Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-06-20

Horace Greedy, who is now at Washington has
made speculations both for and against the passage
of the compromise. His last letter is dated the 9th
instant and contains the following reasons for the
passage of the bill:
l. 1t is very general impression that all the 9TH
er business of the session lies behind this adjust
ment. Land Reform, Cheap Postage; Tariff Amend
ment, &c. have each and all their ardent advocates
yet it is generally believed there is little hope for
of these if the adjustment of the Slavery agitation
does not succeed Indeed. many believe that il will
be difficult TO pass even the appropriation bills This
belief is strongly calculated to help the Compromise
2 The incongruity of the band which rallies
against the Compromise and of the reasons whereby
they justify their opposition First. a Northern
Free SoIler will rise and denounce the measure as
which surrenders the Territories to Slavery and
gives everything to the South next Southern Pro-
pagandlst will assaIl ii with equal yebemence as Civ
ing the North ali the Territories with half of Texas
and taxing the South several Millions TO buy Slave
Territory from Texas and transform it into Free
Soil. Thus Butler and Hale, Chase and Clemens
Baldwin and Soule, unite in denouncing the measure
upon grounds Inconsistent as possible. There is
inconsistency, also, the side of the champions Of
the bill, but it is by striking as on the
other.
3. Several Of the leading opponents of the bill are
VIGOROUSLY acting as their constituents would not
have them. For instance, Virginia's two Senator'S
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and still counted that side, while the people of
that State are clearly the other way. have been
somewhat among them during the last three days,
and feel very that nineteen of every twenty
Wings and decided majority of the Locofocos are
| in favor of The Compromise.
4 | hear to-day that Gen. Shields who have set
down anti Compromise, will vote for the bill that
Mr.. Norris, of New Hampshire, is most likely to do
so and that one or two Of my thirty-twO nays
are not certain. On the other hand, it is said
Messrs. Pearce, of Maryland. and Norton of Flori-
da, not certainly for the bill. Time will tell.
The following extract is taken from lecture dev-
cred at St. Stephens Church New York city, on
Sd ult., by Rev. J. w. Cumming
We must love our southern brethren, and they US ;
and arrange family difficulties brethren should
This republic is harp, of which The federal compact
is the golden Frame and the sovereign States the
chords of silver, Ined tremendously together, with
no restraint but the law. Relax one of these chords
or subject it unequal tension, and the others will
be unlUned by the discOrdolt sound of one Take
away a string and you destroy the harmony of the
whole instrument. Much applause.) This young
republic again is like beautiful machine invented BY
some of her Ingenious sons Her State charters are
like many Wheels indenting the other, and all
turned by the large wheel of the Federal Constitution.
She is in good working order, is this machine;
patent has been taken out for her; her wheels are
well oiled, and she has got the steam pretty
fairly up. Who proposes now to stop of tho
wheels, or take of them out! If such
attempt be made, perhaps the machine will get out
of order, and stop; but it is far likely that the
mprudent advenurer who attempts such a thing will
be knocked the head by the crank, scaded with
hot water from the boiler. daughter and cheers }
This young America of a mountain maid,
whose beauty is of the healthy and sunburnt order.
She brought into the society of nations when she
was thirteen, but she is thirty, each State count
ing for year. She has laid her portion to good
advantage and she wants for herself and her growing
family all the property she has. The West is her
farm the East her market, the North her workshop,
and the South her garden. She for her family
New England to go to school in Ohio, and Wiscon-
; sin to practice agriculture, Kentucky TO hunt in, the
Carolinas provide sugar for her table and cotton
for her clothes, California to get plenty of gold. and
New York to take of it, and put it out to good
purposes when she has got il. loud cheers.')