Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-20
TFrom the / louisville Democri
The Compromise Of 1850 were Demo
cratic Measures spite Of Whigs
North and Wings South land nc
Thanks to Mr., Fillmore.

Inasmuch as the rest Of mankind have
forgotten how matters stood in 1850, upol
the Compromise Measures between the par
| ties, of that day, we publish an analysis Of
tie votes in Congress, that the, South may
see who their friends we're then, ard
they viii find that the same party are their
friends now The Democratic party
do not support the South from any
newborn motive, They are only doing
nov 7what.thc mas Ct them did in $780,
and in 1854, when they voted for the Nc
braska Bill -. n -
4fter we, had acquired vast territory
from ,iexicoy the effort ofthes anti-sla2erT
party North waste prohibit slavery from
every foot Of it. So general and excited
were the people of the States on the subject,
that it seemed impossible to 'aYe'G tie re-
suit The South resisted the movement
with great zeal and determination but with
out help from the free States she was pow
erless to resistthe vote of the North. The
latter had large majority in the lower
House of Congress, and the States were
equally divided. Con. Taylor stood pledg-
ed not to interpose the veto power, unless u
measure was manifestly unconstitutional or
hastily passed. Fillmore of notorious Abo-
lition antecedents, was Vice President, or
to be elected, and would have the casting
vote.
It was thought that the Wilmot Proviso
would pass the House beyond u doubt: and
if the States should divide equally, the cast
ing vote of tie Vice President would Sc
cure the raSsagc Of the anti-siavery proviso
I'm the Senate Whether General Taylor
consideEedStl,e, " ilmpt Proviso constitutional
or 1ot, Tohed4a lfe1'' aad it was probable
that hisiadlavisefs would take tie sfiirplatve.
There certainly was every, prospect that TIE
Northern measure would succeed, unless the
Democllc y of the North, true to the Union
and the lessons Of their tathersgd intefposed
Itoarrest the aggression General Lewis
Cass boldly questioned thcpowersof Congress
TO prohibit or establish slavery in the Terri
tories and was generally sustained dby the
Deh.odlary4oft the n orth i'll that, position -
He nlaintaited .hat the people ola Territo-
ry must settle tic ftestion of slavery for
themselves ana Ilat congress nati ne War-
rant, in the Federal Constitution, to settle
5he domestic institutions of IL Territory; and
siias such an actwonld not only be unwar-
rantad blythe Consultations, but contrary to
thespirit OF our institutishs, to OH. first les
sons on the doctrine of free government. -
This, of course, relieved the South from
any arbitrary enactment of Congress, if the
position were sustained. But Com Lewis
Class was beaten. and by Southern votes,
too and Gen. Taylor elected and after this
verdict against General Lewis Gass's posi-
ton, the hope that the South would get help
enough toprntect her from the arbitrary
domination ETA Northern Majority, was but
faintue Aportion OF theaSoati had shpwn,
by their own conduct, ii mpst unaecoultShle
indifference to her fate on this subject. ~ s.
la 1873. previous tothe eeotion fires
idelit aft&tte'sPS. V III made 9proTide amor
gaiiisntioA for these Territories, without the
anti-slayery restriction Il was known as
the Clayton Compromise. The vote on it
IN the Senate Stood r. .r 'a..