The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-23

pOndents:
wAsHNoros, March 18th, 1850
Congress and Calitornsa-Fhe Presidens's Recon-
naeadafton- The 1s1as Annexation Compact-A
Deep-tdid Scheme Senator StDdTd the leader
II is now quite probable that Congress will pro-
ceed in the course of legislation in regard TO the
territories which the President recommended when
be communicated the constitution Of California.
California will be admitted with her assumed boun-
daEies, and territorial government will be given
to New Mexico or to Deseret. There will be no
WilmOt proviso; and, present, no law interfering
with slavery in this District The fugitive slave
act will pass. One more slave State will be Gre
ated out of Texas, as an equivalent to the admis
sion of California.
The compact for the creation of non-slavehold
ing States, not exceeding four in number, will not
he very soon, if ever, carried into effect. The
slavery agitation will go on till, as Mr. Calhoun
says, the Northern people, who repudiate compaets,
shall become majority, and until they shall ere
crate the memory Of Washington a miserable
STAKEHOLDER.
The same men who defeated the California ter
ritoral bill last year, because they would not trust
the slavery question either to the community or to
the laws of nature, will now refuse 10 give terri
torial government to New Mexico, without the VIII
mot proviso. There s something behind all this
apparent absurdly which was never exposed till
Mr.. Seward spoke the Otber day.
Ihereisa deepand profound scheme on foot for
asserting the ascendencY of an abstract sentiment
presume ME. Clay saw it when he appealed to the
North to yield this sentiment, their part. 1t is
" sentiment" well caleulated to carry away the
Northern people, and it began under the auspices
of religion and liberty and is prosecuted in those
names. Mr.. Seward discloses The fact that he allied
himself 10 the whig party in order TO carry out his
views and policy through them. Others have uni
ted with the democratic party for the same purpose
and, with both parties, these conspirators have had
partial success. This party is destined, fear, TO
acquire an aseendaney in many Of the Northern
States Massachusetts can resist it, but will ride
triumphantly over all the other Eastern States
Vermont included The whole development can
not he expected Immediately. We have hardly got
through with the first act Of this eventful play.
Mr.. Calhoun speaks of making the California
question the test He cannot well do it. Califor-
MIA will come into the Union upon an overwhelm-
ing, irresistible current Of popular OPinion-opniOn
sustained by every active motion and impulse of
the human heart Romance, cupidity, consanguin-
ty-every strong feeling that governs man--will
serve to promote the admission OF California, against
any and all opposition. 1t will come in, Independ-
euty OF all other measures.
The test question must be some other than this
and what fear is that it viii too soon arisethough
not, perhaps, while Mr. Calhoun il upon the active
theatre of public affairs
Senator Douglass has concluded, to-day, very
sound, able, and conservative argument. lsuppose
the discussion in the two houses will continue till
some time in July. On such topics, every repre-
sentative of seventy thousand people, and the
representatives Of every sovereign State, ought to
be heard, and will be heard. Ion.
M. Setcard'S Sophistry-SpeeeA oflfy Douglass
--Iar. Foote's C0mmittee-- FIetpS of General
Cass-Ihe Free Sol Balance, etc.
WASHINGTON, March A. 1880
In spite OF Mr. Stewards speech, which is the
quntessence OF sophistTy and the climax of the
lanaticism of egotism, the tone of both Houses is
becoming more and more conciliatory You can
see the terms OF agreement written the wall, for
they already in the mouths OF all the moderate
men, and will mainly be based on the principle of
nop-intervention, which is not only the ground on
which the North and the South, but also the Ad-
mihistratiou and the opposition may agree with
honor. 1t is the historical settlement, too Of the
agitated question; and there is, unquestionably,
sense and logic as we'll as necessity recommending
its adoption.
Mr.. Douglass, in the Senate, finished his great
speech on the admission of California and took high
statesmanhke views. He admitted that the sea
coast of California very long, and the State
larger than he wished it to be but under the pres
ent circumstances, he thinks it best to admit hei
with her present limits. If he had the choice, ht
might, as Northern man, wish for division o
California inohree States, for they would all com.
in free States and if California be remandeC
and divided into two more States, the Soutl
would, year hence, be fonnd to advocate the ad
| mission of California State instead Of two
Mr.. Douglass was for extending aid and protection
| to Northern Southern minority whose rig ght
| are invaded by majority; but he had no sympathy
for either side or section if remedy be sought be
| yound the Constitution and the U. s. Court.
Gen. Cass mainly endorsed the same sentiments
Hewas for admitting California as she is, but wishe,
for the establishment OF territorial governments 70
the rest of the territories without the provso. Mr.
Casss speech was very able and good-natured, aut
was in substance reiteratng his former views only
with more direct application to the question before
| the Senate.
| We have now, Clay, Webster, Bell Cass, Doug.
I lass, Dickinson and Foote, committed TO the peace
able settlement Of the question, and no one posi-
| lively committed against 1t but the fanatic O
egotism, Mr.. Seward and the hobby horsemen
Messrs. Hale and Chase, The Senate is for non.
interference by clear majority OF eigtt which
may be increased to twelve, and even to sizfee't.
| Mr.. Foote'S committee ought to be appointed,
and, trust, it will yet be- No one man can settle
the question alone. The credit he would gain for
such high patriotic achievement would be too
great not to excite the envy of others. The dis.
tinction must be divided among number OF men
which, too, is the only means Of bringing all sec
tions and views to the rescue of the Union.
Mr.. DisEeys speech of yesterday has made
very fine impression, and it is evident now tha
there enough Northern men, democrats anc
wings, who ready to stand by the CONSTITUTIONS
and the Union.
A day or two ago | was made to say in the Sur
that the question to be settled required only dozen
1
who fancy they hold the balance of power. Il ough
to have read dozen Of Northern men. Both North
ern wings and democrats ought to know that th
free soil party viii eventually swallow up thos
who now seek its alliance, unless it is checked an
| rebuked now.
1t is small minority, which receives importanc
only from the about equal strength of the two grea
parties into which the country is divided
neither party would hold communion with it, free
soilism would soon entirely disappear and neithe
one Of the two great parties-whig or democratic
will add to its moral and physical strength (evei
by momentarily going into minorty) but cuttinl
entirely loose from it,
| Depend on it, Mr.. Stewards race is run. HI
will find out too late that hold prominent posi-
ton, it is not sufficient, to have the appreciation Q
sectarians; but the general respect of the men Q
sense and standing in the country.
The new French Minister, Monsieur Bois
Compte, is expected here in Washington to-mol
row evening.
ADDITIoNAL.-To the letters above given, "
add ths.foowing extract from letter Of the Bait
more Clippers Washington correspondent, write
. on the 18th:
"The extremes met yesterday. Calhoun al
Seward, Hale and Butler, ia genRs omas, we
found among the nays on Foote'S motion to tal
up bis eompFeniSs resolutions eeoa viii con