The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-06
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.


rh. n,ospects at Washington for settling the Slave.
~ question, appear to be more gloomy .na" e'el'
We fear the question is in worse eon''"'a' '"'
farther from permanent settlement ''a.' :.
when Congress assembled. The recent ieje'u'" "
the Missouri line by the Senate mas ff'a'ed SCUM
ern men, and turned many OF them VINO were d'sPcs-
cd to favor the Senate's plan OF = Adjustment
.o.;nst that measure; !; and the New Mexican outrage
e,,,a an the back of this, adds to the bitterness of
f.sl;n9 which prevails. The Southern people begin
., and to realize the fact that the free States have
determined that they shall have portion of the Ter
,itories, in any bill, or under any circumstances
whatsoever. This is oar solemn conviction. II mas
been forced upon US. We have been comPei'eo' oy
facts occurring in regular succession week oy week
and month by month, so to believe and so 70 teei.
Unless the South untes and the free States do JUS
tice. the Union is doomed!
On Tuesday last, Senator Seward took the floor,
and spoke al great length against the Senates plan,
and in favor of Gen. Taylors plan and the instant ad-
mission of California. He no doubt spoke by au-
,hor,y of the Administration. He also attempted to
Justify the late outrage in New Mexico, which
was brought about under the advice and instructions
of Gen. Taylor, and which is, in fact, but part Of
his plan for settling this question.
We copy from the Union of Tuesday last the fol-
lowing remarks in relation to the movement in New
Mexico, and the present aspect of affairs:
alt isupon such proceedings Of the people Of New
Mexico that Capt Monroe preends to base his order
Has the President dsavowed his conduct! Has he
reprimanded and called him from his command !!
Does not the President encourage this movement, and
the meeting of the Convention, and the adoption of
State Constitution for New Mexico, as part Of his
miserable system OF policy? Did he not anticipate,
in his California message of January last, that Mex
leo would form Constitution and does it not appear
that he was prepared to admit her into the Union!
Who can predict the mschiefs which this policy is
calculated to produce! At the very moment when
our public councils exposed to the deepest agia
ton, we have element thrown in to excite the
South and alarm the nation. But even this is not
all whilst the boundaries of New Mexico and Tex
as are vet unsettled, the military authorities of the
United States undertake to drive off civil officer of
Texas from Santa Fe. Texas becomes more violent
" excited than ever; and it is said that the first
that mode of adjusting the boundaries is rejected, the
government of Texas will order large body of her
volunteers to march to the frontiers to defend her
rights is also reported that the Secretary of War
is ordering detachments of the United States to the
same point There is serious danger, therefore, Of
collision and civil war; brought on by this blunder-
ing administration. Asympathetc feeling is already
spreading over the South; and of the most gal
liant governors Of one Of the southern States tele
graphed to Washington on Sunday last that he was
ready to march 10000 troops to the assistance of
Texas. Has all wisdom deserted our public coun-
ellis Or, rather, what discretion could we expect
from an Executive whose head is destitute of every
quali6cation-whose habits of feeling and action
purely military and violent, and who is surrounded
by such cabinet! We call upon the wings who
have fasten ed such a President upon the country
to come to the rescue, and arrest the Of an
Executive that is violating all principles of gov
ernment, and is rashy punging US into civil war"
The final vote upon the IS Adjustment" bill was to
have taken place this week. We shall, in all prob
ability, know the result by our Wednesdays ISSUE