The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-10


Gresham and in Liverpool No. Coumba Buildings
This connected this country with known
house Of Adams Co.. agents. and Is entitled TO the conf
dence Of our friends abroad.
what ought Congress to DO nj ITS ensuing ssssisn
This is aquestion Of the gravest import and the
which should be given is Of the deepest public
cern. The proceedings Of Congress at its approaching
session will be regarded with as anxious public attention
those Of the session which has recently closed its
unprecedented labors The subject of slavery-faugh
as it is with every Indictment Of passion and every
prompting Of interest--wl again attempt to rear its
hideous front in the halls Of Congress Every friend Of
the stability and harmony Of the Union had hoped,
on the passage OF the constituting the Compro
mise that this harassng and critical question dis
posed OF for many years But the result has not
altogether accorded with these hopes Scarcely had Con-
gress adopted these pacific propositions before portion
Of the press teerd with the most dsingenuous nsinua
tons and abEse and both the Northern and southern
tons OF the country have resounded with the cries Of dis
content.
AT the North the fugitive slave law is partially de-
nounced and assaed as monsrous and wicked viola.
ton of the constitution, and the shout Of repeal is
echoed by its enemies Some of those who would
tain half concede the alleged defects Of its Details and
acquiesce in desiring its modification. This position
rather embodens its opponents and stimulates the ardor
of their hostility. Too many of those who urge its faith
full execution to lament the constitutional oblga
ton that demands it, and offset their regard for the cons
tuition by their hatred for slavery in general OF course
this is affair OF taste, and each man is the judge
for himself However, in despite OF all these exceptions,
believe the OF the citizens of the northern
States the constitution love the Union respect the
rights OF the people of the South and trust will in good
faith comply with the duties incumbent upon them Those
who entce slaves 10 away harbor Them and COUNSEL
aid and desire them evade resist the law, are few in
numbers OF equivoca characters and belong to the class
OF reckless demagogues heated anacswho are detest
ed or spurned by their respectable fellow citizens Frohy
resolutions and empty threats will continue to be made
but the substantial and reputable portion Of the people
hfys ks s II Asss spS S sssy sdues
law may be defeated in its operation at Boston and else
where for time but we confidently hope il will ulti-
matey prevail Let the people Of The North only under
stand that the perpetuy OF the Union depends on their
faithful observance OF this law, the fact clearly u.s. and
il will be theoretically enforced in all quarters Riots
will be queed and insurgents black and white reduced
to obedience secured in the jails..
AT the South the Compromise was assailed with equal
zeal and bitterness denounced as a sacrifice of
the South to the North The admission of California
the abolition OF the slave trade in the District of Coum
bathe Texas boundary bill-the failure to expressly
recognise the existence OF slavery the acts creating
ritoria governments in Utah and New Mexicowere all
denounced as many unwauantable encroachmsnts on
the rights Of the South, insulting her citizens and sub
jugatng them TO heartless northern domination Con.
ventons TO be assembled, Legislatures called 10.
gether. and the cotton fields" were vocal with the
sounds OF secession and disunion. The cry was that
the demagogues and fanatics OF the North would ,epeoi
or nuiJy the fugitive slave law the demagogues and
uras OF the South would secede from the Union or dis
solve il IL they could not obtain impossibilies and re-
all the legislation OF Congress on the question Of
this compromise between the two great sections Of The
Countrywide non slaveholding and the slaveholding
States The great body Of the people al the South A
well at the North, the constitution and love the
Union, and cling them both as the ark Of their faith
and their redemption. They will listen to reason tbev
viii heed not the rawlings Of madmen and malcontents Per-
hsps In South Carolina disunions,s may be found who
love for ITSELF but they are mainly confined to that State
Some Of her leading have dsliked the Union since
the voice Of Jackson heard in their wild career Of null
fcaiion Some Of them have yielded reluctant obedi
aveed eyes They have attempted to coax and wheede
some Of the neghborng States into the same srumblins
humor; and in many wherever there was an ami
grant from South Carolina, there was nu6er
found They have awaited themselves Of every apparent
ground OF complaint, and At length have drummed up
considerable band Of sympahzing sgitaors in Georgia
and Mississippi. with sparse sprnkling Of them in Ala
bama, Virginia, and Arkansas bat the latter three States
they Sew and far between" Thus stand affairs nj
the South and the North touching the Compromise Let
Us look for moment at the qualifications OF public
opinion since the adjournment Of Congress.
The elections in Pennsylvania, New York Nav J.r.
sey, Ohio, and other northern States a. well "A other
pressions Of public sentiment, all show very conclusyey
that the mass Of the people fully acquesce in the CON-
promise. and we trust prepared to carry out its
provisions in good faith Judging from the resolutions
OF public meetings. editorial articles and other authentic
means OF information. most undoubed majority Of the
people Of the southern States appear likewise reconced
TO the final adjustment or compromise passed by Con-
gess provided il Is to restore harmony to the country and
preserve the Union.
No man OF sense and reflection in the non slaveholdnr
or the slaveholding States expects to have any meas
ure passed just 10 suit his notions however wise
or patriotic they may be. Differences OF opinion among
brethren can only be harmonixsd by mutual conces-
uions for the public welfare and the result il. the CON-
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