Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-07-04
From Our washington correspondent.

WAsHINGTnN City, June Do. l5oO.
The Senate, after four DAYS hard struggle this
week, were unable to cume to any vote on the COM
promise bill. The weather is excessively hot, and
they were comneled to adjourn over days TO have
the Chamber cleansed and put in summer dress.
There seems to be determination on the part of
majority to SIT it out week. BY sitting il out,
mean not adjourn until the bill is either defeated
or passed. This is the only mode known to the
practice of The Senate. of forcing vote. They have
no such thing rs the previous question; and, under
their rules as long Senator cho"ses Ia talk no
vote can be taken. In this manner two three re-
fractnry Senators Sometimes keep the whole body at
bay for several days
On Monday MIR. Snule, Of Louisiana. will move
the Missouri compromise. He is able man. and
most eloquent and forcble speaker. He is a native
of France. and does speak the English language
well; but is nevertheless very interesting.
The Missouri compromise seems now to be the
southern utmaturn. 1t cannot be adopted. with
out severing California. California will not come
in, if, as a condition. she is shorn of her southern
borders. The south have heretofore opposed this or
auy oher line. They claimed all Of California and
Oregon too. Two years ago the norih would have
accepted this line; now they committed against
it. the south generously offer it.. The compromise
bill of the committee of 13 does please either the
north tine south; but, presume it is the best that
be done. In honest old country magistrate once
said that in administering justice amongst his neigh
bors for twenty years. he not certain that lie
ever gave righteous judgment but once, aud that
was when both the parties were dissatisfied. think
MIR. Clay and the committee may say the same of
their bill. The ullas at tie south say that 1t Is no
compromise, because the north gets all. The fana-
ties at the north say they s,lld to the south.
10 the House an effort has been made. SO far without
success, pass the bill giving bounty lands to the
soldiers of the war of 1872. There is now great
danger that the bill will be defeated. 1t is made like
every thing else. party questionable democrats for
it, and the wings generally against il; sore by d.
opposition and others by voting all sorts Of
amendments TO weaken aud defeat ii. fthe tiil had
only included lhree months soldiers and those for
longer period. il could have been passed; but, as it
stands, it includes sea-fencbles and minute men,
and those who served one day in any war. The old
fellows about Washington who went out to Bladens-
burgh in the morning and ran away before night,
would be entitled to the same bounty the heroes of
Tippecanoe, the Thames New Orleans-and unless
there can be some restriction to confne the bounty
of the government to actual soldiers who performed
some service, the bill, if passed. would absorb The
whole of the public lands and open wide door for
fraud and speculation. | see by the Union of this
morning tha there is a call for the friends of the
measure to meet at the Capitol this evening. ] hope
they will come to some understanding, and act in
concert. If they do, the may YET be saved.
In Its present shape il will and ought to be deea ted.
The Indiana delegation have been active in their
eriions TO procure lis passage. Your Representative
left sick bed where he had been confined for some
time to vote on the bill.
The free soilers, holding the balance of power in
the Connecticut Legislature have defeated the cleo
ton of United States Senator. They elected
BY Democratic votes; but refused TO vote for Governor
Toucey because he had been member Of Mr.. Folks
Cabinet, and had been in favor Of prosecuting the
Mexican They refused to vote for Loren P
Waldo one of the best III the State. because he
had voted for Cass; and. member Of the present
Congress, had voted for the regular democratic nomi-
nees for Speaker and Clerk, although he was known
to be in favor Of the Wmot Proviso. They required
that 80 democrats, good and true, must yield to Ia
free sellers and for Van Buren, Buffalo platform
man. or they would defeat the election and throw it
into the hands of the wings year. So much for
that faction. Democrats of Indiana, beware of the
rock
Colonel Benton received splendid present from
Old DR.. Jacob Townsend. in the way of two boxes Of
his Sarsnpnra, for his speech. in which the Cpl.
makes such a witty aud sarcastic allusion TO this
celebrated nostrum. XAVIER.