The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-02
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS
Our Washington Correspondence.

Our Warrington Correspondence
wAsHrSoros, Feb. "a, 1850.
Hon. John Bells Cempvsmise.
John Bell Il the big whig gun Of Tennessee. He has
been Governor Of the state, was Secretary Of War
under Cen. Harrison and 1t simply rested with him
self to be or not to be the head same
under Gen. Taylor. He Is . man Of solid parts Q
shrswd politician, practical statesman, powerful
orator on the stump, and strong and eloquent debs
ter in the Senate. In this body of late years, his
attention hes been chiefly devoted to the Indians but
his movement in the Senate to. day assured us with
great emphasis that he has in this crisis raised himself
step higher and has gone, with the elaboration of
COOL sdsd dpomatst into the consideration of the
Niger question.
When Mr. Bell took the floor, We expected the In
PRODUCTION Of resolution relating to the Creek
Indians, the Choctsws or Cherokses; but We were
promptly updeceived In the that he had
cooked up, the best Of his discretion compromise
on this eternal slavery dispute which he proposed
to introduce and explain TO the Senate.
Reduced to the skeleton this compromise Of Mr. Bell
other plans heretofore submitted. He proposes
BypIesmsle the necessity Of eGpmr.oI.si .,
ton, TO admit new slave State from Texas
rsdo to the Rio Grande. north to AZ n L. including New
s. Proposes in due time admit another slave State from
this ceded territory, south Of "a degrees N. l..
And free State from the territory north Of said ne
FsSss Sas he xhss Of the Great Basin VIZ all ,s..
vda including the Mormon region, shall be governed
''srFI aSposs 70 s' asS csorna as
T. PROVIDES that future State constitutions shall be formed
Declares the sovereignty of the people of territory
nsructs the report bill according this
The explanation Of Mr Bell, upon these several
items presented gloomy picture with reference to the
balance OF power in the Senass-s picture, In sub.
stance, the came that presented by Mr.. Calhoun
fevera years ago. to with the prospect the
admission in few years Of free State from Mime.
sofia q free State from Nebrseks free State on the
Upper Missouri two free States frsn Oregon-perhsps
three or four-one from California and one from New
Mexico to say nothineof the Great Basinin ell some
Offset OF one two slave States from Texas the South
must abandon the last vestge Of hope Of maintaining
the balance Of power In the Senate
To ray the least Of it, this aspect OF the case is not
very encouraging to the south IL casts them In the
prospective, entirely upon the mercy Of the North
We sgree with hr. Bell that rlsvery cannot be made
to exist in New Mexico The soil IL sterile limited
few patches on the Rio GrsDde cultivated BY rrigs
tion from the river The climate is intensely hot in
GUNNER, and intensely cold in winter IL is too cold
and too poor country for the negro He could
himself The mixed population Of New Mexico, OF In
dian and Spanish blood, can subsist upon almost no.
thing negro requires hearty TODD, and plenty OF it,
Negro slavery could not be- made to exist In New
MeSicoeven under the protection OF bounties from the
government.
compronise line, through to the Pacific would be
q mockefy- that the South would not gain a single
the division OF California by that
would simply by saying nothing about slavery the
south side Ct the line leave territory which by the
force 81 the free white emigration would Inevitably
become another free State Therefore, Mr.. Bell pre-.
fers TO admit California she Isl preerrng
State TO the certainty of two. In this view, as q
southern he would prefer to include ell
Salt Rssn In the State OF California because other ~se
there is the chance Of another free State from the
Great Basin.
Not quite so fast. There are Southern men who be.
eve that the Missouri compromise line, with certain
declarations OF Fundamental doctrines will the
purpose Of securing to the South the territory south
the lne and the occupation by slave labor under
save State government, OF the lower half Of Cali
forns. Furthermore the South look perhap., to the
Their acquisitions from Mexico, where slave labor in
highly profitable. With the slightest eucourag
from the United States the whole Of Mexico nigh bs
annexed without the Grirg OF hostile gun. In this
view, the Missouri compromise line Is matter Of great
and tactical consequence to the South.
The only point in MIR. Bells scheme, satisfactory to
the South lie the proposition to admit tao slave
from Texas to counter balance the free States Of Cali
fornia and New Mexico In the Senate. To this
extent end no more the compromise plan Of Mr. Bell
tends to the ustment of the question The strength
enrg Of single point however, in the work Of
eonciiston, something and thus far at least MIR.
Bell has met the necessities OF the case.
We look with great anxiety to the speech OF Air.
Calhoun on Monday next. by appointment to. day IL
will doubtless present the true points Of resistance by
the South. and viii thus admonsh the North Of the
dangers they to avoid and Of the schemes which
they must not enforce