Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-02-12
The COMPROMISE sonth.

The State Rights Party in the South, who have here
toore opposed the compromise and which has
caused an unfortunate division among friends in
Of the States, proposing union Of the
party on such terms as think longer be re-
jected by the Union Democrats. We have read the
speech of Mr. McRea of Mississippi, in the Senate Of
the United 1t is marked, only BY much abif
iy, but by its mid, forbearing and catholic spirit The
only Of the compromise to which the South
objected the admission Of California, and the Texas
boundary bill. These measures beyond the
reach OF egslaton although they feel aggreved, they
do not recommend disunion secession remedy.
They propose acquiesce and unite with their De-
mocratc brethren on the old National Platform, under
the old flag which has often oated the fields Of
victory. They ask their brethren OF the North to
pledge themselves in council, that party they will
further agitate the slavery question: that they will
urge the repeal Of the fugitive slave law that they
will faithfully observe and carry out this compromise
feature in the bond Of our national unon that their lu-
gitive slaves may be delivered up On this platform it
seems US, that the national party fully
unite. Let by-gones be by-gones. Let forget the
past and look the future. The motives which prompt
cd members Of Congress- both from the North and the
South, oppose these measures doubt honest
and patriotic; but when they became the laws of the
land the great in raising the cry for
in the South. and repeal in the North This ag-
gravaed the controversy and produced good results
Resistance and notification in quarter and the alb
solute repeal Of the fugitive slave law in another could
neither have been accomplished without the certain de-
sructon Of the Union. The secession of single State
would have destroyed the lgamenis which bennd to-
gether the whole, and the positive denial and disregard
of the constitutional obligations of the free States
return fugtves from labor, have been followed by
fatal consequences In this dangerous attitude Of af-
fairs the Union League was formed. Such men as
Clay, Foote, Cobb, Maneum and others, united in this
league and under the glorious banner of the Union this
party have everywhere triumphcd. But that all
sections Of the Union manifest disposition acqui-
esce necessity the further continuance Of
this Union organzation-an organization the basis
OF one idea. We admit that the preservation of the
Union is question paramount all others but when
all danger from that quarter is removed the necessity
ceases The Democratic party. as it in the days
Of Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, and Polk is still the
party Of the Union and the Constitution There is no
necessity for the National Convention to endorse either
the wisdom the policy of the compromise measures
These questions which belong the history of the
past. Time, the great test which tries the wisdom oil
human laws, will determine this question. The South
asks indemnity for the past but security for the fu-
ture They ask their brethren pledge themselves to
maintain undisturbed the settlement of the slave
ny question they find it, This be done without
censuring giving offence any The Wings
will perhaps adopt the same policy and by this
the slavery question may be taken out of the political
arena. where trust in God it will remain.