Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-01-18

COtitciOucH HuitSut uO uNOtuOos ~. NtOPoSSNi
as pracical measures, nearly the pian. OF tihe'
PTesiden., namely: sihss admission Of Cali
fornia, and, the organization, Of 'Terrl9rinl;
Governments for New Mexico and Utah,
wilhou, any excluding clause urging ,hat
such aiclause would, ,lin this case, be super.
Hupus. sBu, he indica,edr aaYillIngDees 10
purchase the claim o, Texas tesa portion Of
New Mexico, which The Presdenl, proposed
10 submi, tothe adjudication Of the Supfenle
Court. and made suBdfs declarations Of his
own pefsonaIlseminsnis; Indicating strong
disposition 10 plake, ,all possible concessions
10, Southern denap pds, for the sake Of preser.
wing the peace and stability Of The Union.
His speech on this occasion was exceeding
" able, and awakened a degree Of public,
Interest folly equal 10 lhal of any Of his pre-
vious efforts. Connected, TO some extent.
with these measures, was q BILL amending
lhealawpof l793pfor the recovery Of fugiise
slaves, So as 10 make,it lnore etfeclual! Il
was originally introduced BY Mr.. Mason, Of
Virginia, and received Mr.. Websler's sup
por, although he had prepared and designed
TO offer an amendment, securing TO persons
claimed as fugitives the benefit of rial by
ljury,. 10 test the question whether they owed
service 10 their claimants. >. o,s3
| We have good reason Tor believing that
Mr., Webster al this time had been disabused
of erroneous impressions that had led, as
noticed above, TO partial eslrangemenl be-
tween himself and The President; and that
he had come 10 regard Gen. Taylor as the
man best lifted by position, and by his views,
10 carry the country safely through the cri'
sis. This, however, belongs 70 The secret
htslQfyv of those important events, and the
tiine for wNslAgihal-77even il we were COM m
|petent tapA pos3 3essed 3of The requisite mate
rlal-7hasl lnaiyel come. Il Is suiiiclenii to
say that u Gen. 1aylor nad llved, Mr. WEB
ster w9uidlhave been the acknowledged lea.
DER OF the3 Admlpistralloonh ~ 4 lnthe Senaie' ana
thai affairs woulfI4nd d9Anedly have taken 9
different couT . lunclure, however
Cen iayiP 2'e 1gg}AMf, Fillmore 'aeP
vlca ttesfddi'' e1setaed 10 me otilce.. mr.
Webster was \, called 6y HIM, and by
The voice oi the, country to ne posi- wniccn
ne occupied at the ,ime Of his decease, fhe
offlce was NO Longer, oppressed wllh .thosf f
bprdeR Of unfinished business which nae nae
!, eacumbered !! az 'he END Of mr., van Bu'
Ten'ss term. Bul II had nevertheless us share
m ecular responsibilities Inc adnmlpls
10 OF mr.. Fillmore was required 10 en-
WIN me whole weight Of lls exaltee f yes
ence The conditions Of 'he COMPROMISE
4 which were speedily enacted mo laws
Some oi those conditions offended ihe mora n
I feelings and preJudIces OF one section ol The
Union: and ,he other pressed al the more
eagerly tor 'helr Irelentless luiillmens, gYl'
no poruohs oil the country were We Com Com
promise measures more ols'astelul man l II 4
New England, ano 70 Mr. Webster ow'
STATE, Inc secretary, neverheless' dld y no
! hesitate 10 lend me wno'e s'renglh o. ny
;, popularity ana oi ms intellectual resources
10 re connclle ne reluctant NSSorIh; hls zeal o
perhaps Tanscended 'he Suggestions q Psr
sSo'na' 80 and P9Il.lcal exXPediencyr some ol
was possibly que io We mallgnanil ylotlenc
and keenness with which his course Z "a a
been hailed by AooIinonisis and uira IRE
. Soilers; sbuiE those who Knew mr.. " ehste
Q most intimately, beaf'wHness that the pr'n
a cipal motive of his course from firsllso las
I was an unwaverng conviction ihatthe duia
: lion of1ihe'Union andsthe sanctily oil tn
n Constitution, depended upon entire acquies
s cence in those pacilicarorye Conventions
The effect upon the state Of feeling apah
: North was perhaps fortunate for tiecou
e Eiry; but1h cunnol be doubled lhata larg
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