New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-20
senator Gwin and the Southern Conspiraiors
The Cabinet-Sub-Treasu Noung-hr'
CalhOun-Mr. Clay's GreaI Speech.

Correspondence OF TIE Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Monday, Feb. Is
Dr. GwIy. the senator elect from California,
has already become an objec, OF suspicion II not Of
lcauuc;aOon on the part of the ultra Slavery mer,
who prefer Dissolution 10 the admission Of another
Free State into the Union. This distrusi has been
brought about in tins wise The oonspratoTs against
IN, Union. as an excuse for opposing the admission
ot California under her present Constitution, have
ASSIGNED several objections, either of which they
have argued was fatal The first is, that undue
influences" have been exerted on the part Of the
Executive and his Cabinet IN prevailing upon the
people ol California 10 adopt her present tonstltu-
zion. excluding Slavery therotroin. The second Is
hat the right oi suffrage was exercised by foreign
ers and others who hsd no lesal night 10 vote. And
,he thr is that but tor the shove two reasons cltl
zcns from the Soath would have been permitted
% have settled there by operation Of law with their
Slaves
These propositions are all boldly met by Dr.
,i,yIS ana uuqualiicdly deNed. He Syows that
no influence Whatever either proper or improper
was exercised over the People Of Caliorns on the
part o.. the Administration OF Individuals, in the
action which they took either In calling their Con.
veution the formation OF the Constitution. or It's
subsequent adoption by the People. He denies 10
the most emphatic manner that any BIZ ci'i-euf ~
sts ntfsd States. voted when the Consultation was
submitted a the People for its approval And de
clares that majority OF al tie persons from the
Slave States that ere IN California were iu favor
d, mskiue California Free state. 1t IS tins asst
assertion that anuoys the Slavery proPagsndis SIS
more thsn ANYTHING else. and for the uttersuce %!
which Dr. GWIN has been most censured
Atasocs gathering few evenings SINCE, com
posed OF Southern men, he was asked how he could
make such an assertion. that SOutherners % [ 81.
ia-nia were M favor Of her admission as Fee
state He replied. can SATISFY yoa OF II IA lew
words. In Cshorna LABoR Is RESPECTABLE
In her mines are 10 be found men Of the highest IL
telhgence and respcc;sbilty perormlug daily a
Tor and they 30 not " sh % see the slaves o. some
wealthy planter or owner brought there. ana put IN
competition with their labor sIse ~ sac. II s
rom the very fact that Later Is rssIScfaD's max
wish to keep 1t by excluding slavery ifom
State.
Here the whole story i, told IL a nutshell, snd i
VII corrOborate the statement Of Dr. GWlN IN Tie
estimation o. any intelligent mind. There s no
doubt 6u, what ne has done much sood IN disahus
,ii.. the minds Of both senators snd Represents
tVes upon the above points, aDd could accomplish
stn more bN maklns public declaration o. them
The Instructions asked tor by Col. BENTON WI be
psssed. which VIII compel the Senate to come t. 4
3irect vote upon the subject without embsrrsss ,nS
the admission Of California with sny other pruposi.
ton. c
The thousand ruRors sboot change IL me sb-
met bv the resignation 0! Mr.. CLAVToN sre most
sxaggerstions You have privately been "a, II
o,ssessiou Of all the facts cut o. which these III
nors grew Mr CLArToN hiss not ~ present any
,nteptoa OF resigninz, nor has the President any
Iesrs to make any change IN has cons;la'ioosi ad
v,sers. much as portion Of his friends are deter
mined to bring it about tie has IN them indiVidaay
and collectively the most unlimited confidence and
has thus far repealed every attempt 10 P'eVa aEon
him to reorgalise bis Cabinet
There are strong efforts making % reject the
nomination q Hon. ABBOTT LAWRENCE as Minis
tee at the Court OF 81 Jsmes, in which others be
side our political opponents are ENGAGED w pea
these efforts were first made, spoke with srsa'
confidence tia, they would prove SeortiVs os'