The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-01

Our Washington COrrespondence.


Our Washington COrrespondence.
WAsHIsoTos, May 30, 1880.
Susyensen of Liquidation Till Neat Wssk-TAs We If
tie CaJinsi upon Henry Clay-TXs Breseh pidesias ~
the Wing Ranks-Pennsy leasia Wigs rralivins on OX
Zoek's Pian-TA1House asd the GaipAin Clst~-.d1-
PEAL TO the Supreme Court.
The death of Mr. Elmore interposes . suspension
legislation In the Senate for the residue of this week
and the House had previously resolved to hold over
till Monday from to-day with view Of gettingt the
Hall in trim for the hot season. We expect another
adjournment week by the Senate of several days.
for the purpose of allowing the upholsterers to make
their summer arrangements in that branch Of the
Capitol that cannot safely calculate upon the
regular resumption of the Compromise bill for week
to come @
The war ofthe cabinet upon Henry Clay is widening
the breach In the wing ranks. The cabinet organs,
from the gGo" os al along shore down to the
Republic, are down upon Henry Clay
rrv blanche and Sss ss az, e sPy AZ H,-
1t is state Of open war and the chasm in the whig
ranks is sensiby widening and deepening The rup-
ture has opened crevasse upon the poor wings, and
perhaps win survive the fre;he while the scattered
fragments Of the administration will be heaped up ike
drit WOOD among the ruins of this political inunda-
ton. ..r u ftrTif
The Pennsylvania wings who we're heretofore sup
posed to be with Henry Clay are beginning to rally
upon Old Zaek plan OF settling the negro question.
They believe that Gen Taylor good for another term
in Pennsylvania-the know that he is all they want
in the matter Of protection and they think that is
most judcious to support him, the best way Of
maintaining strong front in the old Key stone state.
The New York wings and nearly all the Northern
wings are raying the support Of Old lacks PLAN
exactly from the same motives but because they
believe it to be little certain against chancqs
of slavery than the compromise Of Henry Clay.
Nobody supposes that this war Of the cabinet upon
Mr. Clay will hurt him his reputation in the sl ght-
degree Indeed it will only exalt him in the pub
lie estimation. lie would have been false to his high
character had he consented 70 bs the mere tool In
Qf tha aha Qf he
the last man to count upon olpigeon' for Tho
mas Ewing, Jacob Collamer, and William II. Seward.
His of action Is then perfectly consistent with
his respect for the wing party the country the go
vernment, and himself
But though Mr. Clay has nothing to lose by cutting
adrift from the administration the split in the whig
ranks growing out OF this personal rupture does not
promise much for the compromise. 1t renders the
success Of the bill contingent upon the mere chances
of struggle in the dark far the Senate is
cerned and the fate OF the in the House still
likely to be defeated Il will require some months
to disclose the extent Of the responsibility Of the
cabinet in prosecuting this war upon Clays compro-
mise. Nobody is afraid Of discussion; but II Is still
question whether this Congress will adjourn before
after the admission Of California
On Tuesday week the Galphin business comes up in
the House. We expect every body expects, the public
opinion demands, verdict against Crawford and the
cabinet. But upon such verdict, will Crawford pay
up the money, or resign Not a bit of it, lie will
have the matter carried up into the supreme Court,
and there decision upon it may be delayed till tho
ath March 1852 and Of course, the cabinet viii all
hold till they hear the decision But better still,
the cabinet seem to tn at upon the techni
the payment was according to the act Of Congress-
which was in general terms, authorizing the amount
cabinet found Sl9 600 interest TO be due on the claim
already settled and They paid the amount S found
| does not consider the by which the bill
psssedhe time Of night-or the juggling re:ortsd TO
it does not inquire how Mr. Crawford continuedto
keep nature aud extent of this claim secret from
Old lack till the money was paid and the newspapers
took up the hue and cryit does not inquire whether
one great object of Mr. Crawford in getting into the
cabinet was not the better to secure this heavy
press depend for their decision upon the public juGs-
ment. And the Supreme Court itself will be powerisss
against the public contemplation should Its decision
guilty cabinet Of the plumber We expect nothing less
than that in month two, 1t will be found neees
sary to exercise this cabinet by whig manifesto, In
order to remnant Of the party fom the dsgrsse
Of the Galphin enormity. 10
WASHINGTON, May 90 1850.
TIE cemsromise Bay-Dirison Of Parties ne Presdss-
rial Qsesfion--.smsndaasnf Of Jefferson Davis-TSh
Pinch for Mr.. WeIs1-How is Ne 70 60 IA T~v Nv
plsring Case.
II is a matter Of importance to know, as far ~ can
be assertaned how the Senate s divided, IL likely
to be divided upon this Compromise, or Omnibus bill
of Mr. Clay There is no arriving, as yet, at any dsn-
mite refult The bill may he rjected-h may pass ~
one or two votest may require the best efforts OF Mr.
Clay TO secure bare majority and on the hnal trial
Il may yet pass by very clever majority There are
number Of Senators North and South, who are sup
posed TO be playing and loose and they there
fore like the utchmsns pigs-they move about 90 ra-
pidy that you can't count them but the prospect for
| the bill looks bad.
North and South the Senate counting Delaware -
Southern stste) stands equally divided-thrty Sc
majors TO each section Between the two great parties
we have SO democrats and IS wings and two elected
free solers psy ercsIlenoe--Nessrs Chase and Hale
The two great parties In the Senate cut into
several factions and chiefly in reference to the Prcs-
deuf he VIII ar ed be
Gen Taylor the democrats between Gen Cass and Mr..
nehansn s 10 ,s sr sSss 10 Ins
candidate Is the division OF the senate upon the
veral plans before them. The friends ofGen Cass and
Of Mr.. Clay 20 for the Compromise. The friends OF
Gen Taylor prefer the Presidents plan and they also
prefer the souri Compromise lnc-hat IL, the south
MIR buchanan Go any other Northern candidate for tho
Presidency But apart hom all these subdiyisions,
many OF the Northern Senator'S are instructed upon
the Wilmot Proyiso; that with the Taylor whgJ the
instructed and the free sOilsrs the Presdents plan
has now some eighteen or twenty adherents on tho
floor Of the senate-ths Clay Compromise some TWEEN
ynine or thirty and the Missouri line some twelve or
thirteen. who will stick to It 70 the last chance
With this state Of things existing we do not hesitate
90 say that u would be tight pinch which would
give the copromite blu thirty votes brought TO its
passage now IL could not get thas number perhaps
and the pending ndmebt II adopted IL not ealcu-
lated to make any stronger In the North the quarter
to which Mr.. Clay 4 looking for assistance
The pending anne eluires that the territorial
legs Utah Cor Desercp shall protect the rights
,ste into The territory Now. L strikes u. that M
Webster cant support this amendment. nor Mr..
Cooper. Their votes wanted % make oil safe
We hold that the amendm M only assumes that tho
constituticn overrdcs the Mexican laws. and that in
lsgiatng for territories of The United states. do &c
under our constitution, End not under that OF
Mexico We think that the south. In requiring this
amendment have good solid ground 20 stand upon;
but places Mr. webster In lightly o klish position
III he votes Tor the Amendment, he votes to Introduce
slavery into Utahf he opposes " he votes 20 exclude
slavery. and thus make discrimination against tbs
rqual rhts Of the South settle with their property
In the territories The amen imsnt does not directly
provide for the Introduction u tavcty only says
that the territorial legislature hau not be debarred
from protecting every Mind "a property. which %
courrc includes slave property This u mighty ugly
amendment to set over sudto get round Il is almost
impossible
A. the bill 81 Mr.. Clay stands Il simply provides
that the territorial legislature shall pass no laws in
relation 20 African slavery witch. u course would
inhbit the legislature ffcm any law protecting slave
property IL excludes any legislation whAieses "a re-