The New York herald., 1850-06-08
WAsHISsToS, June 0, 1850.
The Chances Of the Compromise.

The ChdnceseJ the Compromise.
The Compromise seems to be getting very smooth
ly In the Senate The votes upon the pdments as
far voted upon have been pretty uniformly salts
factory to the South The wilmot proviso, in every
shape and FORM repeatedly proposed has been repeat
edly rejected, and by very decided m ajorities.
The most importment amendment carried to. day,
that OF Mr. iulee in the language Of the old Clay
ton Compromise Of 1sfS, as follows
And the constitution aud the laws Of the United
states hereby extended over, and declared to be
In force in the said territories far the and
any prov ision thereof may be applicable
This was adopted 80 to "a, Mr.. Webster voting in
the negative; vote for which we cannot account
any other principle than this-that Mr. Webster sup
posss the Mexican laws prohibiting slavery are super
seded by the eon-tution thereby leaving the terri
tories open to slavery We do not know upon what
other ground to consider Mr. Webster's votc; for
we'll recoil, ct his CONTEXT with Mr. Calhoun this
ry question in which Mr. Webster contendei that the
constitution, ia propro rigori did not extend the
territories acquired Of foreign State, but required
law OF Congress To spread IL over such territories
sr the supreme organic and municipal law. We
collect very distinctly the r. neral Impression that
Dir. webster was defeated in that argument very de-
cidsdy but We presume that be trcads no step back
wares and that, consequently. his vote against this
amendment, to day, WAS upon the presnmption that
IL opened the territories 10 slavsry-for upon any
Other ground the amendment at least, Is inonensive
and unohjectiopsble
The friends Of the bill. especially Mr Clay seem to
be in better humsr To day aud in better spirits but
st We spprche nd that the worst IL yet to come.
We uBd.rstsr d that the South-th. extreme south
ARE sil conhd.nt OF defeating the bill or OF getting
Caorpia TO so 30 leaving the Southern halt OF the
fscinc coast for a'sparste territory and farther
difying the boundaries Of New Mexico to a narrower
limit ihsn that proposed by the present bill
Thcse nodinc ations would. OF soursc, change the
whole character Of the bill and make IL scheme
entirely obnoxious to the report OF the committee
far as regards as California, the main question in the
dityutt.
The news from tho Nashville Convention. that they
bed usnnmously recommended the Missouri com
prsmse line seems to have given fresh courage
extreme south in the Sen at. ana We at least speak
knowingly, when we ssy that they count confidently
on the defeat Of the bii nnless the boundaries Of CALI
f0rnia rduced.
The House, on Tvesday next, proceed TO vote
Their California btu; and apprehensive OF tho success
of the Frc,idents plan, Mr. Clay Ia anxious II po.si.
ne 70 Get his I'LL through Ia advance OF the action Of
the House
In this, We apprshsnd, he will be dsnpp pointed and
that the loos. will probably decide the question
bs fore the senate.
We soufsss our inability 10 venture upon n judgment
OF The fate OF the Compr0nse la the Senate but sp-
pearsness still against 10, aud do not
prove when come 10 sound the opinions Of Southern
Senators.