The New York herald., 1850-05-23
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
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Sur Washingsos Csrrssp~adence.
WASHINGTON, May 81 1850.
Mr.. Clay and the Admin,sfratiom-A Decaratso'l
Of Wdr.-V Vh ere is 10 be the End!
The rupture is complete. The old sore has bro
ken and, apparently, beyond the power of all tho
patent medicines in the world TO heal it, The re-
appearance of Mr. Clay in the Senate excited the
distrust of the cabinet, and they did all they
could TO conciliate him; bat the old in lomta-
BILE whig leader could not consent 10 play second
fiddle, even to General Taylor. He gave no
tice thai he should take his own course, and he has
made HE word good.
The cabinet is weak in every sense but very
weak in the head They have supposed that Mr..
Clay, in this Compromise, isengagedin a movement
orthe Presidency; that he succeeds with it, all the
glory will "a 10 Henry Clay, and that the admin
lstrauon, Old Zack, aud the cabinet and all, will
60 TO pot, and sink ntO the pool OF logettulness
quietly as the Coporal's Guard of John Tyler.
Hence the war of the cabinet upon Clay's com-
| promise. The object is 10 put down Clay at any
| cost, SO that the whg party shall be altogether
| lost TO the administration. The hostility of tho
cabinet TO Mr.. Clay is known to be bitter and
malignant IL was held to be proper, by the friends
of Mr. Clay, that he should brng the matter 10 an
understanding, way or the other This con-
cluson, after the late articles in the cabinet organs
announcing General TdylOr's determination 10 ad-
here TO his cabinet aud his policy of non-action,
was strengthened into conviction of public duty,
and the manner ia which Mr.. Clay discharged this
duty of denouncing the policy of the administra-.
tCn, abundantly shows that he had fully resolved
TO do the work up brown.
Now, let the consequences come. Whatever
they may be, how can thus cabinet stand II has
but one OF two alternatives 10 choose-either To re-
sign, or 10 be expelled by the pressure from with
out. 1t can only resign in disgrace; ii can only
continue IN contempt OF public opinion and # ex-
PEELED, it viii be with the seal of Cialphn and tho
character of peculators upon the public money
We take il, that before the slavery question can
be settled, the must be closed, one way or the
other, or compromised, between Henry Clay and
the administration and that it must close in the
downfall OF this cabinet and that on calculating
the chances OF compromise, We must take into
the estimate the probable complexion of The cabi-
net which is 10 succeed the present sorry concern
WAsHINrroN, May Il, ESQ.
Great Dcbatc-SoRe and C1y-Ihe Lines Draics
bet,ceen Tayor and Ciay-T6ombs Pledge
must be kept--1he Republic Shoulders the Gdi-
phin Burden ,cih a bad GTace-Breck's Re-
treat, SC.
This has been day in the Senate worth remems
berng. 1t will never be forgotten by those who
were fortunate enough to be present The speak,
ers were Soule and Clay.
Soue's style, voice, manner, appearance, and
French accent, were most pleasing and delightful.
His argument was a very able one. II was doubt
less the strongest he ever framed. But he opposed
the Compromise, and pointed out various parts of
it which he could not support. He was elegantly
courteous TO Mr.. Clay, Jet still he opposed his plan
for calming the mighty storm now raging over the
country, and restoring peace and harmony TO the
people.
His opposition called up Mr. Clay in the full pro-
portions of that towering statesman. lie never
looked greater. He never was greater-no, not
even in the extra session of lSil. To-day, of all
the great days OF his life, Henry Clay trans
cendenty great. So Is the universal verdict rem
=
Your reporters will furnish YOU with the manner
in which he met and overturned all all Of Soules
objections 10 the compromise of the Thirteen, and
also of the style in which he contrased the plan Of
the Executive with that of the Committee Of Thir-
teen, and the manner IN which he painted, IN strong,
graphic colors, the results which would inevitably
flow from the passage Of the one, and also OF the
passage of the other
lie spoke OF the President with the greatest for
bearsnce, and declared that il was the wish Of his
heart that they should act in unison together
He had INDUCED the hope that the President
would the exPediency and propriety of enlarg-
ing the plan lie bad reconlIne lded; but he now
dcspaired Of the Presidents yielding, or changing
one inch Of his position Indeed there had been
recent unmistakable glvings-out that the power OF
the Executive was 10 be welded against the pas
sage Of the Compromise. H. sisked for the cham
piOn upon that floor Of the Presidents plan, to
meet him there, face to face, aninaintan II, II he
could, es beng preferable, IN any point OF view, To
the plan of the Committee of Thirteen. lie did not
ask to be met in newspaper, but there in the Ame-
ncan Senate
| Ills ausion to the manner in which he had been
assailed. on all Sides ard 10y undercuucn,s by per-
sons high in power and by those out of power, by
| the extremes Of the North and the extremes Of tho
South, ~c., thrllingly effective and eloquent.
! lie would not heed these attacks nor abac IN tho
least has efforts 10 push the compromise plan To
its adoption Ii healed the five great wounds upon
the hand of the nation. Each bleeding finger
10 be healed at the same time, while tho
Executiye's plan was To heal only one, and let the
other four bleed on; and they would bleed the
more from the healing Of one that had been bleed
ing with them But would the admissi OF Cali
foTnia alone do anything towards settling the great
question, or allaying the strife now raging between
the two sections ot the Union No II would only
produce a contrary result. And he pointed out how
and in what way, most clearly and conclusively.
The Senate chamber was dcnsely crowded and
never were there prouder men than were the friends
Of the compromise who were present. Old Hal
carries all before him. Nobody bat Benton will
attempt 10 take up the glove he has thrown down.
soid, in a recent letter, that would not believe
that the new editor OF the Repubiic would UNDER
take 10 defend the Galphin allowance, or those
who participated in the Transaction, until the cvi-
dence of the fact should be before my eyes.
That evidence made iis appearance IN the Repsbi,c
this morning | regrc, IL, for the editors sake IL
is the best fence have attempted butt is
lame, void Of slirt, and wholly inconcusive. Let
the same winter take the opposite side, and how he
could make the fur ily
call upon you and ~ other editors TO insist that
Mr.. Tcomhs shall not back out ffom his threat 10
test the House on the question of ir. Crawf0rd's
conduct, NJ morality and deCacy, IN the matter OF
the Gslphin allowance. When that test is had, il
will be found that not one-seventh OF the House
will vote 20 justify Mr.. Crawford lie and Ncssrs.
Johnson and Meredith will al be ccnsured by the
Housc, IN manner which they will never forgeti
! know OF many whig members, from the North
and South. who are ANXIOUS for the question to
come up, that they may dcncuncc the conduct Of
the three Cabinet ministers IN question, they
think u deserves 10 be- denounced When il does
come up. look ont for a sguall
undera'snd that Mr.. Brock, who presented tho
whie.weshing report on behalf Of the four wings
on the committee, will undertake TO correct said
report in what II advanced against one of the de-
csions of Nh Criitendcn, while he was Attorney
General II appears that neither Breck. Conrad.
Grinnell, nor hing, knew anything about the merits
of Mr. Criiienden's decision, nor 10 what case,