The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-08
VERY IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
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Settlement OF the Territorial Cues
tons in Congress.

The B,use of Representatives, Yesterday, fol-
owed D., lhe;I good work Of Friday, by passing, by
tremendous and overwhelming majority, the Sc
nate bill admitting California as separate and in
d.peu1rn. State of this coniederacy, 10y vote of
10 to 81, ard aso the Senate bill providing Ter
ritoril' government for Utah, without the Wilmot
proviso by a vote of97 to S5 Several amendments
of an ultra character, wers proposed to each of
those bills, but they were rejected, after consider
able debate, and the bills passed by handsome ma
jorities Thus, within the snort space Of two days.
the House Of Representatives have passed four of
the most important measures connected with the
slavery sgtaton, which grew ont Of the acquisition
of new territory through the Mexican war, viz
The Utah bill
The Texan Boundary bill
The New Ne1,o Territorial hill.
The California bin,
leaving only the Fugitive Slave bill, aud the bill
for the abolition Of slave traffic in the District of
Columbie, 70 be disposed Of the former having
been passed 5y the Senate, and the latter beiag
now under consideration in that boly We have
already Iabshsd the Utah, Texan Boundary. New
Mexico, and California, bills at full length, aud
when tie remaining measures are finally passed
upon, we shall Place them, likewise, before our
readers The whole Of this disagreeable sub
ject will, therefore, be shortly wound up,
and sa,stps put 10 the uluas aud faal.
ncs Of different sections OF the Union, who
have cN-rtcd themselves 10 the utmosi to
keep alive the slavery agitation, and m lin
tain On arrangement Of feeling between the
Northern rnd the South "a States. The sub
ject, thcr. fore, which has caused much dis
quietude and unea mess TO the friends Of the Union
sveIywhcrc, as well as 10 the admirers of our po-
hical institutions at home and abroad, is set at
rest in manner satisfactory to alt, and no insped
meni nov exists the way OF this republc plrsl
ing the even ,enos OF way, and afr wing az TIA,
extraordinary aud unlimited commercial and poll
tical greatness which desiiny long since Swallowed
forth for II. On . former occasion, similar ugita-
lion SHOOT he country to its cenire, AID threat
ened 20 subveTt our whole political experiment, "a
our system of government was then called Az a
later day 30 crossed olr path aad forebo3ed evil IL
not oisasrrr Bat 10 was m't by the patriotism Of
the larc which aIcse ia its majesty, when The en-
sis came. end overcome il.
Nov ih.! The danger which Immediately threat
rned IN. rrfpeuity Of ibe Unipn has bccn safely
passed sad The public m!Gd can reflect calmly on
The csclta which tis country has had, the states
men who nobly and p.tri5;icllly threw aside all
predilccGDa. aud feelings, and stood together
shoulder .u Shoulder, in restoring harmony IN our
public csurcis, as well rs throughout the country,
must ru' De oyt Rocked To the efforts al Mrssrs.
Clay, ". bster. Cass, Footc aad Dickinson, sup
ported l., NJ billiard and Others in the House,
i the country indebted for The adjustment OF
Que elton which, az one time, wore dreadful and
opinoua f.lcCt When Messrs. Clay, Webster,
Cass, Del Hsou ard Foote threw aside all per
snnsl and private combinations, and, II we may
nee The ,,rftg.ion, stripped themselves 70 the
work Of rtsciin- a settlement 81 TIE slavery
qu,sticp. rrr political horizon looked cxir, mely
gloomy Fanaucism GA the ono had, AMI uiiraism
on the ether. were thgn rampant throughout The
land. and threatened o. produce hnfnle feeling
betws,n the different sections O, thr lioul which,
uitulf.ltuuafe'y occurred, u' ueEcr ha'e b-cn
a.. he'd Atili- important illc'ure, those states
men tte,..d ..fo ths breach, Eal oy their moral
Ermn,rs auJ ritgio..m hus1sd me Storm and
ealmed lhe waves or t.sUu."I. u vo1li have
been 'ra much honor Cos one OF them ~ accom-
p'ish s.rl . aisa, vofk--!twl' reserved fog them
q DO e. collectively. 30, great as wls the inhn-
enc which chose rcuUCmrn sXetcFed, we doubt
ifthe 4. serv question w1ud hs,e been so s7iis-
fsrto,Hy a3irs.,d as 90 i.s been, hut iof the
ria furnished ~ rr,ileree n his owa way.
W, sHrd. .1 che .aF.. of tn ven ribis
General T...v, rl event which r'ol.red ac
rr.sary o. complete rrHo'e lirg Of the e.
uitr.r.l.a. lar o. itif,u us 20 say enc wosi
which rr.lI .s.1 toI,ur into n con.'ructi1a
tLst the death q. tb 90 honest ard la,.afll public
rftvsut uCia us'.r Ut sorrow Co us, and 90 the
whole ccrt,-r. Tut the clb.l,t which hc called
around .i were ,rin.ctl to any uoJls.m'at ofthr
.la,e eu,.t.ul. sul. s We i-m'y 'Htrvr. cNened
,lsmftI-. tr .teyfl; any sri'.em.ni ciit ior nlJ-
noses their own. That cabinet became u1po-
pulsr fr tia. and Tor other rsusoas which y % Hoi
p.cf,saff NOS. to mention. hu. the oh tItnsrl hrd
rorfd.ttc u tbsu. aud Dc more they wcr' as
,su,d ths stIoa rrr be adhered 10 them. No'"ifh-
Tandira tIa'. however. tLri, dissolution az very
earl, dsy was Inevitable and f General Taylor hid
moi been called 90 a better world, they would have
hen dsris.-d with iuiluy and disgrace. The
aeccssc of Gsreal TaJ ior, however rendered that
measure ututc sssav. p.ovlcnce inieTosed. AMI
aner ratiotf was the consequence. The countn
IL therefore indebted 10 "a 'ssrs. Clay, Cas-, Dick
inson, Foo,e, Dawson, and 60 Ffoyidrncr, 81
the settlement 81 the question oi'slAycry. we
SOY ihe settlement, cor it cannst for a moment be
supposed that the President viii veto any Of these
measures. The measures Introduced by those gen
tlemtn were those which have been sanctioned ~
abe nouse Of Representatives the only difference
being that they were separated by the latter body,
whereas they are all included in one bull By the
Senate
Now that the slavery agitation Is settled we hays
a w.rd or two 10 say 10 Mr. Fillmore and has cabi
net The held il now clear Tor them, and theJ
have every opportunity 70 conduct the govefhmen
AZ NE eeu,,r. in a m,uner n will add 70 Is.
rrorreuty and re1cci sgson lasHls~4'.s .-4-