The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-06
THE REP u BLIC.
WASHIN GTON:
THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 6. 1851

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THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6. 1851.
'sThe series of measures to which have alluded
are regarded by me settlement, in principle
and substance-a final settement-of the danger
Gus and exciting subjects which they embraced"
"By that adjustment we have been rescued from
the wide and boundess agitation that surrounded
us, and have firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, will JUS
| tify me IN EXPORTING MY CoUNrRYMEN TO RALLY
UPON AND MAINTAIN THAT GROUND as the best, if
not the only means, of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining inviolate the in
tcgrity of the Union"
[PREsIDENT FILLMoRE's MESSAGE.
"The Presidents message at the opening of the
present session of Congress, expresses fully and
plainly his and the unanimous opinion of all
those associated with him in the Executive admin
istration of the Government, in regard to what
are called the Adjustment or Compromise
sures of last session. That opinion is, that those
measures should be regarded in principle
final settlement Of the dangerous and exciting
subjects which they embrace; that though they
| were not free from imperfectons, yet, in their
mutual dependence and connection, they formed
| system Of compromise the most concilatory
and best for the entire country that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interest and
| opinions, and that therefore they should be ad
hered to, until time and experience should de-
| monsrate the necessity Of further Legislation to
guard against evasion or abuse. That opinion,
{ far as know, remains entirely unchanged, and
& will be acted upon steadily and decisively. The
peace of the country requires this the security Of
| fhoC tutio this. cOnside-
ration of the public good demands this. If the
| Administration cannot stand upon the principles
of the message, it does not expect to stand at ALL
| [DANlHL WEnsTER's Letter 10 the Union Meeting
at JVestchester
| Congress.
In the Senate, yesterday, after the usual
routine of morning busind the bill relative to
private land claims in California was ordered to
be engrossed. The joint resolution explanatory
of the Bounty Land law of the last session was
debated, but no action was had upon it.
In the House of Representatives, the substi-
tute of.Mr. BAYLY for the bill to establish
branch mint in New York, and branch mint
and an assayer's office in California, was re-
jected, and the bill itself then laid on the table
| yeas lOf, ~. 4 uC oPpSioi
bill to establish Board Of Claims-was post
poned until Friday; and the remainder of the
day was consumed in the consideration of bust
ness relating to the Territories.
! The distracted state of the Democratic party
seems to have so worried our venerable neigh
Dor of the Union as to lead him to indulge in
| language very unbecoming his years. There
was nothing in our paragraph about Mr.. BU-
cIrANAN to justify the indecorum of speech to
-vhch it has provoked amiable contem-
porary.
We did not imaslns that we were casting
any stigma on Mr.. BUCHANAN, wn-i we copied
paragraph from Democratic journal, stating
that he was seeking to adjust terms between
the ssprotectionists' and the "judicous tariff"
men. In our judgment, he could not be better
employed than in an attempt to rebuild the
PROSTATE interests of Pennsylvania. 1t would
be source Of just pride to himself and
of graduation to the country if his native
State could recover, through his potent nego-
tiations, portion Of what she has lost by the
infdelity of Mr.. WALKER and Mr.. DALLAS. If
he could do something or any thing TO avert
from the keystone State the evils of the pres
ent system--a system which is daily impairing
her power to produce and to consume system
which is daily closing her furnaces, her mills.
and her nines-we should think that he was
performing the part of true son OF an ever
kind and beneficent parent. Such course
might, to some extent, compensate for the fraud
which was practised upon Pennsylvania when
he aided to bring her into the ant-tariff ranks
under the banner of Polk, DALLAS, and the
Tariff Of 1912.
AS little did we suppose that we were UNI
kindly rejecting upon Mr. BUCHANAN, when
we suggested that he might be engaged in heal
ing the dissensions that were raging between
Messrs. BLAIR and RIvEs and Mr.. Richie.
The part of peace-maker is seldom dishonor-
able part It is one that hisysars, his benevolent
disposition, and his exemplary prudence, might
well commend 10 Mr. BUCHANAN. 1t might
not be dscreditable to any distinguished Demo
cIat TO seek to stifle the developments that this
quarrel was bringing before the country We
should think that any member of Mr.. Folks
cabinet might be naturally anxious to stop Mr..
RIvEs from making further disclosures. and to
administer still more efficient opiates TO the
sleeping giant of Silver Spring. We thought
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