The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-26
INTELLIGENCE By THE NAILS.
Our Wnshington Oorrespondence.
w.,Hrroros, May q, 1880.


b tras Our yashin gtou Correspondent
wAsHrroTos, May "a. 1850.
TT. cov,,oufse-7he Foe Of The Ssnaie-Fhs CIbinet
I'D "A, 6solphins-TAe Southern Organ aud n. Policy
tn. Nashville Consention-T The Cuba Iapas!ol-- The
pr,,,dntiaI Que ST ion and the ANNEXATION ., Cube
Cas- Jor IL.
Mr. soule and Mr. Clay have again been a. 1t upon
the compromise The understanding that the cele-
brated Louisiana Senator had the door attracted a
large gathering to the Senate galleries Of
the fair SEX for Mr. soue is not only very eloquent
man, but very elegant man; and his hno flashing
dark eyes, exp ressive face aud Southern complexion
the admiration Of the ladies.
The discussion To- day, between him the one part
and Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Downs the other upon
two three legal and constitutional distractions the
result Of which take it. settles nothing at all
the whole matter of the amendment under consdera-
ton having been agreed upon, yesterday by the
promise men, with ~ew to conciliate the South.
This amendment, suppose will be agreed TO in the
Senate providing for the protection of every kind of
property in the territories. which OF includes
the protection OF slave property and to this extent
recognition of slavery in the territories.
There several other amendments yet to be dis
cussedone constituting the Rio Gran de. all the way
up the boundary of Texas ana another for dividing
California by the Missouri compromise line when
would cut the state of eross~se into nearly equal
parts California proper being long Flip of territory
running north and south, between the Sierra Neyeda
and the Pacific
We presume both these amendments will be rejected
and also the pruvsU.
Assuming that there sill be no amendments TO the
bill chane cling the of the compromise
what are the chances "f ito passage! Twenty three
Northern Senators vo,ed lay it the table without
debate We presume they are opposed 10 the bill We
crstaud thai thrrr are twelve southern senators
who still opposed to the measure This will give
total of thirty but it l. said that II required
Mtssrs Norris Rrsdbury wales spruanoe webster
ard Cooper, will vote FOX che coup promise. This
will give vote If thirty TO thirty But then we have
MIR Bell whvering between the compromise ami the
aNtfa ftlu tt hR he an
ference 20 the former. III" vote will be twenty
nine to thrty-,nc But then. again, it the pinch re-
ques it, several southern senators OF the twelve I'M
practicatles are expected 20 come in so that the
friends Of the measure count upon its success
The declaration OF war by Mr. Clay, upon the Pres-
dents plan. is having good effect and we know
that numbcr 81 d'mocratic votes are counted upon
in the Senate and large ncccsioD o the wing votes ia
the House for.thc compromise because 1t viii oontr
butte TO br ak down the administration and eradicate
the Gslphins from the government
Upon The whole then the declaration of open war by
Henry Clay upon the President policy is regarded as
The movement which WI pr baby secure the paSsase
of the compromisr b the Sruat" ana by the liouee
but the fact is the whole question Il involved In such
complicated web Of difficulties that nothing can be
counted upon fr some weeks yes 90 come.
l. The Cuba rrv ,llAion Tho anxiety for informa-
ton Is intense hecaus one way or the other the most
startling news Is expected ii the revolution Is
cessfui element Is al once thrown into the dis
pusson, and in any event, the Presidents interpos
tion Is TO be debated
2 The Nashville Convention meets on the first Mon
day in June anu this Win most likely, postpone any
definite action Tor some time upon tue bill before the
Senate
3 The Southern organ viii make its appearance in
few days, and Incidentally 10 is expected 70 exert
great influence the southern members. who are
lust nov As much cut up aud disidcd as any other
party or section or facti~a IN Congress.
on the second Tuesday in jun the trial ofMessrs
Crawford Co comes mp la the House as the special
order, till disposed cf IL Win assuredly result in a
verdict of condemnation SDo II under such verdict
General Taylor holds "a 20 Crawford, God only knows
what IL to follow But IT Is intimated that Crawford
will resign The settlement of the business must re-
suit in understanding h.sweeu the douseand the
President and IL must nrrrst for some time the ac-
ton upon the compromise 10 say moth az Of the re-
ports forthcoming Of other committees Of investga-
tion.
AS to the policy Of the Mash vile Convention nothing
definite IL known 1t u sdth at least ten Southern
States will be represented ia H. and that they will
ordsn certain things which the south onght not TO do
rather than recommend measures OF positive action.
The anxiety Of Mr. Clay 10 hurry forward the bill,
pretty clearly indicates that some danger Is to be
pected from this quarter If the measure is now de-
lsyed
But after all, very material stumbling block has
been the Presidential question. portion of the
Southern democrats desire Mr.. buchanan TO become
their candidate for 1852 having sided with hi because
of his letter In OF the Missouri compromise An
other portion are III favor "f Cass and he is their
champion of tn, clay promise Some OF the wings
desire Gen. Taylor for second term. They OF
course, prefer his plan Another portion stick to
party-the free sol,rr. perhaps are counting upon
Benton, and the abolitions's upon seward ana thus
the Union grow out Of general squabbe Tor the ffesi
dency. .
have been the beet raugsnentthe best because the
most definite, and closing the question forever With
MT Cisys compromise We shall get temporary quiet
hut the will not bs heal.dthe disease will rems
in the system-agitat on will 60 on after snort re-
pose and the jeaousies of The south ~li be revived
But N We reduced TO the necessity Of an armis-
tice. or buried paraton let us have the aTmistce,
and trust to luck with the Missouri compromise line
adopted should b. open 20 -nnexstons al hbifag,
on the North aud on the south aud the balance Of
power might be preserved for an Indefinite periodi
without IL We must stop The South shut of in
the south while Canads L. tn the North, with the
fearful prePonderanc- OF sbolitiouiSm which she Will
infuse into Congrrs. Looking but a short distance
into the future thus discover that the question 81
turning loose the slaves la the Southern states de-
pends entirely upon the mercy of DIVERSIFIED ming
majority opposed 10 slavery But the South having
failed TO unite IN the Missouri line must agree
such terms n they get; and, in this extremity.
they will. probably NJ last resort consent TO the
Clay compromise aud To the nomination OF den Cass
the democratic candidate for 1882 who will at least
for the admission e Cuba sonething justly due
TO the Southern States win that understanding the
case Is not quite So bad amer all.