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with MI Clay, which very animated and entertain
ing Mr. Bell r,rrx that Mr. Nlxx had foa nd IL nc

With MI Clay, which very animated and entertain
Ing hr Bth was sorry that MIR Clay had fosnd it
eessary TO make war upon the President
MI Clay eoHtendsd that he commenced no war, ne
hostnitiee On the csntrsry, he had ~ the outset,
trcsted the President great courtesy and respect
lis ardent desire was at that time to cooperate with
Mr. Bell admitted the fact that Mr., Clay had in his
frst speech, been courteous and conciiatoy tewxrd
'fe President but that afterwards he had powerfully
assaisd the plan and policy OF the President.
Mr.. Clay ssd that this WAS not until after the first
editors Of the Republic who had declared tor the som
promise had been dismissed, a.d the Re public had
sailed the plan Of the COMMITTEES Of Thrteon and
nistskabis evidsneet had appeared that tho whole
power and forss of the adm nistration were to
rayed against the adjustment Of the great question at
issue proposed by tho Committee Of Thirteen. The
Prssiden had spoken in terms OF derisou OF the
bs, as he had been pleased TO style the committees
plan OF Adjustment and members OF the cabinet had
taken extraordinary steps t. defest the senates mea
sure this state OF things was he TO be passive and
submissive No Believing the compromise plan OF
settling the question which shakes the country and
threatens the dissolution of the Union, TO be just
and equitable one could be framed in the existing
distracted state Of affairs. he would resist the Presi
dent, though he were ifty Presidents
MIR. Bell said every body who knew Mr. Clay knew
that he would Nc only hold himself ready to fight hfy
Presidents, bat the whole universe
hr, Jefferson Davis popped up, and SAID concerning
TO Mr. Clay and sJOu so answered TN. he popped
down again 1t was on the subject OF the opposition
OF the President TO the COMPROMISE
Mr. Fcote popped up and declared his readiness to
prove the interference and opposition OF the President
AID cabinet
Mr. Eel admitted that he had heard Of the unwise
and impoltie rsmarks which one of the cabinet
secretaries had nade IL thought that he all uded
10 Mr. Preston He also admitted that II MIR Foote's
charge that cabinet ministers had threatened that
member Of Congress from . certain State should be
elected they vote for the adjustment, true,
then said cabinet ministers dsracng the places
they occupy, and ought TO retire from them
MIR. Bell aid not finish his speech day nor en-
tueiy define his position the Com promise. lie
spoke with much power ano force, but made no dis
tinct point except point mo point.
The House devoted another day to the Galphins.
They were defended by Messrs McKissick Houston,
aud King Of New Jersey. Mr. Cartier Of Ohio, made
furious and unmercul speech against the allowance,
and again't Messrs Crawford Meredith and johnson,
who implicated in it. lie denounced the President
In vehement terms, for Keeping such n plunderng'
Ewinolng cabinet about him ii he wished to be oon-
sidered an honest man Finally the subject was post
poned Friday when il will be disposed of under the
restriction Of the previous question.
WAsH,SGTos, July 3, 1850
Deta,psye and he Opnibus-TRe Pre,ident-Ihe Cabinet
john Bell and Henry Clay.
sixty -four pound Paixhan st OF from the State of
Delaware, struck the Omnibus, this morning am!dshps,
and leaves it in dismantled condition There APP
pears to be earthly chance for its getting through
the long journey it has undertaken And 1t is enough
to excite the sympathy of the most abotiont
rampant Southern ultra, that after jostng for
many days over a road as rough as the Rocky Noun
tains, and after crossing the Desert Basin of debate,
that it should upset in the Sierra Nevada within full
view of the Bay of San Francisco and tumble all it's
passengers into the impenetrabe chasms below 1t is
calc uated to excite EXTREMIST sympathies to see
such disaster after such good promises OF safe ar.
rival of the Omnibus in port
II appears THAT SOME weeks ago, there was n meeting
gotten up in Delaware passing resolutions in
the Omnibus. Mr.. Clayton not the mao to submit
10 such expression of the public opinion of
the 81 Hens chickens Another public meeting
been held in ilmington, and the resolutions which
they adopted were presented by Mr.. Wales, to-day
The resolutions were quite extensive They extol tue
administration to the tkies. and exat Mr. Clay TO
great height OF especially for the cara
qua treaty they boldly approve the Presidents plan
the only plan for the 'ttlement Of the slavery
business and they repu Late the Compro mse OF Mr.
Clay as mixing up too many things together ncou
gruous in its materials and i'm Pra oticable in itself
MIR Wales, in the few remarks he submitted indi-
Gated has concurrence OF opnon WITH those OF the
lutions The Compromise had failed as d measure of
harmony; and II was quite natural that tue people
should fall back upon the Presidents policy AS the
best course to pursue.
Mr. Clay wac excited. lie had reason to be excited
The votes the Senators of Delaware were neces
sary to secure the bill one Of them certainly
just gone by the board And MI. Clay very natu-
rally excited for, according To the count the loss OF
that the loss OF the bill Mr Clay, with great
esrne-tness defended the Omnibus and attacked the
meeting at Wilmington ana the resolutions, rs having
strong diplomatic odor about them thus broadly in
sinuat that the Secretary OF State Mr. Clayton the
Maguus Apollo a Delaware. the bottom Of the
meal tub and prime mover OF these anti omnibus
lutions.
Mr. wales repealed the iusinuatons conveyed in that
diplomatic odOr. The resolutions we're produced at
the meeting.
Mr Clay indignantly wrote them (Cries OF
order order Ola Hal was out Of AL patience, and
wanted to know
Mr. wales said he could inform the senator privstely
hr Clay had Information that one Of the editors 81
the North .15,criri th- ground, aud exercised
himself considerably In it. proceeding. thus m king
Up the North .1rtscoH and IL editors the agents OF
Mr Clayton. doing ~ bis work in the manufacture OF
public opinion in Delaware
Resolutions laid on the the table.
Nov. let us see what the chances for the Omni-
bus, siter this morning proceedings
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