Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-02
THE FATE OF II SENATE BILL,
The following special Geographic despatch appears in yes
terday's Times:
ROM WASHINGTON.
Defeat Of Mr.. Bradbury's amendment.

WAsHISGToS, JULY 2g, Il. Nj.
This has been an important day in the Senate. After
MANY votes and short speeches, the question was taken On
Mr.. Braibury's amendment, and it was defeated by a tic
The vote beiny yeIs g. nnys .. Mcssrs Douglas and Wal
ker lodged the vote. In another form, the amendment again
failed Is TO 29-Ar. Douglas voting for, and Mr. Walker
against It. This vote ia regarded as almost settling TIC loss
0! the Compromise Bill.
Great INDIGNATION is felt against Mr.. Douglas t~reachorous
conduct.
NJ. Winthrop has certainly been appointed to succeed Mr.
Webster in the Senate from the State of Massachusetts. he
will probably take his seat Tomorrow, and vote against the
Compromise Pill.
Had Mr.. B,adbury's amendment carried, the Compromise
Bill would have certainly passed. Mr.. Benton avowed him
sclf in favor CT the sutjec'-mai,er of every separate feature
Of the Bill.
The House sat ill after 6 o'clock calling the yeas and nays
on the California bill.
[Ou. regular correspondent states that the Senate refused
70 consider 4 resolution offered by Mr.. Clemens creating
Genera Scott, Lieut.. General. In the House, the Caliior.
mia Bill being Gnder consideration, an amendment proposed
by Mr.. ln.c was adopted, asserting the right 10 admit future
new States with or wiinout slavery. The vote stooG-yeas
9j, nays 43. The friends OF Tic Bill made an effort 10 force
it through, but !ailcd.
\ despatch in the Wing slya that a motion OF Mr.. Mason
tina, commissioners be appointed 10 ascertain the only true
boundary Of Texas, was rejected, % 10 %.
This Indicates pretty clearly that the present bill, in every
form, will be defeated. We had entertained 4 confident hope
that some amendment for settling the boundary Of Texas
by commissioners, would have succeeded. Here it was gen.
orally regarded as much mere favorable TO the just rights O.
Texas and the cause of the South, than to leave 1t to the de-
cision of Congress, with 4 heavy northern majority. Mr.
Douglas, il seems, deserted his post and comes in for severe
dcnunc.a,ion. We have 10 desire to shelter him from cen
surc-tu, ought not more OF the blame TO fall upon those
eight Southern Wings Including Benton) who voted against
the Missouri Compromise, when moved by Soule 10 the Cal
iiornia boundary? Every Southern Democrat cane III
maniully to the test-but tho Spa!h was deserted by righ,
Southern Wiigs-and how could we expect Northern men
10 90 farther than representatives, of the South! Had tlC
Sol,h been united on that vote il would have cyerteL a mo.
raj influence and might have secured Northern votes enough
TO carry the Missouri line. The South, then, has to blame
some Of her own representatives for tie inaus;icious an,
alarming condition of things.
The Senate bill may now be regarded as delunct, and NOR
tai man cannot predict what will follow. We had hoped ID
see the biz pass Congress in SUCH L shauc that ii would hay,
been satisfactory TO the South and fatal 10 he ..cc-soii All.
taiors. The bill itself was far from perfect, but wc looked Ia
important a:nsudincnt3, which would have rendered it ac
~ccptabie. While we haze complained tnat lis Northern
friends ial,d 10 coaccdc amendments, 10 meet the views ri
the minority, We cannot but .hina that its Southern oppo.
nents committed a mistake IN committing themselves So
Thoroughly against the whole scleinc, ard thus .ir.vif!
oil the sympathy of its :r!ends who o.aerwisc r.:siu has,
been disposed 10 concede important amendments, ior tie
sake cf peace. The bill furnished n groundwork, on which
amendments might havcbeen cigrafted, - raaic the who'll "a.
tisfnc,ory. From the start, however, deep icclins was excl
led ON Lotn sides, and all sp:ii, Of cancellation, ~ vital To sic.
cessiul legislation, was ban;shol from the Serarc hall
Hence notifications which unde. other circumstances might
have been secured, were %swampcd in .hc waves OF passion
and excitement which dashed The Senate.
Every thin. is now at sea again, and the noble shin Of the
Union is in danger OF running aground upon The breakers.
What next2 - the sailor exclaimed, who was blown up by
pyrotechnics, regarding the explosion as Z part of the enter
;ainncnt. We haze honestly rendered our humble aid TO
save tine ,esse! of State from breaking tn pieces on the rocks
and we shall not yet despair of calm ana safety-but God
only knows how we are 10 be cNtrica:ed from the dangers
thickly scttlin around Us. We are prepared 10. the worst,
and, whatey,. MAJ happen, we are u. and Cor, the $ou:h,
and shall follow the path which she may mark out.
p. S.-Escwhc.c we give various specuiations OF letter
writers, without putting much faith in any OF them. The
Union thinks the final vote may have been taken yesterday,
and The bin probably lost, unless a more concililtory spirit be
shown.