The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-03
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rConespondenee of the Baltimore Sun.1
WAsmgaTng March d f9j0

Correspondence of the Baltimore Bnn.1 ~
WAsHIEGTos, March S 1850.
AG God Days Work-Mr. Douglass Bills Terms
of Compromise Opposition TO Deseret-EIecu-
tue Session-Mr. Laurence, etc.
This was good days work. In the Senate
Judge Douglass, chairman the committee on ter
rilOfies, with the unanimous assent of the commit
tee, brought in two bills, substance agreeing with
what stated nearly fortnight ago to be the plan
Of compromise likely succeed during this session.
Judge Douglass has given the subject his whole
undivided attention, and the two bills reported to-
day, with trifling amendments, will most unques-
tionably- pass the Senate, and, in my humble
/ opinion, also the House Of Representatives.
| The first Of Mr. Douglass bills provides for the
admission Of California with her present limits, 1t
is clear that the North cannot fight on that bill, on
the very prnciple Of nOn-lnlerlerence with the viii
of the people, which is embodied in the second bill
which provides for creating two territorial govern
nents from the residue OF the territory acquired
from gieKcO, 10 wit: The territory Of Itch and the
territory Of New Mexico, which bills are the usua
form Vi territorial bills without any proyiso on thS
| subject OF slavery.
The territorial bill also provides for the settle
ment of the Texas boundary, by pecuniary con
i sderalien, Tie sum is left in blank, but is under
stoOd viii be filed up with SlO0O0,00O o
| Sl5. Cos, goo.
THE report of Mr.. Douglass was, as / have jus
said, made with the Unanimous assent Of all ia,
members oil the commitiee, win this exception only
that IN regardto one or two uIimportant points, IL
regard TO Whcn ehcn member IS perInltteu 10 ole
amendments, two members OF the committee, VIII
consider themselves under instruction from thei
respective Legislatures, may ask leave TO avail
themselves Of that pfiYiisge..
l There was some difficulty in the way of jus
legaIizing the Mormon government Of Deseel
Deserets Mormon word, and there Is a stron
prejudice against MuTmonism in all the Northwes
ern States, ~ bich would compelapany Northwestern
members 10 vote against it, The MOrmons, 500
after the death of 10 Smith, divided; the Mormon
remaining in the States of the Union being volentl
opposed 10 The Mormons Of Salt Lake, and ehargin
the Salt Lake Mormons with having taken an oat
OF eternal hostility to the Government OF the Unite
States .pledglng themselves to overthrow tn
Government whenever they shall have the powe
to do So There many patriotic Mormons in th
States of Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky
Indiana, Ohio, aud Pennsy ivania, who have fOrme
many churches, and who are all firmly belevin
that the Salt Lake Mortnons have taken the oat
of hostility TO the United States. vote, therefore
approving the acts of the Mormons on the Sa
Lake, by adopting their government and its nam
would be deemed an approval of this doctrine an
for this reason The name (Deseret) as well as II
l. government itself must be discarded
The Deficiency Bill, with number of amen,
: ments, passed the House,. am on the whole gls
OF il. There is no use in fighting about the Clerk
salaries, while the Union is in danger. If Il
administration will favor the passage of the cor
promise bills now introduced into the Senate, ar
!, shortly about to be introduced into the House,
!. for one, will not grudge dozen clerks, or moi
3 their pitianGes
There was an executive session to-day. NJ
3 Lawrence Nasup, bat has probably beenlaid owe
/ He will nevertheless be conttrBaed in due tim
. There is great disposition for peace and harmol
/ in both Houses. x.