New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Nr. webster. Pesition-Compromise-
union-Nomination Confirmed.

C0rrssponseuce q TIE Trb11e-
WassrSe10< Saturday,. Narch 2. it5o
have ample reason for saying positively tia;
the whole story wth regard 70 Mr. WEBsTIR and
the position be VII take uPon tie Slavery cues
ton. which has been 50 indas,rolsy and f'eri.na
ciousy circulated BY .hse; q notorious character
in New.York. and repeated By correspondents q;
other more reliable journals. s entirely erroneous
NJ WEssrrR wi probably speak on the siave-
- oue,;ioa on Wednesday next Mr. CaLHoUSs
speech vi be read on Monday NJ stwARD
vii deliver MS views - TUESDAY and the neIi
day NJ WFHs1rr wil BE- heard. u = not known
whom NJ BEvroS vii speak on tbs subject Il IS
ro..i5ls TIA, be VII orbsar the rejoInaer - W
c.rYory. which be has 81 .ong had IN preparation,
out Of regard % the feeble and precarous tenure oil
tie Southern leaders lie
Nr WEBSTER has % Compromise ma'ured- has
not contemplated ofering one. and WI not attempt
70 offer one Tor the reason tia, he does not regard
any q. either practicable ~ called for BY the CIR
cumstsrces Of the case He goes entirely for the
Admission Of California with her present bounla-
re. and Constitution. But be does not for the
90 30 Inc to the Pacific, nor even for Mr. BILL :
scheme for the admission Of g new Slave state 70
be formed oat Of the Texas territory.
H OPPOSES utterly any extension Of Slave Ieu7-
tory though ID respect 70 present practical mess
ares his position IS briefly that Of the President
He advocates leaving the matter to the acton Of
tho people ia the Territories the formation Of Ter.
r.,o-ial governments by Congress he does rot think
necessary Az the same time he Wi sireuuousiy
MAINTAIN bis former ground that the Mexican law
abolshiug slavery is std force IL these Territo-
ries ard the INFORMATION ~ tie institution conse-
quenty illegal and out of the question.
The agitation which las pervsded the country.
NJ WEBsrER VII stigmsiize Is for the most part
tbe product Of selfish ambition aud demagoSulsm,
riskug o.. 70 accomplish rs own private ends
and this IS the case both At tie North a1d az the
south He also condemns tie conduct Of the Nor'i
la the matter Of fugitive slaves and asserts tn
doctrine that the Northern states are bound &
employ their c0us;sbulary iarco iu tAe arrest and
return Of such iugitIves The speech Will probably
be- found one of the most carefully prepared com
pact thoroughly reasoned. independent and able
ever made by rs distinguished author
The reported Compromise attributed o. NJ
WEBSTER may be regarded ~ the creation 81
Northern politicians, whose Oyerweenug anxiety
that be should come 70 their rescue i-lihem 90 con
ceiyc this rumor They probably hoped 70 induce
him t. give the lie - all his past history by the
stupid assertion that he had determined Go soand
by still more ridiculous loudsuon oi such course.
They must feel themselves essentially cornered
when they have o. resort 20 such means 20 save
them from the DIRE necessity Of holding The Nash
Vile Convention. aud making themselves immortal
Gen FooIF is unwe %, sud accordingly lt Is sup.
posed that the Dissolution Of the Union, which DE
had appointed Tor 10 morrow, vii be postponed tli
further notice.
IL the nominations teleuaphed 10 The I0tuae
on FRIDAY night. as confirmed by the senate ou
FRIDAY, tue name Of BISJ. BOND. L. :. Mssha for
Illinois Wa. omitted G. 4. d