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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11
CONVENTION.

Some persons lave brought them
selves to think end talk about out
Union, as If 1t were n matter OF or
binary import or minor Importance,
| The assembling iofa convention al
Nashville. of whit some are pleased
to call. the delegates Of the South.
must strike every rejecting mind. ar
the first move in ibe tragedy. against
which the people; have been so pro-
phetically warneA by the father of bis
country.
1t is folly to urgh that The convention
| when met, will nbt be sectional in Its
spirit and it, ~putIoses; and will not.
forahe first tirne.|in the history of Our
happy country dyhibit to the world,
the long desired fonsummation of the
hopes of The enesaies to the theory of
mans capabilityI for self government,
III the assembly ill a body of men de.
vising ways and:rneans to pull down
and destroy thel work of their own
hands.
What are the wrongs Of the South,
that all at once kas reused her sons
M with the touch Of I,huriel's spear,
to speak ofsuch means Of redress, 50
ut'a in their A1aracterl Have all
the resources offthe government and
its constitutional powers been ex.
hausted, SO far aA,d Intellectually, that
the people are forced to assume a
Revolutionary attitude. towards their
brethren of the: North Let these
questions be plIEnly answered, and
let the people Understand their true
condition. 'Tisshardly fair or honor
able 10 entrap ,s by false issues In a
matter in whiIt we have SO grave
an interest.
II il n piece tf fraud and unw.or-
thy the generous sons of the South
to assemble thesnselves in n onven
ton, to the exclusion of the North
since It must te taken for granted,
not being invited. the North must be
regarded as alifns. What right has
the South thuSto PREJUDICE and ex.
clude from thes convention, and her
council. her brethren Of the North. In
a question affecting their vital inter-
est. Since when have we ceased to
be one people. protected by one com.
mon government. whose Hgis reach
es and covers dixie the rights and lib
critics ofthe hujnblest citizen' Alas
that our counIr v should partake SO
much ofthe character Of the rank,
and vigorous. Soil of her virgin val.
leys, giving lifr to the poisonous vine
which clasps a,e lordly oak of the
forest--but nj In the natural SO in
the moral woe1d. we find the good
and the bad r,ingled together.
We f~ervently trust, the agitation
NJ present exit'eng in some minds, on
the subject II southern rights and
wrongs, will 1e long be quieted. and
we will lock- iIck with surprise that
ever such n tlIing as a convention
should ever hi; ye been dreamed of by
us, as q meani pf remedying political
evils. fDsE OF pEorLh.'
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11
KEEP COOL--ICE !

THE Subscriber informs the public that he
= will always have on hand, . largo supply
Of The above atticl, for sale at his Ice. House,
on Chure h-slreet, Ba'on Rouge.
uTAIl orders promptly attended b.,
May 2, 1850. W.D. MANN.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11

LOOK our FOR THE FLIES.
Just received a fnil assortment Of Wors'sd
Linen and Cotton Fly Nets.
mar24. A. DzApyoRp.
tan 10 y,
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11
JAMES UEvALL.

JAMES DEvALL.
Ey yertu dun ordre de saisic a moi adres-
AIs e par Honorable Ia couf du Sixieme
District, dams ct pour Ia Paroisse d'Oness
Baton Rouge, Fiat susdtt, sera expose par 10
soussigne shelf, en- yente pubIqoe au plus
ofFrant ct dernier encherIsseuf, sur les Ieux.
Samedi Ter JUN, 1850
a 10 heures A. NJ, Tn moroccan de terre ~
tne dams rctie p~aroisse, centsnant On arpent
de face aa aeuve Mississipri, ssec une pro-
fondeur de qust,e vingt arpents en're lignes
PARALLELS, borne en- hau, par les fcrres do Mr..
A. II. Lamon ct en- bas par ceiles dn susdit
James DeyaII, avec Ia rtcolte De mails ct do
came qui 90 ttouve sur Ia dite ierre, laquelle
,erre a tte abandopnee par James Devall pour
sali-faire Ie juaemenf. les lnlerGts ct les frais
qui sont dhs dams paff,ire ci-dessus.
Conditions de la Ens-COMPTANT.
NJ. w. POPE, Dept. Sher,Ef
april 30, 1850.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11

HAVANA SUGAR CURED HAMS.
Havana Sugar cured Hams-I5O Of ths
aboye Hams just received from Cincinnati.
For sale by e.. NJ. HEhOMAN.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11
vENTE DE TERRE EFT ESCLAvEs
Sonsii le % Mai. 1850,

VENTE DE TERRE EFT ESCbAVES.
Samedi l % Mai, 1860,
J'offfitai en- vente publiqte 4 Ia msisnn de
Cout de Ia vile de Baton Rouge, hui, on d.
esclavas-Condi IONS Tin, Deux Ell Trois M
de credit. .s.
Aussi Tn tetrain C"ntenant guator1e mr..
pebs. j~cignapi Ia prophetic De N. X. Knox,
information sera dome lie jour de In vente.
JAS. McCALOP
par NOLAN STEWART,
May. 10. 1850. Agent
LAND AND SLAVES FOR SALE.
ION Saturday Muy 25th, 1867
will sell at The Cnur, House in the Town
Of Baiot Rouge eight or len slave. on
one, two anil tn ee yea,s credit. na.
And a Lot II Gtounl, containing abort ID
srres, joining the prop ry If X. Knox,
PARTICULARS made known on The day Of sale.
JAS. MoCALOP.
@4' by NOLAN STEWART.
.f.s.tH Ea Atty. in Fact,
Baion Rouge, May 7ih, 1860.
STATE or LOUISIANA.
SirM District Court-Parih Of West
Buton Rouge.
In matter Of succession If Thtophile Molai.
son, deceased, No. 437.
Whereas JeoUEs MoLAIsor, Senr.. has
app led FIR ertefs Of administration In above
succession.
N liz is hereby given, that all legal cppn-
si'ion to sail application, must be made In
ten days from The pub'iratia n her Of
Clerks Office, West baton Rouge,
this 9th day of Nav, A. D. 1850.
WIN. b. CHAMBERLAIN.
May IL 2's.. Clerk.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11

y
H,euty ~lNtGRestrsa rRca poRro
R,co,-The balk c%atlo'a,, Capt, Gerard,
arrived at New York un he 20 ul,.. from
Porto Rico. SIZE brings further intelli.
gence from Masbgaez. It is Of consider.
nble interest. y
The Herald saatns from Capt. Ge'atd,
,ha, the schoohrr North Carolina, Capt.
Beechcr, was aAptal wreck, and that Capt.
b., and crew, 81 the risk Of their lives,
saved chrononfter, .py glass and charts,
which uas talon away from them by the
Spanish authorities, besides, their clothing.
The latter, upon being examined and found
TO be Of no stluc, was returned. The
captain and cscw were then forbidden 10
leave the islatl, At the risk Of being i'm.
p,isoned. What part the American Con-
sul took in thit affair, Ia unknown. but It
Is said he refused furnishing the crew
hoard aud lodging I; saying that the Ame-
r,can Govrrntsent did not allow 10 Ameri
can citizens III distress, In foreign ports.
hat forty cenSs a day, which, he said.
would not suptprt them in Mayagu, y, and
t he iouud ,hei,, with hoard, he would have
to pay for il On Of his own pockets. The
poor fellows l'sre therefore Obliged to de.
pend upon the charity o fthe American aud
English vessels in p IT, and. for upwards
of a month, tFry would be from n vessel
to anather-tqr as soon as an American
vessel wouldsI. ready f"r sea, .he would
he strictly ovljhauied hy the vigilan, can.
tain &c the pdir,. who. il he fund either the
captain. mate, Or any u ,hr crew on board,
would order them, bay and baggage, on
shore, liks % many dogs. The Herald
continued: stA
ca the llf April, The o. s. sicop.oc
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11
BATON ROUGE. MAY II. 1900
~ II vi ~,

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Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11

NO. 8, OR hot DROPS.
Thirty Gallons No. s, best quality, just
received from Cincinnati, and for sale by
mvI1r. G. M. BERGMAN.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11
Fiat DE la LOUISIANA.
Paroisse dOWa Haton Rougs.-Co d'
Second District NoureHe Orleans.
ns;honu Iaraur ef nj -

P0rOtSss n tn ~ Udfgu H0nge1- Tour ati
Second District NoureHe Orleans.
Sesihene iaeHur II. a.
u.s. .es
Armand Ramarh ex. test.
d'hnteinn La ob atlas Reggie FL al.
II -e'a offeTt en- ypnteeptbl,que ar IL sous
signe shdff, de- In pafoisss dOnest Baton
Rouge, a la maisdn ne cour de Ia dtte paroisse,
Samedi ie Ter jour de JUN 1850.
a 10 heures du n,at,n, tous les dtdits, titres
in.srs'a ct prttsnsiot & do pIail nsnt. Sosihene
Lcour. dams IN certsin moroccan de terte 81
tue dams cstte p~atoisse d enyIropd rnze pens
DO flenve Mississippi, contensnt trois.qua'ts
dun afpeht de face, par vingt-h hut srpens de
pfofondrnr, plus ou moin-, blne en- baut par
terre appsr enant 4 Ia succession de Rose-
mond L,cnur, dertde, On dessous par 'erre de
Kosslie y 'enir f. c.I ct en- fare par terrain de
Madsme Klein, ayec touies les batissss 81
antlio' atoms qni s'y trouvent, ttaht Ia PRO.
prists du DIT Sostheno Laconr, abahd nnee PAL
par hi pour s,tisfsirs les trsis du Sheriff Of
do G,effer dams le susdit p oces, dsns la cour
do I'd district 4 Ia Nouyejls Orleans.
Conditions DE- Ia vetie-comptant.
g. DUBROCA, Dept Shtrit
West Baton Rouge April IS, 1850.
Mai II .4fs.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11

Ray~NAsHvtILE IoNyESTIrN.+-Sevrrnl
Southern States have refused ~ srnd dele
gates to this convention which IL to meet
In The vour, esul the next month. Some
believing In the States rights principie.
each State 10 devise modes Of redress ttr
Unconstitutional aggression. and othe r.
hersuse they do no. believe that a crisis
has yet arrived demanding such action,
and an having n mischievous tendency, Ia
Virginia. Alabama, and several other
Southern States. The question has been
ably debated nv the allest champions Of
the South, aud the feeling seems TO b. al.
verse to HE Convention. II IL a true fat
sha. Il has not met with that warm support
/. which ench a met Sure II apllrdeisnce WINS
expected to meet from the South. In
Yielding to the opinion Of those distinguish.
ed Champions of Southern rights who
have renowned the Convention, we be
lieve nevertheless that The progress of
anatictsm Al The north. az displ,s cd during
the present session Of Congress, requires
the South 10 show a united md decided
stend In the mater. and such II tesut
would be effected we're n full representa-.
ton from the Southern states IN attendance
a, The Conventions But from The present
appearance, we know nothing will be don,
and the Convention will adjourn without.
having efiertpd the object for which It was
called together. Although M necessity
ssis,s 10 use violent means, sSeonceft Of
action ought 10 he eff c,ed to ,meet any
emergency. :
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11


ET4T' UE IA LOUISIANA.
Pcroisss d'Oasst Ddton Rougs-atour dn
Sirieme District
Dams Pafaire dc Ia succession De Thsophi.
IL Molaison dsrede, No. 4J7.
A,sndu qie Jacques Moia;son, Zen,
s'es. adressa a ID slsdi, coir, pour atre
ncnms administrator dc Ia susdi,e sue =
c~ession.
Avis est par Ia presente donne A tous
ceus intefesses de faife valoif leur. %raisons
dams dill jours de- Ia premiere publication
de eet avis, pourquoi Ia dite dtn,ands ne
suit pas sccordee.
Bureau Ju CRETE, Quest Baton
koug. re 0 Mai, 1850
WV. Il. CHAMBERLAIN.
Mai III, 2E. GrefFier.
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y IN n p.rposs or rHE GAZETTE

To rnn PArnoNs or TnE G~hzETTF'-
All those who are indebted to the
Gazette, (and they ere many are res
pectfully requested to come forward
and make immediate payment A
considerable amount is due, seine for
more than two years, and as the pro-
prietors oftbia paper are DESTROYS of
closing their business. it becomes ne-
cessary for them TO call on their ere
litors, before putting their accounts
In legal hands to enforce the. ccllec.
ton thereof. All The expenses OF n
printing Office are cash, and without
punctual payments on the part Of
patrons. the influence and energies OF
a newspaper are materially depreci-
ated.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11

CnEvAsss.--Ths levee in front Of the
plantation Of Mr.. Mediation, about two
miles and q half below the town Of Baton
Rouge tlid In the river on "Wednesday
morntng last causing On opening about
forty yards wide, The river at that place
IL about ss fret higher than the road. A
large number of hands We're immediately
brcush, 10 thu spot, and after using the
greatest possible esetIions succeeded In
stopping The breach during the night, The
manager of that plantation. assisted hy the
neighboring planters, immed i1e'y com.
mrnced making n new leses. pnd we hope
they vii succeed h snvidge'ha, section OF
country from munda'ion. 4 crevasse at
that place wo, ID cause s%erio"s damage,
not only to the plantations in the neigh.
bcrhocd bot would overflow mos, of the
country on the Manchao and New River.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11
Bacon, Lard, Flour &c.

% Casks smuaked shoulders.
I asks Plain lIan,s.
100 Kegs Pure lea Lard.
GO barrels fresh Flour,
tus, received from ST. Ipuis and ft saie By
10th May lsig. JOHN PHILLIPS.
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11
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ETAT De la LOUISIANA.
Paroisse d'Ouest Baton Rouge-C or du
Siriems District.
Ann Maria Gray. w.o.
,,,,, 49, ,., no s'o'


.&S. NO sa0.
John L. Lobdell Ell ais
En- veriu dun "rdre de saisie 4 moi adfessee
pa, l'hnnorab'e In Cour do Sixieme District
dams ct pour Ia patoisee d Opes' Baton Rouge,
Etat de Ia Louisiana, setont exposes par le
soussigne eher,f, ell yente publique, All plus
ofFrant ct dernier enrhefisseur, sur fhabita.
ton de John L. L,bdall, situee dams tette pa.
%roisse, a environ qninze miles au dessus de Ia
maisen de conr de Ia dite pafoisse,
Samedi lie Ter JUN proclaim, 1850,
a II h@ures A. NJ, les escIaves suiysns:
TOBY, Negro Age, d'en,iron % sn',
WISKA, negtesse agae d'environ II
ans, ct son enfan. Wilson, age d'ensiron
ans
Iesqueis p~eclavss ont ste abandnnhts par John
L. Lotdeil l~esqbels ont etc off .rts en- venis
publiques par mi lie 4 de Mai, mails mont pas
etc vendus fauts d'acqusreufs.
Conditions de Ia Venie.
A i'm credI, de douze mos. les aeduA-
reur iourniront leur bond endosse A ~satisfae-
iinp, pc tant inttrtt a r,ison de dix pour
cent par an du jour de Ia ven'e, q iypotbaqne
sptciale avec confession de cement rese.
nues sur In preprie't ~jusqu'ab pa fat t%siemen,.
NJ w. POPE, Ufu sheriff
dfa., y dfe 1871
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-05-11

OF 0n Wednesday morning last
about three o'clock, our town was
visited with a most terrific storm Of
wind, hail and rain, accompanied by
thunder and lightning, The storm
commenced about half past two aud
3 tho incessant and vivid lightning, and
the distant and continued roar Of the
thunder, resembling the approach Of
an earthquake, or q tornado, indica.
ted the coming Of the furious hurri.
cane, which broke over our town at
about q quarter past three o'clock,
tearing up trees by the roots, and
causing material damage to fences,
and upsetting or otherwise iniuring
several unfinished new frame build
ings. At daylight several parts Of
the town presented o devastating ap-
pearance. A frame belonging to Mr..
Kellam IN Spanish town--,he front of
Holt's livery stable,-a cooper's shop
erecting by Mr.. Helming, in the low
er end ofthe town, and the ~rafters for
the roof of two houses, erecting near
the Jail, belonging to Mr. Larguier and
Mr.. Philip Burg, and a chimney OF
Mr.. Joseph Mongat's house. blown
down. and are among the ravages OF
the storm, besides a large number OF
large China trees. The beautiful
grove o China trees around the pro-
nerty Of James M. Elan, Esq, sui.
fered considerably. A beautiful
stately oak, also in the neighborhood,
which had stood the storms of q Gen.
tury, was torn to pieces, and prostra.
ted. We are happy to announce
that no lives We're lost. The occa-
sion will. however, be long remem-
hered. It is a remarkable fact that
this storm happened on the same day
that Natchez was visited with des-
sructive tornado, ten wears ago.
The New York herald., 1850-06-07
'tary of the Treasury;
Our Schenectady Correspondence.

SCHENECTADY, May 30, 1850.
A Nac Rairodd-Aibany and Troy left on an
Lsiand-Oh Dwtp Resuming its Position among
the Nations of the Earth.
FOUR readers may not be aware that the charter
of the Schenectady and Catskill Railroad Company
was revived at the session of the Legislature
II was done so quietly, and was considered so un-
important, that il excited no opposition. But speak
adyisedly when inform you that capitalists stand
ready TO construct this road, when the proper time
shall arrive. That time, infer is hear at hand
for one object, ! am told, in obtaining this charte
was TO secure the interests OF those who have en-
bareed heavily in the roads leading from Saratoga
10 W hte hall, and thence TO Rutland, Vermont.
strife is now going forward between Albany
and Troy, relative TO road 10 this same Rutland
which, should II result in the prosecution of such
work on the part OF either, will most assuredly be
followed by the construction OF the Schenectady
and Caskill road. Indeed, think the latter will,
in any event, be built. Its advantages are too ap-
parent TO be lost sight Of The route, which is over
remarkably level country, is less than forty miles
in extent Cattsk can, in this way be rea ched AT
least two hours sooner than by way of Albany TO
say nothing af the frequent delays in the summer
Ut the overslaugh below Albany; boats can leave
Catskill at any hour Of the night and the naviya-
ton is earlier and later by several days. spring and
fall, than at Albany. Besides which, during sus-
pension of navigation, passengers will only have to
cross the river To reach the Hudson River Railroad
When made, passengers fromthe West or North can
I've on board a boat at Caitskill about as early AS
they can reach Albany. Tmvellersleaving Buffalo
IN the morning can be on board the Cattskill boats
at evening, and be sure Of reaching New York early
tie neat morning and travellers leaving Burna-
ton, Vermont, at or > T. NJ, and taking the line
ria. Whitehall, the Springs and this place. can en-
JOY the same advantage. Indeed, there will he no
other route, West or North, which will afford a IA
ciliiy for reaching New York in 80 short space of
time.
Let Gotham. then. turn her eyes toward this
place, and remember that however much we NAV
have been lost sight Of within the last few years
we are about TO arise, and become the point at
which the West and the North shall unite We
are TO become, indeed. in canal parlancr, the
innction"
The New York herald., 1850-06-07

coming In collision with his the latter broke the fast
epings, and ran away, throwing down little girl,
named Anne Githerings whose parents reside at 345
Greenwich street. Her face and head were ut dread
fully. The child has since died. and an inquest has
been held on the body and . verdict Of Accidental
DEATH returned
FoUND DEApIr WArER.-The Coroner ON Wednes-
day held inquest at the foot Of Twenty
East River the body OF Michael Plynu aged thirty.
six years, born in Ireland The body of the
found floating in the river, foot OF Twenty eighth
street early in the morning. lie had besn missing
since Sunday last. Vcrdct-Death by drowning.
UNKNOWN MAN DRowNsD.-The Coroner also held a,
inquest on the body Of unknown man, found noat-
ing the river mt the foet of Pier No l. North River
He dressed in red flannel shirt, dark pants black
satin vest lie is about five feet eight inches, dark
brown hair, and sandy wbiskers. Verdict-Death By
drowning.
UNKNOWN MAN.-The coroner yesterday held an in
quest at pier No North river on the body OF
known about So years VI age, feet inches high.
long black hair dressed in black pilot cloth coat
len comforter about his neck red flannel shirt, mole
skin pants. and oil canvass overals, fastened with
leather belt. Verdict death by drowning
The New York herald., 1850-06-07

OrrSrSc oF Tur PEnsIrr P,vsurvr-On1vridsy week
the P' rrine pavement opened at long between
white and frankn streets The contractors alege that
the cause Of the delay In finishing the work arises from
the ct OF the tedousness Of the work. owing to Its
rafure and that II would be reasonable 10 expect
highly finished picture TO be done In the time 90
n dsub They urge, too. that the work being new tbs
men are unaccustomedtoit H. The folio wing " descrip
ton OF the pavement The earth after the tru grads
is established twenty inches below the surface 10
groutedn with quick lime to the depth Of two inches
which forms bed OF ms<on's mortar, on which are
immediately laid ag stones of suitable thickness With
the smooth side down. the aud crcvices between
which and around the sides next TO the curb stones
are sealed with btuminous cement; making base i'm
Iervious to water and frost ON this floor s placed
broken granite Of the sze roads Macadamized WITH
60 the depth cf three inches for under drain;
that the water which through the surface Of the
pavement may filter down TO the flag base and run on
into the sewer. with which connexions formed
This layer r. covered with crushed gravel peb
blestones called which settles in among the broken
stone and solidifes the layer Of clean sharp
sand is then put TO form bed for the upper struc
turc which consists Of four OF granite blocks set
dsgonay FIVE feet in width and four feet apart these
trsckwsys are fer the wheels of vehicles to on,
and the spaces between to be paved With cebbe-
stones of uniform size carefully selected for the pur
pose loot path for horses TO obviste the danger OF
hpping down and perrilling the lives Of those Who
drive them The whole IL then well driven down With
rsmmers and is 81 for immediate There . great
deal OF humbug In all this.
The New York herald., 1850-06-07
WASHINGTON, May n, lSjO.

Hnry Ciav-7hc Cdbinct-Thc JThig parfg.
The good book informs us that the outside bar
barians after the food set TO work to build tow
er above high water mark. so that in the event Of
another deluge they might have a shelter from the
inundsiiou; but that while engaged upon the work.
such confusion Of languages was introduced
among the layers of the brick. (probably ddobss)
that general row ensued. all hands dispersed. and
lyft the tower unfinished
80 We may say of the workmen upon the negro
question. There Is such confusion of languages
among them, that they may be driven TO abandon
their work before II is completed, and return back
io the people for fresh Instructions
The " hig party n broken up--split TO pieces-and
the democrats are disorganized. Henry Clay and
General Cass stand together on the platform Of the
Compremise but they stand in n minority. as vet,
among the Iactions-ihe free soilcrs-ths cabinet
men--the Southern ultras, aud the Northern fana-
tics. The President has entered the nng with has
cabinet to break down Henry Clay. The cabinet
presses are pouring their broadsides upon him, the
great whp apostle, upon whose foTbearancc
the election of General Taylor depended. The
hone and snew OF the whg leaders are marshalng
the defence Of Clay m both houses; still the North
eTn wings, to cNade the responsibility Of legis-
latipg for the ten'ories, are Taying To the dodge
oi the cabinet The extreme South. in the Senate,
ere holding the Compromise AZ arms length, and
the Northern wings are ready at any moment
to unite with them 20 lay the ball on the table.
Clay is resolute--Wehster pcrplexed, and groaning
Bell. dubious and uneasy-Msngum indignant.-
Oass fuil OF spgaehension-- Foote evidently alarm
sd-king very anxous--aud Benton vigilant,
gait erng up hiS thunder. and waiting With a,Tarcut
satiacuCn, the moment for a heavy blow at the
omnibus, with iis committee Of thirteen.
tits fact, too, that Clay men and Taylor men,
Oass men and Benton men. Keep shy OF each
other. Il y cminous Il bodies no good. The de.
claation of war sgainst Henry CLAW NV the adu,i-
nistrsion, appears 70 ha filed up the measure Of