Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-25

balancing authority. However as-i,.b,s ..eh -. n -.
tca arangement might i~ al kne~ 4 : ussy inss se-
ucsoe. thai thu rapid growth and outss.la
progress Of me NoteIn portion ef sh. cssny sss sh.
The order Of eli IePsbes shs ne rssssssd 40 ~. ,i
shall be governed By the minority, ths sauisu l. ,.
able But SIR because there Il nsi aud csuns - 80 !.
the nature Of things Il impossible thsi shsss saya y. -
equilibrium Of power between the tive ssc,in. a AZ. -.
Try, does therefore follow that ths soulrn tstaa 4 !.
any danger with respect % that great inrlutsa li .s
there, and Cherished with much soriiuds sksnl nu
believe not All spprehensons of dsnsm sae fsunAs.i -
agIan abuses Of powers and the pagihy q sacA sba.ss
would prevent oil nsesimeo, II poxe 90 hasn puss
- free from the danger Of sbase Bot What are shs sr
or the maintenance Of souhsn rsh,s eannsed shh ha
peculiar institution In the first place shess !. ths rss n
truth, that sense Of justice which srper ans u sssh,sne
man, 10 christian In the nsr place ssss 4 hs
s1ilon Of The United saias with ihs osIh ~hh s lals
70 ABIDE Dy taal constitution Nsrs there s sesssay Iss
the concurrence Of both branches % csngss Asass ay si
OF legislation, nfcng wrong upon that southern peen
OF the country could take place Then thsse shs s.n Il
ne President o. The United States appcabls sny ssos
suuonai egsaion which might tsks place Ia rsseass d
that institution. Las. Of all with rsrsrd 10 ps.s.ld 80
civil remedies there 10 tho suprsme cous al Al. .1
States ready 10 pronounce the annusni of any ne .,
uonM ~ wn'cn might unconsiisu'ionay impair such ssh
and there also sense Of responsibility on he ran q sea.
ators and Representatives 10 their constituents M, ..
though trust in God the occasion or s ex.,ciss vii ,e,.
arise there s that right Of resort and 10 make r
resistance when oppr ssion and Tyranny bccoe
Nor Is this great interest Of the sen,h his issuser n
slavery, the only 10 be affected by ths facs shs Z
Is in minority Is peculiar 10 that interest Ma. sis
How Is with the fishing inieres. How with tls ns-
vigatng interest They both greatly in the mae-
ity. How is Il with the manufacturing interest IA
the minority. How is il with the commercial In,er,ss
La the minority In short without continuing the snuners
oo, every interest IN this country In the mnaIily excsp
that great and alpevadng interest of agriculture which ~
tends from end Of the country the Other We nu., IL
reconciied to the condition which IL inevitable There Il y.
reasonable security against any abuses which may BE- Indicted
of yhir
you can seize and bold The beams which are poured forth os
that great lnmnay Of the system OF which we eapposs
part or than you can stop In s onward the owns Il
the Mississippi river and compel back 90 IL sources
in The Rocky and Allegheny mountains Il Is utterly vain 10
suppose you acquire that equilibrium of which wa have
heard so much between the ssvehong and the non says
holding portions Of the Union II necessary hope
not necessary believe but whether Is or not Is unst.
tainabe by the operation Of beyond an human or
earthly control And TO oppose the mmuabe and iircscca-
Die laws OF population and Of Nature equivalent demand
for the severance OF The Union.
conclude by repeating that here five wounds which by
the committee Of compromise proposed TO be closed Sir
know what may be said. know will be said that ae,a.
tors will, after the passage of ali these measures oon
tnue to agtae that the extremes will still cry out for
their respective avore measures that the Wimot poyiso
although Tetora Governments will be established will he
pressed to be added by supplementary act be nccpo-
rated IN the constitutions which these Territories may establish
know it may be urgedindeed, have heard il stated on
TINS hoo Pass all your measures and we will cry ou, for
repeal know something, think, Of tho nature Of man.
il
speak also with the authority and with The aid of history Az
the time of the memorable Missouri compromise as al this
and have been unable TO determine in my own mind whc-
ther more soicitude and anxiety existed then than Dotbe
whole country was in uproar the side for the ad
mission of Missouri and the other for her exclusion
Every legislative body throughout the connry- believe
there were twenty henhad denounced or approved The
measure OF the admission of Missouri The measure was
hnay carried by small majority only six in the House Of
Representatives where the great struggle where the long
continued exesion was carried And what the con-
sequences the tranqullng consequences which ensued
throughout this distracted country The was every where
received with oy and exuaon, and triumph and the man
VINO would have dared to interrupt the universal and deem
felt and alpevadng harmony which prevailed throughout
the country in consequence Of that adjustment would have
stood ebuked and epudaed and reproachcd by the ndp.
nant voice OF bis countymen And venture to say IL this
Of compromise goes the country with all The high
sanctions which 1t may carry-sancons of both Houses of
Congress and of the Executive and Of the great body Of the
American People-to country bleeding every pore 10
country mporng to settle their difficulties and give once
more peace and happiness th venture say that the
agitation Will be at an end, though few may coak and hal
loo as they please There few miserable men who live
upon agitation, men who satisfied until they can
place themselves at the head of little clique Of agatos and
say, take me- am good Democrat, and will bring
to you this capital which have and your .
go to the Wing party and say, take this little balancing
power which possess and will enable Sour party to triumph
over their adversaries say they will be hushed
into silence by the indignation they will meet every where
in their vain and futile attempt polong that agitation
which has threatened this country with the deu Gala
nifty which in all the dspensaons Of God could bea H.
Sir ! am DONE ! would say much more, but cannot
longer trespass upon your time. did expect to have
said SO much and my physical powers will permit
say