New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-31
FROM ws.hingtep-Nr. Clay. Grea. speech.


Co. ~. Trhss. w.s-,s-s, Tsssav J,z q
This hss been Al imPortan, day Il the CaPl'oL
The priscips, attraction was The Speech and heso
la,ons Of VI CLAY n the Senate. Il was no' ~
AFTER both Houses hal been organized ihai ="
MUMMY vas he.r5 vh.spernz round ire To'1a-1
the iis-sry and The .o5bies TIA; the eena'o' ".-
Kenrucky would sresk End tie enira-ees % 'Ns
galleries c the senate were scon CROWDED IL
completely blocked. while Strangers = a-s'-~- go
and member, Of tie other House tiled me PA1e
roop, q the foor ofihe Senate. And get 50 'e'' &
had the Affair." been kept THAI doati no'' rnsn!
persons in ire House Of Representatives, ~ '.'7
ether ED Ct the Building. and some, A'o" - '''s
=so-srs Courtroom below, Iii 81 even knew
sns- 10th Hoases had adjourned that sac1 -L.is
had cone of
BIT tbs IS getlIng 1l0Io.ono1l- 70
800 "a ttsu ron Be svs1y bodies . u-er- Sc q
-. ~ the United s.stes Several matters hsve
- s;s,,.ad o. Gov sEwARD has offered IS
p.r,eee BIZ lie has also had = MOTION carried
- the claims OF a New Yorker, JoHy Hoe,s
~ Ttica. sent 10 st. Domingo as Secret Agent y
Iosv TYLER, al as; attended 70. NJ LSOfR
WOOD has offered reso ton IS substitute icr
C.ss's notion on the Austrian Mission CAss asking
fr La proposition immediate oonsicera'.ou' wheu
HzxRr CLAY Of Kentucky rose, and the senate
was srled into respectful silence.
OF lis speech l shall say nothing, IS yoa have i
before you ere this IS written his eoquen-e'
gesture power AM beauty OF Orat0ry were c. r.
fainlv worthy Of bis great name He commenced
a. II minutes 10 O'Clock, and concluded about
halfpast l. occupying nearly an hour Nithoni
wishing 70 express Any opinion on the merits OF
his COMPROMISE. or tie appropriateness o. ne
tirn. may truly say that las speech was sPiel
ala one. His exposition Of the law ~ winch or
new Territories are nOw iree-oi TIE pia1sl DL.'!
Of the cams Of Texas q New MeNIco--hs o.
nrnciotion Of the acomnatOL 81 Save lraiac
the District OF Co'uuba-hs picture OF the bnil1-
ing in aanes--hls appeal 70 the masnaniiniiy u
the Nortn and biz conclusion with the reIg1e n
the erave O. washington d. his hsnd-were eio-
quept and effective IL the h.rhes: degree
But has conclusion was not The conclusion sen
o,or FoorE. who considers nobodys baby prop-r'
christened TIL he has something = say over L. 70
~ sneak He knew ;hat the public m.nf vo1.f
be on the rack q il knew what he thought o. IT,
matter He kindly ni rmed the Senate that o.
would not make a speech upon the subiec', 51t 90
lift the veil OF doubt which must nave res'cd on Il
public mind had he been silent. He wes eracs
ouslv pleased - signify WHIST Joe thought oi tie
matter Webster Maugum. Seward. HOustol
Cass. all were there bit Of course all would b.
no account unless the public Understood wha; fpof
ing they stood on The Senator from N!ssls'ip'
indicated lis wishes. The HepuOlc felt relieved
aud bresthed again.
But this was only tie beginning. The Who
south opened its battery upon Mr. CLAY NJ
RISK protested that he would rob Texas Of one
half Of her territory. Mr FooTE sail they inus'
have the Missouri CompromIse Ia the Pac!nc n -
must be permitted 10 manufacture n ne" Siai
somewhere 10 couuterbaiance California "
/ FoorF would have the last word OF NJ CLAY D..
matter how h. explained. NJ MAsoN o. g. w..
sorry that q Senator from slave state had mad,
the Acknowledgement that alT .aw now cXsie0
against Savery in the cede3 Territory. Mr. DAVIS
| OF Miss said the South would never 10 sailshe
with less than the Missouri Compromise and SLAYER
secure south of that parable. Mr.. kING ~ Ala
talked OF "the refuse population Of Al quarters
the world IN California. Mr RrsK denounced
this talk as made for party capltsi-that Texas n
north 70 the l2d parrllel Of north latitude y
D0wNs OF La. called a one sided Comprsisc
He would enter bus protest against It, and erowlcr
awfuilv nj Mr. CLAY for q supposed mistaken DE-
sire 10 prevent that NJ. BERRIEN The only Nh.-
beside NJ. CLAY who sad anything CO.. u a.
concur. Mr. Butler could not concur. IN iocI
the Southern Senators whether By design or noi.
seemed determined 10 make MI CLAY propos
| lions palatahie 10 the North
Single handed Mr. Guar fought the whole lel1on
! lie conlounled the cariuhiy OF FoorE, answered
the objections ri HrsX yipdicaled h.s right as O
southern Senator against Mason and JrfI FRsO'
| DAVIS made Mr. RusK qualify his assertion RDop
political capita aud hsd q ready answer ior ever.
assailant But when kindng up IN the en;hu'iasu
/ of the moment be exclaimed, IN reply 70 the de
msad for q compromiss 90 Sc 80. No cart
/ power can ever tree me - vote . est ols.
/ slavery II California, north or south oi that ine
| Tie galleries could contain themselves 20 longer.
and broke out into applause, which could 'carce''
| be suppressed by tie rspp:ng Of the President b
hammer But the iuL repor; Of the debate wiu b.
given IN your columns. and lie interest VIII CON
msud for il universal attention
The subject i. postponed t.. next Tuesday whei
| il Is said Mr. CLAY vii make stu greater speech
upon the same subject.
NJ. WEBSTER Is 10 speak 70 morrow N the &c
p'eme Court bhiL' $40"