The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-02

Terrible Dise DO elInent-- Dec pitst10n
and Death OF the Compromise.

pIOIHlse-d DAY 10 De InDefcd TOT uIc-timc-d
day of terrible hot work and intensely hard fight
ing, resulting in the ripping up, tearing to pieces,
and scattering to the winds the labors of the whole
session, beginning with Mr. Cay's resolutions SUBJ
mitted in January last, and ending in a simple bill
for the relief of the Saints at the Great Salt Lake.
How stands this doubtful Compromise,
How stands the case TO- day
Is not the stock upon the rise
Look at his sad and downcast eyes,
And ask Of Harry Clay.
When the Senate met this morniug, il was evil
dent there was trouble in the wiad. There was an
amendment pending TO secure the vote OF Mr. Nor
ris, by striking out from New Mexico, as was done
with Utah. that clause which interdcted the terri
tory from egisatDg to introduces prohibit slave
ny. Mr.. Norris wished the territory to have the
liberty to prohibit slavery, and the friends of the
bill concedng it in the of Utah, were ready to
concede II for New Mexico, to get the vote OF Mr.
Norris The bill reduced TO that sad extre-
nifty OF patching it up to get another vote.
The Texas Senators were all right Mr. Daw-
sons amendment had giyea them all they could
ask. Every thing. IL provided, in addition to Mr..
Bradbury's amendment, for commissioners TO set
tie the Texas boundary, that State or terrific
rial governmen should be established in New
Mexico east of the Rio Grande, tili Congress and
Texas had agreed upon the boundary, and confined
the territorial government the west side of the
river.
The manifest effect of this amendment was an
implication that Texas had the jurisdiction o.
Santa Fe and all New Mexico east of the Rio
Grande, till the boundary was adjusted; that is TO
say, il was tantamount 10 conceding to Texas all
the disputed territory east of the river.
What resultedl Why, sir, upon this very amend
ment, agreed TO in order to get the votes Of Messrs.
Rusk and Houston for the bill, the whole thing
tumbled to pieces-California, New Mexico,
Texas boundary, and all.
II was the amendment of Mr.. Dawson, upon
which the Compromise was shivered into pieces,
providing to limit the government of New Mexico
to the west side of the Rio Grande.
That's the way the fray began"
The motion of Mr.. Norris, to strike out the
words interdicting New Mexico from legislating
to establish prohibit slavery, was agreed to,
after debate by Jefferson Davis and Mr.. Ewing
against 1.-THE object of Mr.. Ewing being to make
the bill as odious as possible to Mr. Norris, by
keeping in the objec tionable clause.
Then followed the first deadly and inevitable
lunge at the votes of Messrs. Rusk and Houston,
of Texas.
Mr.. Pearce, who did not vote at all on he
amendment of Mr.. Dawson, yesterday, came for
ward and moved to strike it out. He considered
il a rickety, ab-sided, lop-eared amendment; and
proposed as substitute, that The territorial govern
ment of New Mexico be suspended till the nth Of
March, 1851, so as to give the Commissioners and
the parties the time necessary to settle the Texas
boundary.
Everything was at sea again. The day was en-
cessively hot--Senators were tanning themselves
with newspapers-but there was hotter work in
reserve.
Mr. Clay made "a last despairing rally. He i'm
plered, he appealed. Yesterday saw day
| lie ht and the land-we might yet reach it. The
friends Of the bill had amendments to propose, Il
| Mr. Pearce would only forbear.
Mr.. Pearce would not forbear. He tired
| out of the business of consulting other members,
| votes, and stuck to his proposition.
| Mr. Rusk did not like Mr.. Pearce's amendment.
| OF course not. II left New Mexico under United
States law east of the Rio Grande, over territory
claimed by Texas.
But again, per eontra. Gen Shields, almost in so
many werds, confessed he was ashamed of having
voted yesterday for the injustice OF Mr.. Dawson's
| anne ndment and confessed his surprise that Mr..
Clay should have consented to such miserable
| amendment
/ plain and reasonable proposition.
| Mr.. Benton succeeded IA studied, deliberate,
/ and tremendous attack upon Mr. Dawsons propo-
| soD, absurdity equal to the play OF Hamlet,
with the part Of Hamlet left out. because the ghost
was sick lie showed the compete sbsurdiy of
goverunNht for New Mexico west Of the Rio
Grande where there is nothing scarcely but a few
Indians, while the east side of the river, which
to be left under martial law, at the discretion OF
| Texas, all the white population of New Mexico
reside with the exception OF a family here and
there the side Of the river, among the wild
| abofignes
| TIE BILL DfsEMBowELLEp.
The question being upon Mr.. Pearce's amend
ment to strike out Mr. Diwson's, and insert pro-
4 vision suspending the territorial government for
New Mexico till 1851, the difficulty to get at
| H. Mr.. Dawson's amendment had been sngrafed
upon the bill, and u appeared that IL not In
der TO strike II out without striking all the sub
ject matter connected with Il, that Is. everything
| relating TO a government Tor New Mexico.
| That being the only course. Mr.. Pcarce moved
TO strike out all the sections of the bill from z2 80.
| we believe, including MIR Bradpuys amendment
| for commissioners, with thu view Of restoring all
| back agsn, except Mr.. Dawson's ameodment, in
lieu Of which, he proposed 10 suspend the govern
| ment Of New Mexico ill 1851
| Mr.. Yulee very quietly a.ked Mr. Pearce, 10 d.
vide his motion, 90 IN At, instead Of taking the qaes-
ton all AZ once To strike out, and restore back
again, the question should b. first taken striking
| ost.
Mr.: Pearce consented, aad that was the fatal
| mistake
Everything relating to New Mexico, govern
| meni, boundary, commissioners aud all, were
| stricken out-33 10 y.
Then came the work Of restoring all back aglin.
with Nj. Pearce's ProyisO iastead Of Nc Dsw.
| cons Even thing relating 10 New Mexico and
Texas was stricken Quit hal 10 he struck o1t to
| get m Mr. Pesfce's proyiso. No~ the question
/ wss TO MI up, again, this immense chasm IA the
bill
| Mr. Pearce moved his amendment 10 restore all
back agsiB--governmeDtt for New Mexico. boundary
| commissioners. and all, leaving out only Mr.. Daw-
| sons amen'nenf, and suhsttuung susps ns,oa ~
| the New Mexican government on both sides of the
| river I'LL March 4, lo5l.
Ifrle thtuk he lime hal
aa indefinite postpone ment Loot, "a 10 30 The
two Senator'S from Texas voting with the friends OF
the bill IN the negative, a. there yet chance
OF something for Texas.
ANOTHER TntAL.
Mr.. Douglas moved an amendment, the effect OF
which we To- keep thinRA in stItn qtl. neither