Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-09
The Compromise and the T,co Parties.

mise resolutions. in the House of Representatives
on Monday last. The object olthe Union Is to show
that the Democrats of the North are sound upon
the Compromise, whist the Wings OF that section
are not, and that the Democratic party of the
Union can alone be trusted to carry out the pro-
visions of this great measure. We deem it unne-
cessary to reproduce all of the Unions statistics,
but content ourselves with inserting the vote on
Mr.. Hilyers resolution, which was evidently
the iairest test between the friends and the enc
mics of the Compromise. That resolution reads as
follows:
esofced That the series of passed during the first
session OF the 3ls Congress- known the Compromise,
regarded FINAL adjustment and permanent settle
ment the questions therein embraced and should be
garded. maintained. and executed as SUCH
The vote on the foregoing resolution stood as
follows:
Atrygaahre Negatire
Northern democrats. SO Northern democrats 30
Southern democrats. 80 Southern democrats .16
Southern whigs.......22 Southern whgs.-----..
Northern wings. ..--..1O Northern wings. ..-..27
Total...ss Total.
Now, we have no hesitation in expressing our
surprise and modification ut the course of those
Northern Wings who, by their votes on this res
olution have virtually repudiated the slavery adj
justment and refused to sustain the firm, patriotic
and emnenty national policy of Mr.. Filmore's
administration. We have no excuse or apology to
urge in behalf of men, who thus declare in effect
that the Compromise is not final and perma-
nent settlement of the questions it embraces and
that it should not be regarded, maintained, and
executed as such. We have no federation for
any politician whether Wing or Democrat, who,
upon any pretext whatever, would disturb the ex
listing settlement of the slavery question, and thus
reopen the bitter fountain of sectional strife and
domestic discord. We are firmly convinced that
if such an attempt is ever made, our Union'will
not survive the experiment, and we shall always
be found ready to denounce it, come from what
quarter it may.
But is it not preposterous to assert as the Union
does, that the Democracy Of the country stand
upon the Compromise platform, and that they
alone be trusted to carry it out in the face of
the fact that of the AZ Northern members who vo-
ted against Mr. Hillyers resolution, 20 were De-
mocrats. and of the II Southern members who
voted the same way, sixteen acre Democrats.
How, we ask, can the democratic CENTRE ever
carry out the Compromise, as long as its move
ments checked and thwarted by its Southern
Rights and Free Soil wings! majority of the
party in Congress have, it is true, voted to sus-
tain the Compromise, but SO, it should be recol-
lected, have majority of the Wings.
The Union exults in the fact that the North
ern Democracy in Congress have givena stronger
vote in favor of maintaining the Compromise
than the Northern Wings, but it adroitly for
bears to dwell upon the Southern side of the pic
ture. The whole scope and tendency of its ar
gument is to prove that the Wings of the North
desire to disturb the Compromise and reopen the
agitation Of the slavery question in Congress and
in the country and it relies upon their late votes
to support the charge. We admit that the infe-
renee is legitimate one, but is it not fairly ap
plicable to the Southern Democracy to the
Northern Wings? Why does the Union de-
nounce the course of the latter, whilst it has no
syllable of reprobation for the Is Southern De-
mocrats who acted with them? 1t says
We deemt unnecessary. in regard to the votes given
by both parties the South upon the resolutions, to
do than refer readers the figures they
stood that party the South proposes disturb the
Compromise the slavery agitationin Congress-
long the Compromise shall be faithfully
maintained and executed at the North.
So it appears that the Northern Wings who vo-
ted against the resolutions of Messrs. jackson and
Hillyer are to be regarded as favoring the abro-
cation OF the slavery adjustment and the renewal
ofagitation the subject but the Southern De-
mocrats who voted with them are to be held
guiltless of any such wish or intention. The
Union says it is fully understood that party at
the South proposes to disturb the Compromises
Now we are at a loss to understand how the CEN
trail organ could gravely venture upon such an as
sertion as this with its figures before its eyes,
showing that II Southern members Of Congress
had deliberately recorded their votes against
resolution simply declaring the Compromise f.
nal settlement, and thatit ought to be maintained
as such. 1.-THE gentlemen who voted against this |
resolution do not propose to disturb the Com
promise what in the name of common sense do
they propose!
We cannot bring our remarks to a close with
out again aluding to the gratifying fact that Of
these IL Southern members who voted against
Mr.. Hlllyers resolution only Wing
Mr.. Chngman of North Carolina stood alone in
his glory on that occasion. the entire Wing dele
cation from the South, with this solitary excep-
ton, having come up manfully to the support of
the Compromise And how stood the Democra-
cy of Virginia this question! Did its Repre-
sentatives the floor of Congress, make good the
declaration of the Union and Enquirer short
time SINCE, that the fealty of the Democratic
party ofthis State to the Compromise was so no.
torious and well ascertained, so entirely above sus-
picion, as to render PRONUNCIATION oftheir views
in regard to it an idle and unnecessary formaty?
Let the Unions own statement answer the ques-
tion. 1t appears that - Democratic members
from Virginia voted on the adoption of Mr.. Hill
yers resolution and these voted in the affirma-
tive and in the negative follows: Ayes