The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-24

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Our Washington Correspsadesse.
wAsHrseros, July y, 1850.
The omniJus-EBset Of Mfr CLap's speeeh-TAe Cssi-
SETTLE Vacaney TO FilI-TRe Branch Mint-Gssd
Prospect, &c.
The speech Of Mr.. Clay, to-day produced profound
Impression in the galleries but the galleries have
no vote upon the bill before the Senate this impress
sion will not amount to unless the Senate itself
IL affected. We do not hope for change Of single
vote In consequence Of this speech and that the bill
dead seems to have been conceded In the tone and
temper Of this desparing appeal OF Mr. Clay. day
or two however viii tell the tale, the result may
astonish us all
Mr. Pearce, of Maryland, declines his place In tho
cabinet, like sensible man. With Ave years yet 10
serve in the Senate, it would be something of sacr-
ice to exchange them for year two in the Depart
ment of the Interior 1t won't pay in these depart
ments short OF a whole term Mr.. Collamer, late
Postmaster General, very prudent man has hardly
money enough left to take him home Mr.. Pearce,
therefore is wise man, II he holds to his resolution
of sticking to the Senate
The lar southern wings are anxious to get Mr.. Con-
rad, of Louisiana. in the cabinet, in place Of Mr..
Pesrce; and q very good man he would be, and IL
would be certainly proper considering that Louisiana
Is the State from which Old ,Zsck was elected.
Mr. Briggs succeeded to-day In the House backed
Mint for New York referred to the Committee of tho
House goes into committee, the Mint stands its
chances Of being the fret subject to be acted upon
and we have every reason in the world to believe that
the bill will this session become the law OF the land
and that by short work the part OF the House. for
there is manifestly overwhelming majority in it,
We still hear some rumors Of an expected message
from the President on the slavery question; but We
presume he will not ofcially nerpose or the
other while the Omnibus pending before the Senate
WASHINGTON July %, 1850.
M Clay's RsrteW Of the Omni6ms Bin.
~ha ar tuvaIv
President pro tenn announced the order of the day.
The galleries and their approaches and the approach
es to the below, usual on great occasions,
filed up with the crowd 1t understood that Mr..
Clay was talk the general subject; aud though
he to talk every day Of the week would probs
bly, take some months to diminish the rush to hear
him.
Mr. Clay was hand, and promptly came forward.
His object was general review Of the and Of the
objections made to IL in the OF the debate; the
long exhausting and yet inexhsustibe debate this
everlasting subject
THERE q pAyoER TO THE UNION.
Mr. CLAY contended that there is danger. Senators
had ssid that all danger among the politicians;
that otherwise the country was In state OF perise1
tranquility Not All the tendencies Of the times
are TO disquietude agitation, sectional alienation,
not to fatal consequences The getting up
H.hyile convention; the establishment Of Southern
washington. the circulation OF
pen pamphlets all calculated to convince that
there IL danger the Union the settlement OF this
| question be delayed
| The Senator from New Jersey Cdr. Dayton had
called the committee the thirteen doctors and In such
terms as insinuated that they were thirteen qusck
doctors and that their treatment OF the patient was
bet calculated to heal but TO augment hi: disorders
such were some Of the objections against the Com
| mittee of Thirteen and their report
| CALIFORNIA ALONE.
Defeat this bill and the next day the Senator IRON
4 Douu lasl
sion Of California alone And VIII pass y sou sSnt 70
gain by the defeat Of this measure!
Mr. Clay said he had known Gen Taylor Longer per,
b father before him the late President from the
time his entry into the American army lie was an
| honest man and q brave mamie had covered his
own head with laures and had added to the glory OF
his country About the domestic policy OF his .dmi-
| nistration Mr. Clay bad nothing to submit; but the
foreisn policy of tn. late President VITA hearty
and cordial concurrence And he hoped that nov the
eprit Of the late President enjoying In another
and . better world, those blessings to which We all
| aspire. -
Mr. Csy &c. ms to dead set against the admission
| of New MEXICO as q State. census vas about to -
taken which II did not sho. less than shous AM
sens exclusive OF the Pueblo Indians, he would be
| very much mistsken.
1.-THE Texas boundary IL settled this session. the
chances are that shall have . civil war between
T.Ias and New Mexico: extending, perhaps to con-
| aict between Texas and this government, which may
ultimately spread itelf to the banks Of the Potouse
| This IL an i'm medste and formidable danger, which
| this bill proposes to settle and TO bArmonise.
| Frasr PASSENGERS.
Mr. Clay remarked that this bill was called the ON.
nibus. lie thanked its opponents for giving IL ths
name IL was the vehicle Of the people; and In this
omnibus there iscongruous elements ettn<r La
the freight the passengers There were neither dis
| unonists abotionists among the passengers.
| SOUTHERN cAucvsEs.
| Mr. Clay made some allusiops TO the incsngruous
elem, nts opposed 10 this bill, and to their sonsuta
| tons On the subject Several Southern men rose to
question him ON the matter and Mr.. Mason among
Southern Senators had held any caucuses with any
member Of any free State
Mr. Clay. No sir; but have you not consulted among
Mr.. nason--Yss, sir, We have consulted wehavs
had meetings upon subjects connected nth this bnk
In reference to the preservation OF Southern rights
| Southern dignity and Southern honor.
Mr. olay.so on our side. We have had our CONSUL
tatons ON the preservation Of tn. honor the dignity
| and the union 81 the whole country.
This was palpsble hit The galleries on With
that such demons,ratons could not be allowed; and
that II persisted In, the galleries would have 70 DO
| cleared
| Mr.. Clay was indignant at remarks which n
alleged we're made by Honest John Davis. In his late
speech, respecting the adaptation Of New Mexico
| the business Of breeding slaves Such an idea vas
mon.rous, unjust, and wholly without proof 10 sup
| port IL.
Let us"s, then. what the North gets, and what the
| South gets by this bill
| they gel government. for Utah and Ne- Mckee.
with probability of slavery being excluded from both
And they get the abolition Of the .lsvetrads In this
| district. What could tkey AK
What do the South get! They escape the dangerous
principle 81 the wiimot proviso
They get nine hundred miles along the Mo Grands
They get the Fugitive Slave bill for the restoration
Of their fugitive SLAVES
Ana they set a declaration by Congress- which ST.
ences the question he abolition slavery this