The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
The Slavery question still rules the hour " in both
branches of Congress. The whole subject is still at
sea but better views and feelings the part of North
ern men, are grat6ed to state, begin to PREVAIL
In the Senate MIR. Bell of Tennessee has offered
plan of compromise, which appears to have been
pretty well received. The outlines of MI. Bells
plan as follows:
His plan recies in the preamble the necessity of
compromise, and then goes On to state that the res
oution annexng Texas. guaranteed the formation of
slave or free. To carry out this guarantee as soon
as the people of Texas assented, it is proposed
form new State out of the territory South of the
34th parallel of North latitude and West of Trinity
River-sald State to be at once admitted into the
Union the Government of the United States to take
all the territory belonging to Texas West of the Col
orado river extending to the 42d parallel Of North
latitude, and north of the 34th parallel, obgng itself
to pay the public debt of Texas as a consideration
for the territory thus surrendered; when the popula
ton of the territory South of the 34h parallel and
West of the Colorado, shall be sufficiently numerous
to constitute State, such State shall be admitted into
the Union Slave State that the territory of Tex
North of the thrtyfourth PARALLEL shall be incor
porated with New Mexico, and thus be made to form
another State, which shall likewise be admitted at
such time the Congress of the United States shall
consent to the formation of State Constitution for
the same in the meantime territorial governments to
be established over all acquired territory West OF
New Mexico and East of California, said territorial
governments to be framed without any restriction as
to slavery but eventually to be admitted; California
to be admitted into the Union at once, with her pres
ent boundaries all future State Constitutions formed
by territories to be submitted Congress for it's
sent but the inhabitants of the territories to have sole
power to settle the question of slavery; finally, the
Committee on Territories to report bill to carry out
the foregoing plan."
Mr.. Webster has also, it is stated, plan for ad-
ustng the question: but the latest dates he had
presented it. We observe that the ultra Freesoilers
are already abusing him, account of it. This is
good sign.
Judge Butler stated few days since, in the Sem
ate, that MI. Calhoun's health had improved consid-
erably, but that he still unable as his friends
thought, to deliver some remarks he desired to submit
in reply to MIR. Clay and on the Slavery question
generally. He asked the Senate to set apart Monday
last for the reading of Mr.. Calhouns Speech by
friend and the request was granted, with expressions
from Senators of the most profound respect for the
great Carolinian, and of sympathy with him in his
physical sufferings. Mr.. Calhoun expected to be
present. This Speech will be read with the deepest
interest in all quarters.
The Republic of the 28th ultmo gi YES the follow
ing as a cheering sign" in the House of Represen-
tatives:
'Yesterday, in the House of Representatives, Mr..
Doty, by general consent, introduced bill for the
admission of California, which referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union.
This course adopted to avoid recurrence of the
strife and confusion which prevailed in the Houre on
last Monday week, when peremptory resolution in
structing the Committee Territories to bring in
such bill, was sought to be forced through by means
of the previous question. That there no objec-
tion urged to the Introduction of the bill Yesterday
betokens dawning DESIRE all sides, to avoid
fict and collision. In its present shape, the bill is
subject debate and amendment and it be hoped
no effort will be made to take it of Ihe Commit
tee, and put it under the operation of the previous
question, before it has been debated the satisfaction
Of all. This was the understanding Of the parties
who permitted the bill to presented at ALL and it is
cheering sign that the House caneome to any under
standing in regard to this question, any preliminary
step towards its settlement