The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-02-12
CCorrc>pnndrnce of lhc Baltimore Sun.

Correspondence oil The baltimore SuH.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 1857.
The Wilu,ot proviso men of the North and
West, mortified at the rejection of their scheme
hy the House of Representatives, aud its mani.
fest fate in the Senate, and the supposed deter
mination ofold Zach to vetnit, are now forming
pln, for a new anti.extenson Of slavery move.
ment, Of very formidable character They
propose convention. to meet at Buffalo in June
next, in which the anti-slavery men "f every
State shall be represented, and for the purpose
oflaking measures in opposition 20 the Nashville
convention, which will meet at the same time.
Free soilism, as a party, is rather on the wanc,
and desperate attempt is to tie made 1" renew
it, by an appeal to popular pre- iudire aud passion.
and by connecting 1t still more extensive y with
popular elections. BY keeping up telegraph.
ic communication between i'uf.lo and Nash
vile, mutual exasperatcn will he produced.
The free.s .soilrrs of the llonse will make an.
other effort to rally their forces, and for the spe
cial object Of being enabled to dcnouncr those
Northern men who ref 10 v"le according t"
their dictalion. Mr.. Wiimot. it is said, is not
content to let the matter pass over without Civ.
ing his own vote for his own scheme. The
other day' he was absent when his name was
called.
The census blanks, as prepared ly the Board
oI Census, have been received here from Phia
delphia. An opportunity will soon be afforded
TO Senators to compare the blanks of the Cen.
sus Board with those of the Census C"mmi'rr;
and it will be readily ascer:ained that the f"rmer
are maniiestly superior for lIe purposes in view.
The variations between the two plans are so
sligh, us to induce The belief that the plans pro
posed by the Board were the model of those re
commended by the Census Committee.
II is to he regretted lha, the subject has been
re opened in the Ssnaie. The object of the
appointment of the Census board. with full
powers to prepare and print blanks, was t" take
the subject out of Congress, where it must nee
essari,y lead TO endless debate.
The printing of the blanks has been con
tractcd Tor by the Census Board, al eight dol
lars a rearn, and the sum paid to Blair d Rives,
for The same printing, was over twenty one
dollars 4 ream.
The New York! papers contain advicrs from
Washinton. to the effect that treaty has been
made by Mr.. Clayton and tn" British minister.
and sen, to England, adjusting the Nicaragua
question:; confirming the cession Of Tigre Island
to The United States, and ccnsurng or disavaw.
ing Mr.. Chai6eld's proceedings. Upon proper
inquiry, leau tina, this is II mislalrment Of
facts, and without reasonable foundation, mas.
much as Sir Henry Bulwer has n" Instructions
about Mr.. Cha,lipld and Tigre Island. and no
authority to ,rea, in regard them. The views
of the Lord PalmerSton as to the transactions
referred To-; are not known 10 this government.
nor 10 the British rninsle.
As 10 the Nicaragua question. so far as it
concerns the freedom and neutrality the canal
route, etc.. no ,reatysh has ys, been made, Either
here or in England. Our government is very
desirous of hearing from England as TO certain
points connected with these matters. The
subject is in such train Of adjustment that no
apprehension need be felt by the commercial
community as 10 its result. Ion.