The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-28

same direction.
he Navy Department have received voi1minoas de-
sp&ches from the Pacific squadron Flag officer Mont
gomery had despatched two steamers search Of the
lost vessel Ievant. The impression very general
among the officers Of the squsdroe that she lost The
health of officers and OF the squadron good Let
ters have been addressed 70 large number of pron
nent gentlemen al the United States TO meet the
commissioners who come here ON the 4th Of February
At the instance Of Virginia The movement is being
sponded TO in ali directions.
Capt. IngrAham, Of Koezta fame late Of the Unted
States seamer Richmond, rs here with his family, who
have resided here during his absence In the kediter
It is not understood that the Captain has
signed. Capt. Hope has left 10 take command Of the
Richmond
Senators Simmons and Bgisr Of the select Committee
on the Tariff engaged together nearly all Of Satur
day on that subject.
The Fowler defacaton will be brought before the pub
lie again carly February by the application Of Oonover
and Law Fowlers suretes to the United States District
Courtof New York. for relief under the United States
Attach Warrant act Of May, 1920 This act gives
horiy to suretes, in Of defacaton appeal
the District Court for relief Out of eighty actions
that have occurred under il Fowlers the first in which
thePost Office Department has been interested
SPEECH OF CAsSIUS NJ. CLAY.
WASHINGTON, JAN p, 1851.
Odd Fellows Eall was densely crowded on Saturday
nigh. to hear the speech of Cassus ay Of Kentucky
the present condition of the country Notwthstand
ing the nclemens sate of the weather many ladies and
number of Senators and representatives present,
and atentively listened to the address, which fre
quently interrupted by applause.
He declared that he spoke for man. clique party,
but these times when the humblest citizen might
be heard with patience II not with consideration and
portion Of the citizens in open and armed rebellion
against the government. The Laws deied, the
country's flag lowered, United States vessels were
fired into and public property taken possession Of
by armed associations All his worldly interests on
one sde and his gallant party the other He there
fore claimed to be impartial Mr. Clay then proceeded
discuss the slavery question: developed in the Compro
mise Of 1850 the repeal Of the Missouri Ompro
mise, and the Lecompton He denied that the
republican party party of offence against the rights
of any Of the States II . party Of defence. 1t
fought the Presidential Of 1856 the slavery
issue, and beaten But did republicans then pro-
ect rebellion because Of their defeat? No. but they
tried more and this time they got verdict Of the
people in their favor and behsf Of liberty against
slavery. (Appause.) As the supremacy Of slavery in
the government had been submitted TO for eighty
years. he asked whether the supremacy Of
freedom should not be in it's turn submitted tor
If not, what thenS What standard Of govern
ment should be set ups There alternative,
except submit TO the rule Of the minority whether
that be proud and ntolerant oligarchy q monarchy
He would not here discuss the abstract right of
son merely deny that there power In any State
number Of States 10 secede. He quoted Alexander
Hamilton to show that the why the old conedera
ton abandoned was because under 1t it found
mpracticabe get States fulfil their mutual obliga
tons If they had to go TO battle the TO
whether the people owed their allegiance State govern
ments TO the national government few would and
any difcuy in deciding that their first and highest
glance to the national government The south was
infatuated not 10 that the Of their politi-
cal defest in the inherent Of things II
not allotted to men that they should flourish.
like lilies OF the valley, toiling not. II was
through Of free labor that the South fell behind the
superior civilization Of the free States which had lived
up 10 the eternal that the sweat Of their brow
they should eat bread" Whenever tho slave power
recognized that truth they would acquesoe in the exist
ing state Of things, and make tho best Of it. Then
there would be perfect harmony and fraternal feeling
and fair distribution Of patronage The question Of
slavery would be withdrawn from the political arena
political parties would be formed other issues. There
why South Carolina and Massashusetts in
stead OF drawing their swords against each other,
should not three years hence stand together In poli
tennessee
sketched the injurious effects Of disunon upon the
south, il would virtually bring the Canada line
down TO the Ohio river. 1t would also
cesstate the keeping np Of large standing armies,
which would entirely mpoverish the South. The In.
stuon Of slavery itself would be eventually destroyed
through dsunion For himself, he in faver of the
remedy proposed by Of the distinguished leaders
of all parties He willing that there should be
sttuonal guarantee that slavery should be inter-
ered with in the States by the general government that
odous features Of the Fugitive Slave law should bee
moved and that Law be really made cfcacious. But
he also wanted similar guarantees TO be given that peace
full citizens sojourning In other States, should not be
subjected TO mob law. they committed offences
against the laws Of the State where they soourned let
them be tried and punished according to those
laws, but let the mob law-that relic Of bar
barism, that rcproach TO civliation-be do
stroyed by the power Il the national government.
fApplauss) two. ten or ten thousand men, should
take and execute peaceful citizen without trial and
possibly without crime he wanted the national govern
ment take those ten thousand men, and
cute them. (Appause He differed with Senator wade,
Ohio when he said that pacify the country nothing
to be done and he also differed with Senator Seward
in taking the position that something might be done
onc two three years hence That would be too late
The question must be settled Howp He called up
cple Of the Chicago platform, 10 stand by now and
forever and he would stand with thsm. (Applauss)
But st he ready TO do everything short Of acri
ncing principle The people had decided behalf Of the
republican party, and yet they said 10 their
Southern breth5en eve give you every inch Or territory
that your ultra asked for, up TO the Missouri
linen If, said he, have 70 20 70 battle, win not
have well for to be able 10 say that we acted
magnanmousy, and did all that possble for conci
aton' He favored Mr.. Adams proposition that I'll the
territory south Of thirty sx degrees thirty minutes where
slavery existed De foo by local law should lbe ad
mted State. The republican party would not be
sponsbc for the existence Of slavery there regarding
a. a fixed fact which they could not change. He knew
that this project rspudaaed being present Of
Trojan hrse ostensbly giving the South slave State
whereas reality would become free State. To thas
he wodd say, we give you all have q right TO give
take IT, snd manage n you can. IF you make