New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-03
MY. For late and important Telegiaphic
dispatches sec First Page.
THURSDAY IN THE SENATE.
California Compromise.
Erosn he Editor
ffoul tns BONoT
WASHINGTON, Thursday Eyeoing. Aug. l.

momentous struggle on the Compromise bill
has been followed by spicy and spirited
discussion to-day.
The Senate was full in good season, and
very soon Mr.. DOUGLAS Of III. called up
the California bill providing for the Admis-
sion Of the new State by itself and moved
that it be made the immediate special order.
All the Members from the Free States voted
Yea, as did Messrs. Clay, Underwood,
Wales, Spruance and Benton-so the bill
was taken up by IS to %, and began to be
talked about just after noon. | was absent
for an hour after this, during which Mr..
Clay is said to have made one Of his most
thrilling, effective speeches in favor of the
Union and in apprehension Of the threats Of
Texas to seize New-Mexieo by force and Of
South Carolina to kick up fuss generally.
When Ireturned Messrs. BARNwELL of S. G.
and MASON Of Va. were successfully reply
ing, and Mr.. CLAY most cOnclusively re-
Joined denouncipg Notification in all its
shapes, and avowing his fixed purpose to
live and die in the UniOn-to die, ifneed be,
for the Union. lie utterly denied and scout
ed the right of any one State to set at def
ance the laws of the Union, and ayowedthat
he should obey the Government Of the Union,
though resisted by his native Virginia or his
adopted State, Kentucky. He closed im-
pressively and the galleries were barely re-
strained from teStifying their hearty concur
renee.
FooTE of Miss. got the floor sOOn after, and
began an anti-Nullifying speech, though he
bad half threatened Notification himself ia
opposing the taking up of the California blu
this morning. lie produced Gen. Jackson's
heightened Federal Proclamation against
South Carolina, and began to read it by IN
stalments, interlarding it with prOfusion
of far less puDgent commentary, which Sooh
drove me away. 1t was clear that nothing
would be effected to-day.
We'll; the Omnibus is gone, and saw
some this morning under great concern OF
mind lest Mr.. CLAY should take it to heart!
But he was promptly in his seat, after having
received many of his friends this morning,
and no man evinced greater vigOr or vivacity
in debate to-day. / guess some who aided
to defeat him yesterday would be made hap
pier by exchanging thoughts with him to-
day.
Take the case Of Col. Benton, for exam
pie. lie entered public life a Clay man,
and urged the People of MissouritO support
the great Kentuckian for President in 1924
for the very principles and characteristics
which SO endear him to bis Wing admirers
today. But 5acksonism arose, and Col.
Benton went into it headlOng. Now he and
Mr.. Clay have met again, both Senators
from moderate Slave States, both friends OF
California and anxious for her admission
each opposed to the Extension of Slavery,
and each originally in favor of admitting
California by herself But MIR. Clay be-
came convinced that she could most surely
be carried in as part of general system Of
Organization and Government for the Ter
ritOries, ard he waived his own choice to
Try tina. which seemed the more promising
course. Col. Benton on the other hand
protesting to concur in and heartily assent
to each particular measure embodied in the
Ommbus-admitting California, organizing
New. Mexico and Utah without the Pr0viso,
settling the disputed Boundary and buying
of the claim of Texas-has yet fought the
measure with desperate energy from first to
last, and now rejoices in its defeat, because
1t proposed to do altogether t6ur things Wtich
separately lie heartily approved! Ii this is
not Faction but Craftsmanship, let me be
blockhead all my days. But not is, it
must be spleen and childish nonsense. Old
Bullion is evidently not long for this lati-
tude. The People of Missouri will not spare
him so far from home year longer. II. c.
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NERNoNT-The Wings Of the lst Congressional
District had Mass Convention zoo being present
to nominate candidate to oppose Daniel Roberts,
Jr. the Free Democratic nominee To expedite
business, says the Vermont Eagle after tue organ
izstion Committee of rs, based on population, con-
sitting Of II from Bennington, 81 from Windham,
and 81 from Rutland County, was appointed by
these Counties respectively, to report the name Of
suitable candidate to represent this District in
Congress, for the confirmation Of the Convention.-
On the l4ih ballot this Committee arrived at the
following result;
A. l. Miner OF Manchester lad ..........H votes
a. r. ~ nsn Of Remington. .............S0 -
SbNh S0Hniley OF BrsLe boTo..........
Robert PieTPort Of Rutlsnd. ..............l
Majority for Miner..........s
When tie foregoing report was laid before the
Convention motion was Immediately made, AMID
great excitement, to lay it on the table-which mo
ton was tried by hand vote and carried, as nearly
as the Secretaries could ascertain by count, by 21j
ANos 10 LOO NncE. The Convention then adiourncd