The New York herald., 1850-04-30

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Tbs xhie party in Congress Is divided split Mp aud
rent in twain. There IL a kor.hssn hetio. and a
Southern faction aud free soil faction. and COM
promise faction. and they cannot coa!osee. The
Northern wings almost TO man In favoy of tho
"ianetion policy of Gen. Taylor, aud tho Southern
vhigs are equally the side Of Henry Clay.
At the very head Of the Northern whig and free soil
party stands the President Of tn, United States is
singriar enough that . Presidsnt from Louisiana
shovd bo the leader Of the Hales. the Stewards the
6iddlngtes The Preston Kings and the Wnmots OF
Consr 1t is not very singular. under all the cir
cunhtauccs that oil Benton should take passage In
the same vessel sut the deserton By Nr Webster OF
the Northern party was the mort une tning OF
all. The has commenced upon him. He reeoils
from the shock. aud just now he stands In very
equvocsl position. with one foot north and the oshcr
sosth Il Mason and Dixon looking hrst one way and
then the ether undetermined as when left alone in
Tyler's cabinet which way To go He goes, however,
to Nasaehusets private business and the Northern
whigs expect him to back right side up for the
ao.noihng policy OF the President
The leading whg presses OF the North beginning
very distinctly an open war upon the compromi-e of
Mr.. Clay. and the committee Of thirteen The North
-7pses't III. keW York Courier. the .4Jopt Joarn
and the Roston organs waverna at arst Clay
and ,bster and the President as IL known
that the sou iishsd with the plan Of Mr. Clay
are rsllying To a comb n,daDd determined opposition
In the Senate. Mr. W.btvr WAS the only northern
whg that voted for the committee OF thirteen and he
In the hs, twcs or three days fight abandondei It,
and opposedit 1t only requires AR Webster TO stand
30 his nnsl vote TO present IN the senate unbroken
front of ,yry North, RI wing in opposition to CON-
biped bill Aud it VIII probably only require this
course from Mr. Webster to change the frw-ths very
few north, wings OF the House now favorable TO the
Plan Of sr clay into opposition to the compromise.
Nithip few dHys pact. zen. Taylor has very dis
hss tby declared a. but has insisted upon 1t ~ the
only TClicy and has gwen very broad hints
OF Lis determination 10 give no countensnce to any
other pei o.. fhtse compromises he declares to DO
b, Pr sid mt making and they all sp-
pear to contemplate election from the hte House
without ul.ing hs whes. he doubtless has deter
mined 60 ilay cut lis hand in the game.
IL would be b'mb,h,ll upon the country if Mr.
ClSys promise to be aay cut of by the veto;
but mGtt,rs now ftsnd such contingency Is by
within the lss few days the Northern wings have dis
covered that the nonaciion policy for the territories
the only Thing that can be- done and that California
ought to he admitted by herself The result is still
envv ed in fog aud with this and bold Of
Gen Taylor, the courage Of the free socrs is very
much revived.
Iut our object at present show the rupture in
the shig party IL !. vided into two partics-it is a
comia,te s.ouonal split. Excepting Webster, who is
falrg back into line. IL the Northern democrats
tquslly unanimous, the compromise would be an
mpcfsiilry even ia the Senate.
The stttl' mcnt Of the question then depends upon
the NoTthtrn democracy They are disposed to com
promise they may do 1t and will do it. and maintain
the nsti atty 81 the party They have done before
-th. dih II in the xaon of Texas and they have
never lost by the operation And II this compromise
Is ci, ,ct' by Northeu d. mocrsc votes Il will place
Gen Carr In admirable portion for the campaign Of
'b2. North and South
On the other hard, Mr. Clay will probably feel him
selftto old to accept any nomination Old Zack will be
too fttLlc 10 get any; Mr. Webster has yet to make
good his posiion, either or the other; snd
hr ~ the whig party s concerned. the only chance
will BE- ia Iub race. by running one or two inde-
pendent candidates eUeh side Of the line and trust
ing To AZ election by the House.
Eut II Gen Taylor md his cabinet break mp this
yrt they expect TO throw Cass Clay. Webster
and MnI gum all fiat their backs that Is provided
Mr. webster sLsl determine to share their fate This
nice operation and requires great deal of sagaci-
ty To- ioitsce its tendencies
Thcr, may b. cat In The meal tub The compromise
may bc trap for the ~hig party. and stepping stone
for Gen Cass: hut what the administration aud the
whiqr gain by doing nothing at all. IL il mposs-
be To cture and what VITO IL to ,lish
ccpt tht total dseron OF the Southern wings
not ten. In any event aud upon any plan the wings
seem 60 be- fpt up and separated, North and South;
aud how other Gen Cass IL quietly taking tho
inside tack and becoming popular in South Ca
rona.
Prom mt appearances the adm ration and
the vhig party will both be- thoroughly Tyerzed; and
all nom n weak aud corrupt cabinet and from tho
want q "a bold, practical policy Of legislation