject it and to forestal an elo-
quent advocate Of Southern rights, the Union
expresses the hope that when the South il
defeated in attempting to secure that line, it
will adopt Mr.. Clay's. Now, there are
Southern men, who are patriots, whose love
Of the Union Of these States is such as to in
duce them to make more concessions to pre-
serve it than others woodland there are
Southern supporters Of MIR. Clay's plan who
think il is better for the South, or rather, not
so bad as others think but we don't believe
among them all, one man could be found
who would thus publicly encourage the
North to deny justice to the South, and as
sure the North Of Southern support in so
doing!
This is the most startling instance Of sub
serviency to desperate party schemes or par
ty leaders we have yet seen; and WE ask the
South to behold the price she is required by
one party organ to pay to maintain North
ern party connection.
We do not overlook the profession that
the object of the sacrifice, thus prematurely
proposed, is to give peace to the country.
But is there no love Of peace, or Of Union
strong enough in the Northern portion Of
the party, that its organ, the Union, will not
or dare not call on it forso slight measure
of justice as the Missouri line, for the sake
Of Union?
Is the love OF the Union, at the North, Of
which we have heard so much, so weak as
to yield to the lust Of territorial aggrandize-
ment : And is to be one Of the stipulations
of union between the Northern and South
ern elements Of one great party-that the
South alone is to pay the expenses Of pre-
serving it.
There are gentlemen at the North W. o
know that the South now claims no more
than what is right. If left to themselves,
they would vote accordingly. But they
tell US their constituents would desert them
for SO doing. We don't agree with them in
that. 1t would only be necessary in that
event, for the two great parties at the North
to make truce, to unite and put down the
Aboltionists, instead Of begging and bid
ding against each other for such votes, as
they are now doing, and trying to make
the South pay the price Of such bids, and of
her own overthrow.
But if motif there are rot enough in the
North, Of both parties, to render the measure
of justice to the South which the Missouri
line affords, and thus to give peace to the
country, why let the North abandon her
lofty and loud pretences Of love for the
Union.