The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-24
THE OMNIBUS CoMMITTEE

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The correspondent of the New York Commercial
Advertiser, under date of Washington, April 20,
says
1t is prevailing opinion that the President and
his Cabinet officers agree entirely with Mr. Phelps
and Mr. Webster, IN the opinion expressed by those
distinguished Senators yesterday that the select COM
mee OF thirteen, called the compromise committee,
will not be able to effect anything useful or satsfac
tory to the country.
The main objections taken TO this committee are
OF character to have great weight at the NORTH
Ihey are that the subject of the admission of Cali
lorna has been unnecessarily and improperly con-
neced with the slavery controversy and that the com
mltee has been constituted in manner not fairly TO
represent the feelings and opinions of both principal
divisions OF the Union. The following classification
OF the committee will exhibit its relation to the lead
ing topic of the day.
MIR. Clay, chairman, is from Kentucky.
Senators Webster, Phelps and Cooper, are Wings
from free States
Senators Cass, Dickinson and Bright are Demo-
Gratis, from free States.
Senators Bell Berren and Mangum, are Who's
from slave States.
Senators Mason, Downs and King, are Democrats
from slave States
IL VIII be observed that majority Of the commit
lee are taken from slave States that of the three
Northern Wings, Messrs. Webster and Phelps have
recently expressed decided leaning toward South
efh plans OF settling the slavery dispute and that all
Ihree OF the Northern Democrats selected are noted
lor their devoted subservency to the policy which
me leading champions of American slavery have
most at heart 1t will also be noticed that in Mason
virginia, declared advocate of disunion princl-
pres, TIE compromises have selected nerson whose
sentiments abhorrent to the whole bad &c NJ
ern people, with the exception of that cot &c mo-
al enthusasss who, looking uyou slavery an a sin
would prefer dissolution Of the Union to the con-
tinuance of the institution
Inc committee, then, 1t would appear, has been
organized upon the rule that Southern anatcisn de-
serves not only federation but encouragement. Blu
how Is 1t with what it is The pleasure and the license
of Southern speakers and writers to vituperate al
Northern fanatlcism' Mr.. Seward and Mr. Corwil
are on the Southern version the most dangerous O
fanatics. Mr.. Hale and Mr. Chase are held up t.
hatred and contempt as incendiaries, and that no
only by the reckless calumnators of the press re
ferred to, but by members of the Senate in thei
places
Why should evrey representative of that class O
opinions be prescribed and excluded from commit
tee charged with the arrangement of plan for tn
paclhcaton of the country. The fact that all sucI
have been excluded, and that under circumstance
Of almost studied insult, is just ground for suspi
cion OF the motives of those engaged in the proceed
ing.
HAhothoi ldCt WoIt1J Vi DeHlS noteu is, tnat near
hall the Senate refused to participate in raising thi
body The first vote given for chairman was les
than quorum, and Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Webste
only cast their sufrages at last, by way of ndica
ting their Willingness to give the experiment trial
Since writing you on the day of the late disgrace
ful tumut in the Senate have seen cause to chang
my opinion somewhat of the conduct of Messrs
Benton and Foote respectively lam now satislie,
that the latter had whatever to apprehen,
Mr 10
voked by repetition of the gratuitous and nolera
BILE insults which he had borne long in silence an,
patience. The fact that Foote did go into the Sen
ate armed, that he commenced course of persona
remark toward Mr.. Benton with irritating anC
offensive alusion, that he fled from his own place
place the moment he saw Mr. Benton leave his sea
and after drawing pistol placed himself in a posi-
ten to fire, all TO confirm the belief that h,
desired and intended to provoke quarrel and tina
II was his purpose to take his adversary at disad
vantage, and to murder or to MAIN him on the floo
OF the Senate.