The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-27

fireworks, Chinese candles, Bengal lights and
revolutionary pyrotechcs, seems to be indefinitely
| postponed. Still we may have some ground and
lefty tumbling at the conclusion, by way of variety;
butt is believed. that the fuses Of all the bomb
shsls will be extinguished by gplentful supply Of
| cold water before the adjournment.
In all seriousness, while this rs matter of re-
joicny il is subject Of graduation to count upon
the future. The two sections will remain distinct
in their nterests-separated by Undergraduates and
distrusr of each other-as distinctly as by Mason
and Dixens line. The growing powero the North
will react upon the weakness of the South; and
when the South cease to hold the balance Of power
in the FEDERAL government for their security they
will cease to regard il as the expone mt of the con-
stituton. But we have to deal with the present,
and that in itself is quite sufficient task.
The General Appropriation bill will probably be
disposed of on Monday, from the anxiety 10 get at
the slavery bills from the Senate. When they are
taken up shall have something of interest, and
Of great interest and sprghtness, in the conflict of
the diverse elements of the House. There will be
excitement enough but we hope there may be
neither "cracked crowns" nor F" bloody noses"
nor pistol scenes nor sittmgs Of forty eight hours
duration, nor anything tending to a hurried ad-
ournment to Nashville.
WASHINGTON, Aug 25, 1850
The Prospect- The Union SAFE Yet--Menbers Of
Congress Deserve Cemsurs for their Delay of Bn-
siness-McKennax a~d JVtbster-Ewda,.E's
Conduct, &c.
The Fugitive Slave BILL the last of the noble Sc
ries of bills for the adjustment of the slavery ques
ton, concocted by the wisest and best patriots in
the country, having been ordered to be engrossed
in the Senate, and the Georgia Convention of dis
unionists and 6re-eaters, at Macon, having turned
out failure, there is ample for the friends Of
the Union, everywhere, TO SO breathe freer and
deeper" than the times hitherto have permitted
them to do.
There is now no real danger of the defeat OF the
Senate adjustment bills in the House. The " Will
NOT cannot be attached to the territorial bills for
Utah and New Mexico. The moral force of Mr..
Webster's noble position, and the good sense Of
members Of the House, from several of the North
eTn States, will be amply sufficient TO cause the
odiOus Wilmot" To be thrown overheard This
done, and what is TO prevent the South from going
into the support Of the adjustment bills which have
already passed the Senate?
Kelly upon il, no Southern State will go out of
the Union, because California, with her claimed
lins, comes into il, nor because Congress refuses
To adopt the Missouri compromise, and run it
through the newly acquired territory TO the Pacific
Ocean. The attachment of the Wimot proviso
TO the new territorial bills and its passage into
law, is the only thing which has been proposed,
with any show OF support, that would be calculated
to drive State, or more than one State, into an
act OF revolution. And, thank God, that cause is
averted. The "Wilmot," with all its internal
mischief and unkindness on its head, is dead, and
coon to be buried more wicked humbug was
never raise d tor mischevous purposes.
But although there IL reason 10 believe that all
the adjustment bills will pass the House, yet the
members Of that body deserve, in the lump the re-
proof and condemnation of the people everywhere,
Tor frocrsstinating action and delaying the public
business as they are doing They know aud feel
that nine-tenths of the people of the country are
for The adjustment measures which have passed
the Senate, and are tired and disguised with the
delay OF their representatives in Congress. Aud
knowing this those representatives. ought to reflect
that their constituents may call them to account
ana lut.N thsn, nj hnnAn thu s,f
these DAYS.
Mr.. McKennan. the new Secretary of the Int.
ror, has gene home TO Washington county, Penn
syivania, to recruit his health, which is not very
good. Some say that he does not intend 20 come
back, but will resign the cabinet station
Gently conferred upon him. The fact il, he has
been oveTw lined with applications for office, and
with appeals for him to fulfil the many promises
which Mr.. Ewing had made, but had not carried
out. To give one-thrd OF the applicants offices, he
would be compelled 10 remove many persons whom
Mr.. Ewing had appointed. This would be
pleasant task. And in addition to this. there are
some tweniy-f temporary clerks, mostly whgs,
and but lately appointed, IN his Department, who
adjouns, rs there will be no law for retaining
them, or any appropriation TO pay them.
IL 10 further stated, that Mr.. Webster has request
ed the President 10 direct that the appointing
power relative to Marshals and District Attor-
neys, shall he re-trsnsteued from the lnte-
rior Department to the State Department,
where 1t properly belonged, uEtil Mr.. Clay
the Interior Department, and that Mr.. Me-
KEENAN, firmly refuses To give up the power lodged
in and exercised by the Depart of the late rIor,
at tie time he entered upon the discharge of its
duties.
These things are rumored, and il Is also nmored
that Mr.. Mckennan did not attend Mr.. Webster's
recent diplomatic dinner, and pleaded indisposition
IA the reason for his absence.
Mr.. EwbaDk, the PaentOfice Commissioner,
is growing more and more unpopular every day.
Parties are here from Northern cities, showing up
his partially in particular quarter, and his gross
unfairness az a public officer He is TO decide
upon a very important case between this and the
firtt Of next month, and II he decides as Ia gene
rally anticipated, articles Of impeachment against
him will he preferred to The President, and also 10
the Senate The case to be decided relates TO the
renewal Of patent, which will have run fourteen
years the last day Of this month. The parties for
and against the renewal have been for weeks AZ
work taking testimony and framing arguments, all
Of which were TO be submitted to the Patent Office
by The 10th of this month.
The counsel for the opponents Of the renewal
wrote TO Commissioner Ewbink to know II either
party could send ia argument or testimony after
the 10Th instant. or could see the other party's ar
gumebt at the Patent Office, after that date. He
received for reply that neither could be done And
yet the party opposing the rene wal OF the patent
have caught him IN allowing the counsel Of the party
claiming the renewal to go To the Paieat Oihce
since the 10Th instant, ard examine end file re-
ply To the argument Of the opposite party. Mr..
Ewhabk was addressed yesterday by letter, 20 say
IL this had been done, but he declined answering
until io-morro lie is in tight place, and has
sharp eyes upon him. He holds an office that
Pliable man, Of easy virtue, could realize two
bundled thousand dollars in year from. Mr.. Ew-
hank will most probably, vacaie the post he now
holds