The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-05-20
The Compromise.

= eans Delta. We recommend every senti
!. ment contained in it. to the calm considera.
n ton Of the public:
at is quite observable how this word
has rapidly waned. and nearly vanished from
| the discourses, written and spoken, of the
u politicians of the South. But few months
ago, it fingered on every tongue and pen -
: Ii was the word of the day--the great Aa-
ron's rod, which swallowed all the other 20.
Iitlcal cries and issues. IL was sometimes
for the variety sake, styled "the adjustment" I"
then it was The great peace measure" with
: healing under its wing; then 1t was "the
ark of our safety" the Palladium of the
Union, and all that
Such was the view taken but a very few
months ago, of the measure by which the
great slavery agitation was TO be calmed,
and definitely and satisfactorily settled -
Those who were not so hopeful, or who,
from some peculiarly of mental structure,
or political notions, were unable to view
the matter in the favorable light of its ORR
ginators, were Immediately denounced as
political traitors and disunionists. We had
was vain that we exclaimed we were no
disnnionists-that we were opposed to the
Compromise, mainly because it endangered
the Union. 1t would not suffice we must
fit ourselves to the Procrustean bed. When
it was proposed to hold Union meeting in
this city, we were the first to approve and
lsancton it But, 10, and behold after a liz.
tie backing and filling, "our Union" meet.
ing degenerated into mere compromise
meeting. All who did not approve of the
compromise were shut out.
Well, a few months have passed since this
great efficacious measure went into opera.
tion. Has this experience justified the as.
sersions of the friends OF this measure, IN re-
!, gard to its efficacy-its wholesome influence
in extinguishlng the fell spirit of disunion--
in strengthening the Union, and alaying
discord! Or has il realized the fears of its
opponents, in angmenting the powers of abb
olitionism-increasing the spirit of disunion,
and embarrassing still further, the vexatious
question which it was intended to settle p
', We put this question fairly to the honest
minds of the country. We do SO without
any pride ofopnion, or amour 1,yopye in the
matter, but as a sober, serious subject, from
the consideration of which, much useful in
formation may arise. What have the last
six months developed? Previous to the
passage of the compromise, the free soil par.
ty was in decided minority in all the free
States III few Congressional districts it
was enabled to elect representatives, but
both of the great parties kept aloof from it;
1
and in point OF strength, it only possessed
: power enough to embarrass and annoy The
wings and democrats. How stand those par.
ties now since the Adjustment went forth
on its mission of ofcompromise, peace and con-
cord The three leading States of the Tn.
ion have adopted the doctrine OF freesoiIistn
in most emphatic manner. NewYork has
sustained her abolition Governor--has elect.
ed Senator to supplant the trusty Dickn.
son, conformable to the wishes OF Seward,
and has refused, by a decided vote, TO ap-
prove the compromise. These are The effects
If the adjustment in NewYork.
In Ohio the compromise has also been
emphatically condemned, and another abo-
lition Senator elected.
In Massachusetts the effects have been
equally favorable to the success and extern
sion of abolition. A traitorous and incendi-
ary fanatic has been elected from that State.
whilst their most distinguished citizen has
been repudiated, on account Of his connec.
tion with an administration which had APP
proved the compromise.
Whilst these facts exhibit nothing hut the
most prejudcial and unfavorable effects from
this measure, we seek IN vain for any conso.
lation in other quarters, in the shape Of any
beneficial consequences. We believe that
not more than one State in the Union has
expressed, through It's Legislature, a favora-
bic opinion Of the compromise, whilst some
half dozen have loudly condemned it.
Such is the aspect Of the adjustment at
the North Let us turn now to the South
How stands it here! One State, Sonth Ca
rolina, we find in convention. seriously and
gravely discussing the question Of seeding
from the Union. OH account Of this compro-
; mise. Other Southern States, like Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi are strongly per-
vaded by like sentiment and feeling, which
, is with difficulty kept down, and requires
but little encouragement to fan it into as
: fierce a fame as that which RACES in South
Carolina.
Such have been the consequences of your
great Union measure of the compromise. Il
has been the greatest dIsunion measure that
was ever enacted. II has, in six months,
. made greater inroads on the Union, than all
the other political measures for the last GO
: years have been able to make. 1t has pro-
: duced state Of things, which has familiar.
: lied an immense mass Of our people with an
: idea from which, a few months before. there
> was scarcely man in the nation who did
not turn with horror
Were the friends or opponents Of the
e measure which produced these effects, the
h real Union men! We put this query tc
y the consciences Of the getters-up of the 81
: Charles Theatre meeting. We ask them j
:. their great compromise has not proved I