The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-29

The Old North State, published in Colonel
Outlaws district, thus discourses on the great
question Of the day:
| The Compromiss-Its Friends and Foes.
| Those who love the Union Of the States,
whether the locality that gave them birth is the
| rocky and naturally sterile regions of New Eng
land, the sunny South, or the boundless and
fertile prairies Of the West, unite in fixed de-
| termination TO consider the late adjustment as
a final settlement of all the questions which
were embodied in it. Among these are TO be
found stalwart champions from both political
parties-their forces are marshalled by such
leaders as Clay, Webster. Fillmore, Cass, Dick
inson, and Foote-men who for years have been
political dversaries-who have striven for years
against each other on the political arena; but
| who, when the country's eminent peril called
them, laid aside their political animosities and
strife to fight, shoulder to shoulder, in defence
of their common country and her glorious Union.
While these and three fourths of the masses
are united in defence of the Compromise, and
are striving TO bring back the two sections to
those pristine feelings of fraternal regard which
have until recently united them, the northern
and southern foes Of these measures, baff1ed
but not subdued, scotched, but not killed, are
banding their forces and urging upon their sup
pOrters the utter inefficiency of the Compromise
to restore that peace and quiet so confidently
predicted by its friends and advocates. Not
withstanding their overthrow In Congress,
notwithstanding the terrible struggle through
which the country has so recently passed, these
/ men are determined, if possible, to reawaken the
excitement; to open afresh the wounds not yet
entirely healed, through which the very life.
blood of the country may flow. At the North
| sL,,,l L. xIo~
ofall their long cherished pnnciples-asa damn
ing sacrifice to the Moloch of slavery. There
demagogues arouse the people by inflammatory
appeals, urge mobs to violation of the laws of
the land, frantically cry out for the repeal of
| that portion of the Compromise which was in
tended and well calculated to give satisfaction
| to the South, and which was only giving more
certain guarantees for the carrying out, in good
| faith, of one of the express provisions of the
Constitution. They denounce the Compromise
| as base southern cheat and swindle, and call
upon their adherents not to abide by its provi-
sions. Against these, and the inhamed preju-
dices of the uniformed which they have
| aroused, the friends of the adjustment of the
| same section have to contend, and most man
| fully are they performing their whole duty to
| their country and the cause Of liberty through
out the world. Shall we doubt Of their ulti-
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| just, and it must and will prevail.
| While the battle is thus being waged at the
North between the friends and foes Of the Com
promise, struggle no less fierce and exciting
| is being carried on in our own section Of the
Union. Here its opponents are divided into two
classes-the one urging immediate secession
as the only cure for the imaginary evils which
their excited and fertile imaginations have con-
jured up as the concomtants of the settlement
and the other less bold, but no less fatally bent
on mischief, pursues line of policy well cal
culated to produce the same result. OF the
first class, South Carolina is fair exponent; of
the second, the Democratic presses Of this State,
and with few praiseworthy exceptions, of the
entire South, may very fairly be considered
as the godfathers. This latter class use
every effort to bring the supporters of the
Compromise into dsrepute -denounce its
advocates as traitors to the land of their
birth and as base submssionsts; its provi-
sons as sacrifice OF the interests Of the South,
and as intolerably wrong and oppressive to their
section. These hail every indication of hos
tility to the Fugitive Slave bill at the North,
every lukewarmness in its support as perfect
Codsend. They herald every abolition meet
ing with flourish of trumpets-they exag-
gerate the state of feeling at the North-giYe
prominence to every hostile expression issuing
from the lips of rabid abolition speakers-pub-
lish with a perfect gusto abolition resolutions
| draughted by halfcrazy divines or drunken old
| women-seize upon every editorial of the Com
mon,cealth and its kindred prints as an expression
of public opinion; while at the same time they
underrate every effort made by the true friends
Of the South and the Union-look upon them
as the mere outpourings of concentrated selfish
ness, and so hold them up to the views of their
readers. All this they do to bring the Compro-
mise into disrepute and to carry out their I'M
hallowed designs. Against these the friends
of the Union and the Compromise have to con-
tend; and, though the struggle may be an ar
duous one, yet the strength Of their cause and
the great superiority of their numbers will
cause them finally to prevail in their efforts to
restore the tranquility which has for time
been disturbed. We would not be misunder-
stood. We are aware that there are many
who honestly opposed the Compromise while it
was pending, who believed that better terms
might have been obtained for the South, but
still feel every disposition to give the measures
fair and honest trial before they denounce
| them. We would not speak OF write one word
against these. Honest differences of opinion
we respect, and can entertain for those who
hold them sincere esteem.
From this brief statement of the position of
it will be apparent with what unanimity they
seem to work to bring about the same results.
state of magnetic sympathy seems to have
been produced in their cases.
The disunionist and secessonist of the South
yoked together with the abolitionist of the
North draw in perfect accord their ploughs,
| hoping to destroy every vestige of the Compro-
mise, and to establish two mighty confederacies
on the ruins which their joint labors shall pro-
duce. But they are destined to be disappointed
The feeling of love and veneration for this
Union is too deeply settled in the breasts of the
masses Of the people to be rooted out by the
puny efforts of both factions combined. The
only lasting injury which their weak efforts
can effect will be to themselves-their own po-
litical destruction will inevitably result from
the course which they have thought proper to
pursue, vainly hoping that it would take them
to that lofty eminence of renown by which they
were dazzled and bewildered.