The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-12
SOUTHERN PRESS
WASHINGTON CITY.
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MONDAY. MAY IL. 1851.


The resolution adopted by the senate of Mas
sachusetts almost with entire unanimity, assert
ing that the abolition of slavery everywhere
under national jurisdiction is indispensable to
the harmony of the Union, and the proceedings
of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Con-
venion at New York, mark, in very striking
manner, the progress of Northern opinion, and
the approach of final adjustment.
1t was stated not long ago in all the papers
that such was the reaction of public sentiment
in the city Of New York, that the Aboitionists
were refused the use of room for their annual
convention. II turns out that it was the ultra
Abolitionists only, the Garrison men that were
refused, and that the room in question was the
monty used for anniversaries and miscellaneous
excursions. The regular, grand, moderate and
respectable American and Foreign Anti-Slavery
Society, it seems, was not refused, but met at
the usual time, and in the usual place-the
Tabernacle. 1t was crowded almost to suf1o-
cati Jn"--aover tw o thousand persons present.
"two-thirds of whom were ladies'"
The report expresses the belief that the great
question Of the day will only he settled "by the
emancipation of every slave" The compro-
mise measures are pronounced a triumph Of the
South, and the Fugitive slave bill an insult to
the North. These declarations prove that no
concession short of total surrender will satisfy
or even appease Northern fanaticism To pro-
nounce law designed merely to fulfil one of
the plainest stpulations Of the Constitution, an
insult, and the exclusive occupation Of all the
common territory by the North a triumph over
it, is equivalent to a demand for absolute I'M
conditional and acknowledged submis sion.
The report exults in the recent progress of
anti-slavery "The action of numerous eccle-
siastical bodies against the Fugitive slave bill,
is mentioned in terms of decided appreciation"
And son no former occasion has the voice of the
religious community from the pulpit and the
press. with some melancholy exceptions, been
and the patriotic course of several governors
and legislatures, is gratefully acknowledged"
Such is the recorded result of the stupid and
silly attempt TO ullay fanatcism with concession,
and TO satisfy cupidity with gold-even with all
the gold of California. The effort of ancient
Rome to buy off the Northern barbarians, was
about as wise and as successful. The report
states that the American missionary society re-
ceives and discusses money to supply slaves
with Bibles, and that all it's " missionaries and
teachers, 80 in number, at home and abroad, are
of anti-slavery sentiments"
1t will be seen that this anti-slavery society,
as well as the senate of Massachusetts, and Mr..
SEWARD, JOHN VAN BUREN, CAssIus M. Clay,
and all the compromsers, are equally devout in
their attachment to this glorious Union
One of the resolutions exults in the vast in
crease Of anti slavery sentiment in the Union.
We commend these things to the cool consid-
Grafton of those who supported the compro-
mise, and those who have since declared for sub.
mission to it, in the belief that it was a final
settlement Of the slavery question.