Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-26

that these measures in the cris their time saved this
nation. thank God for the civil courage, which, at
the hazard of all things dearest in e dared to pass and
defend them, and "has taken no step backward" l
rejoice that the healthy morality of the country with
instructed conscience void of offence towards God and
man, has accepted them. Extremists denounce all
promises Aas do they remember that such is the
condition of humanity that the noblest politics but
compromise approximation aype; shadow Of good
things the buying Of great blessings great prices
Do they forget that the Union compromise the Con-
stituton-socia e-the moral government of God him
SELF compromise that the harmony Of the universe is
but the music Of compromise by which the antago-
nisms Of the infinite Nature are composed and reconc
edi Let him who doubts-f such thess wAeahD~is
we're wise y paas 49, mnA ~ M asa aseaan
| Mn N1eA inn1nn s1 sharnG Mey eaimed
the madness and anxiety of the hour How every coun
tenance every where, Frightened and elevated ITSELF
How in moment the interrupted and parted currents Of
fraternal feeling reunited Sir the people together
again, when in the old Roman history, the tribes de-
scended from the mount of secessionhe great compro
mise Of that constitution acheyed-and flowed together
behind the eagle into mighty host of reconced
for the conquest of the world
Well ifit necessary to adopt these measures is
necessary to continue them In their nature and
Office they to be permanent the antagonisms
to which they apply? Would any here repeal them
if he could command the numerical power? Does he
any thing but unmixed and boundless evil in the attempt
to repeal them Why not then declare the doctrine Of
their permanence In thelanguage Of DANIEL WEBSTER
"Why delay the declaration? Sink or swim, live or die,
survive perish am for it."
Sir let suggest two for this formality Of
announcement of such declaration in such platform.
In the first place. predecessors Of the Democratic
Convention in this hall, have made it indispensable.
If we do not make it as comprehensively and un-
equvocaly as they have, we shall be absorbed-scat-
tered absorbed by the whrlpool-scattered by the
whrwnd of the sentiment of nationality which they have
had the sagacy discern and hide under Look their
platform, and what multitude of sins Of omission
and commission, bad policy and policy, the mantle of
national feeling is made not ungracefuy to cover And
remember that you may provide banquet ample
you will; you may load the board with whatever Of
decacy of necessity you may declare yourselves the
promoters Of commerce, wheresoeyer salt water
fresh water she demands your the promoters Of
internal improvements Of the protection Of labor prom
sng the farmer of America the market of Americas of
peace with all nations entangng alliances with
Of progress not by external aggression but by internal
development-spread your board as temptingy as you
WILL if the national appetite does not find there the
bread and water of national fe the ament of nation
atty, it will turn from your provision in disgust
Again: persons object to all such attempts
give sacrednsss and nermansnce to policy roysrn-
ment any settlement Of any thing by the people They
object to them useless; unphilosophcal as mis-
chievous. The compromise measures nothing they
say, but a law; and, although we think them very
good law yet better them to the next cleo
tions the Presidential canvass the next session of
Congress- take their chance If they are of God, of
nature Of humanity they will stand any how and, if
not, they ought not to stand.
am not quite Of this opinion. l know, indeed, how
vain il is seek to bind future generation,
future day the great stream of progress passing
by on which all things Of earth moving. listen,
the voice of its rushing Let all who have
eyes to see and hear and hear also Still be-
eve something may be done at favorable unctures to
shape color confirm even, capricous and mighty
thing as public opinion This is the theory which
written constitutions constructed Why such toll
on these unless in the belief that you may and should
seek to embody and fix an important agreement of the
national mind; may for little space the ship
against the stream and that when she is swept
from that mooring, she may be instantly shattered
but float with safety and under control to the
ocean 4
believe, and have many times asserted and enforced
the idea, that the two great national parties would now
in this most solemn public authoritative manner unite in
extracting and excluding this business Of the agitation of
slavery from their political issues if they would adudge
Decree and proclaim that this is oil capital which
patriotic man. body of men, may not trsde that the
subject out Of the domain Of politics. disposed Of by the
higher Law Of national consent, founded on
regard for the good and that they would go
into the coming and all contests upon their proper and
strict political issues each contending with the other
only for the glory Of greater participation in the
promise much would be done perpetuate the national
peace within, which enjoy. Whatever the result
of the canvass and however severely it might be con-
Quoted IL would be great jubilee Of Union in which
the discordan voice Of sections and anatcsm would be
1 silenced or unheard.
| Let trouble you with for adopting
this compromise Sir let put out Of power to be
tempted in the excitement Of this election press the
claims Of candidate in part Of the country the
ground that his success will extnguish agitation and
to press the claims Of the candidate in another part
Of 1t the ground that his will promote agta
ton As gentlemen and Of honor, and honest men,
let take utmost security against this Who does not
hang down his head in advance with shame at the fraud
and fasehood exempfed in going into one locality and
crying out Of the northern side of mouths No plat
form agitation foreveri-ours is the candidate Of pro-
gress and Of reedom And then going into another and
shouting through the southern side /" All right I've are
the party Of the compromsewe have got PLATFORM to
be surebut Mr. SO andSo has got rsrae letter in his
breeches pocket; and Mr. SO and SO is yehementy be-
eved to have got in hiseither Of them good
half dozen platforms" Pray, you love u.s. put into
no such position this. Lead into such tempta