The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-07
IHrELLIGENcE By the MAILS.
WASHINGTON, July !, 1913.


The sculptured group in the rotunda, Of Boone
killing the Indians, Is cramped into space dis
prcportionately small. One day, in the House, in
general criticism upon the several specimens Of
the fine arts with which the capitol was decorated,
John Randolph, of Roapoke-a man who has left
much to remember, though but little to emu
late whose blood was as cold and whose venom
was as hot as that of cobra di capello but
whose last words OF remOrse establish for his
memory a title for our respect-this Randolph of
Roanoke, remarked, in reference to the sculpture
Of Boone and the Indians, that such the shame
less curdity OF the white man, that after robbng
the Indiana Randop pin was part Indian)-that az
ter robbng the Indian Of all his lands he had been
refused, IN the face OF the world, ground enough
to die on ; and as 1t there were something meri-
torious in this brazen-taced rapacity, the world
was invited to see IT.
The Utica heretics seem bent upon reducing
Gen Cass to this last extremity of the Indians; for
they expect to corner him in the peninsula of
MithIgan where he will hardly have room enough
to STREET b out his limbs and die decently, as every
man desires, and Gen. Cass deserves, to die.
The adoption Of the Missouri compromise, how
ever, by Congress, will sulfy them In their ope-
iatlons and render the Wilmot proviso an article
transferable only to the letter department, to-
geibCr with all the protocols, proclamatiOns, con-
venilons and mass meetings on the subject
The chief mpediments to the adoption of the
Missouri compromise, are:-
l. That the line of 80 degrees 80 minutes, run
through to the Pacific, will leave to the South the
vast acquisitions Of New Mexico and California,
only one or two miserable little ports on the Pa
chic, and portion OF the irrigated narrow Dor
der Of the Rio Grande, aready occupied to its full
capacity, with desert thanking it on both Sides
in which nothing but the pundering Indians can
ever exist at all.
2. That the line of SO degrees 80 minutes will
give to the South some four degrees Of territory
from the Mexican boundary to that Of the compro-
mise, and some eight or ten from the Rio Cirande,
westward to the Pacific and that however va
ueless this territory and impractcable or cutiva-
ton, 1t leaves all further acquisitions from Mexico
open slavery, and opens part of that acquired
territory already ree-to an experiment, at least
of slave labor.
Again, Mr.. Calhoun insists, in behalf of the
South, upon an equal participation in all the bene-
fits OF the new teri ltorles whereas, the barnburn-
ers protest that from all new territories where
slavery doesnot exist, it shall be perpetualy exclud
ed.
The Senate, we believe, will overcome these diff
hcuties, and pass the compromise; Out there is
every prospect OF deadly, protracted and indeci-
sve struggle in the House, upon this apple of dis
cord, the first cost of which was annexation the
second instalmcnt the Mexican war, with an after
piece III the form OF melo-drama, to be entitled
The North the South, the split upon the negro
question.
We have as yet no letter from General Taylor.
A New Orleans paper says that the General has de-
clared that General Saunders, and Judge Conrad
spoke III his behalfin the Philadelphia Convention
without his authority, and that he cannot en-.
dorse tn. IL statement. We hear that the Old
General is at Newport, Kentucky, on his way
round to Washington and that his presence
here will be required IN connection with the inves-
tgaton of charges preferred against General Scott
by Geneal Pillow; but of which we know nothing
officially conlirmatory. General Taylor, however,
ought to come here before the adjournment, to see
the politicians, and get the cue of the campaign -
Doubtless the old soldier is puzzled to know what
to do with the Philadelphia nomination, or he
would have promptly said Gentlemen, thank
your platform is Independent of party principles,
adopt that as the creed which | shall pursue, if
elected to that high office for which you have pleas
ed to place me IN nomination."
The Presidential contest has not yet assumed its
ultimate organization in the field. The contest
and the Union depend upon the action of this Con-
gress. The DuCroR