Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-08-01
From the y. @. Delta.
The Progress ofcaHccssien-7Tss1 1e...sseE ror
tie presiia ia.cy.

Fsoa, the y. @. Delta.
The Progress Of fcaHccssieE--TYis-e e.asseE for
tie Presidency.
The general arp-oya! Of Webster's Buf-
flo speech IN the so.!h. has produced the
natursl ana anticipated e.Eecs .. encoaTagg.-
ing many Of The sasacioas politicians OF lie
Aof.a, 10 eoaeen-rate upoa iina a. the
most available caz3ila.e fog tie Prestden-
ey. Several new England journals have
come ont openly for iira, and senle OF the
New YORK papers show az inclination II the
same direction.
Here we have another Illustration OF the
danger OF die Compromise sp,sit, AMI OF
that eager ac4uiesceHce III the enormous
concessions and sasrenters, which we made
Tor lie peace assl sis.ion o.ahe .ssates. Wien
the 1onl Jso.s.is.s ys.s.s., vas tiic aicS
ta.e OF prudence and wisdom ii We we're to
submit a: al, to DO so with the voice ola
wronged and injured party, conserving 10
surrender portion OF his rights for peace
and harmony. But oh. no,-.his would
no: do We nlust spit into parties on a
question on which tie South had ever be-
fore been united. We must have Union
parry and a Disunion party. The chagrin
OF submission mus: be forgotten IN the de-
nuncia.ioa, as disunionis;s, OF those who
were opposed 10 submission. Nay, more,
AS iho feeling grew and warmed, We az
t:.aliy got % think ike Inc mas.lI o. his
brass collar, that the badge OF oar serVi5ude
was 3G;.e ornamental as.li usesui. We be-
gan io applaud lhe Compromise, 70 praise
Il TO rhe skies. 20 make the welkin ring WIKI
our hur.ahs for the Compromise, and the
Union. Il used to be The Constitution and
the Unior, bu. the latter sentiment IS now
considered "Disunion."
What was the conclusion of the North
from such an exhibition as this? Like
shrewd and observing aggressors, they saw
us so well pleased with The large conces-
sions wEich they had extorted, that they
concluded we could stand a little more.
Oar capacity OF endurance was so large, The
screws might be turned a few more urles.
they began TO regret they had nos gone
further L. Was true, all The concessions
were on our par, bat then they had them
selves agreed to condition, which Eow,
that We aio 50 weii pleased, tl.ey lanlen;cd
they ever yielded. L. is true, II was re-
CURED by ,ile Constitution, but why should
they violate The higher law Of Abolition 10
satisfy -he Consti.uaon
From the moment he Northern people
saw .a2- &c Sou.h was 50 well p-eaSeo, they
resolved . make ihe Fugitive slave law q
nu,lty. They succeeded, in spite OF all lie
pa5ching an1 fa!.ilyin ing of the mercantile
press. The law IS nov a perfect mockery.
\ recresnt SoutLeracr said, in New York,
tllaE al yye required wa5 q mere formal CON-
alliance with L. We cared nothing for It's
prac':cal effects, but we wanted The -bstrac.
principle recognized. Even this moIesta as
pir;itien has not been satisfied.
Such have been the effects OF the COM
promise, or Union agitation, in the South.
Ba. j. has nos stopped here. This feeling
OF concession ana suonission,-.his fore
gone conclusion III favor OF the efficacy of
-. compromise, which will yield 10 no
PROOFS whatever OF die uglcr contempy ey.nc-
cI for i at the Nor.h, has become habit,
a tendency Of our people, 10 which ii Is iln :
possible 20 TX limits OK restraints. When
a people once besia 10 yield their r!shss, it
Is a hopeless case. The aggressor grows
stronger and more exac;ing with every Goa
cession. From submission they rapidly
pass TO ,hat seryiiisy which sings peons 70
the oppressor, ana kisses the hand that
sini-es.
We have a depiorabIe illustration Of Tie
rapid progress o. this habit aa,i feeling, IL
The general approval OF Daniel Webster's
speech in the oou,h. Mr. Webster de-
ciarcs his uncon9uerable hostility 20 the
annexation o. any more slave terIisory,-
10 lie IIght of admission into the Uh.on OF
a country in which exists the institution, ,has
prevails in thirteen States OF this Union.
iiis sentiment is endorsed and approved in
The South, where, but a short time ago, iC
vas declared 20 be 2 ;ustcause for disunion,
70 insist that the existence OF slavery should
dIs4gailfy for admission into the confedeA
g. When the Compromise was adopted
The great beauty of that measure was, that
i eyaied the Proviso: IL killed that very OBJ
noxiaus restriction. ssraightway .e began
- reloiee over is complete extinction, and
10 prai>e tie Eercsiles who ia:j i. low
For5etiui OF the charitable maxim. MI nisi
5oa4ns de asoriais, we heares. upon il all
sorts Of obloIuy, and hard names. tide
served them all.
Ba. what shall we say of the Webster
Proviso? Wilmot proposed to limit slave
~ within certain degrees of latitude, but
Webs.er's doctrine extends over all laii-
tu1esi And vet Webster is applauded in
the South, as TIE patriot and prop of the
Union, whilst the Pennsylvania is Only re-
nem5ered as paitry and pidiiing pre.en-
DER 10 half way measures, exclaims the
Goi-iIke Daniel. to the provisoists. We
have no neei of your pro,iso In regard to
California, New Mexico, or Utah. The
people there viii settle thai matter for US,
5as j. ee eanbo.i; il IN the compromise s,e.-
sures, Il vii esiop US FROM taking higher
and broader grounds in future.
Thus was si,e rrosiso laid on the shell.
AMI the South reioicel exceedingly, AMI
nearly %. beside Itself with deligiis, az Tie
extinction OF Is oh enemy. But, 10! from,
the severed neck of this HYDRA springs up
ano- her AMI far more tormi liable monster.
This IS the Webster Prosiso It's that OF
he great, the Gol-liie champion of the
Constitution and Union l. is this, that il
new territory Were 10 be acquired by This
coaiederaey. and The people therein chose
10 esta olish s.avery as i exists ia Louisiana,
such territory could nos come into this
Union. until il had abolished slavery; whilst
any other territory, SO acquired, which
shoail embeIy the fseesoil doctrine Of
Massachusetts,, woall be legally receiscd
inso The Union.
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