Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-02-08
From our Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., January 26th., 1851.

! The scheme Tor the organZalion OF Natlonal
Union party is not yet entirely abandoned.
On Tuesday last Mr.. Clay moved resolution in
Senate, instructing the committee on commerce, to
inquire into the expediency of making more efectual
provisions for the suppression of the African slave
trade, &c. which finally adopted.
In the course of some remarks on the subject, Mr..
Hale read extracts from pledge which had been cir
culating among the members of Congress for sigma
ture and which had that morning appeared in the In
telligencer and Union without the names Among
other purposes it resolves to oppose the election of
any candidate for office, who is disposed to reopen
the agitation of the slavery question: and binds its
taries to ga strict adherence to the settlement thereof
effected by the compromise act passed at the last
sion of Congress-"
In reference to this pledge, not to reopen the agta-
ton of the slavery question, Mr.. Hale remarked, that
could consider the subject proposed by Mr. Clay
without subjecting himself to the ostracism of this
pledge-that it would be absurd to ostracise one
for saying word about slavery in discussing the slave
trade, as it would be for saying word about iron, in
discussing the iron trade He also read letter of
Gov. Hammond's of South Carolina, written in 1916,
to Mr. Clarkson in England, who had been instru-
mental in bringing the legislation of that country to
interfere with the slave trade in which Gov Hammond
asserted that all Carksons eorts suppress it, had
affected nothing than three fold increase of its
honors And after further remarks, he proposed
to amend Mr.. Clays resolution, to instruct the
committee to inquire also into the practical operation
of the legislation of the United States for the suppress
sion of the foreign slave trade and the expedency
repeating the existing laws that subject
The amendment agreed to- In the course of
this debate Mr. Clay avowed himself signer.of the
union or compromise pledge, and prepared to act up
it. Mr. Foote also admitted he had signed it, but un-
dertook to explain, in order to relieve himself of all
censure from his connection with it.
The signers to this pledge principally wings with
some dsafected democrats. 1t is designed however
to embrace such men as Thomas Ewing and Robert
c. Winthrop who understood to acquiesce in the
fugitive law, while it remains law, but who would
vote its repeal modification in the same hostile spir
it with which they voted against it and voted for the
abolition of slavery in the District.
The general subject of slavery appears to be fast
edgng itself under the paronzing shelter of the fed
eral government The Senate have already obtained
and published at the expense of the public treasury
the report of the Rev. Mr. Greely to the colonization
society," on his mission to Liberia. At this rate how
long will it be ere we have horde of federal mis-
sionaries appointed to humanze civze and christian
ze those miserable who are capable of WORKING
out their own salvation according to finite wisdom
as to what their condition should be. Races that wont
stay civilized after have drilled their imtatveness
the highest possible point through labor of gener-
ations, when left to themselves, they fall back and
gain become submerged in their original barbarsm-
Who knows but that shall see the entire mis-
sionary corps of all denominations, taken under the
silver wings of the federal govt. The phiaathroph,
fof the thing wanted, commens it to many. religious
sentiment wanted makes it go with others. And the
oposition of those sufficiently honest to suggest
doubt to the consttutonalty of such project will
be borne down with the that the power to rep-
uate commerce and to 'provde for the general well
fare, sanctions the undertaking. thousand and one
pous ministers, who find vent for their enthusiasm
in the sacrifice of health and life in ncucatinp chris
tan precepts and moral duties in this widespread con-
federany-who find 'no honor in their own country
will be sent abroad to operate on the "heathens' and
open up the way of commerce. Already the legisa-
ture of Indiana has taken strong ground in favor OF
national action to advance coonization,' &c. The
Ohio Legislature memorialZed 'from all partstof the
State to enlist its influence in obtaining from the
federal govt the adoption 'Eof efficient plan for
carrying on colonization These facts are stated in
the report of the Rev. Mr. McLan, the late meeting
of the Colonization Society in this city, of which MFR
Clay is president, and which also that the ebony
steam-shp project now before Congress- is oneof the
most popular measures in all parts of the country
which has ever been proposed" So we to be in
fair way of throwing the Colonization Society the
hands of Uncle Sam. Who says the world governed
too much
letter has found its way into the newspapers ad
dressed To the President the GOTH of December last
by the Hon. w. A. Richardson of Illinois, calling fo
the removal of Mr.. Williams, United States Dstric
Attorney for that State, for having openly denounce
the fugitive slave law the late election in Illinois,
Mr. Richardson says that if the District ATTORNEY be
ieved what he represented, in reference to the law
he is disqualified from dschargng the duties of his OF
fee, and that if he does believe it, want of hon
} esty dsquaHfes him. No answer has been received
and it is understood that nothing has been done in til
5 matter.
variety of projects for dissipating the public do
man are before Congress, undergoing the pro
cess OF Incubation in the several committees havin
special cognlzance of that important item in the
OF Uncle Sans estate Assets, believe, is the prop
term for the estate of deceased person. and it is nc
inappropriate in this case, in view of feeling her
much more prevalent than is generally supposed
which is given san understanding but tongue-ths
the old gentleman is virtually defunct The attorney
are therefore busy laying plans to fleece his heirs
getting him to sign codcils his will while he
knows what he does and before the last breath leave
his bodys WELL he has lived somewhat past the a
lotted period of three and ten including his ir
fancy and violence had not been done his constitr