The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-23
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
Our Washington Corre.po.aencs.


serara, the Free Soil Leader Mr. Clayten,s .qpprs-
hens'ons and has .4ppeoi 10 Mr. Clay
most extraordinary debate took place In the Senate
to-day. When Father Mathew left Ireland he little
suspected that the commencement Of the slavery dis
eusion In the Senate of the United States at the pre-
sent session Of Congress- grow out of his visit to
the capitol and little did good man think that it
would sindle up such Of excitement as we Wit
messed to- day. while he waiting in the ante cham
Der, the contested courtesy of the Senate
Inc vice PRESIDENT, any Senator could have taken
Father Mathew by the hand, and conducted him into
the chamber The privilege Is daily employed In Q
number of cases. including sometimes the veriest loaf
ers about the capitol But the object of Mr. Walker
In the resolution was public expresso by the Senate
OF the United States of their the great phi
lanthropist whose mission is the mission of humanity:
and who has been free from assaults upon m IN or
classes OF men, that the keepers OF lowest eros
shops respect and esteem his amable and inoensiyo
character.
But MIR Seward thought proper to revive the see
tonal jealousies OF the South, in such not
only to destroy the compliment intended but pros
itute it to the interruptions purpose of making abo
tion capital out of it The South dstrusted sem
tmepts of Father Msthev the slavery question be-
cause Of his signature TO the o. onne This
dstrust might have been softened into silence had
every Northern Senator listened to the appeal OF
Mr. Clay MIR. Cas-, Mr. Downs. Nr Houston, and
others who adj ocated the resolution: but when Mr.
Seward declared that the abolition sentiments charged
upon Father Mathew of themselves, a DO wprful
inducement to the compliment proposed it rallied at
once nearly the whole South In opposition to It,
The result must have the effect of weakening Father
Mathews influence in the South (where under
stand he proposes passing the wnter unless he shall
publicly dscam the suspicious Of Southern Senator'S
trust he will do. No supposes that the in
offensive apostle OF after his refusal to be-
taken in by Lloyd Garrison intends the slightest in-
reference with the domestic institutions of the South
In his visit to the southern States; but IL IL to be
hoped that he will quiet all suspicious, by the pubca
ton OF his views and intentions We desire him to
ever n sae 20 see Tor mat
nell ignorantly believed it to be; aud which most be-
nevoent foreigner, who have 1t, apt to-
imagine 1t to be.
The great point however of this days singular dis
CUSTOM lies far beyond the question Of courtesy and
the result Is significant as indicating results yet to-
come. IL was no direct test the slavery question,
but 1t was an indication, and shows pretty strongly
that the Wimot provso has majority in the Senatey
and that old lack may expect to be called upon iu
terpoee between the North and the South for the safe
Another thing indicated IL, the course Of Mr.. Sew
ard He has seized this occasion put himself in ths
position Of the leader In the Senate; and the
cabinet well be alarmed at the zeal of this gente-
man in support of the abolition programme That Mr..
Clayton Is afraid OF him, well assured
On Wednesday evening MIR. Clayton had long in
tervew with Mr. Clay at the lodgings Of the latter,
lasting from seven o'clock till nearly midnight We
advised that object to secure the support
OF Mr. Clay to the appointments Of the cabinet, and
another was to advise Mr. Clay to keep MIR Seward In
check II possible, as the cabinet apprehensive of
mischief from the young gentleman If not kept under
control The proceedings of this day establish the sa
upon MIR. SEWARD or otherwise, the leader of the
aboonists, he may play the very deuce with all the
mpromes OF the Executive and break down the ad-
in it's best efforts to extricate itself and
the country from this yexed aispnte ON slavery
such are some Of hs prospects to the whis rarty,
the Senate He has been indirectly the origin of ths
difficulties In the House and he will be costly jewel
to the Cabinet, before they are done with him.
WASHINGTON, Thursday Evening Dec 20.
The Conference Csmmhtees-7ne South Carolina and
Georgia Legislatures, &c.
Ii Is now evident that have taken the right view OF
that the conference committees appointed by the wings
and democrats respectively would be able to effect
the organization OF the House The committe have
not yet reported; but this is the view the
trading away committees with substantial powrrs, for
office with the shadow of ~ IL is In possible for either
party TO make concessions to the other without being
held responsible for such course and 1t Is nonsense
to suppose that such concessions II agreed on, will be
adopted by the majority OF either party In Congress
their constituents ut home.
Thesouthern msmber-vhgs and democrats-want
no. Tor 'hy - Of .nsn
peace, and endaDgerng their property. This South
Carolina Legi,ature has just passed resolutions APP
proving Of the conduct ct their In WASH
ing,on and the Legislature OF Georges has adjourned
over to the I'd Of January to give Congress- in the
while, all the time % show its hands the
slavery question and the Wnmot proyiso.
w.sHrseroV, December 2l-1oH PM
Proceedings Of The Conference Commies- The .appoiat
ments aud he Senafs-Mr. Bulper, &c &c.
The democratic caucus has just adjourned. It's de-
Iiberations not remarkable, and there was not
much harmony concert among them. The difficult
ties began this morning, at the meeting of the sub
committee, At the Speakers room. The democratic
sub committee stated that they ready to receve
any proposition which the cub committee Of the whig
caucus might make to them being Of opinion that
the proposition whatever u might be, ought to
from the party which had invited them to the CON-
ference The whig committee then stated that they
authorized IN q
ton, to wit, that Zach party should select its
snd II no oSoice take place at either Of these
talots then plurality shall elect Speaker on the
fourth ballot This proposition va, even In the
Committee o. Conference, objected to by Mr McCler-
napd aud Bayly; but IL being found that the demo-
cratic subcommittee Of six equally divided
agreed that the proposition such II should be-
submitted TO the democratic this evening aud
that the subcommittee should to- morrow morning,
port the result to the Committee Of Conference
The proposition made by the whg subcommittee Of
cratic caucus by the democratic sub committee APP
pointed to receive IT. and debate ensued which how
ever was cut short BY gsg.lsw combining members TO
speeches Of not more than i've minutes duration and
ruling out long arguments not directly bearing
the subject before the caucus MIR y 7. stanton, Of
Tenness.e Mr. Ewing Of Tennessee Mr.. Gerry Of
Msire Mr. Meade % Virginia; sir. Robinson, OF In
diana; MIR. Hibbard. 81 New Hampshire, aud several
others for adopting the plurality rule as pro-
posed By the whig sub committee; but Mr. Mc;isr-
nsnd ~ Illinois, Mr. Meade, Of Virginia. Mr.. Burt. Of
Carolins and many Others we're against II; and when
the vote was finally taken "a vas BY alsrre ma
jority. The minority, however consisted Of twenty
eight members and u apparent that several others
only voted for the rejection Of the proposition uuies
the bigh pressure Of political excite mens, whic,
smothersd their ewn political sentiment BY sort OF
reclamation, MIR Cobb was then again put forSari as
the nominee Of the democratic caucus.
To-day. a batch q about thirty appointments we're
sent into the Senate Not single Diplomatic appoint-
ment among them; that Mr Clay con, In making
q bargain With Col webb for the support Of the New
lork Cgufr gni Enquirer. has evidently promised to
protect the Colonel head TN the latter should have
reached Vienna. MIR Seward " the only Senator who
may feel dposed TO vote for him having procured his
appointment; otherwise his case will scarcely be re-
frred The appointments cent In to-day refer prnci-
Tny " not altogether 60 Judicial offices In the rsrri-
tories, and to rev post cces Among the latter IL
that 81 the Postmaster st rtssurgh Pa which u the
highest and most respectable on 90 days list
Her n. NJ chip Hvcate u sosn ~ the Navy Yard.
The o't0ehts Of Sir Henry Buiwer hsve come up to
town but his exceepcy VIII not take possession % the
apartments secured fee him AZ the Natoual TIL to-
morrow morning. They were seesrel for him
three weeks ego, by MIR Crampton and SirlHenry, On
arriving in this country, hnis alresdy bill against