Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-01-31
Written for the FayetskuUs Observes
COMPROMISES.
The first compromise was adopted


10 1877, and that compromise was
called the constitution aud made TIE
organic law Of the land. That com /
promise distinctly recognized the !
rights of every portion Of the Union
and extended no peculiar protection
TO any. This compromise launched
the ''ship of State upon the waters,
freighted With equal rights, equal
privileges and equal protection.
The nationa. Congress at once set
about protecting the manufacturing
interests o! the North, under the
precious guise OF protecting home
industry, and taxed the productions Of
the South for The purpose Of ex'en-
ding that protection. Bounties were
granted TO nesrly every department
of Northern labor. But on the other
hand the government had hardly got
under way before society or party
arose to rob the other section, the
other party to the compromise, o!
their rights under it.
And The next compromise in 1920
completely violated the form r, drpri-
wing the Southern people Of :Acii If
rights in more than half the telri'o-
Try their blood and treasure had
helped TO acquire, and giving the
Northern man au equal right with
THE Sontherner in the balance. In
this compromise the South obtained
absolutely nothing. 1t is truo an
lother slave State came into the Tn.
ion, bat she had a perfect light 20 dc
so without being burdened With 4
violation OF CIR constitution.
We have ;hen another compromise
faiter an interval of thirty years. -
Thirty years OF strife between TIE
the sections = thirty years Of flood
ing the South with incend;ary pub
locations Until they were obliged il
St k.deies ce TO enact the seYeIcst laws
agaiust In tbirty years Of Incl
ting slaveinsurrections thirty year;
for The manufactuTe and increase 0
vicious public ssntiment-thirty
years Of strife over the territory
eliminating in tn fearful. excitemen
Of 1850. Another settlement is ther
. patched uP, admitting Safe int
| the Union under every a;sadyantag,
Of irregularty and fraud, simply be
cause she comes with free constiiu
ton; cutting off p degrees Of slave ter
, ritory and ihroUipg il into the com
mon stock to he struggled Tor, au,
| grauiing tothe South as her part Of TIA
: compromise the barren right TO recap
lure fugitive slave "a right she al
ways had--but barren always, bccaus
she had net the means to euforce il
So it remained still. THIS cOmpromis
, had hardly become the las Of tn
: land before the Northern States com
meneed nu!litying the only part Of
that gave anything to the South
which nullifying act still remains o.
: the statute books.
But another decade has passes
and the country is again In the deep
es. excitement. That decade was
; darker record if possible Cor BllcI
3 Republicsnism than its predecessor:
r The notification acts above referee
to have been passed = Southern me
: retaining their fugitive slaves hav
been mobbed and the slaves rescued
Y The officers of the law have bee
: murdered in discharge of their dut,
e The press, the schoolroom, the pulpit
: have been busy in fostering and dis
G. seminaiibg the most wicked and tres
t sonable sentiments. Societies an
= individuals under The hottest auspice
d have sent arms and munitions Of wa
/ to keep op the strife between breth
e rem and by fraud and force OF
e tanned an ascendancy in the terrific
!. ry and thence mere strength in. th
r government, and last ~ emulatiDI
e the most ban barous people they hav
e sent emissaries and leaders to excit
Il servile Instructions and to guide III
assassin hand 10 the murder Of thei
lkindred.
b The excitement consequent ur
+ on these things is now upon us
what siall wo do? Mr. Crittende
!. says compromise, and offers his prop
osition. He grants everything +