Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-06-20
From Our Washington Correspondent.
wAsHrSeroS Cry. June 6. 1856

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WASHINGTON Cry. June g. 1850.
The weather is hot. and Congress like grea
Anaconda drags it's ponderous self slowly along. The
House will commence voting on the California bill on
Tuesday next. in the mean time, until that hour
rives nothing will be done, but to talk of the bless
ings the horrors of slavery. Congress seems
sick and tired of the question-members refuse 10 lis
ten to speeches. the fiery Souherner pours out the
walls Of his wrath in an empty hall and the
demure abotiOnst from tic North, puts his hand up
his abdomen and in his heart thanks Heaven that
nc is not as other men, and then with still small
voice he speaks not TO the House but 10 his brethren
and sisters whose views he representative real Mrs.
Purngtons Of the north, who believe that the Southern
Shareholders cannibaIs and that the black ducks
spoken of as such great delicacy in that benighed
country, nothing less than negro babies.
The Senate more Industrious; they meet at
ii, and sit till 5. They will endeavor 10 pass the
Compromise bill before the voting commences in the
House. 1t is the most difficult question which mortal
encountered 1t raises its hideous form
everywhere; stops the wheels of Government and
checks all useful Legislation. few days since
bill came up creating the Office of Surveyor General
for Oregon aud granting bounty lands to actual set
tiers. The members of the House seemed generally
rejoiced to find measure for their action, in which
there niggers But Giddings of Ohio soon
got the floor, and made violent and abusive speech
against the South. and all in the North who refused
TO put a negro on an equality with white
This drew out sundry replies from the Southern chiv-
airy, and the day taken up in discussion and the
bill which was one of much importance failed TO pass.
So it Is with everything else. An appropriation bill
can't pass without Digger discussion, and unless
something be done to quiet agitation. Congress
may well adjourn, for nothing be done.
great majority of both Houses are in favor Of
admitting California an independent measure, un-
connected with anything else yet, whilst they in
favor of this measure, they know that fifth of the
members present, under the rules of the House,
and will defeat to the end of the Congress- any such
measure unless its admission settles the whole ques-
tion Then there are the Southern dsunonist and
the northern abOtionist uniting to defeat any meas
of Compromise. father Ritchie calls it, Ad-
justment. 1t is the only political capital they have
left, to trnde upon. Settle the question, calm the
mad waves of egitation, and like Othello their
cupatiOn will be gone. Then, there is the President,
who stands committed to the south and the north.
Somebody was cheated in his election, and he is de-
termned not to show his hand. and then the cheated
party will never be any wiser 10 the fraud. "If
Ignorance is Bliss, then 'tis folly to be Wise" If
have not quoted right have got the idea at least.
By playing double, he got into the Presidency, and
the old man thinks what has been done can be
done again. The administration is dead thing, and
if the slave agitation is kept up. the wings, who
surround its bier hope it may be made the battery to
galvanise it into life.
Then there is Colonel Benton ''solitary and alone"
quarrelng about ''GoatS ,cool" No one agrees with
him. He is in favor of all the measures in the Com
promise bill, but wishes them made separate and in
dependent propositions. In parliamentary view he
is certainly right, but, in the end, the result will be
precisely the same. Henry Clay, Chairman of the
committee Of thirteen,-the Napoleon of Comprom-
ises, the who always succeeds, except when he
is candidate for the Presidency is marshalling his
hosts. He speaks without attracting the
ton Of the Senate. He pursues his favorite subject
with an energy that never tires. Now ip his 74lh
year, yet he has all the vgor and fire of his youth
Although surrounded by difficulties; the object of
hate and bitterness of the administration; opposed by
the tools of the President-e olfce-holders and the
Ofice-seekers-I believe bis measure will eventually
succeed, and give peace and quiet to the country.
The Senate have, on two propositions, voted down
the Wimot Proviso. The Indiana Senator's Whit
comb end Bright, acting under Legislative Instructions
voted for the Proviso. This right. They were
bound to obey or resign-but they will for the
bill, and suffer be defeated nor will they aid
this Galphn administration in a triumph. Mr.. Den
ham, one of the members from Indiana, a few days
since made very able speech the question. 1t
a conservative non-inervenon, and national speech
nothing narrow, mean sectional about il.
XAVIER.