Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-29

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spoke in favor of postponing the further consid
GRAFTON of the subject
Messrs. BRIGHT and GwIN were in favor o.
prompt action.
Finally, the further consideration Of the sub
ject was postponed until Tuesday week.
The committee on the resolution to receive
Louis Kossuth made report, which was adopted
towards him as was pursued towards General La
fayette, and that the chairman introduce him in
these words "We present Louis Kossuth to the
Senate of the United States" The Senators will
then rise, and the President will invite him to be
seated.
The committee consists of Messrs. SHIELDS,
SEWARD, and CAss.
The Senate adjourned until Friday next.
The Philosophy Of Politics---Foote and
General Foote took an active part in getting
up the Southern Address. Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia,
refused to sign it upon the ground that it did not
do justice to the Northern Democracy. Mr.. Cobb
relied upon their vote to elect him Speaker, and
therefore refused to unite in the address. Then
he had no fear of disunion-then he did not be-
lieve that the Abolitionists were numerous or a
dangerous party. Mr.. Cobb came back to Con-
gress, and was elected Speaker by party vote.
Having gained this step, he then looked to the
Vice Presidency. He had been the active parti-
san of General Cass, and, by refusing to sign the
Southern Address, had identified his future hopes
and political destinies with the Northern Democ-
racy.
Congress had failed to organize territorial
government for California the Abolitionists de-
manding the Wimot Proviso as sine qua non.
With them it was I" all or nothing" Mr.. Clay
was elected to the Senate, as the successor of
Mr.. Crittenden, under declared purpose of CON-
promising the slavery question 1t is proper here
to ask, What was the issue to be compromised !?
The South would have been content with thirty
six degrees thirty minutes-the North demanded
all to the Mexican line. As it was well understood
that slavery had been excluded from New Mexico
by the laws of Mexico and natural causes, the
only question to be compromised was the ques-
ton of slavery in California. The North, with
a unanimity unparalleled, Wings and Democrats
uniting, had refused to organize territorial gov
ernment for California, unless upon the condition
of prohibiting slavery. The South were no less
firmly resolved to oppose the Wilmot Proviso
In other words, opposition to slavery had become
30 strong in the North as to endanger the old
party organization; and opposition to the Proyso
had become equally strong in the South. The
party leaders saw that unless the question Of the
admission of California could be taken out Of the
next Presidential election, no candidate who had
given any countenance to the Proyiso could re-
ceive single Southern electoral vote and also
saw that unless it could be compromised so as to
satisfy the North, no party who could obtain the
vote of the South could receive a single Northern
vote. Both parties, therefore, united in devising
a plan for the admission of California 1t was
seen that the Wilmot Proviso would be much
stronger If placed in State constitution than il
presented in an act of Congress organizing a ter
ritorial government; and therefore both parties
in the North united in recognising the constitu
ton adopted by the people of California, although
it cannot be doubted that no such constitution
would have been presented, nor, if presented
would it have been sanctioned by Congress, hac
it not been for the determination of both parties
at the North to exclude slavery from California
The admission of California was therefore gross
violation of the rights of the South, and the man
ner of it fraud upon the Constitution itself
Why, then, did it receive the countenance o.
Southern men?
Gen. Cass had been defeated by Gen. Taylor
and he and his partisans attributed his defeat tc
the Proyiso They, therefore, were for the Com.
promise Mr. Clay had long had his eyes on tn,
Presidency, and he and his partsans believed
that they had much to hope from another com
promise. Mr.. Cobb, who, aspiring to the Vic'
Presidency, had identified himself with the North
ern Democracy by refusing to sign the Southern
Address, believed that he too had much to hope
from compromise. Mr.. Toombs, who did sigr
the Southern Address, and who had his eye upor
the Senate, being Wing, under Whig Admin
istration, saw that he might profit by compro
mise and therefore he came into the measure
and united with Mr. Cobb in the organization o
the Constitutional Union party" of Georgia
Mr.. Cobb has been elected Governor Of the State
and Mr.. Toombs has been elected to the Senate
ms their reward for their agency in the organiza
ton Of that party. SO much for Georgia.
/ Gen. Foote'S impulsiye, restless ambition slim
ulates his ZEAL and it was therefore not surprising
that he should enter earnestly into the Cempro
mise arrangements. He is always, for the tim,