New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-12
shaver, and Abolition in the scpate.

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TIE Senate has AIN been the great focus ol A.
traction throughout tie DAY At Ar early hour the
"a Isrles we're donse.y crowded with both sexes
hundreds gong away vino "A ere unable n gan -
entrance upon am terms The debate vas con
tinuation Of the discussion that sprung up yester
dsy on the resolutions adopted by the Legislature
Of y ruont upon tue subject Of slavery. and which
were introduced into the senate by Mr PHELPS
The Senators occupying tbs principal attention
Of the Senate. were Messrs CHASE Of OHIO
CLENLNs o; ALBANIA Hall Of New Hampshire
aud BUTLLR O. South Carolina. They are the two
extremes Of tins exciting question, who although
each showing the other % be dlsunlOalsis and eN
pressing tho utm0s, contempt for one or another
arc the very elements that unite. not only TO keep
up the agitation that Is cistractlag the harmony oi
society but Tor purposes ri embarrsssmeni ana de-
feat 10 the Administrator. whose Conservative
principles Il carried out. would smicsbiy and satls
factOriy adjust this sectional dscOrd. and ssaih
give rest 20 the public mind But thus wo1ld not
answer the demsgogue purposes Of the u'tras Of
either the North or the South, and hence, notwlth
eta ding their cordial hatred Of each other TIER
con .ti0n 20 overthrow aid defeat the Admlmstra
ton Let the conser, stive spirit throughout the
land observe with care the progress Of the debnte
% day aud then bear iu mind that i i 1lIol o.
urol b. oueach that conservative spirit which IS the
great bu.wsrk Of or national safety. and 10 over
throw al Administration that IS determined 10 pre-
ser. the mon.
Mr. CHAsEs speech seems 70 have furnished
abundant material for the Alabama and south Car
oDs fanatics. to live upon for the residue Of the
session Mr. CLENEyss reply 10 Chase was as Vi
oont as English language could make It. and i his
assertions are 10 be relied upon, the lmon IS vr
t1a'y dsso., ed already Those who coincide Vith
Nr Chase iu principle we're denounced Tor very
thing bat friends 10 their country. and placed n
The lowest scale Of hrs dcuuucla'lon with he *
cepfipu ~ class iu the south iseii, upon whom
ths fl measure of his wrath Indignantly
poured That Southern class who we're thus DO
uOunCcd by Nr Clemens were these whom be
charged with hesitation aud a TOO great sp1t OF
concession. and whom he represented as being
of,old 20 take that stand for the protection Of
Southern rights that tho eXigencies oi the tunes De
manded
Mr. Hsrt responded briefly 70 Nr CLrNENs
morc especially 10 that portion Of his speech IN
which he represented the operatives IN the New
England factories aud workshops Stare. and
instituted comparison betV con their physical aud
intellectual condition. in which he maintained that
the Slaves OF the South bad the prepmderance no
their favor t. tins insulting proposition Mr. Hale
r "
time q well deserve ed tribute Ia the industry intel
lconce and frucelity of the New England opera
tivrs. that reached the heart OF everl honest and
Hell balanced mind within the sound of his voice.
When ! lett the Senate Chamber. Mr. BUrIEF
stll speaking directing most OF ms attention 90
the remarks OF Mr. CHASE as well as 70 a letter OF
his published m October last. yindcatmg IoHS VAS
BrRES rom having made statement IN ms speech
no Ohio 10 the effect that the National Democratic
party was dissolved From that letter extracts
o which were reod by the Clerk OF the Senate. Mr.
BrTLEH undertook to show that CHASE hmse
was M iaNOr of diSunlOu,-s conclusion by no means
violent from the language he has employed not
ouly uu that but other occasions He ms ied
that 1t was the South tina, had been making coucos
SONS, and yielding To compromises from the sdop
ton of the Federal Constitution 70 the present time
That when the South consented 10 the adoption OF
that Constitution she made the greatest sacrifice she
could make 10y giving up the sceptre, winch but Tor
t,iat she could have welded with undmnishcd sway.
that at one time she would have settled tins question
upon a mere point of honor but her offers were re
ic~ted and the dsy of such settlement was now
past He charged the North with holding IN Its
hands the scissors OF fate, and that by bringing
them together they would sever the cords that,
until now, had held in a bond Of union the States
Of this Coniedcracv and that the question Of dis
union was entirely with them. who must bear the
responsibility # such an event ensued This is q
hastv glance of the debate as far IS II ensusd up
20 tho moment OF my leaving. and VIII give the
reader sufficient idea OF It's context 10 justify
careful perusal OF the whole when published
The only nomination disposed OF IN Executive
Session yesterday was the confirmation OF Post
master While there IS much hot blood on both
sides OF the chamber there Is but little time left for
the action Of that body upon the large number Of
nominations pending before them
There are great many Office holders here whose
fates are suspended before that august body, and
who with trembling anxiety await each days &C
ton Senators are harassed to death by them and
their friends, begging aud entresting for R ccnhr
nation The like has never been seen here before,
and in self defense II for no other reason the Sen
ators Will have to get rid Of most Of the cases be
fore them ono way or the other
The documents transmitted by the President to
the House, in answer to Mr. NENABLEs resolution
have no, vet been oneued or made public The
election OF Clerk drags its slow space along, with
no better prospects Of termination than has ex-
isted for two days past ALPHA