Daily American telegraph., 1852-05-22
The Agitation of the Agitators.

The Agitation OF the Agitators.I
The Honorable Preston King, of New York,
prominent Freesoil Democratic Representative in
Congress- delivered a speech on the 18th instant
nominally on Territorial bill. Its whole gist
and import however, are embraced in the fol-
lowing leading passage:
o., ssOn the final adjournment of the last Congress,
those in and out of Congress who favored or &C
quiesced in the passage of the series of measures
relating to slavery which grew out of the late
acquisition of territory by the United States
declared that these questions were settled and
they then declared their hostility to any further
agitation or discussion of them. They went so
far as to denounce agitation as hostile to thu
peace and safety of the Union. In the passage
of these acts the lines of party division had
been disregarded and although most of then
were adopted by Congress under the guide of the
great leader Of the Wing party-Mr. Clay--anu
were, all but one of them, indebted for Their
adoption to the active influence of Wing admin
istraton, without which they could never have
become laws, yet they were voted for and voted
against by members of Congress without regard
to the distinction of Wing or Democrat What
ever may be the opinion Of any man, or set OF
men, for OIL against any or all of these measures.
or whatever may be the opinion Of the wisdom
and PATRIOTISM or the want Of boil, IL wAic.
aQODteu.
they stand as laws upon the statute-book ano
whatever the present opinion of individuals OF
the future opinion of the courts or the country
may be of their constitutional validity, enough
has transpired to show that the courts as the :,
are now constituted are of opinion that all tb ese
laws are constitutional"
The Union entirely, though modesty and mod
erately, dissents from Mr.. Kings opinions on the
sectional questions, but says: "He, However
proposes no renewal of the anti slavery agita
ton, but, on the contrary, recognises the con-
sttutionalty and obligatory force of the statutes
of settlement, and in that sense appears to dis
'countenance any efforts toNdisturb them. 1t is
proper to add, that Mr.. Kip q also declines to
dispute either the wisdom OF the expediency OF
the adopt'o" Of the Conn Promise and this rould
appear, ehen coming from a man IN his position 10
cOncede the pisdom and erpedIeney Of faithfully
abiding By ii as u final settlement nor Mat il has
been thus Gdopted''
The Union further adds that Mr.. Kings whole
argument, ss it understands him, "against an
explicit declaration by the Democratic party OF
Its purpose to abide by the Compromise mea-
sures'as bar to future sectional agitation in
Congress, rests upon the assumption that such
a declaration against agitation would in itself
he agitation;" that 1.-the question of abiding
'hy the Compromise appears to us to be pretty
well settled, when man of Mr.. Kings ability,
{ and in his position has nothing more to urge
against it than such declaration"
Is not this kindly in the Union towards its
Frcesoi Democratic friends? Is it not indicative of
gentle lullaby to agitation? Ye who have read
the Unions denunciatons fGeneral scotts refusal
to agitate at its behests, read, ponder, and ad-
mire its honied words as the day Of the Dem
ocratic Convention draws nigh
1t subsequently adds, that the "great Office of
the Democratic party, at the present moment, is
to give the people guaranty that the further
agitation Of the sectional issues shall cease and
that this can only be done By treating the Com
promise, and particularly the tugitoe stare lar, as
questions no longer 10 be disturbed"
If this be so, the Union is soon to see all its
desires accomplished. Happy Union A glo-
rious millennium is approaching-the lion and the
lamb viii lie down together-and General ScoTr
will be the Unions President!
The editor Of the Herald, published at George
town Kantuckv hos read q 1atter adl-essod I,,,