The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-03-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March |.

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whole community here, both of public men
and of private observers. Those who look
on, see most OF the game, and the lockers
on are impressed with the belief that we
have safely passed the crisis Of excitement
| With coolneess and discretion, on the
part of the pilots, The ship will weather
the storm. Mr.. Bcll's proposition, offered
to day, is considered as approSimating to
an adjustment satisfactory to all. 1t was
offered upon consultation with many Sen.
a,ors and Members of different sections.
The three saveholding States which he
proposes on the Gulf of Mexico, comprise,
in his opinion, the whole region into which
slavery can possibly 60. He proposes to
ADM, California. with her present Consti>
tuition. As TO the rest OF the country ac>
quired from Mexico, he allows Of terrio>
rial governments, without restriction as to
slavery, but they are not to form State gov.
ernments without the assent Of Congress,
and. after this assent, the people are 10
regulate their own domestic policy. No
opinions have teen publicly expressed as
to this offer. but it is considered as an ap-
Proclamation to an adjustment. The coun>
try east Of the Sierra Nevada is not very
likely soon to have sufficient population to
Justify the assen, of Congress TO the erec-
ton of State governments. Congress will
not be disposed to press the admission Of
New Mexico or DeSeret.
The opinion is, that Congress will soon
adjust the question, and then the ordinary
le egisla,ve business can be attended to, and
not liIl then.
Mr.. Butter stated, yesterday, that Mr..
Calhoun. still unable TO resume his seat.
would address the Senate, by proxy, on
Monday, which was unanimously assen,ed
to.
To-day, the Senate is to dispose Of accu-
mulaled executive business.
WAsnlNGToN, March, 9.
learn that Mr.. Bell's proposition for a
compromise are preferred to those OF Mr..
Clay by the Southern members. From
the best sources, am informed that MIR.
n,H's rrojcC; WAS subject Of consultation
and that il is as favorable to the South as
any measure that is likely to pass. The
South would prefer the Missouri Compro.
misc line 10 any other project that has been
named, but it cannot pass. The whole
question will, it is said, be settled in a
fortnight, or not for three months. The
Texans will give their hearty assent 10 Mr..
Bells plan.
The Inteiigencer contains an article OF
seven columns from distinguished source,
on the topic of the day. The writer Gays
the sloru, is at its height and there are
symptoms of breaking away of the ele-
men,s. presume the writer Is Mr.. John
p. Kennedy, of Md. 1t is an able article.
We think that, so far as Congress is
concerned, the storm has passed.
The Supreme Court has adjourned ill
the frs, Of April.
The Amount in the Treasury, on the
25:h of February, was 81 ,273,0C0.
We had high wind yesterday, which,
at | o'clock, took off the root, with raiier>,
sheeting, cornice, &c., from Winder's
great building, which is occupied by Cow
ernment bureaus. II is miracle that no
one was hurt. A mass of the roof was
carried across the street and narrowly mis-
sed the south. west corner ithe Navy oils
ces. cutting down large trees. If It had
struck the building it would have en-
dangered The lives of Commodore Smith,
and the clerks in the room.
WASHINGTON, March, A.
Mn. CALHoUN's SpEEcH.-To day, Mr..
Calhoun occupied his seat in the Senate,
and a grea. crowd was in attendance. MIR.
Mason, of Virginia, read his remarks on
the exciting subject which is now all alb
sorbng, as i, involves the very existence
Of our Union. The deepest attention was
paid during the delivery of the address.
Mr. Calhoun said that the Union was in
danger. That the cause Of the discomfort
which prevailed was produced by the des-
truclion Of the equilibrium between the
North and the South. The South must
be satisfied that she can remain ia the
Union in safety and peace. The Union
could not be saved by Mr.. Clay's project,
nor by the admission o! California. with |
the provisions incorporated in the proposed
Constitution.
The Union could be saved by giving the
South an equal share Of the common do
mlnion, and by restoring TO owners iugi>
tive slaves. The South had no compro-
mise TO offer. The question could not be
settled unless il was effected, during The
present session Of Congress; and i. was
time to decide it. If it could not be settled,
il was judicious to par, in peace. IL an
am,cable arrangement could not be made,
legisla,ively, the admission of California
should he made the test question.
MIR. Webster has been announced as
occupying the floor Of the Senate. on
nv 80 o,,a 4 , ,.au,o an tho hi