Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-05-10

Washington Correspondence OF the Boston Atlas /
WAsHlN5ToS, Tuesday morning,i
April 3Oh, 1880. /
BRIGHTER Ptospe,t is FL maeSS of he NorIboyn
Wings THE fooie CommHee-Mre MteS-
HgdiioHS
Since last wrote YOU, there has been an
evident progress in the improvement, then
spoke OF, in The feeling in ,he House Of Repre- /
scntatives. There is a very apparent and grow
ing Discrimination on the part of Northern men.
to be enrappcd into any schene of compro- /
mise or of Adjustment such as Il committee
composed as are the thirteen could, by any
possibility. agree upon. II now seems that some.
at least. Of the claims made by the cumprumi.
sers, of Northern allies, have not been justified.
or are certainly disOwned bv the parties
Among these ain glad TO learn, is one Of ihe
New England members, whom in his absence
from the CITY, the South have been appropri-
ating to themselves, without even asking leave
lie has since returned from the North, ami he is
now given up a. not 10 be among the recreauI
They now concede that only one New EDgIand
representative will vote to sell ont his con>tl-
tuents to Mr.. Fuocs compromise committee
that one is Mr. Fuller, the representative from
the Hancock, Washington, and Aroosto k dis
tricts in Maine. let his constituents look to
him next September.
| am now assured on all hands that certain.
" not more than one Northern Wing. and pro-
badly not single one, will vote for any terri
torial government hl without the prnviso
against slavery. Tnis firtnness on the part of
the Wing members, sustained AS they are by
the impartial, the dignifed, and the patriotic
course Of the President ard his Cabinet. and
the firm and decided tore of the univc' -aL
Northern press, cannot but exert beuetiCul
influence upon the waverlnI aud the unt eltaln
among the Northern Loco Foco member.
From present appearances, 1t will not only
puzzle the Southern conspIratOrs 10 lind their
tWcnty-oght recreant Northern members but
they will also have more than they can do to M
dnce all the Southern Wings to fjtvora scheme
openly at war upon the impartial and truly con-
cillatpry platform Of the Executive. Tnls last
i, perhaps the most cheering feature ia the in
proved signs OF tie times. am informed up
on what deem to be good authority that there
are eight or nine Southern members ot the
| House who stand ready, if the surrender scheme
of Mr. CLAY ever reaches the h lln~e, to vote. at
+ once. to separate California from the degrading
connectiOn-drgradin to her, aud dlshunurIng
to the Nortn-and TO act upon her adnssiur
per Sc. do not, Of course, mean that these
members intend 10 vote, in any event, for terri
orial governments with the pruvso. Probably
not more than one Of them would consent to
that, but they stand ready to meet their Nnith-
eru brethren upon the middle ground OF the Pre-.
sidents platform. aud unless The Senate proves
facrious aud will not suffer these questions to
be djusted, they only can be without dis
honor to the North, the prospect at TINS moment
appears more cheering and encouraging tn 1t
has been since Mr.. Webster speech We can
therefore now, Whatever the .'enat" may do,
Look TO THE lloUsE, with confidence and nope.
There are varlOls rumOrs in circulation rel.