Washington telegraph., 1850-04-03
MAGNIFICENT Effort in Behalf Of a settlem...

Magnificent Effort in Behalf of scttlem.u,
In the New York Herald of the 1,,h
ult.. we find the following letter from ona
of it's Washington city correspondents.
1t is with unalloyed pleasure that uo
confess the magnificent effect Of Webster
speech. He did describe a tremendor.
circle around the question: but it was ~
fortify his past opinions with his presen,
course. He has performed the mos, difs;'
cult task in creation. He sustains hi.
opposition TO slavery. and yet he offers
the most acceptable compromise of tho
session, and yet it is no compromise at all
He does not go a single step beyond tho
obligations Of constitutions and contracts.
and yet he suggests plan for the adjust
ment of the great difficulty, which even
Mr.. Calhoun is puzzled to find fault with
The effect of Webster's speech is mar.
ni6cent. in Washington, to-day. With.
out presenting any specific series of reso.
lutioms, he takes the thunder from CLAW
Cass, Foote and Douglass, and holds nos.
session of the field. Hundreds of intel
ligent meli, i'll Washington, believe the
question to be substantially settled.
The maintenance of the equilibrium NJ
the Senate is believed to be impossible
even by scne of the extreme men of The
South, and the suggestions of MIR. Web.
ster the nearest practicable approach /,
it, they are ready TO adopt them, aud trust
TO the justice of the North. We know
of one distinguished Southern man, who
says he is willing to take the stump N
th in nf
number of Northern and Southern men
have called upoE him to-day, to express,
10 him their congratulations.
The Free Soilers are indignant-rbe
best sign in the world that Webster has
struck out in the right course. There
could not be more forcibls argument
against slavery than that of Webster nor
more favorable exposition of constitu.
tional obligations upon the North, in sup
port of a compromise, which is no com.
promise at all, and yet the basis of
satisfactory arrangement.
There is not the first iota Of a compro
mise in the plan of Mr.. Bell. which is
identical with the plan suggested by Mr.
Webster
The North does not concede a single
thing-not the shadow Of principle
not the first element of COMPROMISE
and yet MIR. Webster covers pretty well
the whole case. 1t only shows the justice
of the demands of the South.
But we are not yet quite ont Of the
woods. We expect still inrther conces.
sions from Mr.. Webster, in reference TO
California. He has yet TO speak on that
great branch of the subject. Whether
he will agree or not TO divide California
by the line of SO 80 remains yet TO he
seen. Under all circumstances of the
case Mr. Webster has fully vindicated
the public expectation.
Mr.. Clay is delighted. Mr. Cass is de-.
lighted. and viii! probably on Monday
sustain MIR Webster, and compliment
Gen. Foote for his boldness in opposing
the extreme demands Of Mr.. Calhoun,
The effect of Webster's speech is teniold
greater to-day than yesterday: LII now
said that Gen. Taylor sent down his con;
gratulations to Webster this afternoon;
and that Clay ton called OIL him to-day.
The motion of Mr. Foote, to refer Mi.
| Bells compromise to a select committee,
is the first thing on Monday, and we may
expect an interesting scene. Webster is
the lion and Massachusetts is redeemed.
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