The Arkansas banner., 1850-12-10
rhe rnritlre alars nllI.

or zii the measures eomp.ised in the slavery ad. iuiInsett the Fugitive slave bill has worked tnOsl empilaIicafiy ia The North On the day that the blH went through the House, Mir. Clay rose tn his place in the Senate, and expressed hs cohgrstnia- 0ns that the measure wss hsaiy passed. ahd that the great wsHk o csmproHise Cby required the Aboi- tcs of the Dtsiret slave tras. That biiI. aiso was at length passed; when Mf. Gay took oeeasioa to express his convictions that peace end hasmony woaid speedily be restores to blesding, Agi2t MHd distracted eonWiry f-w Aboit'toBisss ia the North. and lew reckless aI,rss in the South. might he supposed. attempt to revive the sgiistien; hus their efforts would he ridiculous The great nassss ot both sectiOas would bs satisfied. HartHony would be restored and te North aud Sesth, U ader the same yiae aud fg tree. would bury te ha'eheI. sud stneke the pipe oi peace together for a very iOBg time 10
 Such was the prophecy oF Mir Clay What is the fact The Compromise bils were bat tbe beginniag of tho agisatios. The fiaster. buster, bray adO clap trap, gas, sad terrible threats of Aho IitiODiss aud southern niras. before the settlement were mere moonshihe io what has snseeeded It Is just the difference belw+en The msBoaverings Of two srniles before impending war, and the actual guerilla warfare after the first battle Is over. All the peece measures of the fast Congress only carry 10 Busra Vists--the battles Of the southern column of the army have yet 10 b. fought.
 The Fugitive slave bill may well be called IIls BueBs Vista of the compromise measures. Aa im tue ngbt LII NAeNtco so fu contest III OouEftaS. there many Rn,oHg tise bravest left upon the field, aud many who dsemiug discreion the better part of vAlor. kept quiet took to their heels In the Senate, Colonel Benton was accidentally asen, the engr ssmenl of the bill; aud, owing probably to the "noIse and confusion" General Csss did not answer 10 his name. From que cause or other, and. us far informed we give the causes. the following Senators absent. or dumb. orjust stepped out, on the engfossnent of the bili which iiie tesi question:
 ABSENT. sTEPeEp ctr, oR soT&pTiHo.
 .9labams--Jeremiah Clemens, for several weeks gone home.
 4 kansas--SoLoS BoRLASD. ef in ArkGnSas, ALL THE SESSION.
 Fiot tds Jackson Morton, absent
 IadisAa - M cssrs Bright and Whtcomb Brigh, stepped out whitcomb hard of hearing,)
 Liinois-Messfs Douglas and Shields, (absent or dumb
 Ksntveky-Mr. Clay, absent at Newport.
 MaHe-Mr Ha'nliH. Free soil.) sbsent.
 Michigqn - Nlcssrs CaSs and Felcb. Mr. Csss in his seat but too much noise and confusion to hear his name called. Mir Felch accidentally missing
 Missours-Mr Benton missing supposed 10 have stepped out ,,8
 NU Hampslire- Messrs Hale aud Norris Hal. off hom@--Norrs no apsw~r. i,--t
 New roik-Mcssrs Dickinson and Seward paired of 10 allow Seward je yisil New York
 Nec Jeysy Mr MtIIer-go home.
 Rko!r isisnd- Mir. Ciafke-goue home
 Fe,mont-Mr Pheps--shsrn, from sckueSs
 Total gone home. abscDt. stepped out. not voting. twenty-or exactly one-Ihird of the entire Ssnate---on ,be passage Of the sct--N. r. Herald.