The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-25
Prospects ofthe "omnibus Bill"
In the House.

In the House.
The National Era, lhe Frrr -roil organ At
Washington, Is reluctantly, aud by forco Of
clrcumsnuccs,compclIcd TO pay the Northern
Whiga Ia Congress a high complainant
Facts nro more s,uhhorn hnn fiction, mud
drc forcing the Era EditSr's Eyes wide open.
I'udcr the head Of "CourHoMsr CoMNr.
rrI--CALepLAIiaNs asa ErsuIrs." the Era
-nyH
say hat an omnibus bill Cor the admission
uf California, thc organization Of thc Tern
Iorinl governments without lhc proyiso, aud
The purchase Of The ciaim of IcynS 10 Now
Mexico, pnss the Senate An effort viii, hc
made IN the House to separate the provision
for admitting California, aud Ia take The vote
upon ihnt NJ distinct measure. tins would
br a tU,, vote; the result would show who
we're the true friends of the admission of
California aud real opponents OF slavery Ca
tension aud who are not
The Era makes its calculations thus;
GLOW, then, would Ilic vote stand for Cal
ilumr rs a separate measure Tie whole
slave hulditg Delegation, WING duf t'CUuT
cratic, numbering ninety one, We shall put
duNn IA the negative. although II u not im-
probable that II Will furnish some affirmative
votes. The Free State delegation, number
ing one hundred aud forty, II Votlng unit"dly
would give n majority of forty nine ~ favor
of the measure. Tho whole number of Rep
rcscntniiyes Is two hundred aud thiry-out-
n minority, one hundred und sixteen. To
secure a minority ~ favor ol tie slave hold
era, It is EeccFsary not only that the slave
States be united To man hut that They
should obtain the votes Of twenty-five Of the
free State Representatives. Can this mum.
Der bc obtained The Shareholders say II
can. The Wings from the Free States, on
the, ques,iou ofCnltornia NJ separate meas
urcMlI.L NOT. or COURSE, FURNISH
THE SOuTil.WlTll ANY VOTES
Aud this, too, upon what the Era calls
test vote. The Era rfocced-;
"Thc twenty five allies arc expected from
the Democratic rouhs. We give list ot
those who are deemed rrInhl" ga tia, ease,
pcuns,i,ania- Dinmick. Gilmore, Mann,
McI.auahan, Robbins, Jr, Ross, levin
Ohio-I.
Indiana Brown. Gorman-2
Illinois Harris, McClcrnnnd, Richardson,
Young
Suppose AL those certain Cor Inc Snn.h,
the Shareholders would sail uuiIIhrr hut one
hundred md FIVE votes out Of Two hundred
aud thiriy-uuc. They must obtain eleven
more from the Froa States. Who will give
.
i1,tt,-t ,t, tlt,. ',osI thog ean bo said t4on
IL, that they are doubtful
Mainr--Eullcr-i.
New Hampshire llbhard-l
- prnus1 lYuulnz lhuWpsnu=l,
Ohio-D,sncy, LluagluI-2.
ludnur-A lbcrisnu, DunlHm--2
suppose these seven, pat down lay somr
~ douhtiul, should 90 with the S"pth, II
/ would still Ice IN u minority, nuuthtSing ohly
/ one hundrcd aud twelve, out Two hundred
an thirty ono. g..
Whrrn can four more votes Ice had Pos
-rtr+y ti1r .ifsr,.iieitsTF may VsW#I
aud Swecizcr OF Ohio, Letiler of Iowa, BIS
sell of Illinois. Al tliose, together with the
eight Just named M doulaiu they must 20
cure before they cnu overcome tho majority
/ in favor of California separate measure,
Can they do it; We hnve no evidence
that they Gun. The chances ars against
| thcm.n
In the following eXirnct from the snme mr.
I Iiclc, the Era steps upon President Taylor
plntfurm-unwitliugly it nny be--but 1t new
/ orthelcss admits that by the Presidents plan
= the slavery difficulty MA .hs easily scIllcd:
"Thc House in fact. contains n WilmoI
I pfapisu minority. In the Senate, in all prob
I ability the tnnluritysis the other way. II, at
ter d fair and manly struggle, the two llous-
es cannot ngree Jet them finish the necessary
business and adjourn. by the time another
Cohgress stRii meet, il IL likely that New
! Mexico will present hersclffor admission ms
n Stntc, and then The difficulty may be settled
isiihom much trouble. DO what is clearly
practicable aud right admit California. Then
try TO do what seems possible, establish tor
ritorinl Governments, on sound principles
Ifihc attempt fail, there is nothing left but
to adjourn, and try again at the next session" "
Dare the Locofoco papers in Vermont
publish
! THE RIaHT SPrRrT.-The Ohio State. Jour
nnl Gays in conclusion of the Slnte Conyen.
4 zion fruit inst week:
ave say to the Wings of the State and