The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-17

The Posture OF Afr4irs In coasrsss 800
Our readers aware that bills organizing territorial
government for Utah, establishing the boundaries Of
Texas, admitting California into the Union and organ
izng territorial government for New Mexico. have re,
Gently passed the Senate in the order In which have
named them 1t would seen, therefore, the first blush,
that the embraced in the plan Of the Comtes
Of Thirteen stronger separately before the Senate
than they were when united in one scheme. We tEpst
the may prove be the case in the House of Rep
resentatives although recent developments induce 70
fear that the reverse may prove to be true. 8x ~ I
Hitherto have thought that the bill for the ssis-
ment OF the Texas boundary should be first asn ap.y
Our opinion based on the belief that there 9was
great and immediate danger Of hositss between Tsxasi
and the United States troops in New Mexicoa beliefG
which is strengthened by recent information But WEI
have been assured by calm and sagacous members of
the House OF Representatives that if Mr. Pesrcss Texas
bill is taken up in the House Of Representatives before
the territorial bills it will receive the support Of ua
of those who satisfied with the line which ID
proposes, and that will consequently be defeated bya
decided majority This Isl strange state Of things; but
grows OF the complex character Of present diff
fculies, and goes far prove the wisdom Of having
embraced all those difficulties in single measure Of ID
justmen that they could all be disposed Of ons
and the same time. FA
II seems that certain movements Of the friends Of the
administration have aroused the suspicious Of portion
Of the southern members. They believe. from ceraia
developments which have been detailed to u.s. that Y
Mr. Fillmore wishes to follow in the footsteps 81 his
predecessor and avoid any action the Wilmot Pro-
vso that he has committed himself by his message to
maintain, at the point of the bayonet the posesr
sion of the territory claimed by Texas; and that he
would be satisfied if the boundary question was settled.
and his administration relieved from the dangers and
responsibilities which must inevitably grow out Of that
difficulty and his illadvised message, unless definite
line is speedily agreed upon. Many southern msnl
bers beginning to suspect that when this obstlss
is removed from before his administration. Mr. Nls ~
more will fall back upon the policy recommended
by General Taylor and bring all the influence Of Ass
Office to bear in favor Of the admission Of Cafos4a
MIA, and the nonaction policy with regard 10 Utah
and New Mexico Entertaining this belief, the nsa.s
bers to whom have alluded are unwilling 10 adjust
the Texas boundary without stronger assurancs,r
than they have received that the territorial quss-.
ton will be also adjusted. AS we have before aid. ~
we do not know what movements have created thu
suspicious we have mentioned. and of course we
do not know what weight to attach to them. But
the fact that those suspicious do exist and that they
strong enough to induce many southern members vote
against Mr.. Pearce's bill, is circumstance worthy of
grave consideration in determining the order in which
the different measures should be taken up the House Of
Representatives II is in that light we mention it, and
ask all the friends Of speedy adjustment to weigh and
consider it. The nation has been harassed long enough
by the slavery excitement, and the South has been u
wronged long enough by the slavery agitation. Under
these circumstances, il is the part OF wisdom to act
calmly and cautiously, and to make all due allowance
even for suspicious which known to exist The faith
of the nation is pledged maintain the title Of Texas.
and the whole body Of the southern representatives be-
ieve that Texas has perfect right to the whole east
bank Of the Rio Grande II cannot be matter OF aston
shuen therefore. that, though they are willing 10
surrender portion Of the territory east Of that river 70
the United States they unwilling to do 90 u they
believe that the territorial question will not be sasiacto
| riy settled.
We had believed until yesterday that all the meas,
ures sent from the Senate were regarded as really
constituting a single plan. But information we then
received from men Of Judgment and intelligence mas
aroused our suspicious on that point II Is more than
probable that serious effort will be made to resusctate
the Wmot Proviso, and attach il to the territorial bills.
Some fear tina, this effort may prove successful. and
hence they are rendered the unwilling to yield up
any portion Of Texas And besides they fear that the
influence Of the Executive would be given in favor Of the
Proyso unless the non action policy could be carried
out il he was relieved from the fearful responsibility he
has assumed with regard the Texas boundary There
is some reason to believe, too that il the Wmot Proviso
is attached 10 the territorial bills, OF the southern
senators will Withdraw and leave the settlement OF ne
question to the NORTH and Interior action to their con-
s,i,uents il the Proviso should become alaw sises
We mention these things in no spirit OF menaces ands
with no disposition TO cav We deem them portion OF
the news Of the day. which il our duty to lay before
our readers They are mporan for they prove thai the
dangef is moi oyerha the necessity for camness mod
GRAFTON, and forbearance has not passed BY We have
abored necessarily for weeks and months 10 do all we
could to put end to the dangers which menace the
Union We have not only endeavored to nculcaie -
spirit Of compromise, bu, have advocated, with all our
poor Abilities specific propositions Of adjustment In
order carry the doctrine Of noninervenon' and
to stihe the dangerous sectional organizanon ~"
ever menaced this Union, we have been Wiling
forego our objections to the admission Of Caofna' mo
to give our assent to proposition which surrendered
the federal government, with the consent OF texas,
large tract Of country claimed by that State But We