The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-23
From the Norfolk (Va.) lrgus.
The UniOniSts.


their effort to sacrifice those who have stood for
ward as their defenders. A little while ago, as
| one by one Of the sons of the South intimated
willingness to yield her interests and honor to
the demands of the North, those who still re-
| NAMED faithful assailed the deserters, and were
themselves assailed in turn, when they too aban-
doned their position. But now, strange to say,
it is the fashion of the day to lavish praises on
these men and turn the popular displeasure only
against those, who, true to their constituents al
the first, continued faithful to the last.
Senator Clay, of Kentucky, Senator Footc, OF
Mississippi, and Senator Clemens, Of Alabama,
are now the objects Of especial favor and regard
with the Southern compromise party. 1t may
be interesting to our readers to see what they
successfully thought of one another, when they,
one by one, assumed that position which causes
them to be regarded rs the peculiar champions
of the Union. Mr.. Clay was the first to aban-
don the cause of the South, by the presentation
to the Senate, some eighteen months ago, Of a
series of resolutions which were afterwards
made the basis of the compromise scheme. Mr.
Foote, however, exposed the designs of the great
Wing leader in speech, from which we take
the following extract:
His first important movement was the intro
duction of his resolutions of compromise. And
what are those resolutions! Why, one of them
is formally declarative of the hated Wilmot Pro-
viso principle; another brings in California
another, by inevitable implication, asserts the
power of Congress- to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia; another proposes to abo-
ish the slave trade in the District of Columbia
= nd all this is to be conceded by the South
| without any compensatory advantages what
ever"
Now, az one of the resolutions submitted by
r.. H.
ual recovery Of fugitive slaves, it is plain that
Mr.. Foote did not then consider such law as
"a compensatory advantage" for the proposed
surrenders.
! But hear Mr.. Foote further:
| "And what sort Of speech was that by
which these resolutions were accompanied
Why, sir, undertake TO say, that there is more
| in the sentiments and language of that speech TO
mortify Southern sensibilities to awaken dssat-
sfaction, and to provoke resentment too, as well
among all who are not quite convinced as | am
Of the purity of the honorable senator's motives,
than we find in any speech of professed Adolf
tionists, not excepting even the far-famed CARR
son, and Phillips, and Douglas Certainly, no
speech at all approximating to this one OF the
honorable senator from Kentucky has ever been
delivered before either house of Congress.
"Sir, / feel that no other member of the Sen
ate be i les the senator from Kentucky, could
5 nave pronounced such speech in the hearing o
+ Southern men, without calling forth Response
:, full of indignation and asperity."
, But in little while afterwards, Mr.. Foot,
himself goes over and takes up his position by
the side or the orator of Ashland and then it il
his tm<to be denounced by Mr. Clemens, VII ast
time mao NOT yet come, n''er ahua'ng 10 me
eeieora.eu 'el'e' VI M too'e' anu '"o o.no,
Miss'ss'PP' members, W 'ie sose."o' .. ''a
otale' IN reia',on 10 inc apPrenehoeu A'i'n'sso'
oi Caiiiofh'a INTO tue ohion' the senh'o' ifou'
Alabama says:
IT'S wen me senator lMr' oo'eJ informed
us thAt ne mao no great regard ior CONSISTENCY
lie proposes now 10 cut OH Ten degrees OF ia'''
s'" ae S,.taa ,,b;oh n,o ba"e h;s a,stho,i,v 60,
saving will he ;nfalliblv snbi Of 10 the Wtlmo,
proviso lie proooses further TO tax us from
ten to fifteen millions of dollars for the pripilept
of making tbeR, free States. and adding TO the
vast power now threatening to crush US; and
them nv wav of adding the most calling insul,
70 the deepest injury. he demand, that we sha 4
,,.eant th;s ontroga "a comn,omise--as con,
n.nso,;or for tba nd mission of California Sir /,
! ( mn a t,Le this nausaous dose Mt ali mean 10
,,Ia !, in son.r.,a r,roels 7 nrefar that Cali,
So shonId como IN s;r,,y to oo,,I;,o her "A
,.;.a;or, a;,h onrranda, 81 ,n Sooroos or .Io,,o
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But again:
Il have now shown that every feature OF this
compromise, when taken separately, has met the
strong and decided disapproysl OF the senator
from Mississppl What healing virtue there n
IN lacking tnefn All together, L confess myself
wholly uha"e o compreneho' NO, long snc'
ne declared, WIN a" eafneS'ness "n'cn lei. y.
doubt OF ms sincerity, tnai tne ADMISSION OF Cail
fornn would dissolve the Union 10 Elk months.
81 nm told ought to take this bill, because |,
is the best can get Sir, | do no, know that
but if did, the same argument may be urgec
with equal force in favor of unconditional sub
mission to any wrong ever perpetrated by Tn,
strong on the weak Good God, sir has I
come to this, that an American sennter is to ash