New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-24
for the reasons Of our advocacy Of the Presidents
plap. and cur opposition 10 the Omnibos, we refer

Sor the reasons of our advocacy OF the Presidents
plan, and cur opposition 10 the Omnibus we fciei
t6the record where they are expressed. IL any.
body chooses TO impute mean motives TINS - nov
our fault We will not take the trouble TO contra
djct them, bat TRANQUILITY pity their Ignorance
while we suspect their own virtues We have
no need to say that we know wen enough 'ne
Editor Of The Tribune intends no sucn shlng.
Mr.. CLAY was on bis high horse again yesterday
He made a raft ing, laundering, smashing speech
lie came down upon Mr.. SsULE and upon the IA
uinistration like a wolf on the fold HIS decisn1a-
ton was brilliant impudent and provoking.
know of no man who can excite simultaneously M,
feelings Of admiration and resentment 50 eneI -,
N Mr. CLAY His oratory teaches us 70 see LII,
Il Ia that An Irishman can enjoy snlna'ail H7u
with bis best friend. In bis speech OF ys.L g.,
Mr. Ct AY would say something 10 one Dfeasu i''
which one desired TO embrace him. ana 10 anosIs.'
something that would prompt a msu % az ~
bstiyeness to wish to knock HIM down TPI..
trayed the blessings Of fraternal unlon' lne
Of concord harmony and peace ne exPfesSeu Ms
Jss;rs 10 heal diy ions and allay animoslties aud
irritatons. and then he challenged the A1lhlhls.ra
,ion % hiring out a champion OF its policy on the
aoor Of the Senate and meet him lace 70 lace, ana
he promised TO grind him 10 powder MI CL IAi
became deeply excited. He bore his crest proudly
He displayed The spirit and the fire ofyouth Deep
neyvadine passion pOke in his mpetuOus gestures
and his purple countenauce. He became unusually
yoluble and impassioned. His voice was never
finer or more flexible, or more tTumPettohed' ~
Numbered and lightened and stor med auAi' I4o
shook his toary locks gray with three ana ses'I'y
winters even as the stormshaken moss u@s 10
nends from the sturdy branches OF ayenefaD.e MIF
arch of the forest sways and uemoies ID Tue EaS'
His features cleaned with d. n1onIac energy, -
erine blasts came iOm his mouth lie Taineu uo"n
cens3yes and imprecatiOns. lie seemed 70 wing
~. ygsv ,broneb and over the Senate chamber like
a Iawf over the frightened flock OF barn-yard
self poised be bounced upon this argument ana
that and tore il in pieces as with the beas and
talons of vuture. Old as be is, his eye was nov
dim nor his natural force abated we gloned Ia
UARRy CLAYl-He alluded to the policy oil the
Administration on the Territorial and Slavery q1es
tons in terms Of mingled scorn contempt, derlson
hate and ipfexible opposition. He denounced the
Nan In v hole and in detail. He dared any Senate.
to rise in bis place and defend It, lie derided ana
spit upon the Presidentsscheme' we cou'u nave
skinned HARRY CLAY
One word of his arguments. Pardon us, buttney
were of small account He INDUCED In figures,
but he made no points. We amend by saying ne
did make one After lkening the condition oil tne
country to a patient with five dangerous bleeding
wounds all 0. which he proposed To heal Dy MS
Omnibus but only one of which the President pro-
posed TO touch he came to the only point OF his
speecb This was in relation to the government
for New Mexico. He said she ought 70 nave
government; that her necessities demanded IT, ana
our treaty stipulatons required It. Inc answer 49,
the Presidents policy will insure her one by allow,
ing her TO follow the example OF California, and
come into the Union as State. Mr.. CLAY knew
what the answer would be, and he OrestaIed II, Oy
declaring that New Mexico is unit to Do admitted
as State and that he would vote against ADMIT
ing her as one. This is taking the oali by tne
harms Without taking this extreme position, Mf'
Clay sees that he has really nothing substantial to
oppose to the Presidents plan TINS is reason
enous IA for taking it, IL is designed 10 check mate
that policy. But if New Mexico is not ut now
xhet, we desire to know, Will she De must We
wait for the full civilization, enlightenment, onrst,
norplation7 VIII that be in this generation or
even in the next1 1t is too late to talk oil TINS ois'
ability and embarrass ment. IL was urged durlnS
the war during the tendency oil the negoua'ons ,or
pesce and in the discussions on the treaty but
I'VE have cot New Nj xico with her population sacn
80 ia ord we must make the best OF her. We
cannot saw she shall not come among us, because
her stve Of civilization is not quite up TO the gen
zine Anglo Saxon. ,. ,.,a.
But Of the three remaining bleeding woun1s
which Mr. CLAY complains the Administrator neg
lects and which he says threaten the depletion OF
the country till it can no longer survive what shall
be seriously sadl Instead OF being dangerous
yyounds "a Ia represented, they are scarcely PIN
scratches A government for Otdh' lhis IL one
of the three Where is its pressing necessity
There is nothing but n MOrInoh sO's'Oh1O"s SuN'N'
and for the present, and we do not know Tor how
bne to come il can very well take care OF ITSELF
n desires more to be let alone than anything else
unless il can come in as State.
And now we will ask if anybody really believes
that the peace and harmony OF this country will be
in any manner or degree jeoparded by failure at
this session, or of this Congress, to pass new
Fugitive Slave bill, or oil Tor aboshlng the Slave
Trade in the District These are the remaining
two wounds that MIR CLAY says the Admlnls1ra'
ton SO criminaly negects. Yet they have both
existed Just az they are, for s'Ety years. and 1t IS
eply now that it has been suddenly discovered
how imminently threatening and dangerous they
are. The ridiculous character Of the pretenslon is
perfectly manifest.
But we have gone on long enough in defending,
describing and commenting. Excuse an aiuslon
10 the tender footed eternal GALPHIS. To create
a "laueh" we consider to be commendable act OF
philanthropy but we think those members OF the
last Congress who voted that the Secretary OF the
Treasury should pay rhat may be found due onthe
GALPHis claim would have 10 make desperate
effort in order to call up laugh over a review OF
their vote, however prominent might be their
philsnthropic disposition J.sr