The New York herald., 1850-02-17

the admission Of California upon the action Of the
Senate on the motion OF Col Benton
WAsHI,oroy, Feb. Is, 1850.
Mr. Winhrop and Mr. Root-No Dodgins The Position
sfae South ,pith regard 10 the Nashris Convention
TIE PrrssSent's L<pes- TIE Lions Of tAe Night.
There has been good deal Of lodging this session.
In the cabinet and in Congress. The cabinet have
lodged the question In every shape and
form and have left 1t upon Old Zsck to shoulder the
responsibility. The New York wings have completely
dsdgsd the proviso and that humbug may be consider
cd dead letter. But Of the cases Of dodging de-
serving OF specisl notice, under the special
tios Of Mr. Root, Of Ohio, to- day In the House. Mr.
Root s very frank He tells what he has to say
witAou mumbsiug his words, and without apology.
tn south like him because Of his fsnkusss He took
occasion TO- day to lecture Mr. winthrop for having
recently lodged the provso, in tive the
day the resolution Of Mr. Root and the resolution Of
Gddings involving the principle Of the exclusion
slavery from the terrtorss and ssid that he preferred
an open enemy TO a skulkng friend.
Lavrepce, Minister to England is in feeble health Il
IL expected that he viii ehortly return home
MT winthrop may lave been advised OF the probabi
hty OF succeeding VT awr.oce and in that event IL
would be good thug 70 have ths Senate ell straight
But on the direct question Mr. winthrop had voted
might tell to the di,sdvsntags of confirmation in
case Of the sppontme ent Engl and. Hence Mr. Win.
tbrop is to be excussd Tor dodging. IL Is delicate
question, and man cspust be- asked to commit him.
eelf one way the other II 10 will damage his esti-
learned and Intelligent gentleman qualified for Eng
land or any other place sod he has scted like pru
dent man ana that's all that can be made Of 1t.
In the press crisis the negro question: Is In
porisnt 10 know how the South stand. what they
after, and what they mean TO do. We apprehend that
the Norh srs iDcrt tdulousthat they do not believe
tufcier ty IN the serious earnestness the South
vbeu they declare tbst they must have an admitted
is the fact Th.y are in earnest rhe matter Of dis.
union hiss ceased to be threat; II has become cal
cuIst,on they have counted tue value Of the Union
in dollars aud cents and they begin to believe that
they ray The 'xp' pses OF the Union, and that the
North hss all the profits
We spprehrnd tnst they so far in earnest that
unless the North are mayosnimous aud just to the
original compromes es Of che constitution. there will be
IN the House ~ not iu the Senate which
viii only require the ratifcAtion Of the Nashville Con-
vcnton com pist- the dissolution OF the Union
nsS MAJ IN 'ne Nortn prepared 20 oehsve IN toe
the Hcuref Let Northern persist in their wilful
blindntss 20 the prvssp danger and is not impos
sibie they Will see it before two ths
The Sou siBpiy intend to settle the matter In Con-
gree and leave "a the Nashville Convention the Ques-
ton Of ratification. II nothing Is done, OF the
dutiee e that convention will be to frame another
magma chata setting forth the terms OF their adhesion
10 the UntuD. That convention meets on the first
Monday in June In the interval, IL rests upon the
North 10 s-tie the question of union OF dissolution
We are gise to zee In the remarks OF Mr. Benton
to day. that hc bss discovered that he and MIR. Clay
are mo'iDs n'te too fast tor the admission Of CALI
fornia and al -dmisson all rides, Of the
mept us Issues banging upon this single question 1t
may leso TO good r-sults
We called up a. Presidents Ievee this evening II
was gay affair and well attended There were pro.
badly during the evening not less than . thousand
persons present. A good many distinguished people
were there As We entered, We observed Mr. James u.
Bennett IN familiar on,-rsation With Old Zack The
President app. be the ppe.t In the world
and ne would thiuk that he eujoys the bonors and
smoiuments the fc- with the discretion Of Old
oampsigD-r. He tsksr IL as sndly II he had been
raised in the hit- HOUSE. One would cosclude that
he had heard 81 the proviso that ie hsd
dreamed OF the question and that he considered
the Union jsst - 'sis ~ hrs s2' oOoa year marvel
loIs lsppJ aud h'u.st ia ~ Is Zschsry Taylor Hs
esv IN ths nfalibility Of his cabinet That idea
soDsh or other to be "nxed TACT" In his
mind Very well Perhaps the events OF the pext Fix
months will ppd,c,iv- him Mr. Ewing there
robus' aDd ro'ubd Inning aud substantial As man
oftwo hundred and tbirty pounds ought to be-the
ton But hr layton vas invisible TO u and the other
members 81 the cAb,n.t In the crowd that s. AZ they
were here BE- Vice rrssident. and a number OF
member. of Congress of buh houses, we're present,
and thsts ~itb .greeahs iuiermxture Of citizens
and strangers msd- up ths mas Of the company.
The display a h. fair .ex not brilliant as In
Basd disc' uIt-d th'i nusic IN the ante chamber to
the ootoIs ia th- ts. Room. Those good old
tinee ana body enjoyed them But the music 10
gone, and the oaboipg gone Asd the
promfDsde In III. LIST Room is without music,
cept the chsru- q tn. ladies' wsrblpS like starngs
In q corbn.ld.
forward, spa lettering 70 Of this class these
levess ou n'',onrus and hrsvy IL II the same
old story over nuo over sssip No dancing no music,
no rtirert mrnts nothing but conversation aud stroll
amorg tts crowd. a good evening and an account Of
the weather 10 oa Jack sod MRS biiss aud To. story
h tolo III. er.ss th- o,frent styles OF the ladies
~ old theme; spd he Who has been to the Az OF
Place Opera npds only occasion IN these things for
d psrsehs criiicism ssHiut tus wbits aouss.
he act is there - ouy thing Of interest to be
tshsd d just po.-ti- the ,l.v.ry question, aDd
thps g el,s But the fac OF an old friend In such .
ott h som s-t sus the rvd-eming feature OF
the ls,ee to-nght