Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-04-24

giving It TO other contractors, be, and the Is
hereby suspended, and hereafter in all eases when
there IL neglect of duty or unreasonable delay in
the execu ion and delivery of printing ordered by
either Hou of Congress, it shall be the duty
of the joint committee aforesaid, to report such
neglect or delay TO the Houses, and he governed
by such directions as may be given by Congress.
! We are Glad this movement has been made in
the House. and we hope similar one will be made
in the Senate. We shall then see who's who, and
what's what Southern Press.
Washington Correspondence Ct the Mercury.
WASHINGTON, April 9.
The more closely the recent vote is analysed,
the worse il looks. It's triumph TO nobody, un-
less to the Sou hern Right men, who always pre-
dicted that the North never would stand up to the
only Southern feature in it, the Fugitive Slave law,
and this proves it, Out of fifteen Northern States
where it is to be enforced it was able to obtain the
sanction OF forty out of one hundred and forty
fifty five going tead against it, and forty five Rep
resentatives lodging it. All who favorable
to it of would show their hands, but sever
al were polite enough to give their Southern al
lies the benefit of doubt Tor the coming campaign
In referring 10 this test vote, these facts should
be borne in mind that neither ON Jackson's nor
on Hillyer's resolutions, thoug II coalition of Wing
and Democratic Compromises took place, could
q majority of the whole House be obtained about
six V being absent. That the Northern Wings
generally repudiated it, and a very respectable
proportion OF Northern Democrats. That the Sou
thern Wings eagerly swallowed the bait-all but
one, Thos. l.. Cliusman while the Southern De-
mocrats refused by majority to stulify themselves
by the support Of Mr.. HIlIyer's acquiescing reso
luton. That in this squabble to be regarded
as a Wing or Democratic triumph, the Wings
have the best of it, since it originally Ad-
miniStration measure endorsed by the Whig eau
Gus, and kicked out of the Democratic. The Se.
ate does not seem disposed to follow suit on this
subject, but goes on quietly discussing other mat
tiers, so the House will have all the glory of this
settlement" for some time to come. Mr.. Hale
is keeping up the ball ofrenewed agitation by the
pre,entation of more petitions. He stated that he
intended speaking in reference to the recent New
York case, but would defer bis remarks for few
days. He seems determined to make the most of
his remaining time in the Senate, his career
will close here with this session Quite an inter
estng discussion took place Wednesday on the APP
portionmen5 BILL in which Mr.. Rhett took part.
He ad ocated amendment which would in
crease the whole number of representatives TO 234
giving South Carolina one for her share under the
actual returns and California the two she now
has He urged that California was entitled to two
representatives under the ac, admitting her into
tn Union. The Senate adioumed after much de-
bate on the subject, without coming TO any con-
clusion. Tie Deficiency bill reported by Mr.,
Hunter wi b a number OF Amendments increasing
the amount of appropriations about s1,COo,CCC {
over the House eSlin ates. In the Homestead bill
was made the trap on which to hang several polit-
icsI speeches. Mr. Ward of kentucky came out
strongly for Scott and replied to his whig breth
rem Cabell and Williams. He insisted that the
General was not only compromise man. but the
very father of that measure that he true
Southern man and that the attempt to re-eect
Fillmore act of desperation. This futter-
ed The Southern Wings very much, and more par
ticulary as il was understood that Mr. Ward rep
resented the views of most, if all the Kentucky
and Tennessee Wings. The tone of the Southern
Whg press has also changed most materially to-
E wards the General and the idea now is that ac-
. ouiesence in his nomination will be fixed fact
with most of them Some few, however are 50
far committed, as to render it almost impossible
for them TO support him and hence, the conyul-
sive efforts of Mr.. Marshall, of Ky. and Cabell,
E of Florida, defeat his nomination. under threat
F of secession from the party. They have clustered
before 50 much and the result has proved to their
Northern brethren that they are not dangerous.
In view of this difficulty, attempts at the organl-
. cation of separate Compromise party again
making. Both the Union and the Republic wink
hard at such coalition if they do not openly
coun enance it. curious exposure of their real
relations was made yesterday. which showed tha.
a Their controversy was II CoI
: dial u der anding existed in private. 1t leak,
out Yesterday thai the Joint Committee Print
+ ing of the two Houses, composed Of four Demo
Gratis and two Wings, had slyly fixed on plan fol
dividing the spoils of the public printing between
i these two Compromise organs by coalition oftwo
!, of the Wings and two of the Democrats on thai
Committee. The public printer, Boyd Hamilton
r. is behind hand in his work, and they resolved to
) give the job to the Union and Republic. For thi,
Il arrangement. Truman Smith, (W } of the Senate
q Committee, Mr.. Haven, (W J of the House Com
mttee and Messrs. German and Stanton, of Ky
I'D voted against 1t Messrs. Borland, { d. anc
. Hamlin ID J of the Senate Committee soted, ane
were oyerrued. The thing, however. no
:, eonsummated before it leaked out and excited vi
p olent Indignation and astonishment all round. Res
: outons in reference to the MATES; calling on til,
House and Senate to take cognzance of the sub
4 iect were offered BY Mr.. Brown, of Miss. IN th,
former, and Mr.. Borland in the latter body. Un
a der the rule, objection having been mace, they
. will lie over until Monday. Unless the committe.
) recede, the motions will be pressed, and this mon
. strouS coalition be exposed and broken up. It
n the bodest and most barefaced proceeding yet at
h tempted and must recol heavily on the heads 0
: all concerned The hypocrisy oil continuing al
y antagunism while secretly coaesclng, is touei
o beyond any revelations opariy organism yet made
i to an astonished and unsuspecnng public.
it The Union is indeed beautiful organ of tn,
e Democracy, when, with majority of its party
amounting to fifty, it has to log-ro with the oppo
Ii ~lon to get job, and agrees to divide it, thu
furnshin,, ammunition to the N.Y. while furiousll