Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-20

President, snail napplly overthrow Tie designs vi
his advisers. The matter will be rendered still
more clear, if we consider the present relations Of
parties in the House, which is now divided as fol-
lows
Wings, DENIS F. Soil.
North North. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES %; 90 90 9,
South. ~ o.
1903 ll3
1t will be observed that the Wings have ma
iority of % from the North, and the Democrats
majority of 33 from the South. Amongst all the
10 Northern Wings there are few, as our cores
pondent says, who will be bold enough to vote for
the Senates compromise, or any other which the
South would accept, so long plan is insisted
upon by Southern President which the Northern
people would take just as willingly as the Wilmot
Proviso itself Whilst the influence of the Exc
cuve is made to operate thus powerfully upon
the Northern Wings, who constitute large ma
jerty ofthe Northern delegation, the friends of an
equitable settlement are driven to look almost ex-
clusvely amongst the Northern Democrats to find
supporters for it. If Gen. Taylor's councillors in
Washington persuade themselves that his popu-
larity will sustain him in arraying his administra-
ton, in this manner, against not only the Senaes
plan, but every other except his own they are
egregiously deceived
The disclosure of such facts as this letter states
concerning the official appliances resorted to in
New York to restrain the delegation of that city
from voting for the Compromise bill, cannot fail
to excite the indignation of the Wing party of the
South.
Correspondence of the Richmond Times,
WASHINGTON June II.
There can be no mistake that portion OF the Cabne
is wagng bitter and unrelentng opposition to the
Compromise Bill from the Committee of Thirteen, in
which they have from the North the hearty corpora
ton Of Seward, Chase and Hale. 1t is well understood
here, that all the Southern members of the Cabinet are
in favor Of this BILL except Mr. Preston, the Secretary
OF the Navy. Messrs. Johnson Crawford and Clayton
would be glad to see pass but Mr. Preston co-ope-
rates with Messrs. Ewing, Meredith and Coamer gin
throwing every obstacle in its way. The impulses or
arguments that prompt Mr. Preston thus to act ut
terly incomprehensible; and though it is we'll known
that he uses, in private the arguments OF Clemens and
other Southern ultra Democrats against the bill yet he
fails to carry with him one Wing from the South
that have heard OF yet No one is convinced not
such ultra Southern Wings as Messrs. Toombs
and Stephens Of Georgia.
1t is well known that majority exists in both
boundaries, and the conclusion inevitable that Cali
forna will be thus admitted, Mr. Preston gains
velts to his theory that nothing else is, therefore, be
DONE His extraordinary course, and Inefficient appeals
however, would have but little weight if not be-
heved that he was overactve in exciting all the power
OF the Administration that he WELD to thwart and
crush those who happen to favor the complete plan OF
the Committee Of Thirteen. From the divisions that
exist in the ranks of the Southern Democracy, it is
known now that the Bill of the Committee of Thirteen
cannot be carried in the House, unless of the
Wings of the North come 10 its support. Not Wing
from the North, is now believed, will vote for it, unless
ii be the delegation from the city of New York, which
from its national associations has national character.
That delegation, however, could recruit among the
Fillmore Wings of the State, if the administration
would let them-but within few days past Mr.. Sc
ward has been invoked, and the whole force of Mr..
Meredith over the Custom Houses, and OF Mr.. Preston
the Navy Yards and Dock Yards has been exerted
even to crush the city delegation and this exerton OF
power has been so efiecual, that not a single North
ern Wing, Just now can be expected to face the
Administration, and do what, at heart, he must
believe is for the best interests OF his county,
In the city, | learn, that all the Custom House
and State officials post office employees connected
with the general commerce of the city, have been in
stmentai in defeating any instructions to their delega-
COMPROMISE,
twenty-five thousand names now signed there. re-
questing their members of Congress to vote for this BILL
there are not ten officials. What worse than this
even, orders, am told, have gone on to New York
from Washington that the officials get up counter pa
per of remonstrance to which, doubt every one of
their numerous names will be signed
When hear OF these things, think of the Allison
letters, and wonder what Gen. Taylor says. But do
not censure Gen. Taylor for such facts carefully
concealed from him. Since the change in the editors Of
the Republic, and for such causes it is not pleasant TO
demonstrate with him against the action of any portion
OH Cabinet The only Wings have left is to
do what am doing, address the members of the Cab
net, as am addressing Mr. Preston through the Wing
organs OF the States whose people they are ac
countable when they return home
We may hope that the adoption of Mr. Soule's
amendment by so large majority in the Senate
will have favorable influence upon the House.
where The very same question was pending when
the Committee OF the Whole last rose. The fol-
lowing remarks OF very moderate member from
Tennessee, strongly eyince the evaporation which
The obstinate course of the Northern majority
tends 10 induce in the most temperate Southern
men. A much longer continuance of the present
controparsv in Conoress will nrodnca n