Litchfield enquirer., 1848-08-03
Thlngs In Washington.
PASSAGE OF THE COMPROMISE BILI.-ITS PROBABLE FATE D IN THE HOUSE-GEN.
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r WAsHINsTON, Thursday, July, N. q The Compromise passed at enc quar> n kr before eIght this murning. l lele- z lSrapArd to that pfF.ct.-The Senate WIS < S -a session from II o'clnck yesterday to aythis morning-the longest session prob Sbly in it's anna'&. The majoritV were determined lo fnrce the bill through, in order to anticipate any action Of the Blouse expressing contrary sentiment Srhe near pass ,ge of the Oregon bill tn the House yesterday alarmed the Conn., | promise Senators, and precipitated their But for the untinely and seemingly inex- cusah!e detection of some dozen Wbigs. the Oregon hill would have reached the Senate yesterday and indicated to that bpdy the conviction of the Peoples Rrp> pscn;atives against th;s misnamed "Com. promise"
 ' No motion to adjourn was suffered to prevail till the consumaiion of the meas- Nte. The Senators adeersc to it were obliged al every risk to health to remain till it's final disposition. Some on both sides. however, sought temporary, relax a'ion, certain 10 be within reach ct a vote. The Vice President maintained his chair manfully. vacating it, believe but once, and then but for a brief period It was necessary to wake Senators up oftenlimrs, when it was necessary for them to know what was going on, The proclvity many to sleep, however, was so great, that they resumed their slum> bcrs imm"dia,eiy the occasion favored.
 At one time, when Senator was de liveiing his sentiments, his Senatorial audiance consisted of two, all told. He brought his remarks to a termination somewhat abrupt, from fear he should be left to soliloqulze.
 z Mr. Dix's speech against the Comprom ise was the best made during the long Session. IL was clear and forcible; ar> gumen,ative, not declamatoy-cogent and concise. If n could be spread to western sintes before their state elections come offa s"nsible influence would un. doubtedly be exercised upon their result.
 There seems 10 be a growing intention in the House to take up the bill aud lay h on the table. The first impressio" was n" to take 1t up at all -Bu, to day many " il.advis'd think that i,s being laid on the table will toe more decisive con- denna,ion of it's principles.
 The nnima,eu and uncompromising opposition to the measure from every free press Ihe North helrs to remove any do1b,s entertained by Northern members of"what should be the character of their acitm. Even the lending pnpcrs in Dell aware dsapproves in advance the cours" pursued by the Senators from that state. Mr. Clay,on's advocacy of tho measure has caused great modification. So much was exp'yied of him, the Cis'ppoin' men' becomes intense.-No one doubts the pu ri,y of h,s motives, his patriot sm. or his hope of allnying agitation. On every side, however, there Is the conviction ot his having committed blunder in poli- ties -sometImes more tatal thaG crime.
 MT. Ca, ian,er ot VI m de one of his usual impressive, eloquent, conclusive sperches in v,ndicaiion of the rights, in- sti,u,tn> and principles of the North, against the attacks of the Southern Lo. c,s. It is to be supposed that no Whig of ,he South would so far Jemean the character of d gentleman ns to be aggres sive toward the North. True Whiggism knows no lntitude. IL is one and the same every where.