The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-12-13
From the Bnlto. Daily Meas.
The Rejected Resolution.

The Rejected Resolution.
The action Of the democratic eau
GUS" in laying on the table the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Polk, the brother of
the late President, is too significant as
to time and expectancy, to escape the at
tention of the country.
We are indebted to ga Conserva-
tive" in the Republic, for an accurate
detail Of this democratic dodge. 1t was
Mr.. Meade of Virginia, who urged the
question of time. At the organization
of the House, he distinctly said that he
voted against the compromise, and
would again, if the question should
arise. His attempted excuse showed
the true character of his political school
their real opposition to the adjustment
measures.
Notwithstanding these measures have
met with hearty approval and cooper
alton from the entire administration,
tie Union and many Of its contempo-
ra. les have doubted Or denied the SIN
. ri.v of their acts and declarations
their own political chicanery has dead.
ened thrir perception oftruth and hon
esty in OF hers.
There is no excuse for the rejection
of the compromise resolution, in the sort
Of action PROV 7sed. That mode OF ex-
pressing opinion is common and proper.
That caucus controlled the power by
large majority in the House, and, as the
President expre ;se.] it in his message,
"The constitutional provision Gin part
of that comprom,sr) is equally oblisato-
ry upon the legislative, the executive,
the judicial departments OF the govern
ment and upon erer5 citizen of the Uni
ted States" How stands the case !
What isthe true position and objects of
these menl
The New FORK Evening Post a we'll
known locofoco organ in New York,
says:
The wing members of the House
have met in caucus, and the resolutions
which the democratic CAUCUS rejected
have been offered. As the compromise
measures are the measures of tie Ad-
mlnistralion and its friends, and form
part of the Administration policy, they
were Of course adopted. In both eau
cuses the result is precisely what we
have desired. The responsibility Of
the compromise is rartuaHy disarowed
by the democrats. and distinctly avowed
by the wings, whose proper offspring it
is"
Such is the truth, comprising an in
dex Of their future actions. Party tri-
umph and division Of the spoils, is their
aim and end. The credit of the COM
promise is their intended stealth for sue
cess. To insure this, the Union has in
undated the country with falsehoods,
and distortions and perversions of truth
to falsify the position OF the Admins
tration and its supporters in regard to
these popular and important measures.
1t has pursued policy unfair and false
-belied the true friends of these meas
ures, refused them its aid-and now
apologies for their rejection in caucus.
The motives are too plain for conceal
ment-coalition-to unite the Southern
locofocos with the Northern wing.
What a picture OF political morality is
presented-Venable, Meade and Casllie.
acting with Rantoul, Cleveland and
Preston King!
Are the honest compromise men from
the South to be hoodwinked by such
combination of party patriots? The
success of such a coalition is the virtual
abrogation of the adjustment. The Re-
public says:
"Let the country scan narrowly the
progress of events. Let it watch the
ratification of this last coalition. Even
Mr.. Meade, while he is opposed to the
Compromise, means to do something
''rery cierer" at the forthcoming Nation
al Convention. The South will be fed
on words. Sham resolutions will be
passed, after the matter is understood
suJrosa. A great bluster will be made
about Southern Rights. They will
build a fine looking platform Of timber
from various quarters. Practised hands