The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-03-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsuINGroN, Feb, 9


If any one, standing upon the brink Of
this mighty curren, Of popular passion thai
is sweeping by, supposes that it will run
out, he is mistaken. Like the river. ii
rolls, and as it rolls, forever will roll on.
So far from noticing any moderation Of tone
in Congress to day, after the three days
respite. i, was rather aggravated. The
card OF Mr.. billiard, in the National INTEL
Iigencer this morning, warned the editors
of that paper and the country generally
that the danger is moderated, and that the
South is fully resolved to resist any meas
ures that shall exclude her people from
residence IN the territories acquired from
Mexico. We learn too, from an explana-
ton made by Mr.. Turney. in the Senate.
thai the position Of Tennessee. in regard to
the Southern Convention, is misunderstood,
and that she W i'll maintain all the constitu-
lional guarantees.
In Canada, this subject and its results
are speculated upon. Col. Gugy. in an
an,i.annexa,ion speech, refers to the COM
motion IN the United States, and says that
this ferment of passion, when little more
developed, would overthrow. as it has ais
ways overthrown, any power opposed to
it. The sagaclous editor Of the ".4lJion,"
saws that ",ha North will be overruled.
and tina, the storm will, for the present,
blow over" hope it may blow over, but
the signs are not particularly favorable.
Mr.. Calhoun has been more unwelI dur
ing the last week, and has not left his room.
His cough is very bad. doubt whether
he will be able to speak in the Senate this
Session.
lie has committed his intended remarks
to paper; and they will he read, on Thurs
day, BY Mr.. Butler. Mr.. Webster will al
go speak very soon.
A proposition was made to-day, and
s,?enuous'y urged, by Mr.. Foo,e, TO COM
nit the whole subject IN controversy. TO
n selac, Committee of thirteen; six 10 be
chosen rrom the non.slaveholding, and six
from the slaveholling States; and these
twelve to select thrteenh member. lie
urged that, if in a week, some project OF
compromise was not produced, it would be
too late, for events would occur which
would render compromise hopeless. What
events he referred to, do not know. Mr..
Foole said, he had consulted with two
thirds of the Senate and with many mems
bers Of the House, and was assured that
a compromise would be effected; that a
Committee would agree upon plan,
whl:h the Senate and House, and the
country would ratfy. Mr.. Clemens said
that. if the subject was aei'ated three weeks
longer, it would be impossible to save the
Union.
Mr.. Butler, and others, could not see
what good a Committee could do. They
would probably fail, and the failure would
aggravate the difficulty. lie thought it
better to go on and consult upon the ques-
ton, with calmness and forbearance, and
gradually we might draw nearer TO the
object. The Senate hesiIa,ed, and the mats
ter was laid over for tomorrow.
Some Of the Mississippi delegates have
entered into a correspondence with Col.
Bis3elI. and others Of the Illinois delega~
ton, in regard 10 Col. BisselI's statements
on the subject of the conduct of the Mis-
sissippi regiment, al the battle o! Buena
Vista.
WASHINGTON, Feb. q.
THIS has been quiet day in Congress.
Tie civil and military funeral of Gen.
Mcneil occupied some hours. Bo,h