Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-21

Would the South surrender anything more
than the nero shadow of an abstraction, in
agreeing TO this propositioni Is peace, har-
mony, and union, Of so little value to the
South, that this mere naked, worthless abb
straction, could not be given up In exchanges
for theu And are we, who thus sought to
reconcile the Earring elements of discord in our
party, and in our country, by this means; are
we, whose interests are identified with the
South--whose children and grandchildren are
citizens of the South, are zoe enemies ofSouth-
ern interests and Southern rights, in making
this effort to unite our party
Let it not be forgotten, that in the North
and Northwest, the wholS population with
scarcely an exception, are opposed to the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise, that our
friends there are committed to its restoration
that there win be no peace till that point shall
be adjusted, and that without its Uirtuat re-
storation-its restoration in practice, If not by
law,-o enemies in that whole region, will
triumph in the coming elections. These are
the considerations which induced US to make
the North, ON the basis which we presented.
1t has been stated, and stated truly, that our
proposition met with favorable reception
when first presented, but that Southern ex-
tremists afterwards refused it their support.
1t would be a breach of courtesy, if not Of
confidence, to 60 into details, and point out the
causes which prevented our proposition from
being taken by the South, as basis Of adjust
ment Suffice it to give the nodus operandi
by which its consideration was prevented.
The majority report--the minority report
Mr. Rayner's proposition, and our proposition
were all presented to the Grand Council. The
question was first taken on the minority re-
port, which was not agreed to. The question
was next taken on Mr. Rayner's proposition,
which was not agreed to--whereupon dele
gate from New York moved the "prepious
question:" which being carried, the Council
was brought to direct vote on the majority
report.
By this means, all debate upon our PROPOSE.
ton was excluded, and the majority report be-
ing adopted, put an end to all further efforts
at Cancellation. This is all we have now to
say, in answer to the interrogatory suggested
to our friends by the Richmond Enquirer. We
might and perhaps ought to add, that we
doubt not our party, North and South, will
have an eye to the basis of adjustment which
we presented, in its future action on the
questions which may come up hereafter in re-
lation to Kansas. We do not believe that
Kansas will be admitted as slave State, nor
do we believe that her citizens will, when they
have the requisite population to be entitled to
admission, present a constitution recognising
slavery.
We believe that if our party at the South
forbear to resort to any forcing process, Ia
carry slavery into Kansas, it will never 60
there, and We believe that, if our party at the
North will abstain from agitation on this ques.
ton, in Congress, time will settle this now
exciting question, to the entire satisfaction Of
both sections Of the country, and restore peace
and harmony not only to the American
party" but to the nation. IL 1t be enmity to
the South to love the Union--to love peace,
harmony, and concord amongst brethren-tc
make feeble though honest efforts to harmo-
nize the American party, North and South,
then do We merit condemnation.
But we may protest, that the Richmond En-.
| quirer, shall not be our judge ON this trial. To
the magnanimous and intelligent portion of the
South, and Of the whole country, we submit,
the questions involved in this issue, and what
ever may be their decision, we shall take nc
appeal therehom, but cheerfully submit there.
to; and yet, we shall pursue, now and hereaf
ter, the dictates Of our conscience and our
Judgment, on all matters wherein our duty to
our country, to our party, or to ourself shall be
involved, subject always to that just RESPONSE
bility, for our acts, from which no man should
seek to escape