The New York herald., 1850-02-21
WAsuINGTos, Feb 20, 1856

WAsHINGTos Feb 20, 1850
The Long Session Of Last Might The Reason Why
Speech af MFR. Do.ns, in the Senate SPEECH Of Mr..
MeLanaha, IN the House Cabinet Rumors Mr. Speaker
CoJ5's Pa,iy.
The long session Of yesterday on tn. resolution In
etructipg the Committee Territories to bring In
bill diconneoted with any other question: for the sd-
mission Of California she s very distinctly condrmed
what have heretofore laid down the law TO witt
That the Southern members have the power, aud will
exsrcfe IT, in calls for the ayes and noes to avert
precpitate action against them, or any action upon
ether subjects to the neglect Of the great question
II proved that there Is an understanding among
Southern members 20 resst to the last the admission
OF California by herself has produced deep settled
conviction m the minds Of heretofore inered lous
that the South are In earnest.
The resson for the opposition to the admission OF
Californis by bereh Is, that 1t invoives the whole
merits and all the consequences Of the whole contro-
yersy.
The speech'of Mr.. Dou.s in the Senate TO day. pre-
pts pisetical calculation Of the costs 81 the Union
the South and Of the advantages which the South,
In trade nspuscurss commerce. and every thing else
woulo dsiivs from dissolution aud separate oonfe
dsaey. Let any Northern man read who wishes TO bs
convinced cf the earnestness OF the South In their
warnings of dissolution.
Mr IeLsraban, Of Pennsyivsnia, In the House,
rvoutonary fathers very good sort ofthins o.
the Kind, for fourth efJuly In couptry neghborhood
sef in printed form, may do veil enough for the in
terror Of Penpsy lvana. But the bloed OF eur fore
fsthsrs en- old story and anybody may sing horsn-
pshs to the Union. The question is, MIR NcLanahan,
vlst do you propese to do! What do you intend to
give What are you determined TO take
Tie Cabinet is st in the incipeDt stages of disco
loiiop. Several Of the members at the Capitol
to day copsuling with hore-t John Davis; aud some
say that he IL 10 succeed Claytcn others cay that
Webster IL the others that Meredith viii go into
the State Department and George Evans into the TreA.
sury on the resgnation OF Mr. Clayton, which resis
nsts IL pov certain except as TO ths exact
time There IL such utter, total absolute want OF
sympathy between the wings Of Congress aud the Ca
tipe that old Zsck NUT reorganize pretty soon or
90 TO the dogs. The coed old h really beginning
TO dieovsr that Clayton 10 srfu dodger, asd no
thing more. Never has the State Department been
tlentd With such dodger. Little Ma'sy was fool to
him In the wsy Of dodging
Mt Speaker Cobb at his residence on Third str-et,
bad brilliant party night II Ia pronounced the
party Of the sesso.-in the numbers aud elegance OF
the company In The coed Arrangements for their so-
ctmm odstiop and IN the variety and quality OF the
bouIiul upper provided The Judges OF ths buprems
Court. the tOrTs dipfonengy,, Dsmbers u the tso
kopfst-from Maine 20 California and host OF
citizsrs and stADesrs,stre present. gocs j7dse as
hat tbsre mere beautiful women ct ths
party than at the last levee ~ the Wbie Hoose Ins
accom- plisbee Mira Knox WALKER, undsrstand In
the sb,seee of Mr. C.bbs family did the hoaors 81 tas
lady Of the Louse. 10 vas brilliant affair, sna ths
prsioipg ocer of the fouse trjtytd infinitely bst
ter than the party the apto las. night unisr the
eoDstsnt call Tor the ~ ye- snd nees.