The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-10

our having expressed the opinion, in an article pub
lished some two weeks SINCE that the plan reeorl-
mended by the President and that proposed by the
Committee Of Thirteen for the adjustment OF exist
ing difficulties, are, in their main features, essen
| tally the same. The cataract is still not removed
from our eyes. We adhere TO the opinion hefe1o'
fore expressed.
In our reference to these two plans, comparison
was instituted between them only as 10 the admis-
sion Of California and the disposition to be made OF
New Mexico and Utah. The recommendations OF
the President went no further. These were sub
iscts in regard to which, in his opinion early ac-
lion was necessary by Congress. very large
incubation had already gathered upon the Pacific
shores; New Mexico and Utah were becoming rap
| idly peoplsd by enterprising emigrants from the
States 1t was clear to the mind of the President
that the agitating question of slavery would GER
tainly be connected with the formation of govern
menis for these people. To avoid consequences,
which might prove to be of serious character, the
President in the constitutional exercise of his ex
ecutive functions, recommended to Congress that
California should be Immediately admitted as a
State, if her plan of government should be found to
be in accordance with the requirements ofthe con-
siiuton, and that provision should be made for the
admission Of New Mexico and Utah in like man.
ner-ihe question off the admission or prohibition of
slavery be decided by the people of these terrific
res, as it had already been by the people of Cali
| forna.
| These recommendations were doubtless prompt
ed by motives Of the purest patriotism They were
well considered, and, at the time they were made,
well received in every portion ofthe country. We
believe they.were wise as they patriotic and
we further believe, that if they had been promptly
1 6,,T hos
mony and quiet would long ere this have been re-
stored to the country; the Eureka State have long
since been added, under an admirable system OF
government, to our glorious confederacy, and the
regular and legitimate business of the national
legislature not have been so sadly neglected.
The Texan boundary question and the fugitive
slave question Undoubtedly of great importance)
were not so pressing in their nature. The former
was not likely to give rise to immediate difficulties
the latter was no new question-it had occupied
the attention of Congress and the country foryears
neither one was likely, in very short time. to put
in jeopardy the integrity of the Unono seriously
to disturb the public sentiment of the country.
They could be postponed for month, for two
mouths, for an entire session, perhaps; and the
country suffer no great inconvenience from it.
Not so with the other questions From the pecu-
liar circumstances connected with them they would
be necessarily pressed upon the consideration Of
Congress and require its early action Hence the
commentator ofthe President as to them. Besides
ii may be recoected that the message of the Presi-
dent, embracing these recommendations, was made
in reply to resolutions passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives. His opinions were not solicited in re-
gard either to the Texan boundary question, or the
|, fugitive slave question. If he had any recommen
dations to make on these subjects we have no doub
that they would correspond essentially with the
propositions of the Compromise Committee. We
cannot be mistaken in saying, which we do from
our confidence in the heightened, unsectional and
unpartizan patriotism of President Taylor, thai
there is no man in the Union who, more than he,
desires to settled, harmoniously and permanent
lily, every question of difficulty connected with the
subject of slavery.
When the Message of the President, embracing
the recommendations referred TO, was first pub
lished to the country, we cordially expressed ouI
appreciation of it--a sentiment in which the press
and the people generally, at that time, partiei-
pated. When the plan of the Committee was pub
| ished, we expressed our appreciation of that, be
cause il not only in our opinion, would settle the
difficulties in regard to California New Mexico
and Utah, but also the fugitive slave and the
| Texas boundary questions, which, though not SO
pressing. were of great Importance, and must, from
the nature Of them soon require the serious atten-
ton of Congress. This plaintiffs aggregate of
measures has undergone, and is Atill under
going, diseussion-it is in shape very soon to be
sanctioned or rejected by the national legislature
it has superseded, in parliamentary course, every
other measure that has the same or similar objects
in view-if passed, it will settle, we trust, per
mansntly, and in manner satisfactory to the
country, the much disputed questons-no other
plan, if ii is rejected, can be passed at the present
session Of Congress = We are, therefore, clearly
and decidedly in favor of its passage. We care
not who is or might be the author of it - Mr..
Clay, Mr. Foote, Mr.. Hale, or father Richie
all the same to US. The country requires a SET
Element of these questions; agitation has been
continued long enough; party politics should have
nothing to do with it it is grave national mat
ter, requiring an union of the heads and hearts
of all good citizens in every portion of the coun
Try. We fervently hope that our latest advices
from Washington are not deceptious, and that
before the present session closes, we can have it
TO say - and proud shall we be to say it that
the clouds have dispersed, that harmony is re-
: stored, and the Union safe.