The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-08-06
The Compromise at the North.

Last week, we gave some account of the
arc viewed al the South. We found that
the Wings, in that section, without approv-
ing all those measures considered by thcm>
selves, in every particular, are almost unan-
imous in sustaining them as they are, for the
sake of the Union. We showed, aleo, that
the Opposition party are nearly as unani-
nous in considering the Compromise, as n
whole, intolcrably oppressive to the slaves
holding States, and refuse it their acquies-
cence. We come now TO speak Of the posi-
ton Of parties on this subject at the North.
1t is fact Of some significance, that those
measures, while on their passage, found their
greatest support at the North from the Dem
ocra'ic party, and tina, in the South their
chief strength was with the Wing party.
(And this fact alone shows conclusively that
those measures are not in any sense Of
party character and ought not to be so re-
Safdcd.) Setting aside the Var Buren, De
1nocracy, (now seeking a general amnesty
from the regular Democracy, who, in turn,
are preparing to receive them with open
artns,) The Democracy OF the North have ev-
or been nearly unanimous in favor of the
Compromise. Among Northern Wings gem
orally, while those measures were before
Congress- there was dissatisfaction with some
Of them, and especially with The fugitive
slave law. Daniel Webster, much abused
as he mas been, advocated that very amend
ment 10 this law, which is now made the
grand rallying point Of the AnIi-Compro-
misc Democracy, namely, trial by jury for
The alleged fugitive. Such was the position
Of Northern Wings almost universally.
Now, the passage Of a law, by a decisive
majority, places those who oppose it in very
different attitude, and, where the law docs
not meet with very general dsapproba'ion
among the people, leaves all further opposi,
ton hopeless. The state OF feeling through.
out the country is not such as to encourage
ut present, any further agitation Of the sub
ject. In this view Of the matter, the Wbia
party at the North, almos, universally, (and
in this statement we include Senator SEW
ARD and his friends take the position O
"~f~'-~--'-~s a." ''a 'i-o Or -or,'en me,.urcs
submitting to their enforcement, as laws o
the land, until the working OF them shall
demonstrate, in a manner that cannot b,
mistaken, the propricty or necessity of .
change. This is, in fact, the position almos
invariably required to be taken by ,hos,
who have unsuccessfully opposed the pas,ag,
Of obnoxious laws.
The regular Democracy, every where n
the North, we repeat, approve the Compro
misc, and now make it a test of part, fideli
~. On the other hand, the Van Buren, De
mocracy, and the Free Sellers and Libert,
men, have taken their position in opposition
to those mcasurcs-a position. however, from
which the leaders, CYAN Buren,, Chase, r an
toul, &c.,) will be found gradually receding
TO smoothc the way for their speedy and un
conditional union with the Compromise anc
National Democrats. They cannot have
controlling influence in any Democrats
State, and whoever follows them will shoriI
find his pofe counting in favor Of men uncon
diionally pledged for the Compromise. !
will be everywhere, as il now is in Caledonia
County in this State-whcrc the "Fre,
Democratic" candidates are pledged tonc o
Them, at least, who was once a Wing, La
given rritten pedge) to support the Pres
idential candidate of tho next Democrat,
National Convention, rhoerer he may be
Nobody can reasonably doubt that that can
didate will be either Lewis Cass or Stepler
A. Douglass-boh of whom have beer
siaunch Compromise men from the outset
And this is whittier all this new fangle,
democracy" is tending.
Our own views Of this subject will no
have been mistaken by the readers Of thi
paper for the last two years. We wero dc
cidedly in favor of the policy of Gen. TAr
LoR, and we opposed The Omnibus bill
from the first. On its defeat, the severn
measures embraced in il we're taken up sep
sratsly and passed on their own individu'
merits. Some of them Gas the admission {
California with free constitution, and III
abolition of the Slave trade in the DistriC
OF Columbian had our cordial approval T
Others Of those measures we were opposed
Since their passage, we have felt bound |
advocate obedience to them, as laws. and az
quiescence in this adjustment" until, BY
welladvised and proper effort they can |
made more satisfactory. We are opposed
worse than useless agitation, and we doul
tho sincerity Of those now most prominer
ia the movement for modification or rope
OF the fugitive slave law. Everybody VI
derstsnds that the next Congress is SO col
siituted as 10 render any modification of lh
law entirely hopeless, for The next two year
The SGD Congress will be Democratic by
decided majority, add the majority for Il
Compromise as it is will be still greater. '
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- Honorable partisahs. when coEsincf
of an unintentional misstatemeht against q
optoasnt, will take the FIRST opportunity