The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-27

decided STAND WIN the foregoing, out ulSo'aiuIo
any aspirations for the Presidency. He avows
his preference for General Houston over all
others.
"Several other replies have been written,
which have not yet SEEM
The Louisville Democrat on Flnality.
The Louisville Democrat, the ablest organ of
that party in Kentucky, thus refers to the clamor
made by the Southern Wings aboutth 6nality
of the Compromise and its endorsement by their
convention:
The Wings need not expect to gull the
South now. Their newborn zeal is quite too
fresh and green. A few years ago the cry dough-
face raised against every Democrat in the
North that sustained the South on any question.
Every Wing legislature, every Wing conven
ton, in the years al and '48, was furious for
the proviso led on by anti-slavery Wing polti
clans and tricksters For years before, espe-
cially whilst the annexation of Texas was on
hand, the Wing party Of the free States in solid
phaanx denounced the extension of slavery. II
was their great hobby-their party stock in
trade.
And what did the Wings South do whilst all
this was going on! Did they utter word OF
remonstrance? Not they. They raised shout
cratic party fell under anti slavery domination.
Daniel Webster boasted that the Whigs--the
Wings, mark it--had gotten up !" new excite.
ment" against slavery extension; but all this
never stirred up the Wings South.
| Recently we have sham zeal manufac tured.
| They are wonderfully for the compromise. 1t
must be fnality and it must be endorsed as
6nality Well, suppose it is endorsed. Let us
see We endorse the admission of California
as inality. Many thanks to our magnanimity!
Why not at the same time endorse the admis-
sion of Texas too as a finality? And perhaps
it would be as we'll to take tilt at the adnis-
sion OF Kentucky into the Union, and make it a
fnali!y too.
Then, again, there is the boundary Of Texas
and New Mexico. We have made proposition
to Texas, and she has accepted item millions
are involved in the bargain. Shall we declare
bargain we made, and which we can't cancel
fnality. Texas ought to be thankful that we
will not repudiate a contract which is fnality
whether we like it or not.
Il Then there remain only the territorial bills
and the law aboshing the slave trade in the
District of Columbia. Are the former to be
hnalites? Shall we pledge ourselves never to
, alter the territorial bills in any particular?
When the territories apply for changes neces
sary to their interest, shall we say no, the bill
organizing your territory is inality, we can't
touch it2 Would not such pledge be an alb
, surdty? Cgygon wishes to elect her own ex
ecutive officers perhaps it's best she should
b New Mexico may want The same privilege. 1t
q may be thought best she should have it, Shall
Congress say to any application for the purpose
we cannot legslate in that way for you; your
i Territorial law is one of the fnuIites?
The latter, the abolition Of the slave trade in
Al. 4 Cnlr &c, in, %
no consequence in the South and will never be
repealed by majority of Congress. There is
not an Intelligent man in the Union who either
expects or apprehends Its repeal. tits therefore
a finality as certainly as any statutory provision
can be.
There is, in fact, but one solitary measure of
the compromise which is subject of agitation,
which is to be constantly executed and to
which Wig opposition is entirely confined
and that is the fugitive slave law. 1t does not
differ in principle from the law of 93, which re.
manned fifty years upon the statute book. The
late law only adds provision or two to make
the act efficient If we resolve it into fnalty,
and it should become altogether inefficient, it
must still stand. If an amendment equally &C.
ceptable to the South, and more so to the
North is proposed, shall we still call it a fnaity,
and decline action. The law If '93 was once a
very good fnality; but it failed in time, and had
| to be amended
| This ado about endorsing the compromise is
| only good substitute for endorsing nothing
else. TIE Northern Wings can endorse the
compromise. and move next day to abolish slav-
ery in the District of Columbia, and the slave
trade betw cen the States, without interfering
with the endorsement. The men who have in
past years engaged in anti, slavery agitation will
continue it in a new shape. 1t is much easier
to do something new than to disturb tho past
and these Northern intriguers are excellent tacti-
Clans Give them the ear of the President, tie
control of the policy of an administration and
the power ofpatronage, and they will allow you
to endorse the compromise, and connve at it,
knowing we'll that it is not in their way. True,
they must be prudent, and adjust their opposi-
ton to the home market They may whisper
the word compromise; that don't sound badly,
but they must say nothing about fugitive slaves,
or they may wake up the anti-savery Juror at
home little prudence is needed, and will DO
exercised, but the main chance will be secured.
| We don't know what t he Democratic conven-
T, ton may do but it will not humbug the country
with promises not to turn California out Of the
Union, or to refrain from exploits OF that sort.
If they promise to sustain what !, to be- sustained.
| il is quite as much as we anticipate We shall
leave it to Wings to pledge themselves not to
throw States out Of the Union. They can keep
pledge of that sort, and it is about as much as
they ought to promise.
! THE METHODIST CHURCH CONTROVERSY
BosToN, May 22.-The committee appolnssi
by the Methodist conference relative to TIE
church suit have made report authorizing the
election of commission of FIVE, who. in con-
nexion with the New York Book agents, are
empowered to act as agents, to carry on, ar
bitrate, or settle the suit with the church South,
in reference to the New York Book concern.
Similar resolves were adopted relative to the
! Cincinnati Book concern