The North-Carolina standard., 1848-03-29
Correspondence of the standard.
WAsHrNoror C1rr, March 20, ls4s.


WAsHINGroN CRY, March %, ls4s.
On Friday last the session of the Senate as
interesting Important for while the Ten Regiment
bill passed by strict party vote, that of
Mr. Calhoun, who went with the Federalists,
had many speeches marked with great ability. In
Decd that of Berren the set speech of the day,
the only Indifferent delivered. He has lost his
former vigor of intellect, you know, and is
perhaps the weakest intellectually, in the body
of which he is member. Douglass, Cass, Web
ster, Calhoun Badger, Westcott Hale, and believe
others participated in the conversational debate that
followed the close of Berrien's speech. Cass, how
ever, may be said to have closed the regular debate
on this important bill, and in speech marked with
more ability than any he had previously delivered.
In the course of the day squabble occurred between
Westcott and Calhoun, in which the former COM
pletely foored the latter. Calhoun having roundly
asserted that there precedent In this govern
ment for the order to march to the Rio Grande-tak
ing possession of disputed territory, Westcott refer
red him to Jeferson's orders to Gaines, and Madi-
sons to Governor Claiborne, both to take possession
OF the Perddo country then In dispute between this
Government and Spain. Calhoun replied with
sneer that that region trif1ing attach
importance to the argument can be covered with
blanket, Sir" Westcott reioined, proving that the
blanketargument applied with far greater force to the
territory between the Nueces and Rio Grande, which
Is of far less value than the country between the Per-
dido and Mississippi rivers. Indeed, Mr. Westcott
pinned Mr.. Calhoun at all points,
Friday session of the House was principally de-
voted to a conversational debate on the question of
printing Burke's Patent Office Report, of which an
edition of an hundred thousand was ordered.
The Senate on Saturday confirmed the nomination
of Mr.. Clifford to be joint Commissioner with Sc
ver to attend 10 the ratification of the treaty. On
that day in the House nothing of importance was
transacted owing to the announcement of the death of
the Hon. J. M. Holley of New York, by which
event should gain member, if the trouble in the
party in his State does not usual operate in f
vor of the Wings.
| The Senate devoted Monday to the discussion of
Mr.. Benton's proposition to amend the deficiency bill
| by making the proposed Roman mission full one,
which was lost, but thirteen Senators voting in its
favor. The speakers Allen and Foote In its ia
vor, and Badger, Hale, and Mangum against 1t. In
the House, it being resolution day on Monday, moth
ing of interest transpired.
On Monday, in the Senate, an attempt was made
amend the deficiency bill by striking out the pro-
posed Chargeship to Rome. Messrs. Badger and
Mangum had the matter in hand. Cass and Dix OPP
posed it. In doing they completely exposed the
badness of Mr.. Badgers sweeping assertions OF the
day before, detractng from the present liberal Pope
and the of his faith in this country. His facts
were, his apparent modification, rOred to be the
creations of his own fancy. This effort failed.
In the House, Mr.. Clingman essayed an attempt
to back his party out of very ugly scrape into
which its eagerness to assal the administration in
duced it to venture. But more of this anon.
In the Senate, yesterday, the loan bill was taken
up, and the Chairman of the Committee on Finance,
Mr. Atherton, made the opening speech in its favor
In the House, Mr.: Inge of Alabama, continued the
day before, devoting his remarks to scathing expo
sure of the treacherous mendacity of Federalism,
and the charlatanism of Mr.. Haskell of Tennessee,
particularly. The Wings with cries of order !!
der! and the Speaker with his mallet, came to the
rescue of Haskell. Inges speech has created great
excitement in federal circles Afterwards the Indian
appropriation bill debated at length by Gen. Nc
Kay, Vinton, Thompson, of Miss, and Giddings.
The universal Kingdom of Koondom is just now
in deplorabe fix. Fierce and open strife, and bitter
prevail between the two great wings OF
federalism. The expediency men in Congress hesl-
tate not to declare that not slave-hoding State shall
be represented in their National Convention, unless
majority of all the delegates shall be for the
claims of Gen. Taylor on the Whig party. They
further " make bones'' of announcing their fixed
determination to run Gen. Taylor at the South, in
case they find themselves mistaken in the calcula-
tons of their strength upon which they may 60 Into
convention On the other hand, Conscience IS by no
means inclined to put up with any such determine
ton the part of it's rival, which it very justly ac-
cuses of contemplating bad faith. If bad faith is
not involved in this avowed policy OF Expedency 1t
is where to be found. Conscience, which is able
to throw three federal votes for every cast by
Expediency, has perfect right to denounce this dis
position to rule or ruin. Moreover, Conscience IS
aware of the existence of still another letter from
Gen. Taylor, which, it is believed, is being privately
circulated in Expediency circles. This is the last
the very latest In it, if the Democrats not most
egregiously deceived the General hesitates not to
show his hand on the Wilmot Provso, declaring
that he is against 1t in any shape in which it can
1
wonders upon the non-slaveholding State Taylor
men of the House; that is, upon those who have
made up their minds go the old General at all haz
ards. distinguished Southern Wing member now
calculates that some fourteen Northern Wing Repre-
sentatves ready stand with the General against
the principle of Wilmot Provisoism, and to that end
will vote against any proposition to apply 1t to terri
tory TO be acquired under the treaty. Among the
number are two from Massachusetts, Mr.. Gott, of
New York, FIVE from Pennsy ylvania, &C. So you
will perceive that Conscience has cause to kick up
New England will throw solid vote in Convention
for the General In return for it, Is understood that
Expediency-proper will vote unanimously for the
nomination of Webster or Abbot Lawrence TOR the
Vice Presidency. Lawrence, however, Is decidedly
its preference it is condentialy stated In poll-
cal circles that he has lately expressed himself en-
phatically against the Proviso.
If it be true, announced to-day, that the Maine
Federal Convention has intimated decided prefer
ence for Clay, l think 1 may venture to prophecy
that Expediency refuses to venture the National
York and Pennsylvania will GO in solid phalanx
against Gen. Taylor. Indeed its hope of nominating
the General hinged upon that of securing for him.
through the influence of Webster and Lawrence, the
undivided Conventional vote of New England.
Mr. Bolts returned from his trip to Baltimore, on
Saturday, and Expediency is on thorns to ascertain
what passed there between Clay and his junior. B.
however, is (or him) wonderfully close. Doubtless
arrangements to complete the heading off OF Taylor
ism were digested In the meantime, Iaylorlsm must
be content to learn the plans of its rival through the
of the latter made after the fashion OF
Gddings and Root in Congress, and in the action OF
its eyes being opened, though slowly. Not an
ExDediency man has vet dared to dispute the dicta