The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-21

the bill actually eeded 10000 square miles 10 Texas
This was substa ntahy, IN nut shell the arsamen'
But the neTvs-the tender point-the criminal fea-
ture OF the bill, for which NJ Benton heid up oy
the throat as q criminal audshook 1t as bull dog
would shake fox was The indt unity to Texas Upon
that he con.e ded tba sl prua and the territories
depended the nup- IT mo 1ey 20 be paid TO
Texas; and that thu bii ante dsiieiO caught
in the act 81 uctien'erHx sef through the Senate
on bids tor money a. cAaHengvda call TO order on
this accuse. ION. MIR. .sy called him to order The
words we're taken down lni the chair decided that
as there no i'm putaton 81 the motives Of any
one. the Senstor Wa Dot out II rider
There trick n thiS. The object of MIR. Benton
Wa. to hold up as P.om'oert'y as posslss hts scea.
sation Of auctioneering Gut c. drive Mr. Gay to the
defence upon that exact point.
But Clay is also an c iacticisn lie passed It by,
and took up the buuuasry Snl the end of the dis
cussion leaves 1t Ia day involved than ever but
clearly worse agaio-s the d 10 o. Texas.
But the most curious feature of the days prooeed-
ings in the drents ct M Poote TO the Dill
further concession 10 the Sou N proposing 10 d.
vide New Mexico b, the zine If "a thus taking away
two degrees OF territory allowed by the bill ana trans
ferring II to Texss
Secondly earnest r-rommc1 ling California, after
her admission iuto lu'uu CO consent to nave tne
southern end Of that stsr 'ut of ana erected into
separate territory rrsp opposition Is SIM riocu-
lous and yet absurd os a. ' We Iavo no uouo' zen
Foote in earnest. .le proPo'es 70 .ahe IN oan
fornia Just she and then cave II TO her TO sur
render part OF her terrery v sho chooses as cen
The two vulnerable points Of the BILL therefore,
main in their unchanged openDess to attack and
Southern AFFECTION.
First The Texas boundary.
Second. The California boundary.
And with the North there is equally strong
pugnAnce TO any very heavy compensation to Texas
Cor the surrender OF the disputed territory. This
matter OF compensation to Texas more than any other
Dont involves the whole bl-ths admission OF Cali
fornia and ns for the territories, all depend
upon the compensation to Texas.
II IL Is below ten millions the Texas Senators viii
probably discard the offer.
lift above up TO ten millions there are other
Senators who will oppose and defeat the BILL probably
on that account.
The settlement of the slavery question is in the
hands of the Texas Senators II they are willing to
sell cheap the bill will be apt to swim through;
but IL they strike at exhorbtant price IT will fail
Texas gets nothing New Mexico gets no government,
nor Utah California.
We presume the bill will be discussed all this week.
on these three salient angles fassaultthe
Texas boundary the California boundary and the COM
pensation to Texas.
What Of the cabinet
The telegraph will have advised you The difc ulty
is to reconcile the different cques North and South
and to select ont Of them strong, harmonious
sentative establishment. Fillmore is prudent; but his
days was, suspect little much to ask Of
them. humiliated. condemned, and broken down in
soul and body. a they IL cruel to ask them
to submit to make themselves useful for even thirty
days AFTER the of the House. They sr n
cienty punished and ought to have been spared this
last request OF humiliation to act as mere
dalton for thirty days.
But the difficulty Of setting up ministry right
away apparent. Mr.. Fillmore wants two or three
out of the Senate. They cannot be spared while
the compromise is pending and hence the reques. for
the old cabinet to hang for thirty days which Of
courte, they decline
The city swarBs with politicians and wre-workers
OF every stripe Men thought to be dead aad buried
defunct under strsppers and obsolete political mana
gers, all bereall expecting something, and all
doing little to put in tbis that and to keep
cut some others. The hotels aed with these pa
triotic the streets with them-the eaptol
runs ever with them. and they all doing some
thing, or expecting some thing
The Weed clique OF New York are among them but
the Fillmore clique stand for once in the foreground
course he eonters With the President and has b,en
giving him some brotheriy advice looking to the
cession But IL is fair to suppose Mat Clay, Msngum
Badger Pearce, and Others, will oversheot him and
leave him In the lurch
on the slavery question It appears TO be the object
of MIR FILLMORE toselect conservative cabinet all
other quettions he IL undoubtedly COMMITTEES to the
old whig policy Of Henry Clay including q high pro-
tectve tariff an Obsolete ides at this age Of the world
but still good whig doctrine
But have objection to all this, IL get a IA.
tiopal conservative cabinet on the slavery question
and corresponding policy Of hieh we have thu fullest
confidence Give thu sc The great points and the
may go for what they are worth But, without
administration will be without any success and fruit.
ful Of no benefit TO the country.
WAsnrSsros, July Is, 1850
Tho Business aud REzors Of the Dav-Epeniag Report.
The amendment Of Mr.. King, Of Alabama, proposing
TO divide California by the line Of So, n L. leaving
three degrees south Of that line, along the Pacific for
territory, IL supposed % be his ultmstum Assuming
this 20 b. 90. and assuming that this amendment will
not be adopted We lose another friend OF the bull and
unless there II some lodging some absenteeism the
6Bsl test some pected reinforcements there
IL ohSnce for the Omnibus ths hitch in the Senate
1.-THE President comes up TO its relief 10 pass
message AZ pected on Monday. and with tho pros
peet Of the bill going TO next week something
may yet be done by the Executive 70 keep out Of
tie orag.
Tho question Of the admission Of Mr. HUH n.
Smith--one Of the most gcn'lemanly and nonenSve
agreeable and well. informed persons from the far
West, and man calculated g. be useful n giving 20
the III authentic Information rcspectiSg New NJ Ii
cothe question Of has admission teri torial die
gate has been tortured 20 dag into question OF dis
union IL was tortured into insult 60 Texas-an
Insult 90 the South aud issue for resistance TO the
hub the bsyonet; and the chances that coupled
with the party issue made Of 70 these dire and bloody
consequences will Mr smith the loe of his
q delegate from New NtSco II such & episo ie Of
this negro business, what will bn the disastrous and
wrrke results OF the main questions Of California and
tho Texas boundary, whom they como before the In
naumable Ilotspura Of tho House. Verify, verify,
ray unto you The prospects of settlement this sss-
zion Look dim and smok very smoky, aud dim as .
distant hphdlAnd In a iog.
viii California be admitted Doubtful VIII any
thing be DONE Doubtful Much depends upon the
policy 81 the President. II no comes out for com
promise Ood;-we shall DO somethinS II he remains
silent with hiF opinions meter Of doubt-cverythng
u in doubt. But let IA wait few days.
Police tntelligcncee
qrYssf Of ne Suprosd D0ichssfsr bank R0bdersThe
police OF this city have been v;antly ~ work within
fhe day Ia ua ion 90 detection Of the royues