The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-01-26
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON d. c., JANUARY g. 1854

Everywhere on the lookout to advance its
power, it still kept longing eye on Mexico.
The controversy about the Mesilla valley it
has contrived to turn to its own purposes.
Mr. Gadsden was sent Minister to Mexico to
arrange all difficulties, and he returns with Q
Treaty which, it is stated, secures $4,000, 900
of Mexican acres to the United States, on our
Southwestern border, for which we are to pay
S2O,O00,0 O0-a capital price for wild-lands
But, see the inducement; we copy FROM an
editorial in the Richmond (Ya.) Enquirer of
January lsth-good authority. Having dis
cussed the other stipulations of the Treaty, it
says:
Important as are these stipulations, they
are of infinite less consequence than the engage
ment for the cessfon Of territory an the Mesiila
Valiey Under this article the United States
acquire a raitway route south of the Gala, and
a portion Of the pGtuable procince of Sonora,
embracing territory sufficient for two or three
States
In return for these important concessions,
the United States agree to pay $40, 900, 600
s., 600, 600 of which are to be retained to COM
pensate the claimants to the Tehuantepec
route. We did not anticipate 80 j,idicious a
disposition of the surpiu, an the Treasury.
The distinguishing merits of this treaty
are, first, that it adjusts all the disputes be-
tween the United States and Mexico and thus
cements the amicable relations of the two Gov
ernments; secondly, that it removes every in
ducement to filibuster invasions of Mexican
soil thirdly, that ii secures the only safe and
practicable route for railpay TO the Pacific ;.
and lastly, and chiefly, ii giUes the South q
chance for tUo or three more siaye States
Such being the character and effect of the
treaty which Mr.. Gadsden has negotiated
with the Mexican Government we may safely
anticipate it's ratification despite the resistance
of the Abolitionists. An attempt will be made,
as in the case of the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo, to cucumber it with Anti Slavery restric-
tons, and otherwise to embarrass its progress
but such are its great and manifest advan-
tages, that we confidently expect its ratification
without much difficulty or delay.
Two great triumphs for Slavery, in virtue of
the blessed peace secured by the Compromise
of 1864 Southern route for railtoay, and
an area for tWo or three more slaUe States :
How wicked the Free-Soilers are, to keep up
agitation What "a full and final settlement
was the Compromise of 1850, of all questionsl
What keen-sighted tribe are the politicians
of the North! How profound the sagacity,
how magnificent the patriotism of her People!
Those Baltimore platforms-how sacredly have
they been adhered to by the Slave Interest
and its minions
Is it to be wondered at thatea Tyrant, infa-
ted with triumph after triumph, rendered inso-
lent by the disorganization of the Opposition
which once confronted it. by the oficious alli-
ance of Northern politicians and the blind
passivity of the Northern People, should in the
year 1854 contemplate a scheme Of aggran-
dizement, which in 1850 it had never dreamed
of? Then, it admitted that The immenee do
main beyond the Mississippi, and above SO deg.
80 min, capable of bong organized into an in
definite number of free States, was exempt
from its grasp. So absolutely was the condi-
ton of the Territory Fixed, that it bowed to
the Law as to the decision of inexorable Fate
But in 1854, a Northern politician, outstripping
ts Southern supporters, bids it be of good
cheer, for even this grand heritage Of Free
iom may yet fall under its domination. And
low, most impudent, most indecent most flagi-
.iOus, of all its schemes! it coolly resolves to
abrogate the Missouri Compromise, to break
Inc faith of a "solemn contract as it is
styled, every part Of which, SO far as it con-
Germs Slavery, has been faithfully fulfilled by
the North, and to swindle Freedom out of
nearly all that it gained By that bargain"
The leading shareholders, with some respect
for good faith, did not conceive this project
it was suggested by Northern politicians who
clearly enough that the SLAVE In
rEREsT, the aggregate Power resulting from
the purposes, wishes, necessities and private
of the whole slaueholding Glass; ,ciH al
rags control and shape the action of individual
members of the class.
Well-shal! we submit to this last exacsion!
Il is a part of the Compromise of 1850, is it.
hat the Slave Power shall say and do what it
pleases, while we, the People, must put onr
hands on our mouths, and our mouths in the
lust, and--be still? The spirit of concession
lnd forbearance requires US, does it, after
having been smitten on ono cheek, to turn the
'enCi, aitCI hdNiHS ucch IoDUtu VI our CLOAK,
TO suffer the robber to take away our coat also
We have gone with our oppressor mile, and
love now requires that we should 20
with him twain The Holy Compromises have
given him Utah and New Mexico, and now we
must bear in acqniescence, while they hand
over to him five hundred thousand square
miles more of Territory
People Of the North, Immigrants, who crowd
OUR shores to find a shelter from Foreign Des-
potism, Non Shareholders of all sections have
you made up your minds to be "hewers of
wood and drawers of water" meekly doing
political service for the shareholders, as the
negroes attend to his personal service?
We have done what we could to arouse you
10 sense of the degradation to which it is
proposed to subject you, we trust, not without
some effect. Indications are appearing in all
quarters of manful resistance.
CHIvALRY ILLUSTRATED.