The North-Carolina standard., 1850-08-28

edge these clans feel all that grateful and devo-
ted attachment and Ihope to be ready to prove
it by than words. ButI cannot forget that she
is but one State Of the Union. and that the waee
upon these must act until, by adequate reasons,
am induced to change them. Hence you will per-
ceive Mr.. President, that, looking upon the subject
in the light DO, holding supreme allegiance to bs
due to the United States, disowning all right, under
the constitution of secession and percevng reason
in any proposed disposition of these questions to JUS
ty excuse disunion or any form OF revolutionary
resistance, have but one mode of defence-but one
mode of resistance--but one remedy. That have
mentioned. 1t is legal, constitutional, orderly, and,
applied as propose, tits just and fair.
THINGS IN WASHINGTON. Darkness and danger
hang over the national councils at Washington. The
Senate having done its work. the responsibility is
now thrown on the House of ofRepresentatives, and all
eyes are turned on that boiling cauldron. Recent
signs indicate that serious difficulties will obsruct
their progress. The Southern members would will
ngy vote for the bills, giving territorial governments
without 6 the Wilmot' to New Mexico and Utah
and, from all we and hear, they would also ac~
quiesce in the bill adjusting the Texas boundary.
But this important difficulty has arisen: 1t is believ-
ed that the administrations, anxious to get rid OF the
threatening Texas peril, made more imminent by the
effects of the late strongly Federal messege will De
glad to the Texas bill passed, and will then fa
back Gen. Taylor's non-action policy, whose ell
feet will be the admission Of New Mexico as free
soil State. Again, is said apparently good an-
thoty that the freesoilers will madly urge the Will
mot Proviso the territorial bills, and that 1t may
pass the House and the blls thus tainted, 60 to the
Senate. In full vote of the latter body, the Will
mot" cannot succeed unless it be true, las hlned,)
but we cannot believe it, that some Southern oena-
tors, anxious to bring the Crisis, Will expressly
absent themselves and leave majority In the Senate
to aix the odous restriction. 1t there be any truth
in these speculations, the Southern members IN the
House will properly in insisting that the terrtor-
al bills be acted on first, so as to keep the Northern
majority to their good faith. Any fraudulent con-
duct on the part of the North defeat the territorial
bills or to fost the Wimot' them. or procure
the passage of the California bil to the sacrifice of
the settlement of the whole question, will add new
fuel to the rising storm at the South, and Will place
the Union in inevitable danger.
There very contradictory speculations as to the
fate of the Wilmot,'' should it be madly pressed
in the House. Its success now in Congress would,
beyond peradventure, unite the whole south in resist
tance, and its enactment by an unscrupuous majorl-
ty would date the disruption of the Union. There
cannot be two views of the question. While vir-
ginia has made test of the admission of Califor
nia she has declared, in language most solemn aud
Serious that she will unite with her sister States of
the South to resist, all hazards and the last
extremity, the fragrant injustice, insult and dishon-
or, and degradation involved in the adoption of the
Wilmot Proviso. She has said so, in many
words, and Virginia raises her voice in vain.
The 'Unon'' has put this matter in lis true light,
and feel it duty to confirm its proper warning
in the most decided and solemn manner THE Union
gf the States cannot surrire the adoption Of tile ViLn,ot
Proriso. Rich. Enquirer 20 .4ug.