The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-20
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
REVIEW OF THE EXCITING TOPICS OF rHR DAY
PRESIDENT FILLM0RES LETTER
RELATIVE TO THE
RECENT EXCITEMENT BOSTON.
Death of Col. b. M. johnson,
&C., So, &c.
MI. CIay's Speech at Frankfort, Ky.

&C., So, &c.
Mr. Ciay's Speech at Frankfort, Ky.
CIscINrArI, Nov. 10, 1850
In the House Of Representatives of Kentucky, Mr..
Payne, frsm the mittss appointed to wait on the
Hon Henry Clay, to invite him visit Legislature
this day at IL O'Clock, reported that the committee
oad performed that duty and that MT Clay responded
that would afford him great pleasure that at the
designated hour he would visit the Legislature in the
Hail.
At IL o'clock the Senate preceded BY the on GERS Of
that body entered the Hail. and the Committee OF In
vitation, accompanied by the Hon Henry Clay, ap-
Feared.
Upon Mr.. Clay being introduced the Chairman of
the Com mittee,
Mr.. Speaker JoHNsor addressed him as follows
Mr. Clay, allow me- the representative of the peo-
PIE to welcome you to this hail. the theatre .of your
early and successful abors for the prosperity and hap
piness Of the people, and to introduce you to the
sons and defendants of many of your oo-lsborers
in this field Of your usefulness to those labors
Kentucky is indebted for her prosperity and her
greatness Always faithful to the trust reposed
in you by by the people Of this great wealth
when dangers threatened her, they find you the
fearless defender Of the constitution and the rights
OF the people Permit me, sir to tender you the high
appreciation OF the members OF this body your sue.
cessfu efforts Is their Representatives, the national
councils, for the Of those measures which We
hope will give peace and quiet to the country and
bind in an indissolube bond glorious confsdsracy
To you, sir, to the Kentucky delegation in Congress
20 the distinguished Senators, Webster, Dickinson,
Foote. and others, Kentucky yes, sir, America owes
debt Of gratitude.
Mr. CLAY replied a. follows--Mr. Speaker and gem
Slemen Of the General Assembly in presenting my
eelf before you, In conformity with the resolu-
eion Of the Houre OF Representatives, and invita-
tions received by from the committee, have
frat to perform the agreeable duty Of rendering
expression Of my acknowledgment and my grateful
thanks for the disting ushsd honor awarded by you
TO the Kentucky delegation, to the patriotic and emil
asnt Senators Of the United States, to the other
members OF Congress, and myself, who 90 operated
at the late session of Congress- in the adoption Of
measures having for their object the harmony tran
GUILTY. and preservation of the Union of country
and to you, Mr. Speaker, owe especially express
sion Of my obligation for the eloquent complimentary
terms in which the organ Of this House, you have
been pleased to allude to my public service In this and
other theatres. In the absence Of those whom you
have so highly honored in assocatins with me, feel
quite that in assuming to present for them their
respectful thanks which they could much better do
they present, shall have the candid appreciation
Of their hearts.
Heretofore have frequently received gratifying
testimony Of the confidence and attachment OF Liy
countrymen but they principally confined to the
party Of which member. What gives extra
ordinary and inexpressble vsue to this occasion Is,
that It has been dictated by party feelings, but is
the voluntary Offering Of my fellow citizens Of both
honorable parties, and who unanimously passed re-
solution which has brought together. The last
ssssion of Congress opened under the most lowering
and unfavorsble auspices The public mind had been
greatly astated distracted and divided upon subjects
connected with the Institution Of slavery. had
witnessed other periods Of great contest and agitation
In the case of the admission of Missouri the whole
nation greatly convused and there was Just cause
of serious apprehension for the safety of the Union
In the instance also Of the opposition Of South Caro-
lima to the tariff In 1sS2-83 there was great dan
ger OF Q civil war with that State, which might In
certain events have spread to the surrounding Bates
but what peculiarly distinguished the late struggle
tment syovsd, no. merely Of existence OF danger to
the Union but heard In various quarters an open
Ss.,rs Tor ts dssontion. We bshed too what we had
before in the time OF peace, tbs assembly
OF sectional delegates the tendency Of which waste
Mr. speaker, In common with others, had foreseen
the darkness OF the gathering storm the perhaps pre-
sum ptive hope that might under the blessings Of
Proyidenee be humble instrument In assisting TO al
lay IT, constituted principal motive With me for re-
xress and daring the early part OF the session IL en-
gagged almost exclusively, all my most anxious
Thoughts The result Of my reflections Is that series
OF rssolutions which presented to the Senate Of
the United States in February last Ny desire was 70
all subjects OF agitation arising OF
the institution Of slavery, and TO leave none open
for future agitation and II possible 70 settle them
in just aud honorable manner 70 10th the contend.
disposed and discussed ON their hrss presentation
II Is not necessary to state. Subsequently Conn
mittee OF Thirteen was appointed by the Senate
charged Win tho day OF considering all the sub
j,ets. The Committees reported and their various
measures varied but inconsdersoiy from the resolu-
tions which had previously offered These different
measures were the admission OF California as q
Territorial goverum enis for New Mexico and Utah,
without the Wimot provis1i proposals. for Texas. for
an rscsvery of fsgive slaves aud the abolition OF
slave trade In the District OF Uolumbia The mes
sage Of the President, recsmme led the sdmis-
sion Of California into the Union nrst presented
not entertaining particle OF doubt a. TO the pro
priety Of It's admission and not being sSAre OF tne
sreat and extensive opposition existing against the
Southern members Of Congress against IL. II vi. In
favor of its immediate admission As separate aud
distinct measure but when became acquainted
with the Opposition, aud considering that it was q
mere question Of FORM thought 10 best to unite With
other knd measures, In one common biil Ihs ed-
mission of California vas opposed arst upon the
grounds Of its having constituted Itself stae with.
out the Express authority Of Congress and secondly
because the territorial limits Witch IL hid assumed
for itself deemed TO be too large an extensive
wsr,psS =. 70 the a,st srGuoa sos. Vs3, ,aa ,rso
the Union without prior sanction OF Congress but
several other States had been so recsi'ed. that
although " IL most regular that Congress should give
its previous that Is matter not depending up
on the constitution but within the sound discretion
less grounds for the which they took. b. cause
they living under the blessings Of Law aud order
With terri torisl nts established for the snd
that In the OF California, owing TO divisions In
Congress upon the subject f the wmot proviso that
that body had been not only unable To give Its as
s.nt TO the formation OF State OF california,
but had totally failed to perform the hish and
imperative duty OF establishing q territorial 60
y,rnmsnt for, and had left without law,
without order, without govern ment. In q state
Of almost perfect anarchy, In such abandoned cond
lion N California had right any rational com
munity on earth would have, to institute govern
msnt Tor themselves and to establish Law .nd order
ss 10 the extent Of the territorial limits OF California
We all feel that they are quite large, and N they
sould have been reformed without rejecting the
state. and remsndiDg u back into a territorial
condition, perhaps some notifications would have
been made in the limits but large az they are II IL
,ot believed that they embrace anything like ~
npeh arabic land az IL contained In several Of the
states OF the Union. and comprehensive as thoss
limits are they are not extensive those Of Texas
,,hIch vould have been made sti larger they could
,ecom piish II by some Of the very members Who OBJ
tba "A. Cali prto q