Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-07-12
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.

Nothing definite has yet transpired with ref
erence to the admission of California The fate
OF the Compromise Bill is yet doubtful in the
Senate, although appearances every day indicate
that it is losing friends. The fact that New
Mexico presents her Constitution uncontamina-
ted with the thought of slave, and decreeinr
her soil forever free to none but freemen, has
taken the friends of the Compromise aback, and
has knocked the wind out of the sails of those
who advocated either the mastery inactivity .
OF Calhoun or the non-interventon of Cass and
his doughty followers
There is no knowing what will be the end of
this matter. Texas Is said to be in arms for the
enforcement of her jurisdiction over the Terrific
RES rightly belonging to New Mexico, but bro'i
into dispute by an article of the omnibus budget
Gen. Taylor deserves great deal of credit.
ii half the results arc true which his enemies
in the South charge upon him. as the result, Of
the diplomacy of the Cabinet with the officers
OF New Mexico. 1t is denied, however. on the
other hand that Gen. Taylor has given apv orders
10 the military commandment of New Mexico
which would authorize the course he took in cal
ing Convention for the purpose of submitting
Constitution to the acceptance of Congress for
the State of New Mexico.
zen. Houston is said to be in readiness to
leave the Senate, at any time, to take command
OF the troops of Texas. to march against and
subdue the rebelious inhabitants of New Mexi-
CO. who will not be ruled by tyrants, and do not
intend to be degraded with slaves
The papers in the interest of slavery and the
South, groan and howl most piteously over what
'hey are graciousy pleased to call the robbery
OF Texas by New Mexico. Soon you will haer
another howl from the South. and s.Cnba has
robbed Gen. Lopez Cuba has "wrested" her.
self from the South to whom she Belonged and
then other States than Louisiana will furnish
men and arms for the subjugation of revolted
State.
We wait with a little anxiety to see what
courses III reference to New Mexico end her Con-
stltutlon, will be pursued by those who advocated
the doctrines of the Nicholson letter. The sun-
Porters oil the Baltimore nominee, said the sub
Jecto OF slavery should be left to the people of the
Territories, whose wishes should be resnectfd
Let US now see whether they agree with their
former expressed views. If they were honest
then in the expression of their opinion, they will
rejoice that New Mexico has spoken with Cali
fernia, and uttered the same voice, and thew will
acqulesce without murmur in the decision
which makes California aud New Mexico free
States.
1t is very evident that the action of New Mex
leo has had cheering effect on the minds Of the
friends OF Freedom at Washington, and cor.
responding depression of spirits on the minds of
the slavery extensionists; as it is prophesied by
those who know, that the Compromise Bill will
fall IN the Senate, when the vote is taken by
greater lack of votes than was predicted two
weeks ago would be its majority. There is no
doubt now but that the California Bill will pass
as separate measure. The friends of Freedom
and California, as free State, met and counted
their strength, and determined to demand the pas
sage of the bill in the House at all hazards
There had been some apprehension, well ground
ed, we have no doubt, that the enemies of the
measure were determined totry every parliament
tary trick to stave off and defeat the consumma-
ton OF the measure, even at the risk of defeating
every other bill of the session-indeed they have
hoped and expected all along to be able to ac-
complish the defeat of California, by refusing to
vote the appropriation bills, unless their oppo-
nents rendered to them the assistance to defeat
or divide California as free State