Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-08
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL $.
THE COMPROMISE IN CONGRESS.

The COMPROMISE IN CONGRESS.
We lay before our readers the important and
interesting proceedings of the House of Represen-
tatives, Monday last in relation to the COM
promise. 1t will be seen that on Mr.. Jackson's
resolution the Virginia delegation voted as fol-
lows Ayes-Messrs Bayy, Bocock, Caskie, Ed
mundson, Faulkner, Letcher, McMullen, Meade,
Strother, and Thompson noes-Messrs. Averett,
Hoaday, Millson and Powell: absent-Mr.
Beale. On Mr.. Hillyer's resolution the vote
stood as follows Ayes--Messrs. Bayly, Edmund
son, Faulkner, Letcher, McNIullen, Strother an
Thompson Noes-Messrs. Averett, Bocock,
Caskie, Holiday, Meade, Millson and Powell :
absent Mr. Beale.
| We defer all comment for the present, to make
room for the following article from the Republic
of yesterday:
The error of the MOON under which opposition
Temporary labors in regard the Compromise reminds
us OF somewhat forcibe illustration which Dr. johnson
employed in speaking of Hume and his school OF scept
cal innovators. 'They vain men, said the Doctor
and will crafty themselves at any expense Truth will
afford sufficient food their vanity; they have be-
taken themselves Truth, sir, is which will
yield such people milk and so they are gone to
milk tie bull" Without the failngs certainly which are
here attributed to Hume and his followers contempt
rary is occupied in the same unavaing abors.
1t surprising that neighbor OF the Union can draw
1nterenCeS the the House
Monday Equally surprising is it that he should have
article of that morning any desire to evade
vote on the Compromise. We denounced Mr.. Jackson
modification of Dr. Fltchs resolution sided and
evasve and said that it would not be marvellous if the
Southern Wings should vote in body against the call for
the previous question The House took the same view of
the that did, and voted down the call for the
previous question: with the purpose OF letting In an amend
men that would the ground which Mr. jackson had
failed to touch 1t Union Democrat from Georgia
admitted the defects in Mr. acksons resolution by
introducing amendment which was substantial, and
which carried By majority Of tuentyaan cotes.
Now the majority who voted against the previous ques
ton, and IN aror of Mr. Jackscns amendment, voted in
good at for the purpose of recording the OF the
House on real Compromise resolution, not a sham
riddle If they did right then the Republic could have
been wrong in suggesting the very which hap
pened to be pursued and contemporary cannot
policy without rejecting that of the majority
who passed the Compromise resolution If neighbor
will consult our files he will find that have not been
attempting "to ride both sides of the saplng" If there
has been any wabbng this question, very
tain that it is not to be laid to charge. We not
disposed encourage Mr.. Jackson in his desire let
down the Secessionist soft place. while he held up
the Northern to vote apparently in favor of that
part of the Compromise which supposed to be parti-
cuary dstasteu to the North We had no faith in this
onesided reciprocity and supposed that the
the Republic had been sufficiently distinct and consistent
this subject to enabeus to express views of Mr.
Jacksons resolution, without the mpuation, from
opposition organ of desire to shrink from RESPONSE
bity But whatever may have been our motives our
policy in making the suggestions we did they are no
open to just lnputation than those Of the MAORI
y who have CHANGED to pursue the very we had
| pointed out.
Now as to the deductions of neghbor from the votes
of Monday He says that Sit is sufficient say that
the propositions testing the ofthe House.
seron is entirely sustane that it the Democratic por-
ton fhe House which alone be trusted carry
the provisions OF the Compromise III were suDiclent
TO say this, contemporary would have easy time
OF it, but we know OF only one philosopher in history
whose say was deemed Sufficient even to his acade-
my We submit that is not sufficient for cotempora-
ry ito say that any assertion of his tent rely sustained
without having veri -stimtude about it. 1t is not
sufficient for him that he has filled his pail by mil
king the BULL because the ordinary experience of men
rather against the probability ofsuch assertion. To
AXE of these votes i'll illustrate of the "sucien cyl
addition agreed to- the last call of the yeas and
by vote of one hundred to sixyfve Of the one
hundred affirm tives, thirty four Wings. Deduct
ing the Wings there remain sixty six Democratic votes
poll of one hundred and sixty five. That is say