The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-06
GEORGE PEABODY.
THE NEW YORK EVENING POST, AND ITS ''wAY
TO WIN FREEDOMS BATTLE"


If the indications of public sentiment of the free States
greatly isrepresented by the abolition and free
soil journals the conclusion must be forced the minds
OF all that the anti-slavey feeling stronger in the
North and West than AT any former period But little
faith however should be placed upon the windy gascon-
ade of excited natcism and yet enough is developed to
admonsh the South TO vigilance bu hope 10 further
discussion Nothing but the of the States exhibit
the conclusions of the public mind in reliable manner
When this manifestation is made the strength and the
purpose of the antsayery party will be fully made known
One portion of the aboitoniss advocates the
of the Missouri restriction and the unconditional
peal of the ingitve-save law.
The Evening Post of 18th instant takes different ground
and endeavors convince its friends that the most exped
ous mode effect all their objects is raise
once the question of admitting into the Union any
slave State The Post imagnes that the opponents of
slavery extension in the free States sufficiently
strong elect majority of representatives of their
opinions, and who w at all times be able to control the
action Of Congress upon the application of any Territory
for admission into the Union of States The proposition
simply to disregard the compact with Texas and reject
Cuba Nebraska and all other portions Of the South and
West, if application be made under State constitution
oleratng slavery We give that portion of the Posts
article necessary clear understanding of its princ-
Piles and policy.
what them be done, and what is it best to do2
The great object be accomplished is the prevention Of
the extension of slavery territory in which doea
another slave State shall be admitted into this Unon
If take that ground and maintain it, shall
pish object There be little doubt that large
majority Of the people of this country are in favor of it,
Neither is it obnoxious to any constitutional objection
The constitution, at the time of its adoption, did not
template admission States formed OF territory not
belonging at that time to the country. In admitting such
States it is clearly the right of the majority to prefix
their admission such conditions as they deem proper
Let them the people the free States elect Con-
gessfrom every congressional district il possblewho
will vote against the admission of any other slave State
no matter from what State the application for admission
may If Kansas applies if Nebraska applies II Cuba
applies if the Sandwich islands apply, new States from
the territory belonging to Mexico apply for admis
sion slave States let prompt and final rejection until
the offensive provisions in their constitution be abolished
| be the answer.
1t has been said that there implied understand
ing that States formed of territory constituting
part of the great State of Texas should be admitted with
slave constitutions But if there any such UNDER
standing and fit ever was in any degree obligatory the
peal of the Missouri Compromise has deprived it of all its
binding force We would therefore, oppose the admission
slave States carved of Texas with the una
terabe determination with which would oppose the ad
mission of such States from every other quarter.
With this plain simple practical, righteous ssue-with
the great balance Of pecunary interest and the spirit Of the
favorwth union and vigOr side in the
confict--can reasonably doubt Of success2
"At the time that this position is taken, all pur
pose and all right to interfere through the agency of the
government with the institution of slavery in the States
in which 1t exists should be dsclamed with equal
dsncness and precision. This would almost disarm OPP
position at the North, and weaken it at the South"
Here is deliberate and matured plan devised and
riously and solemny urged for adoption violate the
of Congress for the admission Of Texas into the Union
Texas at the time of the passage of this act of Congress-
being sovereign and Independent State and recognised
by this government the merely formal PROPOSE
ton of Congress for the admission of Texas into the fed
era Union, and had necessarily be submitted to Texas
for approval rejection Texas received and examined
the proposing her admission into the Union and agree
ing to its provisions formally accepted the terms and be-
of the Union, thus making the act of Congress
solemn and perpetual compact between the United States
on one part and Texas the other.
The Post proposes the policy of the frecsoiers
and aboonss of the country to violate this compact for
the avowed purpose of preventing any future slave State
coming into the Union and the plea which he urgesfor
the dsgracefu violation of the pledged faith of the United
States is the repeal of the Missouri line of SO deg 80 min
in the Nebraska-Kansas bill!
Surely the Post has entirely forgotten how ardeny
Gen Housonone of the Texas senatorslabored in the
Senate against this repeal Missouri line what speech
he made against the BILL and how he voted in opposition
to the whole with the eesoil and abolition friends
of the Post What black ngratitude Gen. Houston and
to Texas What faith be put in such men he
of the Post If solemn of their country and pledged
faith in compacts bind their action what influence
of any moral social consideration restrain govern
their ungovernabe procivities to evil Such could
be safely trusted in the neghborhood of henroost
chicken-coop
STATEMENT OF DEPOSITES AND COINAGE AT THE
MINT OF THE UNITED STATES, PHILADELPHIA,
DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1854
Gold Bullion Deposited.
Value.
From California 81, 900 90
Other sources $4,000 90
Total gold deposites 2,s4o,0oo 90