Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-15

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Ore OF those affiliated measures denied the admission Of
New Mexico because she had determined to come in
as Tree State, and fsmanded her, with permission to
| come back In the habaments Of slavery. Another
distinctly intimaied to the Mormons the consent of
Congress that they should, if they could, plant slave
otaie IN the very recesses OF the continent A third
aoosned public slave mart in the city of ashington
without abatng either the extent the duration of sa
very IN the District OF Columbia. fourth obtained
peace on Illuminating terms, from of the Youngest
and eebest members OF the conederacy, an attitude
OF sedon; while nth only reluctantly admitted Cal
norma as free State, when she had refused to con
taminate herself with slavery. Which one OF these
measures has superuous merit to be received IN ex-
tenuaIon OF the Fugitive Slave law? But we are told
mat bad as these measures wore, they were the best
That could be obtained On the contrary, there were
always votes enough for the admission Of California =
Inc hry-hrst Congress might have admitted her. and
lett the other questions to another Congress- which 10
strucled by the people, might have done better and
| certainly could not have done worse.
Nor do find the Fugitive Slave law growing in nv
favor on he ground OF the already fals6ed promise Of
an end ofthe agitation of slavery in The republic; an
agitation which, whether benicent Otherwise is as
| inseparable from political organization as the winds
and clouds are from the atmosphere that encircles the
earth.
| have weighed, moreover, the argument that some
portion OF the people in some of the States have
made the perpetuy OF the Fugitive Slave law a con-
dition of new declarations Of LOYALTY to the Union =
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and is equally due whether the measures Of admnstra-
ton are satisfactory or unsatisfactory | regret that
anything should have happened to encourage belief
that loyalty could be accepted conditions and espe-
ciay the condition Of orbearng to repeal repea /.
able statute.
But since it is SO, can only say that we, on whom
the recent action OF the government BEARS as it seems
unustly, in the Union for richer for poorer
Tor better, tor worse, whether in majority or in mi
norty, whether In power or poweress without condi-
ton, reservation, qualification limitation for ever
fhQ rQI in Tho nIn hna
satisfied with administration, but whether satisfied or
not, not all by means of compromises or understand
ngs but by virtue OF the constitution and that all other
parties in the Union on the same terms Tor the same
tenure, aud by virtue OF the obligation, and so
they will find their to be when they offer to plead
violations of extra constitutional conditions to Justify
1 secession.
Whatever is irrepealabe in any Of the acts oil
the late Congress, no will be mad enough to at
tempt to repeal Whatever is rcpealabe in those acts
and whatever shall be repealabe in future acts OF Con.
gess whether shall favor freedom slavery no mat
ter under what circumstances, nor with what auspices
nor with what soemnties II may have been adopted
must abide the trial OF experience, of reason and Of
truth 1t is only in this way that the constitution
can be maintained, and the Union can be saved. Is
security consists 10 the adaptation the physical ano
moral necessities OF the broad and extending EN-
pire which protects and defends and in the facility
with which, without violence sudden change errors
| OF administration be corrected, and new exigen
cies be met that the State. free or slavebold-
ing, which may at any time be least favored will be
all times safer under THIS government when worst ad
minisered, than it would be under any other, however
wisely administered, or favorably conducted
think, dear cir, that all this is wftually'eonfes
sed now by those who, while they that their comp
Gated schemes, that suppression OF free debate, which
they thought essential the safety of the Union have
failed, nevertheless admit that the Union is no longer in
danger, and, therefore, think that we may at las,
congratulate ourselves on the discovery, that only
extra constitutional compromises unnecessary but
that the Union has strength and stability enough 10 en-
dure, Notwithstanding that such eompromi ses undel
the influence of an unwise Legislative dstrust, are
| etimes unnecessarily and unavaingly made.
am, sir with great respect
Your humble servant,
| WILLIAM H. SEWARD