New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-28

,r,o, 10 Teesl:s or forbid SIarery ihsreiH as thy
IerI g., 4, But kGf people The frss settler or the
FIRST ten ,ettL,rs' or twenty or City or fifty thou
sud, And mat should be the Law respecting Slavery
,,;oy 10 a.v S,c.srs action BY tie settlers he sHsdi
These ouestr. re never answered by Gen Cas-.
b, the advocate. Of bis project. which therefore was
10 solution of the DIFF Guilty Sut merely dodge 20 es
cspet I, lsft the rsrer substantially shere ' focnd
il And Vet We bear it aid from day to day that the
doctrine Of the Nicholson has been accepted by
the whole American People. when IN fact, II tost dec
tIue we're clearly stated doubt its acceptance even
by Gep Csss himself Certainly, there is no eonsders
bic party which either does p, Oeses 20 stand on any
doctrine fairly set forth in that letter
Meantime the controversy proceeded; the South
taking ground against any form Of exclusion OF slave
holders with their human chstels from toe NeF Terri
tories the North affirming the right and duty OF such
exclusion. The Legislature Of every Free state I'sa
exctpted) passed resolutions affirming the constitution
aty sBd e1pedency Of the WImot Proyiso. New
Hsmpsbire did so not only during the year thar her
legislature contained Wing and Free Soil msjority,
bus sfteIwar6, when majority of It's members we're
the psrtissns Of Woodbury. and Pierce. Michigan did
likewise, Though her Legislature was Democratic and
for Cass So OF Illinois while represented by Douglas
and PENNSYLVANIA the home of Buchanan. But Mr.
Buchanan is entitled to the honor nfamy. whichever
it nay be. of having first among Northern Statesmen
favored virtual surrender Of any part on the newly
acquired Territories TO Slavery As early as 1919 1t
was given out BY those in his confidence that he was
wiling 10 run the line of 80 80 TO the Pacific Ocean,
declare all north Of that line Free Territory and stPu
late that The Territory South of it should be Free or
-. Il al. II md
stood. though we know not on what authority, that
Mr.. Woodbury. inclined TO the solution.
This gradual recoi of Northern Statesmen from the
position at fret taken by the North, hardened the face
Of the South Before the XXXth Congress adjourned
tbsd been fully settled that, while the House stood
still up to the line of the Wilmot Proyiso that bill
or resolve affirming the doctrine of that Proyiso could
be carried through the Senate. Yet the Territories
had been acquired from Mexico under siPuatons which
absolutely required their civil organization But while
the House insisted the Proyiso and the Senate per
sisted in rejecting it, it was palpabe that no such organi
zation could be effected
In this dilemma, the more moderate and conseryi-
tive portion of all parties gradually united, under
the e ad Of Mr. Clay upon Compromise, which neither
affirmed nor denied the right Of Congress 70 ex cule
Slavery from The National Territories, present fd
ture and neither established Slavery in the rerrtO
ries then to be organized expressly excluded IL
therelrom 1t perfectly understood hoFever, that
Slavery oouid not be carried beyond the frontier Of
Texas, as defined under that Adjustment; California
being admitted as distinctly Free State, while New.
Mexico snd Utah organized under auspices that
virtually secured them from the introduction Of Slavery
II e equivalents accorded the South the legal
lied extension of Texas and her Slavery 10 the Rio
Grande the recognition Of her right to give birth TO
new Slave States the payment TO Der of $4,000 900,
bnd the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law.
Such was substantially the Compromise of 1850,
which though resisted in its passage by about equal nun
bers ofpro-Slayey and sn slavery Members and obnOx
ious in this or that feature 10 Northern southern sea.
tment vas yet ratified and approved in It's general as
rects by decided majority of The American People 4
strong effort was made, especially al The South, TO rally
a party sgsinst IT, but without State after
State pronouncedts acquiescence IS the question was
made IT, successive Elections snd even South Carolina
voted down effort To nuify it By decisive majority
Ii was virtually settled before le52 that material
portion Of the Compromise could be broken aud the
grta parry Conventions Of that year, though they
travelled out of the record ami unwise usarped power
never delegated them in making acquiescence in the
legislation OF ls5O corner Of their rival Platforms
undoubtedly acted thus in accordance with the para
mount sentiment of the Country. All who cherish no
decided convictions respecting Slavery as right
wrug, polite or panciOus an nnumerable host
with great many others who sick Of peroas
tel ard anxious for repose, active partans Of
The Compromise
But thus far all had proceeded on the assumption
that Il legislation If lJ0 respecting Slavery and the
Territories was in ruth Compartments the defeat
end humiliation Of party by the otber-not the
rel der Of It's convictions principles by either-but
practical between irreconcIably conflicting views,
n.utusly agreed on because action OF kiad
requisite, while action in full accordance with either
extreme opinion imprsccAble. Ard this view was
planly affirmed in the acceptance of the respective
Platforms BY Gen. Scott AID Gen. Pierce.
Having thus surveyed the ground mutually occupied
down 70 he present year, let US see where We nop
stand
Gen. Pierce was elected, and proceeded 10 form a
Cabinet composed Of SIX early friends Of the COmpro
mise ard Southern opponent Col. JeG Davis had
condemned Gen Cisss Nicholson doctrine even while
supporting the author Tor President against bis
father in law Cen Tay Tor: declaring that be- could
elt TO 10 proposition hich old not the south
f clear and ildefeasibe right to take slaves into al
PARTS Of tie New Teritcres On this ground be fought
as l. : Senator the Compromise throughout. voting
opy for the Fugitive Slave Law, and resgnng hs
TO 90 home and stump Mississippi as autl-ComPromise
candidate for Governor Beaten in the canvass by Gen
Foote who was backed b. one-f0h If the Democrats
81. 81 4