The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-25
INTELLIGENCE BIZ THE MAILS.
Our Washlnston uorsrsp.oaence.

Nj Clay ayipg initiated the iies Of q compounds
OF the slavery question northern men forsworn
as they were the proyso ZEE Is entitled TO the thanks
If the country But tse plan or Nr Clay Is unsats-
factory and especially so 70 he Souh They regardis
as surrepderirg the whole the North, and Is
NO compromise at all In waxing up the minds OF
Northern len to the hazard. utioniu
pending over u.s. Mr. Clay done ALL that was to be ex
pected from his resolutions aud speeches upon them
and has, at least, firmly broken ground for conpro-
mise. He has opened the way
But the recent motion in both houses to admit Cali
fornis Disconnected with soy other subjsct Is she
presents herself boundaries, constitution, members,
Senators, and all. without doing thing in behalf Of
Texas, New Mexico, Deseret the manifest pro.
liability Of the measure being passed through both
houses have for the last ten days east sil deeper
gloom the whole field of dispute This Is the exact
point upon which the South sili revolt. Their de-
termination Is 20 pspsbe, that incredulous men
begin to talk Of dissolution inevitable and without
remedy There Is majority Of thirty in the Hoase for
the admission Of California she is-thsre Is
Jointly of ten in the Senate for the thing. In
point of constitutional authority and law the North
has the most plausible grounds OF dsence In support Of
this measure and the South the weaker side OF the
gumsnt, IL you please. Even Old Jack who has not
dared to smell the provi.o touch It, or look at It,
epeak OF it, think about It, has not heststed to re-
commend the admission OF California 1t is the 6rst
proposition In MIR Clays compromise; it is the first
motion on the subject by Col Benton. With the con-
titutionsl authority then apparently so clear, the
great danger has been that the North would hurry
to the verge OF dissolution in passing this measure
without consulting lite practical Effects
Practically, the admission Il Caiiiornis BY herself
and in advance Of the settlement OF any other issue
involved, settles the whole question in favor OF the
North
IL would wholly exclude the South.
1t Ia the abtolute proviso.
1t Is the plan Il Gen Taylor, and the plan OF Gen.
Csss for letting the question rest with the people of
the Territories, which would inevitably exclude the
south.
The object of Gen. Taylor escape the proviso.
The object of Gen. Csss was 10 consulate the South.
Gen. Csss pleads the unconstutoualis OF the pro-
Gen TAYLOR washes his hands of the whole business.
And yet the plan Of the is the plan of the other
snd point OF fact each OF them is nothing else than
the Rnot proviso.
The plan Of Gen. Cass is therefore, abandoned by
the South and the plan Of Gen Taylor which about
the thing has simply brought his naturalization
TO the brink OF destruction
Mr Clay comes up to the question He does not
propose like Gen. Taylor to let the Territories take
care Of themselves but he proposes like man, to give
them the protection OF governmeu but to say nothing
sbout slavery which in substance, ut this time Of
day, the Wilmot proyiso.
slavery would have done well enough. The South
would then have emgrstsd 20 the territories with
have excluded the south, and now 20 say nothing Is
simply to say that the South are wholly excluded.
Gen. Case, Gen. Tsy Tor and MIR Clay do not come up
to the necessities Of the care
On the other hand, President Taylor, Mr.. Cas-, Mr.
Clay and Mr. Benton, In urging the admission Of CALI
fornia the fret step to the settlement OF the ques-
ton urging upon Congress this dangerous issue in
its moot fatal shape for IL Involves 20 the South al the
hazards Ct complete surrender to the tender mercies
of the sbolitiopists
The admission of California by herself gives to the
North the balance Of power BY clear controlling ma
jorty In the Senate Aresdy they have it, In fact; for
Delaware practically ia Tor the exclusion Of slavery
though nominally ssye STATE
The admission Of California as the rst step, then,
would leave every other question completely at the
mercy OF the NeIth.
real contest The President in attempting TO evads
the iseue has Numbered into To- and the cabinet being
utterly I'm potent 10 depends entirely upon Congress
90 sxtricats the administration aud the country.
Ca.s has failed Clay has failed; Gen. Taylor has
failed.
The South now insist that the com promise shall come
from the North, and they declare,
Let. That California viii rot do
I'd. That "inasterly inactivity will not do.
sd And that TO say nothing on tlavsry Is to permit
the proviio to occupy ai the terriors. IN sputs.
Know who II there to move In the matter. and what
isto be donei He mutt baa Northern man, Of weight
character and influence as ststesman.
There is but one man competent TO do IL. That man
Us Daniel W,bster
Strange It may appear Daniel Webster 10 the man
upon whom the South rely for compromises sub
rtsptal matter Of fact compromise. not the shadowy
sohems q Nj Clay nor the deceptive policy Of the
cabinet nor the d.fupct plan of Gen Cass but prac-
teal thing thing which will REQUIRE an absolute
surrender Of something d'usnded by the North.
A report IL out this morning that Mr.. Webster has
been ssliou'ly celebrating for the last two weeks
upon this slavery question and has become convinced
that the danger o disunion j. crtcs that the South
inteHd that " the question Is compromised, the COM
promise shal come from the Nofts that the question
of union disunion in fact rests with the North
with tbi. conviction " Is Understood, MIR. Webster
Give or eie sink SWIM Intends to step into the
breach, with compromise whcn al. settle the dispute
MIR. Webster h In q positicn 20 DO IL.
He has nothing Of political capital TO lsse.
n this movement he may ommand the feld for 1852.
Recently Mr. Webster, with remarkable gravity,
remsrked that tNis subject for grave oonsiders
dion The upshot OF this grave confederation IT, that
he intends TO do something for for the
Union and for poserty and Immortality. Hsi, about
10 redeem himself regensrate Massachusetts,, and dis.
enthrHl he Unon. be South count upon It. and they
count largely upon the great weight Of Websters
and constitutional reputation
He will propo,e practical CEN premise.
The MissouI line run through to the Pacific. aud an
that the rag 81 the pited States In
all the territories admits aud protests all the property
OF the citizens Of all States 10 such territories will
probably be the basis Of TITS compromises but OF the
details We have not been apprissd b IL necessary to
give them In advance The basis Of the plan Of settle
Nov, We undertake to cay, that " the Missouri COM
promise line Is made the basis Of settlement, IL will
pass
mated and declared their readiness TO accept the Mis-
uouit line.
Ths line will OF course divi. the pie.rst State Of
California into two nearly equal parts but power OF
Congress over the boundaries Of States fully adj
mitted IN the uniform exercise q the power.
The plan CT Mr. Webster sil probably embrace the
settlement Of the Texas dispute the adjustment Of the
dieul'y with the tertories aud the preservation Of
tie balance 81 power In the Senate More than this
The south cannot ak less than this they are not pre-
pared 60 take.
The day ssvns-the clouds ar. breaking
We count upon the compro mise % MIR. Webster
such compromise from him as the enc indicated,
viii astonish all New England Il Is bold move; bat
y is perfectly ssfe IL will require revolution Of
Northern sentiment In the Houss; but u will effect
revolution not only in the Hou,e but in the csbine
esd In both parties and all over the country have
met many southern members TO day they believe that
MT webster getting ready this compromise for next
weeks operations; they all endorse It, and they all
rent that the bssis OF tn. Missouri line 20 the Pacific
will do and that short Of that they v accept nothing
and that even this must come frsm the North. The
MON, TO day believed TO be In the pocket Of Daniel
Webster Let us wait and zee THE DOCTOR.
wssHtseroS, Feb. 20, 1880
TIE CsIiasf and Nr. Cioyfon-TA TIE Birh Dsy-7as
luton TIE Bssinss Of Monday.
The Washington correspondent Of the Courier and
Engrr denies too much, when he asserts there is
nm ~ hs hat Mr. has bse