Washington telegraph., 1850-06-05

We publish to-day, in full, the report
If the compromise committee in the U.
5. Senate, aeeudng at of as much sn-
.erest as anything we could offer oar
readers. AS a geAeraa thing, the report
has been favoeably received by the Scutfr
era press, and we believe that the voice
of the people Of the Soa!h would be
favorable to settling at once the question
on the basis which the report proposes. |
There is however in the Senate formi
dable opposition to Mr.. Ciays plan, and
among the opposition we hnd both our
Senators. MIR. Borland is reported as
being opposed to the compromise in toto,
while Mr.. Sebastian prefers the plan of
the President to that proposed by the
committee. Southern cppcsitsca has Gre
ated some dissatisfaction amongthe friends
Of the measure from the North, who have
thus far gone for the compromise for the
sake of restoring peace aud harmony to
the Union. What Southern 4nenabers
expect to gain by facticus opposition
we cannot divine, fot without some
unaaimity on the par, of the South the
compromise must fa;l, and the questions
which Mr.. Clays plan proposes to
carry through together will undoubt-
edly be brought up separately and Cali
fornia admitted, and the Wilnot proviso
most probably be applied to the terri
tories of New Mexico aud Utah, or
they will be left without governments.
There are other Senators, among whom
is Mr.. Clemens, of Alabama, willing to
risk the chances of defeat of the COM
promise by strenuously insisting on the
line of sc 80 as the Southern boundary
of California, leaving territory and sea-
coast enough for the formation of another
State south Of California. This, we fear.
is risking much for an uncertainty, for is
it not most likely that from the population
already settled there and the emigration
pouring in from the n.slaveholding
States, that if new State is formed it
will also exclude siavery' thereby creating
two non-slaveholding States OH the Pa
cifc, whereas under the plan Of compro-
mise there would be but one. Are those
Senators who oppose the passage Of the
compromise bill prepared to offer a SUBJ
stitute with any prospect of obtaining
better terms! If they are not, they are
by their opposition incurring fearful
responsibility. The people, North and
South, have intimated desire to see the
question speedily settled, and leading
journals of both parties have expressed
partiality for the plan proposed by the
committee. The Washington Union
takes this view, and in All able article, on
the 18th ult., holds the following lam
guage:
We have examined this plan of settle
ment in all its important bearings. We
have conferred with many of the most
profound, scrutlnizing and patriotic men
OF whom the Republic can boast, and
we are grati6ed to find that it appears to
meet with their most cordial concurrence,
and that confident hope is generally ell.
tertained of its ultimate passage through
both Houses of Congress.
We anticipate that most oftne leading
presses, North aud South, will sustain
the compromise. and that various popular
demonstrations will indicate strong dis
position in favor of a speedy settlement
of all the questions in dispute, upon the
basis of the general principles Of Mr..
Clay's noble report. We greatly over
rate the good sense and elevated patriot
ism of the American people, if the favor
able opportunity now presented to them
of securing speedy restoration of do
mestic peace and concord, and of over
throwing the desperate schemes of fac
ton and of fanaticism, shall not be
promptly and urgently demanded in all
quarters of our widespread Republic.
With the Uuion we are much mistaken
if the good sense and patriotism of Con-
gress suffer the present opportunity to
pass unimproved.