Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-03-13
How stands the Country.

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gress and Clay, Foote, Webster and other friends of
these measures, called them the s'peace measures. -
hey were to act as antitote for all the ills of the re-
Public-they were to strengthen and perpetuate the
Union-heal discussions, and stop all agitation. The
question ofSlavery longer to be subject of dis
cussion among the people, or on the floor of Congress
The Compromise Measures were intended to stop agi-
taton and upon their passage the people were expect
ed to conquer their preudces and to return to their
constitutional obligations Well, persons out of
Congress have been decenty quiet since that time 1t
cannot be denied, however, that few sslanacs' in
Boston, endeavOred to continue agitation' by getting
up great meeting in that city, at which Dr. Warren
presided and where speeches were made by such "la
natics" as Choae and Halett--but it was of no use
The real peace men'' of the State (the Free Soilers
turned cold shoulder upon them, and nay peace and
harmony again reigned in our metropolis The oppo-
nents OF the Compromise have not endeavored to con.
tinue agitation" They have been anxious to gratiy
the wishes of Henry Caythey have kept quiet, not be-
cause they obliged or compelled to do So but in
order to give the friends of these measures an oppor
nifty to test their virtues. Accordingly, fair trial has
been made. Clay has cried ''peacei peacel and the
opponents of the have agreed not to tak in
meeting" But, like the old woman in a country meet.
ing house, who could break herself of habit she
had, of "continuay talking out loud in meeting, so
Henry Clay could follow the course he had demand
ed others, but continually breaking in upon the ST.
ence of the republican church. Almost daily, during
the late session of Congress- Mr. Clays voice has been
heard agatng the question Of Slavery. Messrs. Hale,
Cooper Hamn and others, have quietly presented Pc
tons, asking for repeal amendments to the ssfugi-
tive Slave Bill" and almost invariably has Henry CLAW
argued that they should be laid upon the table, and no
referred to the appropriate committee-the Committee
on the Judiciary But not contented with this sort of
agitaton," he has asked Congress appropriate pub
Inc monies to the Colonization Society, thereby opening
wide field for debate, and provoking Senators into ag
itation. This is not all. The escape of'Shadrack"
from the clutches of Pat Riley in Boston, was magnifed
by the imaginative genius of Henry Clay, into an open
act of rebellion against the Union. Boston was con-
sidered being in state of insurrecton-the people
OF that puritan city were engaged in of chewing
war;" Messrs. Clay, Foote, & Co. worked themselves
into passion, and demanded the interference of the
Executive. While the peaceable citizens of Boston
pursuing their usual avocaons and the hum of in
dusy and enterprise heard in the streets and in
the market places, the people surprised to learn
by proclamation signed by the President and counter
signed by Daniel Webster that they state of re-
belion, and that if they did not choose conduct them.
selves with more propriey, they would be saluted by
the thunderings ofBrother Johnathans artillery. This
sending U. S. troops to Boston, considered as
very funny manifestation of the late sspeace measures"
Well what has been the effect of these peace mea-
sures at the South? The South has not softened in its
opposition to the North-dis union and secession is
more than ever threatened, and already in South Caro-
lima, members elected to Convention the declared
object of which, to take measures to secede from the
American Union The s'peace measures" have faedto
produce peace; and the question now arses-What can
the North do that she has not done! Can serviy and
degradation go further? Is there still slower depth
for the North occupy? Congress has adjourned and
not single measure has been passed for the benefit of
the North The South have got all, and more than
they asked for; while the Northern States have got
nothing. 1t was said by Northern advocates of the
compromise Measures that if those measures were
enacted the South would grant us suitable return in
he form of a tariff. Manufacturers and business men
generally the necessity of better regulated tarig:
Some were willing sacrifice their principles for the
sdhe " gaining tns oOJect, Wnlcn tney considered eE
sential to their pecunary prosperity But what is the
RESULT The South has gained its pointNorthern pol
tcians like Webster, have lost their principles but
where is Tariff! The South never Intended that
we should have any modification of the Tariff, and now
politicians ofthe North begin to realize their situation
But we asked another simple favor of the Soutl-that
they would grant appropriations for River and Har-
Dor improvements. The arguments were strong why
this appropriation should be granted but on the last
night of the session, this important measure was defeat.
ed by trick Of Southern Senators, speaking against
time. Thus has the North been cheated in its Just and
reasonable expectations We have given only curso-
ny survey of the present political condition OF ho coun-
try. We intended to do nothing more.-others may
draw their differences and conclusions. But still,
it does seem that we have plain duty to perform
Az the fugtive Slave Bil' fails to satisfy either sec
ton of our country, and produces good but evil and
that continually should not the North demand its repeal
or essential modification? For part we are desir.
Gus to have peace, that the attention Of our people may
be turned to development Of the resources of our ex
tended couny-and thatwe may have peace and union,
we demand the repeal of that law, which, more than
anything cse will continue to cause strife and perplex-
tiles. ! w n
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