The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-05-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May Is.

The subject of the hostility OF the re
puLiic to the members of General Tay lor's
CaLine, has, of late, attracted much a''en-
uon. On Saturday the subject was discus
.ed in the Cabinet, and i, is understood that
General Taylor gave TO each member OF
the Cabinet the most satisfactory assurance
az his continued confidence. The editors
of the Republic, therefore. abandoned their
posirion. Mr.. Allen A.Hall. of Tennessee.
formerly an editor there, and lately Register
Of the Treasury, succeeds them. The Re-
v,iLlic has recently favored the views ol
MIR, Clay and Mr.. Webster as 10 the ad-
u>tmenl of the slavery question, and 1t Is
to be hoped that its tone will undergo no
change in this respect The Repnbhc,
under us new editor. realizes this hope
Eds. Co"icr.]
|, is now certain that there will be no
Cahlne, changes except, possibly, through
the resignation of Mr.. Crawford.
The Ga!phn Committee are to report
,his week, and it is known that they Will
condemn the allowance Of interest on the
claim.
The House Of Representatives yesterday
agreed, by common consent, to stop debate
m the California message ard bill, on the
second Tuesday in Junc-hat is. four
weeks hence. But, if not ready Tor action,
then they will further postpone the day.
| do not believe that they will be prepared
10 ac, for two months. They wish the ac-
ton Of the Senate to precede theirs. When
the debate is closed or tire bill, amendments
will be considered and discussed, which
will occurv three or four weeks longer. NO
one undertakes, with confidence, TO predict
success for Mr.. Clay'S scheme. But, with
some qualifications it will pass the Senate.
VIA, the House will do it Is imposs ibIe to
imagine, for the members are hesla'ing and
uncertain as TO their course. The North
ern Wh,as would follow Mr.. CLAY, If they
could TO so without hazarding their popu-
Iarlv at home.
The deficiency bill was finally passed
Yesterday, and it is the last appropriation
bill that will be passed before the great
question of the day is disposed Of.
The Census bill is not yet quite finished
Ru, the Senate have concurred in the
House amendment, fixing the numbe o!
REPRESENTATIVES in the House at two hun.
dred and thirty three. That part Of the
rlan which provides for the collection OF
statistical information was warmly opposed
by many Southern members.
WASHINGTON, May lG.
Mr.. Douglas. yesterday. moved as lest
Of the sense Of the Senate, on Mr.. Gays
bill TO lay it on the table. The motion was
rejected -ycqs, , i-navs, %. The South.
rrn opponents of the measure were nj will
ling. except Mr.. Nulce. 10 give the friends
OF the bill an opportunity I" c"nSId"r aud
improve il. The result is rather favorable
to ,bn ultimate success of the measure. in
Inc senate. The bill was tak ken up. and Mr..
seward was about To commence the action,
nv movrg the Wilmn, pr"vi>o; but Mr..
Jefferson DAVIS struck the first blow. He
moved an amcndmcn, to The tenth and twen>
,v.scvCnh sections. by substituting for the
word. "thr lrgislativ" power OF he Terrific
~ >ho pass no law in respect 10 African
>lnvcrv"--lhe words. "mo law conflicting
with the right Of holding African slaves ms
properly. as existing in any State of the
Union" Mr.. Davis wished TO render GER
tain. to Southern men. the right Ia 90 into
the Territories with slaves. aud huId them
there, without beng subjected To the ex.
ppnse of litigation in The Federal Courts.
If slavery was to go into Territory, there
NEST be some laws respecting i'-aws pro.
rectlnr the rights Of the owner;
This motion gave Use To a long debate,
which is no! yet concluded.
WASHINGTON, May II.
The Senate again took u? the Conpro-
mise Bill, today Mr.. Foo;c continued his
very energetic and torclbe speech in favor
of the scheme Of cnmprornisc, and Particu.
lsrly in vindcation of The views OF Mr.. Clny
as TO the question Of slavery in the Terri.
tOri's.
How the Southern Senators, who have.
for one reason and another. expressed some
hostility to the bill. will ultimately vote,
We are yet TO see, when we come TO prac-
trial amendments. But it is now thought
here that. after Obtaining such amendments
as Il majority of the Senate will, for the
sake of harmony, agree to. nearly all thu
Southern Senators will so for it. aud thus
secure It's passage.
harm, to day that there nrn signs of an
improved feeling On The subject among
Northern Wing members. and particularly
those of New Y"rk. On the wh"ic. the
prnspec, is more cheering than it was when
the Southern dIsnilaciion ~ the Compromise
first impaired confidence in its SUCCESS
Cor. Char. COw.