The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-10

members Of the Senate was held yesterday morn
ing, DIR. StQFgeOuof Penney lvania in the chair. 70
take into consideration the distressed state Of the
Democratic party In relation to the river and har-
Dor bill The conjecture il, that the }oynol warn-
ing BY M Rksft the other day, in the Senate that
he had despaired Of ever bringing the Democratic
party back to Democratic principles, and that
they had all, or MOST Of them, gone over 10 Mr.
Clay, has alarmed the presidential aspirants (if
any among the Democracy; and they are anxious
to see If they cannot get on some ground with re-
gard to this subject that is not sracily Wing
ground, and yet that it is much like il that It
will give the country the benefit of Wing princi-
plies, and relieve the Democratic party from the
odium Of supporting them.
1t rumored-and rumored among persons who
ought tosbe we'll informed--that it was soemnly
settled in democratic" caucus yesterday to kill
the river and harbor bill, not by amendments of
addition, as the amount appropriated is to be de-
nounced us extravagant and enormous, but by
amendments of stbstrGction. 1t is to be assaed
in several points and committee Of three, to de-
termine son the mode and measure" Of assault,
are to be reported by the chair to an adjourned
meeting Of the caucus to be held thissnorning. 1t
is understood that Gen. Cass has declined to serve
upon the committee. =
The object contemplated, as we understand, is
to amend the harbor and river bill in the Senate,
return 1t TO the House, and trust the ''nose and
confusion Of the closing scenes of lhe session to
shelve it, or make some sids-wind disposition Of
it, BY which it will fail to become law.
We trust that this sad catastrophe may be avert
ed " the Democracy are to'be sold to the absirac-
fionsts Of the Old Dominion aud South Corox a-if
ne interest Of the West and North be sacrificed to
appeasc Mr. RheH and his allieslet the sacrifice be
made by daylight, that the country may know
whom they are to hold responsible for it.
4 The catastrophe" was not averted. The
sacrifice demanded to appease Rhett and his
allies" was made. But the announcement of
the fact will excite no surprise The West
and North have become used to the subser-
viency Of portion of their representatives No
draft made upon them by the I" abstractonists
OF the Old Dominion and South Carolina" will
ever be dishonored. Rhett knew the material
he had to work upon, and no v to mould the
dough" to accomplish his purpose
The "North and West" are getting familiar
with these sacrifices" A long time ago, the
"abstractionists" of the South demanded the
: admission OF Missouri as slave State. The
free heart of the people revolted at this national
recognition Of the institution of slavery. But
formal warning was given by some Mr..
: Rhett of that day. and the North was 81 sold" to
the extensionsts.
Soon after, the North and West" united
: on the principle of protection to American la
Dor, and secured the enactment of laws under
whose benign operation the great industrial in
terests OF the country became prosperous and
happy. But "the abstractonsts of the Old
Dominion and South Carolina" gave out " for
NAL warming. and every thing was made to
succomb to their impudent threats and braya-
does "The' interests of the West and North
were sacrificed to appease,' not Mr.. Rhett, but
that brazen spirit of insoent dictation which
has always characterized the abstractionists of
the Old Dominion and South Carolina"
lok A.. NJ
nimity almost unparalleled, expressed itself OPP
posed to the admission Of Texas, because such
admission would extend the slave territory of
the Union. But "formal warning" was given by
some OF the leading attorneys of the propaganda,
and the North and West" us usual, surren-
dered.
With equal unanimity, the "North and West
protested against the admission of any new ter
ritory without the Wilmot Proviso. But the
"formal warning" of the South was heard. AS
, on previous occasions, threats of dissolution"
were uttered, and "dough-faces" by the score
were found not only acquiescing in, but facili-
tating "the sacrifice" 1t was not enough that
the "proviso" was excluded from the territories
acquired, but ten millions of dollars were paid
I''to appease Mr.. Rhett and his allies" for not al
lowing Texas to carry her slavery into thousands
of square miles of territory which never belonged
to her
When the Fugitive slave law was up in Con-
: gress, the "West and North" demanded the re.
cognition of the right of trial by jury. But
formal warning was given" and the principles
OF justice and humanity were sacrificed to zap.
pease Mr. Rhett and his allies"
Every thing must succomb to the demands of
the South, whether it be human freedom, Aneri-
can industry, the rights Of petition, trial JyJury
or rirer and harbor improvements. Each in their
turn have been sacrificed; and those at whose
order these sacrifices" are made, become holder
and more impudent with every concession, as
those who succOmb become more craven with
every surrender.
Now, as heretofore, the sacrifice has been
made by daylight" and the country knows or
will know TINT it was the miserable dough-face-
ism Of the North and West on the Compromise
measures which enabled "Mr. Rhett and his
allies" to achieve this triumph. The North and
West are rapidly becoming qualified to play the
part of " hewers Of God and drawers OF water
for the "abstractionists Of the Old Dominion
and South Carolina Albany Ep. Journal
The APPROPRIATION BnLs.-The following D.
preparations are made for the and contin-
! gent expenses of the Indian Department. and for
fulfilling treaty stipuations with the various In
dian tribes, for the yenr ending June 80, 1852.
Superintendent and agents, S34 900; Sub-agents
500; Interpreters, IL, 500; Clerk Superintendent
st. Louis, 200; do. do. Western Territory,
900; Buildings at agencies and repairs, 2,0O0
Presents to Indians, 5000; Provisions for Indians
IL 800; Contingencies Indian Department, SO, 800
Christian Indians, 400; Chippewas of Saginaw,
$500; Chippewas, Menomonees, Winnebagoes
and N, 7. Indians, 800; Chippewas, Lake Su-
lperor and N Mississippi, ~, S00 Chckassws, ,000