The Arkansas banner., 1850-06-11
Affairs at Washington.

We can find nothing that gives Us the slightes reason to hope for early settlement of the vexa- uous questions which have agitated Congress for the last six mouths. Scheme after schem. Is pre- seuted, project after project is offered, aud, yet nothing satisfactory 10 both parties or either in truth has been brought forward to still the tumalt We ind in the W Washington correspondence of the Baltimore San, the following items in relation 10 the state of things al the capitol, which we presume may be as fa!ly relied upon anything we can get. In letter of the 24th ult, it has the following
 .Mr. Clay, alluded, yesterday, to the to the fact that there was majority in both Houses for the admission of California ger SC, but hs expressed his conviction that. owing 10 certain causes which il would be painful 10 anticipate that measure would not pass. IL is the opinion here that California. W H not be suffered 10 pass, except as a part oI a general scheme. Some say that this is a threat If it was a threat at one time, it is determination now.
 An issue is made between the friends of com. promise and the present administration; and it is that may absorb all other minor Co considerations It has long been ntimated that the administration were jealous of NIT. Clay, and il is a remarkable fac. that the conclusion to press the President $ plan of non-sction in opposition to the compromise, was arrived al as soon 1t determined that the Cabinet should be retained and ait, and the President should stick 10 them and they hold on 10 him.
 NIT. Clay and some Of his friends have the m- presson that the recent administration move,ne nt has ultinste political object in view. Mr Clay, al least throws out intimstions of the possibility that the protaeied agitation consequent ou the de- feat O. .he compromise would De rhaps be as favorable to the political preteasloas of o is opponents.
 The speech of Mir. Downs, in favor Of the com promise, to-day, very acceptable. and the more it follows the hostile demonst ration made by
 his colleague, Ar. Souie
 GovernOr Pratt's amendments 10 the tenth sec ton will be generally approved by the friends of the bill Mir. Clay. Mir. Downs, Mr Jeff. Davis and others have approved of 1t. 1 presuIne 1t was approved on consultation It wilt have the effect to put the bill distinctly the basis Oi the Clayton compromise bill, for which every southern Senator voted.
 l. is probable that most of the southern Senators will ultimately support lhe biii, after a few amendments have been made. ooubt whether more than fodr Senators from ihe South will uti. msiely oppose il; but may be very indifferent to it.
 We are desrous of seeing the Senator who is to come forward to maintain the Senate ths Presi- dents plan Some say that Mir Bell will 60 II, and others that MT. smith will undertake the task N e shali sec MT. Bell himself originally one ef the most stringent friends of compromise"
 And again writing the 2oth uit, the same cor | respondent says:
 [" The Presidents plan s well understood to be- in effect. plan to defeat any adJustmeat of the yexed questions at this session. I O pass the California bii unless in connection with other meas ures, is well known 10 be mpracticable and out of the question. California cannot come into the Csion, al thjs session, except by meaas Of a con promise, Congressional convulsi0n. he Presi- dsut has been induced to chaRgs his views by very opposite influences. The Nilmot proyiso interest, at one time denounced by those who assumed 10 speak for the President, Wielos an resistzbie power in the admin aiion, and over the President himself. According Mr. Hugh x smith ad- dress 10 the people of New Mexico. the Secretary of War has been influential with the President in oppositon to the compromise, and for the purpose of delivering New Mexico iato the grasp of Texss Ihas in the cabinet, well u Congress, the uiras working to the same end, and for the
 friction of slavery side and it's extension on the other
 But the Wiinot pFoEiso faction say that they can defeat the compromise bih first, aud then buy off Texas 1t will take two parties to make bargain The southern nnea aaa the compromise men wtl not agree to that.
 The northern psoviso ineD wish 10 buy of Texas, in order to make free territory of New Mexico The southern proytso would be then offered to wit: That the territory retiDquished by Texas shall be slave holding territory Mir Strange of forth Caro- iina in his excellent letter to Mir foote, suggests this latter proviso As part of the compromise Sow proposed; bat he says, however, he would not make it a siae gau Bat after he defeat of the com promise aud the admission of California, the whols South will Of eou -se, make it sine qs9 Ibe consequent agitation in the country would be fear fuliy increased
 Csrtaia politicians who were here last Saturday week, have returned to New York, assured that Mir ClsyAs compromise caszot pass lsaFnt however through three different chaRRels that the ant-sss- ard whis members of the Hoase, from New l ofk. will probably eoms ultimately inse tss saRPerI af 1 the compromise.
 Political rixariss ealoasies. aad aspirations have been enlisted against the eomPfomises and s would be very strange if ike influences should net, se soEne extent, be brought 10 its sd. !"