The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-01

lin, and intended delivering speech in the Uni
M States Senate defining his position, and Civ
ng the reasons which influenced him to that
ipprse, great anxiety has been manifested BY the
snblic press and by the people. especially of the
SButh, to be in possession of the views and opin-
ons of the great orator and statesman of Mas
Achusetts. AT last this desire has been gratified
He maintains that the Compromise enactments |
AZ 1850 were specific measures passed in, and |
Plated to specific cases and referred only to the
specific territory in them described and marked
Cut. That the Compromise acts could not be re-
Prospective nor prospective in their operations
and that the slavery restriction of 1920, was not
"a the slightest degree impaired thereby, nor the
fhe principle of Congressional on.interference
Dktended beyond the limits OF. the territories of
New Mexico and Utah.
=. MIR. Everett is the recognized leader of the
ANhig party, and by far the most formidable op
,ponent of the opposite party for the presidency
ia the ensuing election. His position on this
important question will undoubtedly weaken
his influence and ALLEVIATE many Of his warm
est friends and admirers, and engendcr feeling
of discomfort in the whig party South. Why,
asks the Appeal did Mr.. Everett fall so far short
in his late speech in the Senate Of his former eff
forts? Why has he disappointed the just expec-
taions of the country? Why did he seem to
labor all through his elaborate argument, as tho
an incubus were pressing upon his brain and
weighing down his free thoughts? We shall
see from Mr.. Everett's own confession. And it
is a confession which it is well for the country
to know. After referring in strain of the high
est eulogy to Mr. Welster's speech on the Com
promise on the 7th of March 1850, and which
he says Mr.. Webster himself pronounced the
most important to the country, Of all his Sena-
torial speeches, Mr.. Everett proceeds thus We
have italicized the poit tioa to which we wish to
direct particular attention;
SIN that speech his gigantic mind brought to-
gether all that it could gather from the laws of
| Nature, the constitution OF the country, our
past legislation. and the physical features Of the
region described, TO strengthen him in that plan
of conciliation of peace in which he feared he
might not carry along with him the public senti-
ment of the section of country which he more
particularly represented. At the close, where he
dilated upon the disastrous effects Of a separa-
ton of the States, he rose to strain of impas-
stoned eloquence that has never been sur passed
within these walls Every topic, every argu-
ment, every fact was brought to bear upon the
points at issue; and he felt that all his popular
ity was at stake upon the result. Now | mus
commend to the attention of Senator's mus
ask them to consider seriously what weight j:
due 10 the authority of such man, spea king un
der such circumstances, and On such an occasion
when he tells you that the condition OF every
foot of country in regard to the question of sla
very or on-slavery is fixed by some irrepealabIe
law. And yet you are now going about 10 re-
peal the principle law which fixed that condi-
tion. And if the Senate will allow me to Offer
them the opinion of an individual so humble as
myself, will say that believe that Mr.. Web
stdr, in that speech, l6ent to the Uery rerge Of
public sentiment an the n01I-Sldue holding States
and to hare gone q hdir'S-breadH further, loonlC
haue been a step too bold epen for The great oeigh
Of has character"
This we suspect is the secret Of Mr. Everett'
opposition to the Nebraska bill, this the Pro
crustean rack upon which his vigorous intelIec
is stretched. lie dare not 60 further; for th,
lttpu5iic sentiment,'' TO which he is responsible
would have been step to bold" even for Mr.
Websters weight of character. But we opin'
that there are different conditions and degree
of public sentiment in the North.
Gen. Cass is bold enough to meet his Demo
cratic constituents OH this question, Judge Doug
lass does not finch from the Democratic pub
lie sentiment which he represents. Gen. Pierc,
seems TO be ready to meet the issue at home, an(
| Gen. Cushing, even in Mr.. Everetts own State
dares TO take the hydra by the throat and !" crusI
out" this fanatical sentiment which seems SO ter
ribIe thing to Mr.. Everett. Mr.. Everett en-
deavors to load the question with irrelevant is
sues which appear puerile III one of his powers
He says that Government is not needed in Ne
bEaska, because there are not inhabitants enough
there. Then that is the way to populate coun.
try, give the inhabitants that are there a goo.
Government, and the Territory will very soor
TEEN with an Industrious and enterprsing pop
ulatien He admits that this is only question
of time, and that it will take but day to popu.
late the country. He sends up a wall for the
poor Indian" which will apply as well in hal
a century from now as at the present time.
| We shall not re -capitulate the arguments of Mr.
Everett touching the slavery provision of the
Nebraska bill. 1t is enough that he denies that
the principle of non intervention is incorpora-
ted in the compromise bills, and much less that
it was designed as principle of legislation fo1
all the territories hereafter to be annexed to the
Union. 1t is enough that he quotes flom Mr.
Webster to prove that C Utah and New Mexico
and they alone,' were designed to be admitted
into the Union upon the tair and constitutions
principle of permitting the people to regulate
their own domestic affairs for themselves.
1t is true that Mr.. Everett processes much love
for the compromise, that heannounces himself a
friend of Cancellation and peace, and that he