The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-06
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS,
Our Washingss. Correspondence.

Our Washingss. Cerrsspondenee.
WAsHmoroN, Dec. 4-3PM.
The Efforts Elect Speaker TIE Surrender Of TIE ia
minisratron The Slspsry Question The Free Sellers.
The House is still bsloting for Speaker, with no
prospect Whatever Of coming to smcabls solution
Of the problem. What is certain now is that North
srn man stands better chance Of being elected than
Southern one, and that both candidates before
the House are likely to be defeated.
The leader in this mornings Republic amounts to q
virtual surrender Of the administration and Is viewed
In That light by every body. There is candor In the
admission OF the junior organ that the government
Is transferred from the White House to the capitol,
and from the departments and to the commit
tee rooms" but nothing else There adj
minisration which has thus surrendered the fac
lions In and out of Congress without even attempting
to resist to give the that unity of d.
rection without which 1t would soon be in the hands
of clubs, and from the clubs in the streets We want
council Of Eve hundred We want the legislative
and executive powers separated bat not opposed to
another-the country cannot occupy the position
Of the philosophers between the two bundles Of
hay What the cabinet ought to do In this emergency
Is plain-it ought to resign in body, and afford Gen.
Taylor an opportunity of selecting for bis advisers
men who command the respect and confidence Of the
The slavery question: which the present administra-
be kept out Of the catalogue Of subjects that must be
considered and discussed and decided openly freely
and fully. The administration project Is the admis-
sion OF California State under the constitution
Gently formed by the peoplsn in pursuance of the
proconsular orders issued by Brgader General Riley,
In obedience to orders given him by the Secretary
Of State. The Hon Thomas b. King, member Of Con-
gress elect from Georgia sent out to California a.
agent Of the federal government with confidential
instructions from MIR Clayton aud ct the expense OF
the government to use his supposed influence TO carry
ject Of admission. He also induced to take such
step by the hope Of being chosen Of the first u s.
Senators from the State, which hope, however,
would seem, Ia not likely to be realized
Dir. Butler KING Is expected home by the first Cha
gres steamer, he may across Mexico and
Through Vera Cruz; but on his Offering TO be
member from Georgia, opposition will be made to his
taking his seat ground his having accepted
office under the United States during the term for
which he elected which ia prohibited by the con-
MIR clayton will then be called for by the House. and
the whole maI9uyre exposed
The great object of the administration is to prevent
the Wilmot provso from being presented to General
Taylor for his approval veto They seek to evsds
it,, and thereby to escape the responsibility which
otherwise General Tayors friends would incur In the
different sections of the Union for the violation Of
their inconsistent and contradictory pledges for him,
to his opinion and course this subject Hence,
to induce support to the State project with Southern
wings their fears excited by certain members Of
the cabinet that the Wilmot proviso be presented
TO- General Taylor he will approve and sign 1t; while
other members of the cabinet represent to North
wings and to the free soers that If IL Is presented
to him. he will veto it and also that by the CALIFORNIA;
constitution slavery is excluded ectually the
provisO adopted In form.
1t will be that these rgumeDts cut both ways,
so that the device Is in the end but shallow CON-
Iivsnce The Secretary Of State will certainly receive
the cenurs of one or both parties thus operated upon
This tsmperng with vital question to subssrvs
partzsn interests cannot advantage those who prac-
tise II. Doubtless General Taylor does not the
moves OF the wreworkers who thus abuse his conf
dence or he would at once repudste them by the
srcise Of that manly straight forward honesty Of pur
pose and decision, which he Is known to when
great emergencies call for their exercise His
consists In blind confidence In who have shown
and who evidently mean to sacridce him to further
their personal interests.
The free sellers place little adeuce in Mr. Clay
tons scheme. They mantsi that without congress
siona prohibition # slavery, AS condition Of admis-
sion the people Of that State may after being admitted
into the Union alter their constitution aud introduce
slavery when they please and suspect the sincerity OF
the late operations conducted under she auspices OF
Mr. King of Georgia radical sontherner this sub
ject ON the other hand many OF the Southern wings
are by satisfied nth The project because IL
the intention Is TO exclude slavery la California by
the action OF the federal government IL Is immaerial
to them whether IL be- dobe by side blow under the
auspices of the administration. by Congressional
vote, Ia orn Of the Wmot proviso Most of the South
ern members, however, take higher ground and con-
tend that principle State should be admitted
without having previously gone through territorial
republican form OF government. under authority OF
Congress or as In the instance OF Texas under In
dependent Constitution. They contend tina. there
no legitimate political organization IN Cafor MIA no
divifion II the country Ia counties ana districts aud
legal regulation of the elective franchise for the de-
tisnation % the constitutional convention
They believe that the permanent Am ercsn population
Of tsifoi MIA 10 insufficient ~ allow her to become
State equal In the Senate 20 New York PeDnsylva-
mia and that the fixed by the federal military
governor to the sppontms ut Of mbers OF the
venon and the manner of holding the elections,
una ut horned and entirely arbitrary.
Cop,dering these elections the probability is that
the Wilmot proviso will In shape other, be
presented to the administration, unless indeed, the
influence OF MIR Clay united 10 the calm Of Mr.
Webster may effect compromise which shall allsy
the angry feelings Of Congress, aud assure aud pa
city the country.