The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-01

Me editor would like to see him.
Mr. Clay IS Compromise, and the Cabinet.
The very fair and reasonable proposition made by
Mr. Clay the other day, in the Senate to settle the
slavery question and all its aglatops, at
tennon, no encouragement, no appreciation from the
organs Of the cabinet either at Washington or else
where. In fact those organs discourage all attempts
al practical settlement OF the question, aud seem
to think that their purposes can be better served by
granting constitution to California, and leaving
all of the rest OF the territory open question,
To serve the purposes of agitation, up to the point
OF dlsumon. When the agitation shall have
reached the point of disunion and rebellion under
the constitution, then they will endeavor 10 avail
themselves of such happy contingency, and bring
out General Taylor with prodlgous proclama-
tion-put down the attempt at dissolution, for the
purpose Of operating on the public mind and
saniziDg splendid Union party, for the purpose
Of continuing in power the set Of weak, and
imbeclle, and incompetent men who occupy the
cabinet.
The state of the public mind IN the South, and
the weakness of the small politicians there offer
very favorable opportunity for the realization of
such stoolpigeonpg purposes in political action
In certain portions of the South there are expedi-
tons forming or the purpose of sailing to San Do
mingo, and of conquering that island; and in other
parts, expeditions forming for descent on the
Island of Cuba; and others are looking TO the ac-
QUESTION of Mexico, with the ultimate creation of
new republic, commencing with Virginia at the
North, and embracing San Domingo, Cuba, and
Mexico up TO Central America All these wild
measures, TO our certain knowledge, are embraced
more or less by certain parties now in Washington,
IL.
ehques of wild, impractcable and unprncipled, Out
resolute, fools at the North. The whole tribe OF
socialists In this region, looking to great
Northern republic, embracing Canada down to the
North Pole. The ultra and original aboliuonists
Of New England and New York are of the same
KIND Of men. Thus we see there is plenty of III
Eammable materials in every section of the coun-
try, sufficiently mad TO enable the present cabinet
Of General Taylor TO humbug and deceive that
good man. and TO postpone the settlement OF the
slavery question until revolution, in its first stages
should break out. OF course, the cabinet and
their unpnncipled associates in Washington and
elsewhere, care nothing about the compromise pro-
pose by Mr. Clay, nor will they see anything in
any other compromise sufficient to encourage their
friends adopt that, make II the basis of final
adjudication of this troublesome question during
BY enlghtening the public mind on the wicked
purposes Of the cabinet and their counsellors
thing yet may be done by the present Congress
DRURY's TRIAI-MoRE SINGULAR DISCLOSURES
We call the attention Of our readers-and particu-
lary that Of all our honest readers-to the pro-
eeedngs the trial Of Drury. which are con
tanned in this days paper. The singular dis
closures brought out yesterday and the day BEFORE
in this case, especially IN reference TO One-eyed
Thompson, are causing a great deal OF curious
feeling Some laugh, and some look grave. II
would be improper, however, to form any exact
opinion Of the affair, either Of the criminals or the
accusers, the counsel or the editors, the police
officers or the sool-pigeons, until the whole trial
In concluded, and the verdict Of the Jury it any at
all, shall be known. THIS is, however, sny the
first chapter Of these mysteries, all of which will
throw a great deal Of light on the stool-pgeon
wonders that have characterized the Tombs OF
New York, and the columns Of the PO(ics GIsotte,
for the last two years
AZ the matter now stands, we think IL we were
10 take DruIy and his son, also One-eyed Thomp-
son and George Wilkes, and likewise Arlington
Bennett, and we don't know how many others,
either for or against, and elect them all to be
governors Of the State Prison and Pententary
NEXT year, or at least 10 some moral reform insti-
tuition, there would be some considerable fun
p,rpeirated in the management of such valuable
institutions during such regime. George
Wilkes seems to be the amiable and viriuous dupe
in these curious mystsries-the very funny or silly
Homer OF the stool pigeon Had. A torpedo box
has now certainly exploded, and scattered all the
parties to the seventh heaven Of notoriety Hitherto
the lawyers alone have been laughing, partly in
their sleeve, while they ,hrusing their hands
Into their pockets, each with a good fee. Now
the actual public begin to laugh with a abroad
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