The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-08
LATEST IyTELLIGEyCE BY THE NAILS.
WAsItIN.r TON. March 6. 1876,

WASHING TON, Marcn ., 1916.
The singular and alarming state into which the
dominant party in the Senate was thrown yesterday
by the speech of MIR. Haywood, has been greatly
aggravated by leading article In the Times Of last
evening, the heading Of which / sent you, charging
the wing Senators, and some few Of the demo-
cratic Senators, with treason to the country and
administration by collision with the British Minis
yer LOT tne surrender OF Oregon north of the 9th
parallel lot qua pro quo OF some sort other. II
would be absurd 10 charge the wings with scheme
OF this sort for the purpose of establishing tariff
upon free trade principles tor such would be contra
ry to their long cherished doctrines Of home protec-
tion. What, then, can II be- This is the question
which we hope the Times may be able to answer
satisfactorily, as it has now made the charge.
With respect to the position OF parties in the SEN
ate, il is plain they consist OF twepty-four whigs
twenty-five democrats and eight Calhoun men. i
is thong II that all the wings and Calhoun men will
go tor Colqulus resolutions, when the question
comes to vote, and that the twenty-five democrats
WILL oppose them because of the word "compro-
mise being embodied therein, for which they will
never vote. This is the true position OF the parties
as they now stand 1t may be asked, why is this 80
that he snGs oi MI Calhoun in se
House voted against the resolution of notice a.
il passed that body, and thus placed themselves
IN an antagonist position to the great majority
OF their own party. l have said before that
many OF them have partly regretted this course, for
many reasons, both personally and politically to
themselves; but, to escape now from it, without
some change in the form Of that resolution, az it
went to the Senate, is impossible, and, therefore,
the word compromise" was put into Mr.. COquitt's
resolutions, to enable Mr. Calhoun to vote for the
notice. and his friends in the House to do likewise,
when II shall have gone back to IL in that FORM
This Is the secret OF the whole affair.
In the meantime, nothing can or will be done to
bring the question to All amicable and speedy term-
nation, tor, IT Mr. Colquitts resolutions pass the
Senate they cannot pass the House. No majority
in that body can be obtained to vote for such pro-
position. What then will be done ! Nothing, 90
long as the wings remain united with Mr.. Calhoun
and his party but should five Of them give way. and
would be Immediately decided. This, however, is
probematlcal. Some suppose that Messrs. Clayton,
Jarnagin, Crittenden, Morehead, and Woodbridge,
being moderate men, as well as western Senators,
may 60 with the twenty-five, should the word
compromise" be stricken out but It this be done,
MIR: Calhoun, and his friends in the House, would
be lett without any plea to alter their present posi-
which, it seems, they are anxious to do The
wings VINO have been all along sustaining MIR:
Calhoun IN his opposition TO- the others, VIII
scarcely abandon him at 80 critical q juncturc.-
Their. 1t Is evident therefore, that no salts
factory conclusion Of this great question can DO
arrived at while parties IN the Senate hold on to
their present organization; and any form OF notice,
that the twenty-five, composing the Spartan
Band, may oppose, cannot, by any possibility, get
through the House. This being fully ascertained,
for the subject has been canvassed, it would be the
wisest part for Senators all sides Of the chamber
to say as little as possible, from this out, ON this
question. 1t would be far better to come to direct
vote at once it, nothing that may be advanced
by either party nows alter the position Of things
have my fears, however, for the issue, if Sena-
tors suffer their. judgments TO be controlled by
either their feelings or passions. Let them lay
those aside, and neither ask give personal ex-
plantations Of what has been hitherto said or done
by either or any Of them, and the difficulty may be
Immediately and amicably arranged. IF they act
otherwise, elimination and recrmination will en-
sue, and those broils thus rising in the Senate
won't take long to reach the community; so that,
one end to the other, and the war, which all are
trying to avoid, precipitated on US before we ex-
pect II.
Major Donelson's name has been sent into tho
Senate Minister to Austria, in place of Mr..
cd Aurvv