The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-15

Gen. Cass's Inaractions Wifbdfaicn-- Debate
is The Senate-- Gen Skielfs's Speeck--ltfr.
Benton and Cab oraaa--1Gr. Gays Vietgs--
Mr. Webster--lfr. Mason's Uftra Speed
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1850.
Gen Cass has this morning, received the cheer
full intelligence, communicated to him officially,
that the Legislature Of Michigan has rescinded the
Wilmot Proviso instruction. The veteran states
man. therefore, is now left to follow, unrestriotedy
the impulses Of his patriotic heart and dictates OF
his mature judgement. OF course Gen. Cass wlll
vote against the Wilmot Provso, and any kindred
measure calculated to distract the country and the
Union. He has been the pioneer OF the North
west in youth and early manhood, and ne IS now,
in his advanced age, her pilot through the danger
Gus straits she is about to pass. The whole ORTIZ
west will follow Gen. Cass's example, IN MS en-
deavors of pacifcation, and we shall no doubt
weather the cape.
Mr.. Foote'S resolution for the appointment OF
select committee of thirteen, has been considered
in the Senate to-day, when very animated debate
| occurred, in which Gen, Shields Mason, Clay and
Benton participated. Gen. Shields made very
eloquent and moderate speech, declaring his read-
| ness to assume The debt oil Texas, TO ADMIT
the States which shall be carved out OF her INTO
the Union, and to vote for the fugitive slave bill;
| but he is opposed to sanction slavery in new
territory. Well, no slavery is likely to go to the
new territories, and hence tho declaration OF Gen
Shields does not necessarily involve new principle
Mr.. Benton wishes the California bill to be
taken up by itself; but in this he will not succeed.
| The sense of the Senate and of the House is
against it, and he will be out-voted IN his own
body by some ten or twelve majority Harry Clay,
| with that magnanimity of soul which has charac-
terized him through life embraced the proposition
Of the moderate men Of both parties to take up all
the subjects in dispute at once, and IN one and the
| same bill The more kindred or affiliated objects
there are put together in the same bill, the more
readily he opined, could compromise be effected.
| When he had first proposed his compromise reso-
lutions, he was for admitting California by herself !;
but developments since made convinced him that it
was more expedent to combine the admission OF
California with the territorial bills and he should
vote thus to put them together. He had from the
| first day he had come back to the Senate been
ready to embrace every proposition for restoring
harmony peace and fraternal feelings to the differ
ent members of this confederacy, and he was ready
now to embrace any such proposition with the
| same view.
This is Harry Clan indeed We have had
great statesmen during the short career of our ma
| tional existence-men who would do honor to any
| country-orators that would have graeed Greece
and Rome-statesmen that could rival the proudest
names in England-but man like Clay no other
country ever did possess or ever will He IS bone
and flesh of America man like Clay cannot be
| grown in any other country.
Mr.. Webster will crown his speech on the
| duties Of statesmen" by voting for the cOmbina-
ton Of all the measures intended to be offered as
a compromise. His mind is too logical-hs patriot
ism too exalted-and his views too far above the
the consideration of self the present hour to act
otherwise. Though the storm still RACES without
we are hesding direct for the harbor with the wind
on our quarter. The vessel may roll and pitch /;
but we are bound soon to get into smooth water.
| Mr.. Mason, of Virginia, has led off to-day the
| ultra Southern doctrine. The mantle of Calhoun
seems to have fallen on him but ultra views are
bound to be defeated, by the compact centre, now
forming decided majority in both Houses. It is
preposterous in any man now, to demanda positive
recognition and guarantee Of slavery. Such a
proposition is tantamount to a new issue, and such
an issue is bound to be defeated. The positive re-
cognition of slavery in the territories by an act of
Congress is ultra as the Wilmot Proviso on the
other side, and is not even based popular sem
tment which might serve it apology. x.