Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-02-12
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Mr. clay,s compromIse-us Discussion.
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Mr.. Clay and the Ladies-HsCOmpromiseSPsech
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zion in the South, DC.
Earlythis morning heyshole city OF Washing
ton was in motion. II was known thal air. clay
would speak on his compromise resolutions, and
by about 10 o'clock the ladies began 10 HOOK TO
the capitol. Every avenue to the Senate cham
Der was soon filed, the ladies occupying me hoor
and a part of the reporters gallery. II these
ladies could only vote, Mr.. Clay would long ago
occupied the white house. Mr. Clay spoke about
two hours. and then gave way TO a motion 10 adj
.iourn. He will finish hisssspeech to-morrow.-
He has. | believe, concluded his argumentative
part to-day, and will give US Tomorrow the
sympathetic portion of it addressed TO the jury.
MIR. Claws views on the suhject OF slavery are
that il is a wrong which ought not wantoniy 10 be
suffered TO spread beyond the States 10 which it
is now confined. He holds that slavery does not
exist in the territories acquired from Mexico by
the treaty of HidaIgo, and insists that Congress
should declare SO opeHly,jn order 10 prevent ca
vii on the subject. With these propositions, no
SoutherR Wing or Democratic Senator, nor any
Southern Wing or Democratic member that
have seen, is satisfied. MIR. Ewing's Ohiofriends
may, for nai ional purposes, accuse Mr.. Clay.
one feels that Mr.. Clay sympathises with the
North, where no doubt, az this time, his poPularI-
~ is greater than in the Southern States.
Mr.. Clay is for paying the debts Of Texas bnt
the proposition which he makes for accomplishing
that la udabIe design, is far from acceptable 10
that State; and Gen. Rnsk has already slgniied
his intention to oppose Mr.. Clay on that score.
1t is needless to say that MIR. Clay made an
eloquent speech; nothing else was expected; but
| question whetherit came quite up to his former
efforts. lie spoke, moreover, without the ehiou-
rage of partizan followers, that once listened to
every word which fell from his lips, and his voice,
once as clear and siIvery as a bell, produces no
longer its thrilling effects on the ears OF his
hearers.
Mr.. Clay is still q great man, and lie will die
one. He will probably be the next independent
candidate OF the Wing party, and receive more
votes than yny regular candidate they can put
against him, and all that. but doubt whether his
compromise will prove acceptable to'any South
ern men. Mr.. Clay docs not like the Wilmot
Proyiso; yet admits that something to the same
effect exists already in the territories acquired
from Mexico, and that therefore the proviso is
snperiunus. With hin it is a mere question OF
lime. That which Root, Wiltnot, SC, want 10
inficta as a guard for the future, Mr.. c. supposes to
exist already without any act OF Congress, but TO
make it more certain, he wants Congress to de-
clare it so.
Irepcat again the suggestion made some time
ago, that the Compromise, il it shall be such as
to satisfy both sections ofthe Union, must come
from tie Committee on Territories, who have
now the whole matter before them. Mr.. Doug
lass, OF the Senate, and Mr.. Linn Boyd are ad-
nirably calculated for the task and as Roon as
both extremes are sufficiently cooled down toaIlo"
the temperate men on both sides to unite on some
broad national principle, il. will be done by the
spontaneous action of all concerned, without any
one assuming The leadership. ] put my faith in
the Committee on Territories, and the future will
show that | have not been mistaken.