The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-27

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The business Of the morning he.r having bssu 90
Mr. Fsots moved that the ladies be admit
sylana r Pssrss Who had IN recent
casion, being absent Mr. +. hoped there would be
obstacle to their admission now. The motion
pinously adopted.
Ma CLEMENS DOWN uroS CLAY BENTON, AND CALIFORNIA.
MI Clemens rose to speak; but, ct the instance Of
stream Of ladies entering the chamber had sabsidsd
In the interval, there were some spseulaions in the
AVoIcr-Clsmens speaks TO- day don't he!
REr.NosED MAN-Yss; and he's regular nre eater
perfect Southern sslamsndsr. He'll tear the lint out
Of the Northern doughfAees, to day.
PALE, Tns MAs-why, thought he was Kind of
Far Man Nothing like II. Hss regular Southern
trump; the junior embodiment Of MIR. Calhoun, just a.
much - Bolts ID Of Henry Clay.
GRKY.HEApEp MAK-Gentlemen, keep still. came
Mr. Clemens took the door Hs considered the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Benton and the first resolution Of MIR.
Clsy's series to be identical: They were the same
phet had foretod the day when the lion and the lamb
should lie down together and however incredulous he
might have been to Its ulhlment after this junction
and cooperation Of Thomas II Benton and Henry
Csy-ths great expunger and the great embodiment
nothing could be for his belief He regarded
this singular conjunction Of evil import to the rights
Of the South He also considered that the speech OF
Gen Glass; the other day in behalf Of the Union, was
significant Of danger. when that Senator could only
venture to deal In general principles and qualified son
cessions there occason to the south to dsspond
They In the position Of Simon de Montfot on the
eve Of the battle Of Evesh.m when be declared Now
God have mercy on our souls for our bodies are FRINGE
The argument Of the short speech Of Mr.. Clemens
to- day confined to California; based upon tho as
sumption that California had right, no authority no
The people, according to the Governor were hetsro
geneous mass Of human beings Of every Language and
every hue, and every knew that the mass OF the
advsturers there from country getting up this
tituton intended to remain In California In the
creation Of that constitution the will Of the President
had taken the place of law and the result piece Of
fraud and trckery, unparalleled in the history Of any
land The adnissien Of California would be adolf
ton triumph-snother outwork Of the safeguards Of
the constitution carried. from which to make fur
thsr attacks upon the South. He would prefer the
wlmot proviso direct, to this admission Of Cslifor-
mia He would prefer the bold assault Of the high.
way robber to the cttsck Of the assassin In the
dark This plan for the admission OF California
was an infamous scbeme-he so denounced It, and
would 80 resiet it. He wanted compromise. The
constitution itself the only compromise for the
part Of that away Northern aggressions upon their
rights. On another occasion, he would make some
reply to the speech Of Mr. Clay upon his resolutions
GEN. SPEARS FOR HIMSELF.
Gen. Cars TO defend mis- consistency
NE. Clemens did net attack his consistency.
MI Cess however, wished to appropriate this oces.
sion to vindcate himee and his consistency He did
this with much cesrness and much the satsfsc
Of almost every man who heard him. His history Of
the origin and his Interpretation OF the meaning OF the
Nicholson letter, were sufficient to any reasonable
mind to relieve Gen Csss OF mputatiops of inoon
sistepcy Inc ultra cemaDds OF the extreme opinions
OF the North and the extreme opinions OF the South
were such as to perpiex any whose object the
restoration OF harmony and peace He SICK and
tired Of 1t. He was broken down In the North on the
conservative ground which he had taken the last
campaign and he felt that from the extreme po-
siiions assumed by the South he was driven to the
wall.
HAS A WORD TO saw.
Mr. Clay rose to an explanation. lie com plimeuted
the eloquence OF the Senator from Alabama, but de
sired to know whether he to be considered the
or the lamb. Of which the Senator had spoken. He
would not msksa very good lamb, and did not wish to
Mr.. Clemens explained that the Senator OF Ken.ucky
was the lion but that IL was dsure Of speech intend
cd 70 SHOW that the Senator from Kentucky and the
Senator from Missouri had been heretofore the anti
poces OF each other and that their present ooopera
zion Was tminous TO the South.
Mr.. Clay, with almost the energy and spirit
that characterized him Dozen years ago, resumed his
vpdicaton Of himseif-o his ming desire to
settle there fearful difficulties, which so much
distract the Union and OF the people and the State of
Csernis- and Of the duty Of Congress to admit her
into the Union and he particularly severe the
Senator frem Alabama for the declaration, that he
would resist this admission OF California regardless Of
The remarks Of Mr. Clay were equally bold pstriotic
humorous coucilatory and eloquent As he continued
IN the steady current Of bis thoughts the crowd multi
Piled the floor and in the galleries and wusu he had
finished, the throng had become dense tbs day
whsn De rose 10 expound and defend his resolutions,
lips
IHr ycHersos LETTER MsuSprRsroop ~ ALABAMA.
Mr.. Clemens made . brief reply to Mr. Clay AID
interpreted the Nicholson letter TO that the Will
mot proviso IL was inexpe-
territories hut that people Of the territories even
In their territorial capacity had sovereign jurisdio
ton over the subject Mr. Clemens said that Mr.: Yam
cey and other leading democrats In Alabama had been
turned out Of the party for giving this explanation to
the Nehoson letterthe true constructionin Alabama
was serpoted TO be that the people OF the territories
only had tion slavery In organixng them
selves Into sststs This the construction which
Mr. Clemens had given that letter during the campaign
". In Alaha nd his
regarded as the true construction.
Mr. Jefferson Davis said. that In Mississippi during
the campaign Of AS he bad given the Nicholson letter
the zane Interpretation which the Senator hrs.lf had
given to-day and that that Interpretation had given
him some trouble with his party.
Mn. yoorE's oM~ruM elrH,sun
Mr. Foote spoke at considerable length principally in
urging that the prssent Of Mr. Clay wa. the OBJ
pori,e Of his opinions OF 1888 and that vas no en-
coursging the sdversarss Of the south ani had in.
orsssd the dangers Of the Union tenfoij. Tharlow
Weed ltAs organ Of the Senator from New Ysrk, Mr..
seward) and such like men had received the oompro
mise plan OF Mr.. Clay with great rejoicing In the
course Of bis remarks MIR Foots commented upon the
the Senate cbsmber ne resulting In the motion 10 Adj
NIT California BY herself
nR. CLAY o, HAND waK- WAITED
Mr.. Clay replied to MIR foote In very cool and IA
cstous manner, frequently provoking general sTplo-
eonf OF laughter and merrimeot ia yindicstine hpss
agsin't toe ids Of pity with the sboosis
OF all men In the Union he had been the best abused
man BY the aeotisnists; and whea In their nsvsps-
pers they had exhausted the language Of Bling.xsts
enough to send him the paper MIR clay took occasion
TO edmonhrh Senators that he not to be Enlightened
out OF bic opinions. He the brink OF eternity
HE life ves well nigh spent and thus situated he had
nothing 20 consult but his consciencs and his Maksr
lie believed that slavery svIla great politi-
cal sna social evil and he would never consent to
legislsie IL into any territory. (iurmurs among the
Southern mes.) But on this question, he Recognised
TO North-no south-he recognized nothing but the
Union.
General Cas- said be could furnish the Senator from
Kentucky With bushel q abolition newspapers he
nj cd fHeu1 Az for ha
man in the United States he perhaps with one ex
csption. lLaugbter)
Ma. rrriyR IN A rporr.r
Mi Butler replied TO a sings point In Mr. CLAWS re-
msrks; via; that California, having bsen abandoned by
Congress, Vas compelled TO take care Of herself lie
charged that the North had abandoned her Ia defeat
iug the territorial bills brought into the Senate and
that new ny system 81 aud bad faita the
North demanded the Admission Of California q. a
scheme TO which the south must submit.
poDos YouacEs.
Mr. Dodge the younger, considerably excited. rsss
TO the excupston Of GER ain Northern Senators agans
the sweeping charge Of Mr. Butler Thsr. we're several
who voted eli the 70 give No