The daily union., 1852-01-17

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but whose every triumph in secuoaal ses has been
disaster to the South, stood forth between the two
tending parties as paeeaio and from the folds OF his
senatorial robe let fall the COMPROMISE IL went the
rounds OF every portion OF the county, tossed about be.
tween The ubees OF the North and the curses OF the
I whole South.
the very hall OF the Senate proeng but deception and
plumber TO the Souih gtps all side sad aosax
ne Other as being osi Stone, though hsd s % bread as
,eOse than nothing leaving 0ay for get ing round s
subject, or for rlns terms Of hms concessions u Prsssai
| Compromise
! Upon the announcement of those measures there was
universal shout OF yexaon and revolt from the Psto-
mac 10 the Rio del NoIe, which caused the North 10
pause, and might have saved us had but held ouT
breath little longer. The whole South put in
motion; and you might hear her threats and execra-
tions as the hoarse roaring oil storm raging al dis
tance Just consider the South asked 10 surrender
all her pretensons aud claims 10 that territory in tue con.
quest OF which she had wasted much blood and
ure California to be admitted free State. or
ganized though she had been under the rod Of military
commandant exercising powers that Congress alone had
right to exercise and coming as she did with the WI.
mot propSo in her constitution staring US in the face.
Texas 10 be dismembered and the South 10 be taxed
in her full share OF $40 900 for being despoed Of
half Of hat she hal gained by The admission Of thai Slais o
the Union The question OF the prospective abolition OF
slavery throughout the territories OF the United States.
aud ultimately in the savehodng States themselves, was
to be tested through the bill aboshng the slave trade in
the District OF Columbia, which Congress and
actually exercises the power OF declaring slave free,
because OF his master attempting to sell him IN the said
District. The Territories OF Utah and New Mexico were
to be organized without any facuaive clause that might
enable their legislative councils to afford protection TO all
species Of property ,ohch by The constitution could be
TRANSFERRED thher, and under the assurance expressed
by repeated votes aud sanctioned by solemn declarations.
that slavery was actually excluded IRON them through The
effects of the Mexican proviso. And the great boon,
which, for all these surenders the South was 10 receive,
consisted in the enactment OF law under whose authors
y eight fugitive slaves at the cost OF some 900
or $40 O0O might be delivered back to their masters,
an indemnify for the loss OF upwards OF thirty thousand
Others who still grace with their presence abolition con-
ltInylu in hIaFal
venons, ana paraue ihsuiupsy III he nofoushiaes oi
the North
Such was the compact of conc ation aad peace which
the North was rendering to US ! was forced upon US by
and abeed by those of the South who had been the loud
in their condemnation OF II when it first made its ap
pearance, and the most bitter in assaing its original pro-
moters.
But let us see what judgment that iniquitous scheme
has received the hands OF lis main defenders and let
measure, through that judgment, the degradation TO
which il has doomed the saveholding States
In his late speech Trinity, General Downs calls il
choice ofsUils Mr. Clay had already told that by il
The North had got omos epsryhing and the South nothing
bui her honor" And Mr.. Webster with that maniness
that characterzes his language admits that while The
North guin most Intensely desirable otcs'such the
neXabon OF California Tree State the quieng OF the
New Mexican question and of the Texan boundary, the
separation OF New Mexico from Texas, and the abolition
of the slave trade in the District OF Coumbathe South
ah. the Soulh--"gans acceptable and satisfactory
mode for reclaming her fugitive slaves but TO the ter
rora acquisitions he feels bound in candor to that
taking Maryland for example, as one OF the South yMmg-
laad gans iohai Massachusetts iosss-thatis -"
And yet such is the settlement held out to you being
perfectly fair, perfectly just, perfectly honorable TO the
South and against which no soulherner must open his
lips in either disappointment complaint, and man
must defend himself Tor having resisted il in the national
council, however, whenever, and wherever assailed.
4 When, the 2lst OF December, lS4S, Mr. Got, of
New York, presented resolution " inslructing the Com
mitiee for the District OF Columbia report bill pro-
hibiing The siavs trade in said District and obtained it
the sanction OF The House. the whole South thrown
into The most turbulent and furious excitement
The Washington Union denounced the measure as
another blow at the South and warned the North that
:" the South would not submit"
The New Orleans Picayune said "This is such d-
rect meddling with fs right property Of the citizens OF
the District and so bold step towards interference Nth
the rights Of the States, that the South must NECESSARILY
make Il. The aggressive spirit OF northern
abQlltlonism SHOULD BE MET HERE, AND THE coNsE.
QUENcEs OF A COLLISION, IN ALL THEIR BREADTH AND
DEPTH, sTARED UPON IT."
Aud the Legislature of Virginia. BY majority OF III to
3 in the house, and OF 81 10 in the senate, passed set
of resolutions Of which the following is "RtSoipd,
That regard the passage OF law by the Congress OF
the United States abolshing slavery The sae trade in
the District OF Columbia direct attack the nst
utions OF the southern States TO BE RESISTED AT ALL
HAZARDS" The Washington Union alluding to these
bold professions. said that Virginia would maintain her
resolutions BY HER ACTS" What space ask, have
been travelling since that time, that far oil the
track then proudly rode IN
But you may demand 10 know what motives, what in
uences could have induced those southern members who
gave the Compromise such jealous support, and among
others Gen. Downs TO sustain that measure. have
propounded the question TO myself again and again and
speech which my distinguished colleague delivered in
New York, in December last Convinced al Washing.
on says he, by the patriotism ot their representatives,
that the northern people sound, | PLEDGED MYsELr
10 the support Of the Compromise Such the prompt.
| ngs under which General Downs associated himself
with the friends OF that measure. Let US see upon
what data rested his conviction oil The soundaes Of The
northern people, vouchsafed by the patriotism OF their
pcsendtves. What did he mean by the NoRTH and by
the .Norths representatives, We have it from bis own
lips. He tells IN the speech that Moo York
goes goes the North the North goes, goes The Soth
and H the end shall all 60 together" New York, then,
be the great criterion, and the patriotism OF her
representatives the unetrng sign OF the soundness OF the
people the North And yet, every resolution ohen-
sve 10 The South which introduced in the House
from the 18th OF December lsIS 10 The 4th of February,
$780, fnd the New York representatives in siding
invariably with our enemies, and warning against US q
Oh. the fatal deluson IL that deuson that brought
him TO tell the southern people That aboionism was
no longer 10 be preached and pracsed at the North
that ggression upon them put end 10 from that
quarter"N Let us see-let US see how the North has
redeemed the pledges thus handsomely commended by
southern senator.
have shown you what proud position held as
long as we stood firm and erect like let me show
you now with what boldness of contempt and
are looked al AMI spoken OF by those who but twelve
months ago, coued favor, and seemed almost ready
pandeI to our exgencies Hear that great Colossus OF
the North aludng 10 u.s. submissive and xactng
we have shown ourselves to be: of the South wish
any concession from me, they wont get t-soT HAIRS
BREADTH or II. 1 have always conended that any
measure calculated add TO the slave territory OF he
United States unconstitutional would never con.
that there be foot OF slave territory beyond what
the old thirteen States bad at the foundation OF the
/ Union. Never nevefl never J !!F