The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-27

WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, JANUARY n, 1851.


Settling OF the Settlement.
Columbus leaked. and still around him spread.
fse~ osstA 70 .tbrsA the immeasurable shade
The lats aborive movements--to convene a
Union caucus at Wasbiugton--to make Uuion
pledge In Congress-and TO issue from the
Union Safety Committee of New York decree
Of prescription against all opponents of the
Comprom'se-demonstrste the failure of that
scheme to satisfy the country Before that plan
was adopted, the love of the Union was as
nearly universal as any government could hope
ior-now such has been the change, that extra
ordinary combinations of capital in New York,
Of Congrcssn' Gu in Washington, and of parties
IN the States, are resorted to for preserving the
Union. The argument for the Compromise has
failed, even after it had been adroi.ly transposed
into plea for the Union. And such Is the dis
content Of the col ntry, both North and South,
that the c0ncOcters OF the Compromise, instead
of being hailed as benefactors, are repudiated at
the ballot box in the North, and fearing the same
fate at the South nre seeking to combine by
discarding previous party connections, in order
to support ench other against the coming storm.
A large portion Of the Southern people are
opposed to the Compromise, because it excludes
them from the common territory of the Union.
1t is proposed to perfect the work of love and
cancellation which the Compromise began, by
excluding them also, not only from the offices OF
tho common Government Of the Union, but
even from tho honors of their own States
Their fate il as usual harder than that of the
North. The opponents of the Compromise in
the latter. if degraded from eligibility TO Office,
may console themselves by retiring TO the new
territory they have won, and dig from its placers
the gold, which is even more precious than office.
But the unfortunate Shareholder, who cannot I'M
derstand Compromise logic, and feel the ardent
impulses of Compromise patriotism, is cut of
alike from dignity at home and fortune abroad.
For, according to Mr.. CLAWS latest scheme OF
emancipation, it must be effected by dense popu-
lation; ard shareholders with their slaves must
remain within their present limits TO facilitate
that great achievement.
The new Compromise platform operates in an
other respect as to tie two sections, very much
like the settlement it is intended to settle. The
pledge of total abstinence from interference
with the Compromise is not total 1t is only to
res st all att; mpts to repeal or alter the acts
aforesaid, unless by the general consent of the
friends OF the measures and 10 remedy such erls
If any) as time and experience may dereiope'
Now, the parts of the Compromise that are SO
odious to the South, are the territorial spolia-
ton, the surrender of all California and large
part Of Texas to free soil. These the compro-
misers tell us are unalterablc--that is one of
their arguments against agitation. But the Flu
gitye slave law is the sole pretended benefit the
South has derived from the Compromise. But
that may be repealed or altered. And this
pledge in adopting the very terms which North
crn trimmcrs have adopted AS an excuse for
present submission to that law, evidently intends
to leave the door open to its future modfca-
ton.
But the new Compromise platform is very un-
equal as to parties in the two sections. 1t is
well cEOunu loI UOtti Aiu DCuOSioNo III
the North, for the two parties there vote and
act very much alike on Southern rights Ohio
Wigs send Mr.. GIpDIScs to one house of Con-
gress, and the Democrats send Mr. CHASE to an
other, and the mass of the Democrats in that
State are now prevented from presenting the
Senate with another Free-soiler by the anti
quated prejudces of a small knot of Wing and
Democratic senators, who can prevent the cleo
ton of Free-soi senator only by preventing
the election of senator altogether. So in New
York, the Democrats send Preston king to the
House, aud the Wings Mr. SEWARD to the
Senate, ard will soon favor us with another of
tire same sort, whilst if the Democrats had the
power, JOHN VAS buren, would probably be
the favorte In Massachusetts, the great national
party has been swallowed up all TO little piece
of the tail, by the Free. soers. Messrs VIM
THRop aud DAVIS are not Free-soish enough for
the Fancuil Hall Democracy. So they nomi
nate Mr. SUMNER, and give bin the vote of the
Senate of Massachusetts, all the Democrats but
one unting-and lack only four good men and
true, to give him the vote of the House.
So far, therefore, as Northern Wings and
Democrats are concerned, this new platform
will press pretty equally on both, and few OF
either can occupy it. But with the South the
case is different South Ca DINA is almost unani-
mously Dcmocratic.. So that WI ole State is to
be placed under the ban far ms the outside
compromises can effect it. She is to have no
Federal honors. AS for excluding the oppo
nents of the Compromise within the State from
the offices f Congress, there nay be possibly
found. with great diligence, half dozen &c
centric individuals to agree with the platform
Bat there is Georgia. In that State there ere
about thirty political rfapers-fiiteen of each
party. OF the Democratic, fourteen are opposed
to the Compromise. OF the Wing, only two or
three. IL the mass of Georgia Democracy to
a...LaJ1 In, Misuissinni tho game stnf..