Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-03
Correspondence Of The Public Ledger.
Letter from Washington.
II Sorry Condition Of Things IN the House-Feeings
of the Southern Members.

Il Sorry Condition Of Things in the House-Fee,ings
of The Southern Members.
WASHINGTON, 18th December, ls49
The proceedings of the House presented to day very
sorry picture of the feelings and passions Of members.
Not only there organization, but prospect Oft
contamination Of wishes. We further re-
moved from the election Of Speaker than the first day
of the session. nay have discovered to-day the first traces
of systematic effort defeat the organization of the House.
and prevent legislation for an indefinite period Mr.
Toombs of Georgia. Taylor Democrat; of unquestioned
purity and talent declared that he looked upon the failure
of the House organize OF preserving the Un-
aud that chaos better than The Wilmot Provso.
This is no doubt the feeling of very large majority OF
Southern men, and would be well for all rejecting
give the sober, dspassionate consideration
You know best that cIoake and not much tinc-
ured with Southern feeling but would caution the
suspectng peruser of the Congressional proceedings Of
day. nor compare the present sentiment OF the South
with notification of Mr. Cslhoun former day
The nuiers under General Jacksos's admnisi ration,
were handful Of men, led by Mr. Calhoun; the anti Will
Proviso the whole South, with the exception,
perhaps of Maryland and Delaware, and division in
Missouri The public mind Of the South is crazed on the
subject and who, year ago, all mildness
aud oonciaon find themselves compelled BY the outward
pressure of question TO assume tone and language
which have before been heard in Congress. The
Free Sellers esr Them under the impression that they will
dare verify their threats; but this miserable ard
dangerous game and only wideDs the breach which now
exists between the great sections Of the country.
leave the House in body soon the Proviso Is
passed signed by the President and from the charac
ter of the who hold that la6gusge-men who never
with Mr. Calhoun, am bound to believe that they
in is longer the Calhoun party but the
whole South which threatens dsunion preferable to
the everlasting agitation Of the Slavery question over their
heads Even the moderate of the South, who
ed sign Mr. Cahouns address, prefer the separation of
the Union what they believe to be degradation to their
honor and that Of the States they represent There Is
a unsnimiIy of sentiment among them which is appalling.
and which would be wicked to provoke at this moment
The South are already practically defeated in the excu
sion of slavery from Calf rna by the State Constitution
recently formed Monterey; Why aggravate the feelings
of the vsnquished by abstract legislation the SUBJECT
History has shown that slavery cannot be introduced or
maintained where climate and the productions OF the soil
admi, Of white labor. At this very moment slavery 10 al
excluded from the Western part Of Virginia, and
from the whole region of Western Texas though the lat.
Ter State was par excellence counted slave State.
Mr.. Duer who ready vote for anybody for Speak
en- denounced the "disunonis,s" and designated Mr..
Meade Of Virginia of them; which the latter
piled that false. upon which Mr.. Duef called him
liar when confusion which is better imagined than
described challenge has since passed between the
tes; but the matter WILL doubt be smcaby arranged
for the present by the withdrawal Of the offensive lam
euase Such scenes, however, he expected in the
present state Of excitement, which, believe, the history
Of the country furnishes no parallel
There will be Speaker this week uness motion pre-
vail to elect by pursiy The fact is. neither OF
the two great parties has majority IN the House, ana net
her therefore, answersble for the state of anarchy
is mistake to divide the Free Sellers in Wings and Dem
ocrais They with neither party, and by sbs.inately
refusing cooperate with either alone responsible for
the delay in the organization Of Congress. onsERvER
FATE OF APHrLosoraER.--The foreign correspondent
of the Pes says Dr. Dick the celebrated Chris
lian philosopher now reduced TO want La consequence
liberal tendency of his writings the British Govern.
has refused grant him pension and unless
pr ate benevornce furnishes the Of subsistence. he
may be left II 10 proposed that lectures his
character and writings he delivered in the principal cities
OF the United States and the proceeds applied to his bene-
ft No mans writings have done to set before the
mind proper subjects of inquiry. TO enighen the un-
derstanding and improve the heart.
A New IsvESrIox-Ths London papers speak highly
Of invention by Mr.. Hail. by which the combus-
ton Of coal in furnaces rendered perfect pos.
sbs- The flor Of the furnsce consists Of long bars in
cined considerable ANGLE and slowly moved backwards
and forwards 10 certain order by Of eccenirlcs
working the same axle, which act upon teeth. with
which the bars supplied The machinery is said to be
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