The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-27
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS
wAsHissros, March 2i, 1850

INIELLlU ENCE DI IdE MhlLO
WARRINGTON, March a, 1850.
n Lstsis More Light upon ts QussOn I~porisn More
n.snt ia the Senate State Of the Csss-Siats 81 PsFf's'
IN the Too Hsusss-PTesYeefs efs Gsno-9 bTeasi"s-T
of Beth Partiss.
Il n By oaucuses conferences and that
great questions settled The open legislation upon
shsm is the ratification ofthinss already adjusted
So Il s In this negro business 1t is not to the public
speeches In the houses that We are now to look for
the expected dsvslopemens Of settlement, but II IL
20 the private and casual among
The leading members on both sides.
The opinion has bsen gaining ground Of late, that
California Is to come in by herself discoun ectsd
with any other ssue and frst Of all shs will be cd
itted and that this VIII be done, II nothing else 10
done There is large majority In the House and In
the Senate In favor Of admitting California, any.
how Mr.. Clay he's expressed binself In favor Of
the mssAurs, Independently Of anything else; aud,
rs the first step In the general adjustmsnt Mr..
Webster has uneq nj vocsly declared his preferences
for this plan ana his want q faith in the poundins
suggested by the select committee. MI Benton has
notion pending before the Senate, aud Il was under
tories TO bring in bill for admitting California, dis
connected with any other subject Whatsoever and,
whatever little influence the administration has with
Congress still IL Is operating in favor Of california, to
the exclusion or neglect Ct all the incidental issues
mixed with sny other question, entirely BY herself,
and hr,t Of all It might well be supposed that there
general impression is that California viii DO admitted
nothing eise Ia doEs
II curious fact that the Northern wings generally
begin TO think the mastery inactivity" plan q the
cabinet the best. They disposed so to think be-
cause it .cuIss caf TIis and by leaving the terri
the South To DO nothing then 10 sim ply In the quiet
est way to exclude the South from all ths tsrrtorss
This they sppr-hsDd, and, consequently the plan OF
the administration Is equally obnoxious with the pro-
viso itself.
In point of fact and point blank the whole issue
hinges upon the admission Of California. Southern
know that this lie highly popular measure In the
North that il L. possible TO It, even by coupling
IL With Southern measures which otherwise would be
rejected They know that Of itself the fugitive slave
bill stands but httl- chance that the admission OF
rev State two from Texas might be evsdsd but
they Relieve by linking these measures to the Csfor
preaching 70 &C ncsssions to the south Admit Csor-
ria trst sDd the balance OF power In the Sensts 10
some the last check upon the Northern suprsmsoy In
TIE danger In the senate the tenacty Of Col Ben
ton for the admission OF and nrst In the
order OF thpgs. Mr.. Calhoun has made IL the issue-
the South endorse him this extent ct least and Col
Benton, satshd Of majority in the t~s houses and
dstirous OF driving the Calhoun wing OF the Missouri
democrats to the wall Ia determined to put 1t to them,
R,icns rosts
Clay ard have convinced him that the plan Of admit
ting California In bill 10 not the true policy
that Southern Senators will resist IL to every ex
trsnty OF legislative opposition that they will call
the ard noes eva.vs motions from eunrtse TO
midnight, ana from midnight to sunrise, before they
vii tufer that separate BILL In advance OF other mss.
CoDviro.d Of this, Mr. Clay has been induced to call
on Colonel Bent and to persuade hi TO consent to
plan NIB nipg all the questions in dispute In
one bill. Mr. Llay has ssll,d the ssnstor from Mis-
souri, and has failed OF his object Colonel Benton
repaios opposed to oonn.ctius California with any
sxtransous is.us Tie ~i,hes tue State to come In as
other States nat footed. aud dssncu mbered OF any
outside question . clear bill for her admission Col.
Benton has the influences to carry sufficient number
Of Western democrst With the Northern and Eastern
OF both psrte., 10 ps,s the bill but 1t Is believed,
that with his consent to general BILL including Cali
foInis tn. lsst obstacle In the Senate would be
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that he will be induced 10 give way.
comnittee allowed they viii be ready In two or three
days TO report general com omise embracing the ad
mion OF Csiforni. tn. basis CT the whole sshems;
and the only impeachment then to the passage OF the
measure would be the opposition Of Col Bentoa which,
persisted IN might go mbsrrass the action Of the
Senate rs 20 de the whole project, including the
admission OF California
Their. IL nsgnspimous. self..scriaoiDg disposition
In he nj bic old Henry Csy-h is ready 60 aid In the
general ctmpronise be freely gives his opinions;
but Col Benton las been driven TO eytremities BY his
enemies In Missouri suszinsd by all the Southern d.
nocracy; they have excluded him from his usual rank
IN the mDite.s ct the Ssnsts-thsy threaten to ex
elude him from the Senate itself and the exact Issue
between b'm ard th.m, open whica be has taken his
position u tie admission Of California by herself dis
connected with any other question His abandonment
Of this poi ion the fore doub fu and bis retaining
renders IL slso douhtfui
The state Of parties la the two houses, meantime,
confused end chaotic. Old party lines are broken
down Northern whs, d. not faterniIs With Southern
wings aud 5ouhsrs look even With more respect
Upon Northern democrats than upon the body Of
Northern Wigs In Congress Senator Dickinson, with
every southern whig In Congress is q, this moment
more popular man. and more respected, than almost
any Northern ~hie. except Webster. 1hs Northern
vhg party NJ home Is cd By Southern wings
too utterly prositutsd 10 the sbotionies further
recognition Associs with the wings Of the South
in event and the democratic uuketnss with free
soil last summer, In New York aud elsewhers, has
broken the faith OF the Suuthern democracy Neither
party now disorRsnE-d, can stand They are dead
both defunct The ns'iors whiE party rs does not
exit IL split all e. flinders plesiy broken
down and dfpeTs,d The national democratic party
Of GO%gI not MS ia dixil sd hat tfaga
Calhoun. and Benton Csss IL tie only visible element
Of nationality about e. He has sdherents from all
seoons; bat his policy abandoned The uhigs have
Clay fsetion Weote faction, cabinet faction tof
two or three lees than John Tyers) free soil fac
ton, Moderate 5, uthsR faction, ultra Southern
faction, aud very srRe faction utterly opposed TO
the cabinet North spa South, both parties are d.
vidsd into faction. yet out Il them al there
terials snougb for comprcmse II may suo5ssd. "
IL do. thall have Ds~ organization Of Psrtiss-a
complete chang. OF tn. old state Of thiags Tue eis
MEETS are IN state OF fosiop, and, when they
cut Of The osuldTon The old dfoss Of both parties will
be cast aside. and AMI brilliant Organization Of
men 81 piogIessiye ideas Sill tsse the helm. God
eICtd the osy'