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FROM WASHINGTON.
CHEsNUT's sPEECH-wADE AND THE HOMESTEAD
BmL-sCHELL AND coyoDEs COMMITTEE.

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cHEsEUT's sPEECH-wADE AND THE HOMESTEAD
| BmL--sCHELL AND coyoDE's COMMITTEE.
| From Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 9, 1850.
Rather q dnn day in both Houses. Blu; there
wss looming Of dark clouds in the distant horixon
which presaged storms ere many suns rise and set.
| In the Senate, Mr. Chestnut Of South Carolina
occupied the floor on the Slavery resolutions, for
about two hours, in q harsDgue of the Calhoun
type. Il contained no original thoughts or novel
doctrines nor did it present the old dogmss in q
new or attractive gsrb Tsee was Fercsptible
modification il was bar,ly pcvceptib'e--of the
prime pestulste whics the psliticas of the Car
DINA school first propOundsd, viz: that the
Fest, and indeed the only natursi condition
Of society was that wssre thu capitalist owned
the aborer; and that tos IRE yectire II the ootor
Of ne iaJorer Mr. Cheshut has doubtless, been
cautioned by Sis Northern allies tmt this doctrine
is neither palatsbe DOR popsar among the miners Of
Pennsylvania, the cordwaisers Of New Eagland,
the farmers of New York, ard the sratters Of the
Great West. Therefore, upen this article q the
new Democratic creed, as weIas upor1bat regard
ing dissolution OF the Union, S0uthe-H statesmen
and orators have been warned - take heed; aud
well they may.
The effective uae which the Republicans made Of
these repuisiye doctrines of tie ultra Calhoun
school, in tie canvass Jf 1856, iy freshly remem-
bered by tie Northern Democracy and they
dread new e0inage, on tie eve OF another Presl-
Dental struggle, of those notices respecting Labor
aad Capital, which Republican oratcs and editors
circulated so widely amJng the to ing masses OF
the Free States, during the Fremont campaign.
and, thereupon, Mr.. Che5nWt valves the applica-
ton of these do,trines 10 white lab0res or rather
we should say he holds thsapplicatOn in abeyance
until the coming election passes owe, and, IN the
mean time is content in selecting the victims OF bis
theory from the African races,
However. Mr.. Chestnut should remember that
his eminent predecessors, Messn Calhoun and Nc
Duffe, hard pressed by their opponents, saw the
inconsistency Of applying their theories exclusively
TO men of dark hue, or, rather, they saw the
absurdity of basing their poctalates on the mere
color of the cutiele of the labOrer, and So like
honest logcians, they followed their doctrines to
their legitimate conclusions, and held that the only
safe and stable basis of society was that in which
the capitalist owned the laboTsr, irrespective OF
color.
But we are spending toe much time upon this per-
Torrance of Mr.. Chestnut he dWindles out OF sight
of Calhoun, is feeble shadow of McD0ffe. faint
imitation of Rhett, and compares unfavornbly even
with his colleague, Gov. Hammond.
When Chestnut sat down, q dozen Senator'S sprang
for the foor-Cngman, that he might have day
fixed when he could bore the Senate with nasal and
yawlipg platitudes about this string OF resolutions,
which are getting to be a nuisance; and Hunter TO
move forward an appropriation bill; aud Wade, To
urge the taking up and passing Of the Homestead
bill. Wade, always prompt and resolute, was
never more prompt and res0lute than to-day. de
was the first to get the floor, but, as is usual ho
bad to wait until the Chivalry were heard. When
CliDman's request was disposed of, then came the
tug between Hunter and Wade Hunter, who
breads this Homestead bill, as he does
Douglas and Popular Sovereignty, OF Guthrie and
Specific Duties, and who is nervously anxious that
the final vote upon it should not precede the meet
ing of the Charleston Convention, moved to post
pone all prior orders, and take up the Indian Appro
priatOn bill. Wade and Andrew johnson made
short speeches against it, and demanded the Yeas
and NAYS The vote stood "a to "a, and Hunters
motion was lost. All the Democrats present, ex-
cept johnson, Nicholson, Pugh and Rice, voted
with Hunter. All the Republicans aud those four
Democrats followed Wade. The Viee-President
was conveniently out of the chair when the tie was
announced, though he was lOungingi ct that moment
in Senatorial seats and so he avoided giving the
casting vote on question which so perpiexes can
ddates for fayors at Charleston
And now Wade came back upon Hunter, and
moved to lay aside all prior orders andtake up the
House Homestead bill. Instantly there was much
running to and fro and securing of adjacent lobbles-
and cOmmittee-rOOms to bring ia reeusants. Hale
came in, all of a glow, and wanted to know, what
was up. Thompson rushed in on tbs Democratic
side Latham the new California Senator, lodged
out of rear door. and stood peeping through its
broad pane while the vote was being taken. We
wish his constituents up in the gerges OF the Sierra
Nevada could have seen the visage OF the dapper-
skulker as he gazed through that glazed door,.
The Secretary had gone over the roll, and had
called the absentees, and was just handing the tally
to the President pro tenn, when in hopped Douglas,
bat in hand, and walked up to the desk, and bad
his name recorded in the Affirmative By the by,
we forgot to say, that Joe Lane, upon both div
isions, ducked down with the mass OF the De-
mocracy voting steadily against the Homestead:
And now the result was announced 70 Yeas 70 ~
Nays-and the Homestead was, carried ahead TWO
votes by the accession of Hale and Douglas. There
upon the Senate adjourned.
In the House, to-day, the report OF the JUDICIARY
Committee upon the President sprosest was read
1t is able.
Soon. probably tomorrow, we shall have debate
on this report, and also. upon the Schell case;
Though our motto is, Fat jHsstIa, raat cdssn, yee
we confess we should regret to see yoIr anilo'o
Collector sent 10 the aiin tlGs District Iather thaA
allowed 10 pursue ais journey 10 Cnaries.ons 49,
| IN trv bis hand in coupany Win ms Sh,y-
nine semi-Soft associates. at nreaAns ihto t1o
DemocJatic Convention sssn 10 asssilpe' ' MY.
W. are informed that the jail 49, very Many
wi aoisome and we know tie Convention
.,;n no In tais particular Therefore, there Is but
IatIe 10 choose between the two. The most strik-
mo difference between them, so iapas concerns the
CoIlectar gems to be that he may ma great dih-
cnly in getting into the Converts n, on account Oh
the irresanrity of his credentials; whfseas II he
il committed to tine nll by VlrMe oil aVaha docu-
pent. he may SDd SUI greater difficulty in getting
cut.
The principles Involved ~ this case, and in the
(onmittees report, afford themes Iar displays of