The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-19

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
VOLUME Xxx.
Compromise In the South.

OVhspa paossiisC III Tie SOulh.
From various parts Of the South we per
reIve disposition to accept the Compromise
No one pretends that il yields 10 The Sou,l
oil we could wish. ri, did, !, cou!d no Ion
ger be regarded as Compromise. We
tract some rem,rks upon this subject r,or
the Sipannah Republican, which, i, will be
seen, expresses the belief iha: Georeia ma,
be sc. down as Compromise State.
A SIMpLE CALCULATION. The CcmD,o
mise of the Committee uf Thrieen propose,
10 admit California. one free Stale, and f.,,
States from The Texan Territory. which vail
he slave Safes. Is i, FOR the North or the
South to complain of this arrangement we
get fur Sfnie,-lhey gel one.
.The Compromise further proposes 10
suppress ihe slave traffic by spectators in the
D.sific, Of Columbia IA thing nr bnt l,,le
consequence ,o Us. aud which la. been done
by nearly, II not all. of The Southern States
within their own llmi,s-and 10 provide more
,ifcuiy for the nc capture of furtiye
slaves, or for The compensation Of their own.
ers. Here we make an insignificant, conces.
zion. and receive in return the gparan'y Of
the Government for the suppression Of es.
capes and kidnapping. b, which our people
IN the border States lose hundreds nf slaves
annually. Does It become US TO deuounce
this part Of the comrromi..i
"And lastly. IA regard 10 The suli.c, Of
shsers-,hc Compromise condcmns the vi
Dfaxt.n .rH ,
goverpsaen,s TO n,ah aud New Mexico with
out ANY restriction as 10 slavery. This is
what The S,u'h has been 6.hiiaa f,r ever
sircr the anti. slavery ordinance of l1s7 :
rnd now that We hav1 rf'.fed ,o US the very
thing for which We have been conlending,
shall We rjsciil Do ae CAIN tights sin.
ply that We may spurn them when they are
within our grsspi
"Slch is the Committees Cdmpromisc,
stripped Of ull exiraneous matter. Shall We
receive II, or reject III Tina, is The question
Does il CONAN more of good, or more of
evil II should be remembered that II isa
Compromise an arrangemfn Which r, quires
all parties 10 il. the South and the people Of
Gcofgia. as we'll Us the North an the people ol
Massachusetts, to make concessions. We be.
ievc that We ore right. The Norih believe
ihst they are ti.hi And ihuugh We feel
that our claims are jn.,; ,ei. as the Norlh
d"es not fee With US, Is II not asking too much
VI human nature, 10 say nothing OF It's preli.
dIces, 10 require thrm TO yield everything 10
our demand. South Carolina would an
sSei no the very reason Why we would an
sser yes. Every paper IN that S'aia ,ha,
we have see, or heard from--wiih ONE glo
rius exception. The Charleston Contier =
dcnnunccs the Compromise. They ,n.,si
upon the pnuad uf ts,h.' Bu, j, is q matter
~ sia'ificainn thai they will be able to pro.
duce no impression elsewhere. We notice
with pfidc that lhe strongest aad ablesl Dem.
ocraiic paper in George, the Augusta Con.
s'ifsfisa,iia. though opposed 10 some parts of
The Cumpromsc, is Inclined 10 receive Il as
n Whole. Oilers viii follow the lead Of he
Consfifmionaiia. Bu, two papers in this
State thus far have taken grounds aga,nsi II
---the iva that We snpp would d. so
the Macon Telegraph aud the Augusta Re
public.
indeed Georgia may be set down ss n
Comproaisr Safe. That is rur Judgment, !;
and when the people AMI the press shall have
had time 10 be heard, II will be affirmed. -
They are sick Of the agitation with which
the country is convu'scd. They desire To see
harmony and concord restored: and 10 that
end they will hold those 10 a terrible respon.
sbility who prolong the excitement and
ihsau the business OF legislation. Thus FAR
Congress has d,ee scarcely any thieg but
To ,ncfeasc the apprehension of the. people
Tor the safety of the Union. iodeed, 1t were
better that Il had not met ai all, So lar as a.
ny good II has accomplished is concerned.
Shall the public business be further suspen.
ded for purposes Of agitation Shall VIC nev.
81 have peacel We trust tho people will
speak out aud recall members ol Congress
to their duly