The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-21

Our Washington Correspondence.


WASHINGTON, Nov, 10, 1919.
Another Compromise on the Slavery Q1esttOn-CQ.
Webb goes to Vienna-Letter from John NJ Bolts
The PoussiN Business Merican Claims, &c.
have it from respectable authority, that
Southern senator, probably Mr.. Foote, of Missis-
sppi, WILL on the first day Of the session, introduce
new proposit for compromise of the slavery
question, to wit;--to establish the Mormon terri
tory of Deseret-to decline receive all California
as State, but to divide it by the line of SO deg.
80 min, into two parts, between the North and
South, SO as to give the South State, and port
or two on the Pacifc-to admit the northern part
at once as State, and the southern part when she
is ready to come into carve a new southern
State out of Texas as an offset to Alta California;
and to submit the boundary dispute between New
Mexico and Texas to board of commissioners.
1t is thought some such arrangement will meet
the views of Mr.. Benton, Mr.. Calhoun, and Mr..
Clay, and of the moderate men of all parties, and
the support of the administration besides. / am
inclined to think so, too and that there need be no
dread OF dissolution IN the settlement OF the slavery
| question.
| But | have better news than that to give you.-
| The cabinet have restored the mission to Vienna
| to full mission; and that's not all. Col. Webb,
the candidate for such mission from the day that
| Old Zack was nominated at Philadelphia, Is APP
| pointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary to Vienna. Envoy Extraordinary as it
| may appear, Envoy Extraordinary Is. Col. Webb
was here to-day, and has gone home this alter
noon, in much better humor than he went home
several times last spring, upon the close OF cabl-
| net consultation. Good tor Col. Webb 1t IS a
good thing, and the Colonel If he only keeps cool,
| will make good minister
Two or three other first rate missions remain open;
| but they will probably so remain till the meeting
| Of Congress, and we see how the land lies. No.
| thing can be done, we fear, for DR.. Bird, or Mr..
| Harvey, of the North american, IN this.ne OF APP
poIntments, because there Is some danger that the
| locotocos might make handle of IL IN connection
with Mr.. Clayton's loan OF $4,000 The locos
are particularly bitter the score OF prescriptions,
and will make handle OF anything. Hence the
| cabinet has to be very careful.
Hon. John M. Bolts has written another pO-
| htcal letter, in which he takes the ground that
| this administration not elected for the sole
| purpose Of dividing out the spolls among the
| swarns of the hungry oiiice-seekers. The Senate
| will probably concur in his opinion.
| According TO the last accounts to the State De-
| partment, Mr. Rives had not yet been received by
| The government of France, and the real merits Of
| Old lack is firm. He says If France Is determined
| to provoke rupture, she may do 1t. lie has taken
his position, and will abide by IT, He had to come
| to the relief of Mr.. Clayton, who otherwise would
have been sadly perplexed what to do
The Board of Mexican Commissioners Is now
| in session. and upon the basis of the three and a
quarter millions appropriated by Congress to meet
| demands have already been presented; The
| board have an immense job upon their hands, and
| we do not see how they can possibly make both
ends meet, even if they throw out six or eight mil
lions of claims that are good for nothing, 1t moi
altogether fraudulent.