New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Proceedings In the Senate on ssturday-New-
Mexico-CoI. Monroe, &c.


Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WAsuIssTos, Saturday, June %.
Come talk begins to be had about bringing this
eternal Compromise question to close in the Sem
ate and we are oil beginning to discuss the ques-
ton whether we shall be allowed the gracious "a
vor Of holiday on the 4th Of July Mr.. CLAY
goes fer giving pay-time until the whole matter
is ended. He hasn't yet had the moral courage to
propose appropriaiing Sunday to the work. but
with regard TO the Anniversary OF our National In.
dependence he applies the motto OF certain ultra
reformers Of the day We live 10, The better the
day the better the deed He is even anxious, on
the ground of the additional eclat that the vote
should be taken on that day. Ii remeins to be
seen whether bis influence extends so far as to in
duce those Senators to surrender day devoted to
rollickiDg, which the day, not the rockingl only
comes once year.
In the morning hour Mr.. CAss called up his reso-
luton which bad been lying on the table for two
DAYS to the effect that the Committee on Military
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expedeucy
Of prohibiting any officer of the army from exer-
cising civil power and Of providing an adequate
punishment for 90 doing. Mr.. PRATT wanted to
20 farther and find out some way Of furnishing
those who had heretofore done so.
Gen. CAss sustained his resolution with an earn.
cured by free republic in allowing military men
to assume any control over civil officers, and in
formed the Senate that somewhere In ancient his
tory there account Of some old fashioned Gen
eral who waded or was ferried over a river called
the Rubicon.
Mr. SEWARD replied by stating, In effect, that he
had always considered the simple act Of crossing
the Hubcon n very harmless sort OF transaction,
provided the odfsshioned General Aforesaid paid
bis ierriage. He supposed that the reason why
that event had been signshzed ia history was the
design or purpose bad in view when the river wac
passed-whi design was TO seize upon po yer
and subyert the civil orgssiz aton Of great people,
whereas the crossing Of the hubicon by Col Mon.
ROE in New Mexico, ho being the distinguished
parsonage aimed at BY the resolution, was with
the design not OF seizipg upon military power, bat
Of laying it down-not with the purpose Of over
turning civil organization, but OF establishing ono
ali Of which it seemed " tho Governor 70 make
the crossing OF the Hubicon very harmless aiftir,
batting the fact that there is stream OF that name
laid down on the map in all the Province OF New
Mexico.
Mr.. Stewards Implied defense of the Admins.
traton, OF which there be doubt he IA one Of
the most influential supporters, wss graceful
and effective, e was not this Admlnsration bQt
tho last that leh the Territories 10 the hands OF
military comm aDders, with DO prospective Pross-.
ion ever for the termination OF toer extraordinary
and provisional powers. These officers now ind
ing thus devoved upo3 themselves functions not
sppropriste To tbemEslyes, call upon the people
over whom. they are thus ANONYMOUSLY placed 70
assemble and exercise their inherent powers &C.
cording TO the doctrine 80 stzeDuously maintained
by Gen. CAss and the Loco FOco party OF organ
izing Governments for the aseves, who Will super
sede the anomalous Military Administration com
planned Of
Strange TO say, then. tbs act, the only feasible
one COR preventing the continuance OF the military
rule-an act fraugbt With all the magnanimity Of
u.lta eartlv I'D
and exercised, is the only act Of thOse Antary
Governors which has raised this hullabo loo-that
I, Good Irish--sbOv the awful dangers OF military
rule. Tie rtgink was instituted under the last
Admiuislration, was i0uod IN existence when the
present Administration came To, was approved BY
a. GOOD Democrats % Gen Cas- then, and has been
tolerated since, until tho onessiness m'nrestsd W
the officers emselves 10 get out Of Their aDomsAos
yo.itir and surrender the night Of self eoyerDpent
no tha hands Of the people, is denounced u
hiRbhandeo act of osurpation
Mr. PEARcE presented and bad read tie rssolu.
ions of the BsltimWeaDs ia relation u the Compro.
ui,e. going the whole figure for the bill.
Mr.. HALE introduced resolaliJn re a,ng TO the
rsouctoo OF the Navy establishments, hich has TOO
much good sense in Is to be popular.
Wnen the regular order OF the day was called.
Mr. DAVIS Of Mas. resumed the floor And concad-
ed very able Argument against the COMPROMISE
bin. He denied that this proposition has any u
the appropriate features OF Compounds. dc
took up the glove thrown down by Mr.. CLAr and
assumed the 0Hts Of showing that there 10 @seh
better wsy Of settling ell these difficulties 80 far
as there really are any.
In the first place, be would admit California a.
distinct and separate measure. There Is 90 DIM
Guilty In that az well rtained majority IA ooth
Houses desire it, and the country demands e.
That will settle 90 much. la the next place, ne
would, if be had bis own way, organize 'ns fer"'