Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-05-16
For the State Sentinel.
For the STATE Sentinel.
What Is the gist of the Compromise AS
proposed by Mr.. Clay!

proposed by MIR. Ciays
II cannot be disgu sed, that the Wllmut proviso,
mnre properly, the Ordinance Of 81 at the bot
tom If oil ,he difficulties which has produced the
present slavery exc,tment.
Mr.. Clay is called by his frends the great COM
promiser. How does he propose to still the angry
passions and bring the contending parties into lIar-
mnniOus connection! Take bis own statements,
when the resolutions which he had offered, were un-
der consideration before the Senate and The nation.
He says TO the North, "wiih YOU the ordinance is
mere sentiment, with the South it is feeling there
fre give up your sentiment (prnciples) to crafty
the feelings of your southern brethren. Give all and
lake nothing
What difficulty cannot be settled when one party
gives all that required by the other
MIR. Clay thinks our other measures ought tn be
adopted, and that in reference to the fuglves from
slavery, and then all will be we'll. and the southern
feeling fully satisfied H"w is this To be d1ne agree-
ably tn Mr.. Clay's statement! Why, only let the
free citizens uf The NUrtI consent to become sland-
ing Militia to catch negroes Your norihrrn inen
ought not 10 be quite sentimental. Let The South
send slavery where they please, and how they please;
unite with them i'm sezing all away slaves, they
will then have their feelings fully grutifed, and be
ready and willing, hereiofnre To manage the af
airs IF the government to their own liking.
BENTON AND FooTE.-The Washington correspon-
dent Of the Boston Post. says the quarrel between
Benton and Foote Of ten year, standing, and
that the slavery question has not increased it much.
He also says that Foote will be able prove the
committee on investigation that he had been advised
carry arms for self protection not only by members
of the Senate. but by members of the Cabinet.
The statement TO the ten years enmiiy between
and F. hardly bs true, or if true. is not to the
credit of Fooie for, only two years ago, in July
l64S. when Benton accompanied Gen. Cass, together
with Senators Hannegan. Allen and Foote, through
the State of New York, for the purpose of harmon-
ziug The hunkers and the barnburners. Mr. Foote
made speech at Albany, which was published in the
Albany Argus, and in which be alluded 10 Benton in
the following style:
"And shall We not unite against these insidions
and active adversaries Shall we not stand firmly
up a hand Of brothers. when nothing necessary
to our safety but that we should present unbroken
front to the foe A man. in many respects superior
to Edaand Barke-as pyactieal statesman inferior
10 but fro men that the rortd has Producedas firm,
dsinterssied fearless and magnanimous champion Of
the Democratic cause-destned to rank hereofter
venture to say. higher than he d,es at present,
and claim eompanionship Of glory iciih the Jer-
and .JackSonS who have impaired such TBperIsh-
able dignity to anals free peope--THoSAs
H. BesroN--[ cheers the friend the peculiar. we'll
tried jealous, self-sacrfcing friend of Martin Van
Bnren and Sas Wrighi--gave us sentiment which
beg leave TO repeat In your hearing:
Harmony. Cancellation, mpromise--EvERy
THING FOR THE CAUSE, NOTHING FOR MEN.
"Ths Mzstricus Democratic leader. acting in the
spirit of his nobie riarin, has recently let Sis
home and his Senatorial labors behind him. and per-
formed pilgrimage to your noble State upon
rand of concrioto. He has journeyed to your grand
emporium fof the. fret time in his long and erentM
career. not to grnty idle curiosiiyno; to indulge
iu luxurious enioyment-noi to add TO his widespread
fame--but because he hoped he had right to do,
that his disinterested Efforts might be to
efecIual in heaig the breach existing in our ranks,
in calming the turbulence which displayed itself in
this Of democracy. by pouring upon it's angry
waves the oil Of conciliation--by appealing TO the
true Democrats Of New York. by whatever name de-
signoted. to the of principles. and
unite themselves anew a band Of brothers, in sup
port of the good old cause, the support Of which
his whole life has been devoted nd shall he be dis
appointed! [Cries of 1T will not be our fault
Shall his sage counseis be dsregared? Shall has pa
triofc reznonstrances be freated rith contempt! No.
not if we can help ill., cannot, and will not believe
it,"