The southern press., 1851-08-06
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST s, 1851.

WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST s, 1851.
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Reputation Of tho Csmpremisc- Reunion
Of the Nerthcrn Wings -DisunIsn Of the
Southern and Northern Whigs.
The SEWARD and Silver Grey Wings of New
York, the opponents and supporters ofthe COM
promise, have made compromise themselves,
after the fashion Of that measure of mockery
and fraud Of the last Congress. AS usual in all
such cases, the Silver Greys, the party that ac-
knowledged the South had some rights, has
surrendered. The basis of this new compro,
mise is precisely that of the compromise Of
Congress. The pords are changed-ls North
gets the thing. We publish to-day the treaty
with the signatures Of all the high contracting
powers, that our readers may Judge for them
selves. The controversy was about the compro-
mise of the late Congress--the treaty is utterly
silent in its terms on the subject But it stip-
ulates that
aThe Wings of the State, as body, are in
fexibly opposed to the subjec'ion of any terri
tory of the United States, now free, to laws i'm
posing involuntary servitude, except as punish
ment for crime, and they rejoice that no propo-
sition TO that effect IL now pending or is likely
to be presented; while, at the same time, they
unequali6edy acknowledge the right of every
sovereign State TO regulate its own municipal
institutions in suc6 manner as its people may
deem most conducive to their safety and happi-
ness, without interference, directly, or indirectly
by citizens of other States, Or subjects of other
countries"
According to this article, it is not only the
right, but it is the duty Of the allied Wings of
the North to apply the Wilmot Proviso to the
Territories of Utah and New Mexico, if any in
dications should occur of the influx of slavery
into them. 1t is only sovereign States" which
are admitted to have the right Of controlling
slavery within their borders. And then the fol-
lowing is evidently designed for the Fugitive
slave law:
aThat laws of Congress, and of the State
Legislatures, pronounced unconstitutional by the
judicial tribunals, must be enforced and i'm
plictly obeyed; and that while this is cheerfully
recognized as the only duty Of all as subjects Of
the laws, yet that the right of citizens, as voters
is equally undeniabie to discuss, with full and
mutual regard for the rights and interests of all
parts of the confederacy (Which is as necessary
now to maintain, as it was indispensable to
achieve, the blessed Union of these States) the
expediency of such laws, and the propriety of
any of their provisions, and to seek, by consttu-
tional means, their repeal or modification"
Thus is the compromise character of the late
measures Of Congress- explicitly repudiated, and
the right of endless and restless agitation re-
served and asserted
We do not deny that as general or abstract
principles these declarations are true We as
sert that such general truths only are declared
as may be construed in favor of free soil, and
every general principle on the other side, is
omitted or neglected.
But the compromise measures were and are
before the country and its parties. These mea-
sures caused the division between these Wings.
A compromise has been effected by which the
previous compromise is not only unnoticed, but
distinctly repudiated as a compromise, in the
clause asserting the right of unlimited agitation
and repeal.
We have no pity or sympathy for the South
ern compromisers. They surrendered every
thing Of value to the North, and surrendered
the power of defending the piiiful pittance they
reserved. And now they get their reward
Their compromise is flung in their faces witt
the scorn and contempt which arrogant power
naturally feels for shutting submission. Mr.
TooMBs is right The Northern Wing party
is utterly subservient TO the anti-slavery senti
ment
There can be no doubt that the entire body
of Northern Wings will adopt the compromise
at Albany. II is already cordially sustained by
the New York Tribune, and Albany Ersning
Journal, both SEWARD and free soil organs
by the Comme, cial Advertiser, WEBSTER and
Silver Grey paper, and by the Republic here, the
organ of the Administration. And the South.
em Wings are thus cut off from the Northern
We know there are many Southern Wing pa
pers and organs that would accede TO this new
compact, u hey dare. Butthe dare moi. South
em sentiment forbids il. Southern vigilanc,
and sensibility are at length aroused 10 the gam,
of tamperng with Southern rights and safety
and bartering them away for Northern support
and for spoils. Disunion has befallen the Whil
party, and the Democratic party also. 1t will b,
rs impossible 70 reunite the Democratic Free
soilers Of the Noro with the South as the whig
In fact, the dissolution Of one party involves tina
Of the other. The two great national partie,
are no more