The New York Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1854, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 6378. GREAT EXCITEMENT IN WASHINGTON, t PEECH OF HON. EX WARD EVERETT | ON THE NEBRASKA-KANSAS QUESTION. THE SENATE DOORS BLOCKADED WITH LADIES, } | PASSAGE OF RAILROAD LAND BILLS. | | } ACTION ON THE FRENCH SPOLIATION BILL. Deficiency Bill Reported Com- plete in the House. The Gadsden Treaty to be sent to the Senate. | Vote om the Project in Cabinet Meeting. FOREIGN APPOINTMuNIS CONTIRNED, Se, te, ko |The BY TELEGRAPH. The Latest from Washiagton. MR. BVERRT?’s SPRICH—THE GaDSDEN AND COPY- { RIGHT THEAT.ES—OUR REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD ? CONFIBMED BY THE SENATE, BTC. + Wasnxorox, Feb 8, 1854 Mr Everett's spoech to day cid not .do that gently Man's reputation justice: it wa4 portis—pot statesman, Mike. The ladies were in »\teodance io larga num ora, and seemed te be high!y interasted. The Gadsden treaty will bs sent in to te Senate to- Morrow, and it is understood will be immediately passed Bpon. It goes in withor! recommen tations for amend ment. Itis ramored that ths Csoinet stood thus :—Jor M—Mossrs, Cashing, Marcy, Davis and Dobdbvio. Against t—Mesers, M’Clelland, Campds!l aal the Presideot. Douful—Mr. Guthrie. Tae President, being oatvoted, “aoquiesced,”’ after the manner of General Taylor. Notbing has been doxe by the “enate thia session, with Regard to the copyright tresty, beyond a wight amand- went, which his been presented by Mr. Kverett, but not yet acted upom. There is an evident cisinoiination om the part of a large number of Sscators to oonsent to the | treaty, and the probability is it will be rejected when it Somes up. A large number of nominations wers sent in, and sey > @ral copfrmstions were made, today. Among those ) Sonfirmed was Mr. Borland, Mioister to Contral America ) August Belmont’s nominatiin was also couiirmsd. The Bomination of Me, Earaes, late an adsistant editor of the Union, as Charge to Venezuela, was confirmed. A motion bo reconsider was carried. It is believed, however, tne | | pomination will ultimately be eonfirmed, Beveral Indian trosties negotiated by Mr, Fitzpatrick, were sent into the Senate this morning. By the way, Titepatrick died yesterday morning. THIRGIY-THIRD CONGRE >S. FIRST SKSSION, Senate. Wasarnaroy, Fed. 8, 1354. UNITED STATES MILITIA, ‘The Cuuir Inid before the Senate a communi sation from qhe War Department, transmiiting ax ebstract of the re turns of the militia of the United States, PETITIONS AGAINST THE REVEAL OF TH# MISSOURI COMPROMISE Mr. Bropuxay, (dom ) of Pa , preseoted memorials from the Somety of Friends ia Pennsylvania, Nsw Jersey, and Delaware, agamst the continuance of domestic slavery And remanstrating against * repysl of tha Missouri oom- promise. He eaid these meimorialists wore not political abolitionist, and, while he differed with them as to tae power of Congress over the subjeot, ho at the same time ” gespected their motives. Mr. B. slao presented six other memorials against the repeal of the Mirsouri compro- mice. RAILWAY IN PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR. Mr Prart, (whig) of Aid, presented = remonstranos against the construction 0! any railroad on Penasylvanis avenue. DUTY OY mon. ‘Mr. Hawrim, (dem) of Me., prasented memorials ia favor of reducing the duty oa su fiported iron fo $16 ton. Aluo, in favor of reducing the duty on charsval ‘to $12 per ton, ‘ADMISSION OF LADIES IN THR LOBBY, Mr. Hovetor, (dem.) of iexas, moved that mitted to wesia in the Seoat» lobby. Hy» said tust sideration of ell the circum» tances, ani tbs great desire ‘to hear the Senator who had the floor, meuy had mot | Deen able te get into, the geilrries, There weee several hundreds at fs cocranons Ho hoped the Liverality, if Bot the gallantry, of Senators wonld edopt tas motion Mr Waiizg, (dew.) of Usl, rail thas the presence of Aadies Cistarbed we w the qeist of cedars, render in fhe! geet Oar wost was goingon atthe other ite of chamber. I! ndmitted, he would stipulate Bhat they whould kevp quiet, Mr. Pratt, (7biz) of Mi.—I desire to enter my obd- Jeotion to it, in the moat povitive form. Isaw, the otaer Gay, old men and versrabis Judges of the dap-eme Court standing, while all the seats were Cocapied by womer The motion, theretore, ¢ uld aot bs agreed to. In the meantine women flock! into the reporters’ geliery, and aid ct et ‘ata to ask for the seats of thous engaged ing. TPG isn EPORTID Mr. Buicrt, (dem.) of lad, reported adversely on the tion for the consirustiva cf thy new eastom house in a. Mr. Peart, (whig) of Mi., reported s bill incorporating ‘the National Hotel Compsny, 12 Washingtoa. THE MICHIGAN MAZLRVAD BILL ‘was then taken up sud pas.od. LANDS Fox KAILROADS. The Michigan Railroad oul was takea ap and passed, drzors 92, nays ld Dill granting Isod to Louisiena, to ald in oonstract- nga railroad from New Orleans so the Sabine river, was also taken up and passed. THE FRESCH SPOLIATION BILL ‘Was taken by yeas 19, nays 17, aa9 read through. Mr, Doves, (dem ) of lora, moved an additional see- ‘Mon, fo: the appolatment of s United States Attoraey to attend the Board of Oommissionsrs, Adopted. ‘The Senate then took up THE WRDRASKA DULL —SPERCH OF MR, EVERETT, Mr. Evenmrr, (whig) of Mass, said that if time hed permitted he would have beon glad to have oxpressed his views at lergth upon the constitutional and historisal questions involved in the subject of the Territory. sat, as be had said yesterdsy, the time which had elapyed since the bill had been reported, did not allow of an op portunity for the necessary examination of those pointe, The relations of this government with tae Iadians was one of the questions deeply tuvolved in this sudjest; < and who could say that as respected them this pill bad beem properly matured? Equally connected with the subject was the question of rlavery. It would fake s wan over a fortnight to read tho dedates on this ; Jest point, in order to unierstand the irus bearing of the question. In speaking upon this bill he would do ro for Dhimeelf, and for noone ele. He would speak as one who had been and was now cordial supporver of the com- promise of 18650. He desired to give tho reasons why he gonld not vote for;this bill. A great question was pre pented by it. They were about to lay by it the foanda- Bions of two independent Sta‘es hereafter to ba adm'tted anto this Union, now numberirg thirty one in lopendent ‘Beats, and destined to include a far greator number. Lord Bscon ascribed it a eeoond glory to be ws founder Df new States. These Territories were now apparen'ly s qilderness. The time would come when thye now wild re gions existing an territories, peopled by ravages, would be ovithed end coonpi'd by s chrilized tase. "Ene Bime was not distant when Keneas and Nebraska, wow om Brown, will become States as fam liar ty the peop! Rhe restores of Virgin's, Ohio and Kentucky are tot + wn children, Neprarka and Kaceae o9¢7 mod that position with respect to the ‘uture of this couutry that Persia and Media once did to Asin. Treir waters, woloh, at thelr Sountaios, bonded threvgh iva, ro <7 o tontward a hwy of the worlt Breaking throug! Moantatse by mentee of the iron road, through flow the cimmeras of the Hevt ty (hs waters Pacific. Cities of vast magaitn’# won! ariva oo the banks of their noble rivers, Aziioultars would ra- olsim the immenze plains row roamed | siveges and the wild “buffaio; and might it not ba hoped that nader Zhe aids of the constitution of a free goveramont, religion fand ail the arte of civilized live woald be foand there, add- dng grace and beanty to the gifts of mature aud the houn- ‘Ges of Providence? Daring bis former Conereaional ow reer be had always been « friend to the West He bad Ogainst Sporopriation - Bure that promoted the fr somenipe of the ‘Wert aad, ma mow that he coud not give his mpport to t! of the committee froveatng ‘to entadlish two ‘errito. be ery have rejoiced to have to give the bill his support, which he had b~4 subject while before the committee hed to hts 10 the bill, and subsequent retection had ir tended to copfirm them, H: entertained soms sere pleo —~ hecou'd bardly say orjectiongeas to tae exvedieucy o ging Territorial goweraments of the first erder 1) (have ‘errit ries at this time. Tho Iatest (nquiry ay to the number of inbabitents there at this tins, showed at the bighest estimate there were not over fix boudred white inbabitents where it is now proposes to establish two g varamsas. Tha delegate reprarwoting that region recelved bat » ¢ bad had two comyetilors, apd sa) otes than eithar, the whole auaber of, coal? not re-ed two bundre To this Territory tHe bill pre pores to erect two Territorial governments, with gov- eraor, secretary, legislature, courts, ko, tn each. [hia ittee organization of goveroments ha thouzht an. called for at tbts ti The rary practise of tho govern ment was to have Territorial gova:nmozts of a rimplor form—a government aril judges appointed by the Presi dent, with auttority to make ruck laws as were proper, fut ject tothe approbstion of Cougrass. Sach a govern. ment, he though), would bs sul sient for the nascent ec m- dition of the coun 'ry—s sordiiion miynt dé provided that when the poprlstion reache! five thou-and tue other form of government covld be ertadilsne. He admitied thet emigrstion was expsoted to flow rapidly into the coutitry; but etill he tought it premature to give the floating ard uveettied tina & government Of this Art orcer. All this, howey: but ® qasstion of tims, It wes kuown that by th lislled emigration frem Europe, amovn'ing to 400000 annually, uinstiy edvits, and the natural emigration from the old States westward, this difficulty would «oon be ovarcoms. Tas wilderpe is of to day soul become the stilts nent of to morrow. Krewirg is to be a question of tima, le did not know that ¢line would prevent bis votlog for the bill ‘The relations of this gov. rn cent towards tho ladiang was 8 question of greater dificulty. A graat belt of this Toe- risory was exclusively ocoupied by [ad whom hed been removed thitner from their ps (eesions, an’ tome of whom he! been pssst there by eecoud removal It was wall known to haya bees the policy of Jachson’s adminivtrarion to remoye the ladinus weet of the eiwissippl. A cardioal poiat of tiat policy was that they should there havs @ prrmeneat home, la negotiatirg with the Iodises for tasir removal, it was represented to tham tu.t they saoaid aave « home forever, so long a4 tie tribea extrted, He wae at that time in the Houre ani resisted that pol: cy, but bin renistemce was uneusoestnl. It was carried ovt; aud in his farewell address General Jsckson oou- arstuleted the country vpon ite succesefal accomplish meat The permanency of thishome wad therefore a» stipa’stion with the Jodiasng. Hs know. however, that rinoe there great changes hod taken placs, ani eveacs happened which could not be forseesn, » new Stace had beea created beyond this Jadien country, Communica ticn with it was nenrssary, and he bad no expastation, under the circumstances, that this Iadiaa barrier conld be preserved {utac’ If, however, it was to bo ken under the objectionable plea of necessity, ha ho the goverrment of the United States w: diars with more than jastinr, more thaa eqalty. How could ba tay whatber tho bill did this or nucty Hs waat- e¢ information on these pofate, and he hoped #o.ce Sea: tor fem Har with the facts would farnish tn: be ore the debate was 4 Unless (he difflcaltiea ra epecting the Indians were removes, he would bs om: sed to withsold bis eupport from any terri jal bill for Nebraska or Kansas, With ra:psot to the other provirions of the bill, be had also objections, but he thought that he might have supported the bill which pasted the house last session if the rights of the Indians were properly secu'ed, The bill as it stood, excepted from the lews to bo ia force in taese ‘Territories, the 8:h section of the Missonri act. which was faid to have been superseved by the Compromise acta of 1800, and is therefore declared iuoperative. Toe amand- ment now proposed by ths Sinator from Iliasia ia to change there words, and insert that the Mis:ouri got, being inconsitteot with the legislation of 185), is.ds claréd inoperative end voll. He eed thera was no change bat in the phraseology, the effect and meauing of both were the rame, Ths reasen for this proposition wes stated in the csmmitice’s report. wherein it was raid thet the acta of 1850 weie mot confined merely to Mexiosn Territory, but was derigned to establish certain principtes for ail time to come, to withdraw slivary agitstion from Cengress, and giving to the peojls of tha ‘Territories full power over the sndjact. Ths language of both the bill and the amendment were indirest What ia the condition of an ensa'ment deslered by an act of Con: grees to be inoperative ana void? If it does not remain in (oree it is void aod inoperative. If void zd inoperative, and no: ia foroa, it is repealed. If it be repesled’ why pot vay sot It would by fer more Girect aud parliamentary to aay,ia 49 maby words, that the Micsouri ect ba, aud bereby is, repeated. Th cubs ance of the provsion was wore objectionabie tian {ts phrassology. He did not quite understand these words Incon detent with the principles of legis ation of 1860.’ He took it for gran ed the legislation of 1860 meant the New Merico and Utah acta, These acts be die not hiok eatabliched any principle applicable to any other Territery, These bills were measures enasted for the Territories thereia named ant desoribs’, and the dow. of which were specifically ‘aid down, and cid 1Ov en eine forthe goveroment of any other orritory inary other jart ¢f tho country, Thole nota, fail particulars, were conflucd in their application to he Territories they were enacted for, He did no: find in these meseures the enacin of nor intervention by Congress with slavery in those Territories, elvker a1 a principle or measure. On the sontiary thoy oxprassly ro- fe: ve to Congress the right to dieapprove of any act of Iigi:lation by the Territoriss. How cou! Senators dud in those specific measures, prsted in a once: ferring to eprolac ‘territory, in ard marked out, tha enseticent which was to act retrospectively end procpestively, upon sll other territories than acqnired, or hereafter «3 quired. Is the actrelating to Miseorri, Congrana exprens- ly required of the Stats asa con itinn, that all tha pao lie ‘aucs sold ip the Siate shoal! not be od for five yearn after ite sale, Thus woal! it be paid that bersase arkansae could take the public jan’s rold fa that State focm the day of itu ele, that the priasiple of this act ta soy way applied to he compaat with Missouri, or could be tortured itto such an applicadios, The ocdinenes of ‘87 prohibited slavery in the northw st teritory. Snort- ly alter. Cor gress accepted am soreseion of tesritory from Noth Caroliva, with en express stipulat at slavery should not bo probibit'd therein, Did say ona suppore that the acceptauce ef that territory, with such a cuipulation, by soy means established » primsipls appli cable to the northwest territory, whece slavery wat pro bibited? If so, then the ordinance of °87 being inconsia tent with dhe sot of aasession from North Usroliaa, it could with ¢qual propriety be said, was iatended to se enperseded or reyealed Ho understood the report of the com mittee itself as stating that the sote of 1850 prodaced no auch results, The commit'es state that in the conse of the Mexican territories, it wasaceerted oo the one hsad thatthe Mexican law repealiog siavery was io forse, and on the other hand tha! lew wa the constitution and iawe of the United 93, in ‘bis case it was asserted on one hand, thst , Sod ra. them deseridbed of @ principle ths Mik- sourk probibition was in force in Nebraska,” and by others that thet prohibition was void and not in foros, and that as Congres in 1850 did mot uncertake to deci ’a the dif ficulty then, so Congress woul’ not do so now. If Coagrass to £50 did not decite the question whether iavery was # bot excluded by Mextonn laws, thea the question as it found it, andif it left it itestabliched no prinviple, He wascailed upon shortly after the acoption of the compromine measures of 1850, ia the performance of a literary task to draw up n narratin of the events attending them fia was not to Congres: tbe time, nor had he heard the Cebates which almost ne- ly form part of the messures, but’ he had conversed with some of the active partielpaats ia their formation and adoption. He had read the de. zens left it found ft, bates, and throughoat the whole time he had nerar heard the least intimation or received the sl'ghsat imprer sion from avy source, verbal or wristen, that those acts had avy effect beyond the specie territories of Uteb and New Mexiov. He could not but think that if there had bean ary other effect intended or supposed to bs accomplished by those acts, the fact woul’ have bsen notorious. Tha acts gave the boundaries of Usanh and New Mexico, aod declared that nei :her these boundaries nor s certain state of thicgs should exist, Taere was nothing said iu them that this state of tuinga suould exis: retrospectively and ark ia wil the other Territuries of the United tates. Those acts would not carry tas condition of this question in the limiis of those ferrtories to any other ‘erritories where nothing steod in the way; aud how could they ecany it % state ef things wae express} ac’ Ifitrhoud be ald that it was unnecessary state ia 1860 that tho princip’s of thoss acta extesced all other Territories, the Micserri act nots bthsdnd'ng, he could hardly see the recessity for declaring it now. If thers wae ay necessity for it now, there was m> noceerity for suca ® deviaration a 1850. do far es he had been adie to read ihe debates, he had mot ound one word gail in either House that thane any way, in principle, by analogy, cr oth:reise, wore in- tended or apposed to operate ip uy other territory than that aired by Mexico, and imoladed in thoee bills for Uteh and New Mexico, But he hai found mash the otter way. The Compromise of if60 consisted in not voting on the W.lmot proviso, That proviso was voted down; and after it had bean so voted down, the Seastor from Lonisiana, now in the fereign service of the Uaited Mates, offered the amendment providing that the terri- torier should be admitted with or without s'avery, as they at the time sbould deem proper. The Senator who offered it said be did ro to feel the pulse of the Smate. [t was adopted. Mr Webster, who hai voted against the Wilmot proriss, spoke fa favor of asd vo amendmect, and in ro doiog ail: ‘Bo it t I speak of Utah and New Mexico, and of them .? Io the great speech cf Mr. Webster, om the 7th f ¥arch, ha aid that at that moment th not one fott of territory belonging to the United St character, we it related to free foil or slat clearly ¢efined by some irrepealadla law, Mr, Webster told him that his Mr. Foote’a reolution war the one in whish he thought he had beat] aucoveded, but that his spseeh of the 7th of March was ihe one which would be most re G23; Of by the coantry after bis death, Ty tuoi spyeth he ad given his whole mad. He styled it A speooh inde fence of the conatitation,” and d 1d it £9 Whe people of Masrachuretts, silizing to it that most boaniifal ex Fression from Livy, ‘Trae things instead of plaacant to Nobraska phere & different provided by the Missouri to things— Vera pro gratis,” Im that opssoh of 7th Mach, Mr. Webster had goae to the very yorg) of Noriherm sen: tment, beyend which noteven he would bare ventured. When, thersf-ro, Mr, Webeter gait toa Sane net ene foot of territory beloogtag to the Untied character as related to fre fined by an ir that the ad ‘exes revolutions, which aad sino cowprom 1860, itoccupled the min‘ ef the Senator from Li ino, ee it had doxe before and gince. If i concet-d tasn, that the princtple adopted in thos was to be a par peivel Jaw for ‘errltorial organization, why way not Na brerka then pressed and parsed with the same pro- vision? No attempt was made thea, 2 any tice ricos ‘tl now. to pass a dill for Nebrarke wich acy such proviton as this init. In the lest Congress » bill pasiad the House by a large majority for Neorassa; thera was 80 oppraition to ito? moment, except with regaid te its proviivns relating to the Indians, Not ona word was fd im opporition to it on the grourd of slavery, and yat there was o> provision init of this character. it was re porte) in the 8. by the Seoator from [!lin-is, wan ad- voos'ed itia the shape it came from the Hou, Tae {hots showed that not until now waa it thong’: the acta of 1860 .xtended beyond the Territories of Utau and New Mexico. He aimued, respected, and would a by the compromise of 1850. He did so out of reapeot t> the memory of the great mini who armed vheir mincs, which in their day ware the lights of the county. He would not uuéo their work if he could, He would stand by them, also, because )) then, and now, that there was er to the Usion of the States, and that daoger was avecie’ by those acts, Uut Of reepect to their aurbora, aud theg yd efeat thay pro- Gucee, he would ad. to the acts of 1850. Trough not perfect, and were displeasing to both ves: U, at the time they were enacted they hat could then be adopted, He tcok up the vote on the bili in 1848, when Mr Douglas seid bie amendment to extend the Musourt Compr unise to the Pacific was defes'ed by Nortagrn votes with free roll proclivitics, and denied that those who voted agaiaet it could thus be fairly styled “Tne Northara sentiayat was egains’ it.” Webster and Atherton who hed n> ‘ree roll prochwities voted agaicst it. The North as » body vot geinatitia the House. He dented that non inter- venti:o with slavery in the Territories was any priaciple es adliched by Cungress. In every territorial bill Con gress reserved the right to disapprove of acy xct of Territorial Legislatures, and the records would sbow tbat in pumerous inatavess Congress had dis- approved of Territorisl legislation. He recretia. thatany pioporition for the repestof the Miseauri Oompromtce had been mad’, more particularly waen there wx no ex- pectation that acy becest would reault from it. I: was acmitred that the olimate would pot suit elavery—that slaveholders would not desert their cot'on fields ani sugar plantstions to carry their slaves iato the rigorous climate of Nebraske. Tas longer continuance of the prohivition coulc mot be degrading It must bs slave or free territory; it cxmcot b¢ both, He read a». lytter from Mr. Pinckney, of South Carolina, | writ- ten Inte om the pight of the pasiage of the Mesourt act, in which it was sali the South bad secured by the bargaim Mirsouri, Flonca and Arkansas, acd perhaps soother State. Ths territory north'of 86,30 was ocoopied by In- Giaue, would not be settled for years, and was unzai'ed to @lsbor. That it was somsideral « Sou hern tri- umph on the entj-ct of slavery, he (Bverett,) had not awoid testy. His career wai fast drawing to a close. It would end as it hac begun—without the use of words of reproach to any, out al those of con- cilistion ard harmony. He gave to others what he clatmed for bimeelf—credit for purity aod hon- esty of motive Ho had never, ai would not, use unto others words calculated to kisdle uakind fvel- ing. He aspostrophized the Union most eloqrantly. He ssid that co fer as his opinion as to slavery was cou- oarned, be shared ia the seatinent of ths people of the State where he waa born, where he desired that bia asheg should rest, ard where his children would euscaed him. He believed it an evil, but be respseted the opinicns of others who thought otherwise, He would rotwaron them. Toey ares» good men, as good Cheis Us0os and patriots as we are, and we are as good Unris- tans and patriot as they mrs He rej steed to near ths Sepator from Kentocky say thst the proridenos of Got would find out, in its own time, tho proper chanaals to remove this evil, Bat the work of three centuries could not be undone ina dey. Time will per form it. He believed the fate of Africa was intimately combined, wrapped ap in the fate of her chlidran, scat: tered ip all Les f would return to of Chri-tisaity and overraling ill work oat his own wise purposes, Fron see mire evil, atill eventnated good Mc. Swrru, (whig) of Conn., zo the floor, when the bill Was poripoued, and aftsr an executive seasiog, the Senate acjourved, House of Representatives. Wasnixcrox, Feb. 8, 1854, THE NEBRASKA BILL, Mr, Corrine, (Cem.) of N. Y., asked the Hoase to allow him to present # remonstrancs sigaed by tive officers of & publie meeting heid at the Tabernacle, New York, against che Nebracks bill. They and selected him as thelr orgin > gad as it is well known thet bis politica! sentiments éiffer very mush froma thors wao attested that mos'leg the pon-presentation by bisa in open House migat b+ deemed or ett cowa ty motives diffsreat from tow which actuated him; therefore, he had asked permission to pre- eect the remonstrance, anc let it take the proper cuurar, Mr. McDoxaxn (dem:) of Me., objected, Wr, Cormne gaid:—Uavirg mde the efort, I will with Craw the request, and prerent tae remonstrauss under the rule, Mr Riopxw (“em ) of Del., expreased a hope that the objection would be withdrawn, a¢ he bad received @ simi Fremonttrerce this mornirg z DErIC APPZOPAITION MLL Notwithete: ding he Houss went into Oox mittee of the Wh Ie oc the Deficlency Appropriaiten bill, Mr Howson, (Cem,) of Ale, ofered an amendment i ix thousand dollars for eomponsa\ ‘nad military matters con office:s beretofor nected with the petionsl arm Mr Lerener (dem) cf Va, ci-red # provisn that the army ¢flisers shell receive no compenemtion beyoad thelr regaler pay. He said be thougst tuls was sh4 era of ra- trencbme tand raform Mr, Houston sad there was po show of it. He. Leacure remarked, it now seemed abuses are to bs perpetuaied and sacctionod in time to come, Hs wished togo back to the old rules ia the better cays of the ra- podite Mr Ixcursort (dem.) of Conn, atvosated the amead- wert, kayiog tus commision at Sp-iogfeli hed reported favorsbly to the restoration of the clvi! auperiateadarcs of the armeries, aa% thus bad glaidened ths hearts of the mecbanics of the coustry. Too long had the mo ich at (be armories been the spart cf epaaletted goa- Ismem, whore coudact towards them was like that ever common roldiers, Mr Hovston objgsted to the course of the gentlemen, tke amendment peing merely to pay the six gentlemen cous posicg the commission. Mr. Fevixnee, (dem) of Va., offered amendment, wiih the view of continuing the nition to Harper's Fersy armorw Two-thirds of ths comriamon have re- vied im favor of restoring ths civil eupsriatentence. le ned teetimony to shew tost military supsrintendency bad Cepreesed the apirite and ruined the interests of the mechanics at Ilarper’s Ferry armories. Mr. PRatr, (cem.) of Oonn., was parfectly satisfied the report wae not worth s rurh. Ths examination waca humbug, and the course of the commision unpopular. He did not belisve the military superiatendent at Spriog- field was a tyrant. Mr, Stayton, (dem.) of Ky, remarked, the invastign tion shows that injary ia inflicted om the mechanics, by placing government officers over them, Army englaters sre drawn from their legitimete cuties sad placed the public buildings, to the exclurion of civil architeots, cf whem we have the bert im the world Mr, Bieseit, (dem ) of id tois was not tha first time that the gentlema agnited the adninisti \on for what e considercd & reprehensible practice of employing army esgicsers to muperiatead padlis works. eotleman Lave the gove-ament employ ciril army engincers loose? seid it Was mot purpose to attack the admicistration, Ha had no cxase for tolng so pow; but he hac at aoked # errant wrong and outrage ia taxiog men from their legitimate daiies to put them whore they ongdt not to be. Mc. Hovston. in reply to % question, said the commission have Ciecharged their daty with the examination of th? Spric geld armory. After farther debate, Mr. Houston’s ameadment with Mr. Letcher’s proviso, was edopted. (ber amendmeats of no general im; were adopted, when the committee rose and reported the bill othe Hous, which, wilbont final action thereon, ad- our . 1h, BY MAIL. Our Washington Correspondence. Wasurnoron, Feb. 4, 1854. The Gadsden and Davis Treaty—The Nebraska Question—The Post Ofice Department's Adver- tesing Patronage, and the Quarrel of the Sentinel and the Star about it—The Proposed Repeal of the Steam Ocean Mail Lines—The New Line to Shanghae—Mr. Churehwdl’s Grand Proposition Sor Letting the Mau Contracts accord ng to Time, &c. The Gadsden and Davis treaty is more and more condemned and denounced in the best political cireles here, every time the subject is brought up and dis- cussed. The President and his Cabinet have it frou day to day, under discussion, and are all the time getting more and more alarmed about it. Without some material alteration in its terms, it will nover meet with the sanction of the Senate, ‘The Nebraska bill and the discussion thereon will dturbulence every day, for weel@, if not months, to come. There are ten chances out of twelve that the bill, in its present shape, will not pass this Congress. It will be found no easy matter to repeal the Missouri compromise, a compact solemnly entered into by the two great sec tions of the Union, which has stood the test tba ase renga @ Copstessicual legislation, and yam that time honored, revered, and stood u to, as if it | able to keep what Le has got withou were & part of the sacred constitution itself. Mr. Postmaster General Campbell is getting him self into hot water fast, in the matter of bestowing bis advertising patronage. A recent advertisement respecting proposals for earrying the mail through varicus States, was given to the /ntell'geacer and the Union, of this erty. The law requored 1% to be givea to the two newpaper having the largest general circulation, or list of subsoribers, aud lett it wita the Giscretion of the Postmaster General to give the ad- vertisement to some third newspaper which he might select. The editor of the Seutmel, who had beea elected pricter to the democratic Senuts, was anxious to have the Postmaster Goneral select his jouraal for the third one to be honored, by coprte-y and favor, with the fat advertising job, understood to be worth from ten to thirteen thousand dollars to each news paper that receives it. 2 editor of the Globe theufht that he onght,to have it, and baz published it im bis journal, ia the hope that be will be paid for it by vue Post Office Department or by Covgress. ‘The editor of the Star put in for it, and he got it, though itis understood that he neither inserta it in his paper nor prints it at his offive, but pargains with the Uncon office tw let bim have some of its extra copies of the sdvertisement, in order that he may seem te have complied with the law, and get the ten or thirteen thousand ¢o'lar fayor which Mr. Post- master Campbel! deems it politic to take ous of the people's treasury ard bestow upon him as a reward tor the flippant manner tu which he has assailed the independent Sentinel, atd endeavored to distract and keep divided the democratic party, by assailing fuch distinguished leading men of that party as Senators Hunter, Mason, and Bright, who had the independence to vote for Beverly Tucker a3 Priater to the Semate. ‘The friends of the Sentinel are bighly indignant at tre condact of Bir. Postmaster General Camobell in this matter of favoritism ind patronage, and taey are resulved to take some decided action on the sub: ject which shall be felt. They say that all tae ad- vertisiog patronage of the Executive Departments isto be bestowed upon the editor of the Siar, as a meaus of making him rich, at the expense of tha people's treasury, for his abuse of the respectable Sent ne/, and such eminent democratic statesmen as Messrs. Hunter, Mason, Bright, and Barke. Mr. Olds will not introduce his bill to repeal the contracts for carrying the ocean mails until Tuesday next. The bill meets the hearty approbation of the Bpeaker of the House and of all the radical members who have learned of its provisions or-seen them. But it can hardly be jag through Congress. Mr. Cburchwell’s bill to cause the ocean steam mail contracts to be let out acsoriing to time, is already gaining troops of friends in both houses of Congress. The author of the bill Is a talented and vallunt young democratic member, who does not now the word fail, and who means to do something for bis country that will be remembered. Success to him in his steam mail bill, in bis great land dona'ion bill for schools, and in his patriotic joiat resolation on intervention. He has the ability aud the indastry to ably sustain each and all of his measures when they shall be taken up for action. AmeRicanvs. Wasninaton, February 5, 1854. Nebraska BU and the Administration—A New Organ Threatened. The Nebraska bill is now supported by the ad- ministration, but not without tolerance towards the softs. You may rely on it that should Caleb Cush- ing, in hie ready dialectics, find a means of escape for General Pierce, he will bring it to bear. Being not bound to either party and to no set of prieciples— & filibuster in our forcign and domestic relations— the attorney Geveral is ever ready to haul upon a wind, and to sail under a new convoy for some new port, though he may thereby forfeit his insurance. You are right to Aix your eyes upon Mr. Dean. Some scheme is on foot to let off the softs, by and with the Consent of the administration, Neither must you forget to warn the South not to iatreduce an amendment thet may fatnish some color of exouse for the bolting of Northern men. The moment the Southern phalaex is broken, the Ne- braska bill goes by the board, aud the administration is absolvea igo.a i. obligations. Let the South sti to the bili as Wstands, aud Jet them insist ou the excommunication of those who oppose it. _A project is on foot to transfer the editorship of the Washing'on Unron to Col. Forney, the present Clerk of the House of Representatives. Should Gen. Aunstrong ce unwilling to make the change, thea a new organ isto be established by General Pierce, (Gen Cushing, respectively.) of which Col. F mney isto be the conductor. Who knows who will be assrciated with him? But it willbe ateam. The Union is too slow a paper for Gen. Cashing, who is 8 ‘fast man.” It does not pitch safficiently into Cuba ar@ Mexico, The plan ist) drowa tae ex meut ebont the Nebraska bill by a corrnsc diplomatic successes, or by events of so tragic a ne ture that “the greater ¢évil shall swallow up the less!’ If the sofis went iu for Cuba, they might be pardoned for their bashfulness in regard to the Ne braska bill, Keep a sharp look out, and make every man do his duty. Sovrunon, Correspondence of Osher Papera. [Cortvepoudencr of the Pablic Ledger, | Warntnaton, Fed. 4, 1854. Col. Benton, it is now ascertained, is opposed to the Nebraska bi!l, and will propose an amendment to it, which will give additional scope to the debate. He proposes to Sucorporate his Pacific Railroad pro- ject into the bill, making donations of public lands tor the building of the road a concomitant of the abolition, or rathee prohibition, ofslavery in the Terri- tory. ‘This is, without contradiction, a great and dargerous Move, not only ia Congress, but out of it. It appeals to the conscientious screples aud to the cupidity snd enterprize of men at the same time, and is cettined to make a great diversion in public seati- ment, which may endanger the success of the bill in the House. But this is not all. There are great perliamentary tactics involved in Colonel Benion’s course. If he can “tack” the two great measures of the session together, and concentrate the local inter- ests of the Northern States on his plan, or force the Missouri members to vote him down, there would be a question big enough for Presidential platform that would disturb all present public and secret ar- ramgements, and throw all parties into a state of confusion. If there bea man now living, equal to such @ tack, that man is Col. Benton. Were he bnt ten years younger, I should prophesy that he will sucveed; as it is, he will, after a vigcrous contest, be borne down in the ensuing struggle. The Cabinet have been consulting the whole week in regard to the Gadsden treaty, and though the ro- sult of their deliberations hss not been divulged to the public, I venture to repeat my a.sertion, tuas the Presicent will not send the treaty to thedenaty, and tbat the Senate will not ratify it in the present form. ‘the treaty is not even deflaitive of the eleventh clause of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; hence ail reason for paying Mexico twenty millions of dollars cisappear, except the very urgent one that five iil- The lions o1 the twenty are reserved for claims to be seitled T a mixed commissioa, This is rather “to pork for a shilling.” The new postage law proposed by the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, in the House, docs not propose & radical change in the system, aud will net increase the revenue of the Post Otfice Depart ment. ‘The abolition of the contracts for mail steam- ships ia another matter, and will cause considerable stir in Congrese. When the routes were adverticed by the depart ment, there were a number of bidders at reatly re- duced prices for the Pacific mails, but taly one for corying the mail to Europe, and that one not equal in kind to the Collias line. Toere will be rich de bates on these questions, which will terminate about midéle of Augus’ or September ext. [Corrs #puncence of the G.1tuore San [ Wasi wT0N, Feb. 5, 1854. The Serate cancus having sgreed that nothing rhall hereafter interfere with tne consideration of the Nebraska bill, there is eve’y reason to hope that it will socn pass that body. ‘he detmte, however, wil Inst for a week or to longer, and will fuliy test tie abil.ty aud energy of the present Senate. Mr. Liverett Liste ned with great eurnestness to Mr. Chese’s tpeech on Saturéay last, and will, as [ be- lieve, tak @ partin the debate. Mr. Seward qill elo speak; 80 will Jadge Badger, and probably Gov. il!, on the whig side. On the free sont we shall yet be obliged to eogh on Monday, and to a je cu to Mr. Wade’ gal argument trom the Mrmor editor of thi Jurist, Mr. Soraner. On the éemocratic « nd perbaps Governor Bright, will support the 3 Argument, avd Judge Dovglas will no clo8e the debate by ove bis brilliant argu- ments which designate him as a leader. If the Gadsden treaty, as it is pretty generally bo- lieved, is not to be sent to the Ser ata, en it may be that Mr. Gadsden will not retarn to Mexico. Per: haps he may exchange piace with Mr. Soule, or he may go as Consul General to the Havana, while Gen. i hae gg former able consul to that Will wed to have a dip omatic Aude Baits dana ia j } realiziag fora part of it. [Uorcerpondemes of the Pbi'stelpbia North Amarin.) Wasninetoy, Feb. 6, 1854, It is uncertahe what course will be pursned by the two Senators from New Hampshire on tho Nebraska bill. They are @vubdtless desirous of supporiing a measure which has the sanction of the administra. tion, but in doing so they will probably icjure them selves at home. An clactiow of Senators will be had atthe meeting of the New Hampshire Legislature next summer, at which a Senator wil be elected to succeed Mr. Norris, whose term expires next year, and Mr. Williams, who was appointed to fl @ vicsn- ey. If this bill should pass, new strength will be given to the free soil partyin New Hampshire; and by coalition with the whigs they moy suceced ia car- rying the State and electing John P. Hale ania whig to the United Sates Senate. Tnis prospect ix rot, of course, very gratitying to the New Hamp- shire Senators, avd thouvh they wist t support the administration, they fear the effect the passage of the bill will produce in their State. They may suo- ceed iv dodgirg the vote altogetier. Icissaid that Gen. Shields wil ment to the Nebraska Dill, rie! Legislatore to prohibit or establish slavery in the new Territory, as they see fit. bis will, of course, weet with a strong opposition from South genticmen, who deny the sight of the Legislature to pe laws op this subject; but it is thongot that he Northern cemocrats will all support it, This will introduce another element of aiffereave, aud will tend greatly to prolong the discussion. The su jeets of Territorial and State rights, icterveati von-istervention, will all have to be eousiderst ibe Senate and the Honse, so that the trieads oft mcaure have but little chance of realizing ther +x, cetation of taking a’yote ou it to-morrow, at all even'a. Mr. Gedséen is still in the city, and will probably rempin here anil his treaty hag been id uyon by he Fenate. It bas been agreed upon by whe csyinet to send it in for confirmation, with the umeada- tien of a few amendments. [t is thought that the persona! representations of Mr. Gadsden will have much influence upon the action ot the Sénate. The Administration, it is nuderstood, have the highest confidecce in the ability and iategrity of this gen- tleman. A large number of nominations were sent to the Senate yesterday, Amovg others, those of D. Ee Bickles, Geo, Sanders and August Belmont will doubilegs all be covtirmed—at least such is the indication at present. Notwithstanding the attempt m: to prove the report of the contemplated coup d'etat at Madrid a hoax, I have reason to beleve that such a demon- stration will really he made. The report did not ori- givate with our Minister at Madrid, but from a source entitled to the highest credit. It is not only true that the scheme is contemplated, but I have every reasen to believe, from what I have heard of the plans, that it will sneceed, though it may not oc- cur as scon as it was expected. The treaty with Switzerland, negotiated by A. Dudley Manu, was Giscussed by the Senate, in Ex- ecutive session, on Saturday; bat owing to the want of a quorum ft was not acted on, It is imporiant that it snould be ratified now at all, that it may be sent to Switzerland for the final action of theif Li- gislative Council, now in session. The case of the Rey. Mr. Richmond, an American citizen, who has been, or is, confined in an Austrian prison in Hungary, Iam inclined to think bas been presented to the State Department. Some of the friends of Mr. Richmond, I understand, say that he is not of eound mind. He has been engaged in cor- responding with the Loodon Da /y News, and his lette robably, have caused his arrest. The Aas- trien Government is said to he aware of the state of bis mind, and to have offered to send him safely out of the country, but he refuses tog». Of course if these statements are true, our government can do nothing for Mr. Richmond's reles: Even if of sound mind, if be has disobeyed the laws of Austria, however unjast, while withn her jurisditioa, be is amcnable thereto, . A gentleman now im this city, Who has spent eome time at the Coinchas Islands, gives a distress- ing statement of the impositions and crueities per- petrated upon the Chinese laborers employed in dig- ging the o. Ji appear that these ‘poor crea tures are in China for a term of five years, at $5 per mopth, “to grow tea.” Unsder the impres- sion that they are going t 7, agreeable country, to engage in an ocsupation which is plea fant and to witch taey are w they pul theweeives in the bands of un pled men, who } take them to the guano iands, and compel them t> subavit to a servitude of the erest kind, The ammonia evolved b n dizging it is mos' deleterions in its effects, isliy upon the Ch Deo, who are a weakly 1 d vecy soon beco to dangerous b! @& at the nosviis whea workiog on the islands. Wheu they are si their inhuman masters charge them fifty cente a day for care and lost time. It is easy to sea that the poor wretch who drags a mirerable existence throuh his five years’ service, is not bke'y to have a dollar of bf earnings in hand. Whet wonder that so many of them commit snicido, in the expectation of es- caping from a so wretched, acd returning— according to the simple faith of the Chisese—to their native land, or wherever else they Lave been most bap A paragraph is going the rounds of the papers that the rai'roed bills now introduced, or ahoutto be introduced into Congress, wil! cost the .overo nent some $550.000.000. ‘To calm the apprahe the pubiic, I wou!ld state that t! ie jands will report against a g bills, and that its able chairman will not tes] bound to arvoeate every bill which may be reported favora- y com uittee. I doubt much whether, out of everal hundred bills before Congress more than five or six will pass the House, and these will have nations! considerations to recommend them. The United States will not lose a dime by the operation, but rather der the sale of the alter- rate sectic ‘There are other reasons of stateman- ship, besides those mentioned in the papera, woich operate against the passage of 20 many railroad bills atthis or avy otherjuncture. The deficiensy bill will probsbly be disposed of this week, Both Houses have been faithfully at their work, and an unusual amount of business has already been transacted; but such is the unusual number of public and private bills before Congress, that we must not think of an adjournment till some time in September. Upcn the arrival of General Rusk, increased atten- tion was expected to be drawn to the subject of a railroad to the Pacific. The Secretary of War, who, ry law, was instructed to lay before Congross, on the let of February, the resuls of the surveys and examinations of the various routes, has received nothing on the subject, as yet, that wil! serwe as a guide to Congress. It is supposed that the Select Committee of the Senate will devive a plan for the construction and management of a Pacitle railroad, and ayoid the difficulty in the selection of a route by ith Santa | accruing in any id youd ow, font bein ag: year ig pean Coperess, by submitting that to a Board of Com- Du Oners. The first span of the iron bridge was launched this morning, at the Little Fails. All are rejoiced at the prosecution of the work thus far, and hope that Coogresa will early make an appropriation to meet the deficiency required to complete the work, This is our great thoroughfare. This mornisg, Lori Mouatcashel, now oaa visit from Ireland, visited the agricultural barean of the Patent Office. The distingni-hed stranger was ac- companied by General Ward, of New York, and monifested considerable interest In the beautiful jinits now on exhibition. Mkecelianeous Items, [Fr m the Wa hingtoa Siar, Fed. 4 THA GADSDEN TREATY. There has evideutly been long and earnest con- sul@fious in cabinet meeting, over the propriety of submitting this convention to the Sessate. Half a dozen sescions have been devoted to it, it is believed by those im Washington connected with the press. We apprehend that the proepect for its submission is by no means bright. a OBS AL AVBRAGS IN THE GOVERRMENT 8 TRA YSAC- TIONS. The obligation to contribute towards a loss sns- tained by some (or the benedt of all, does not depend on the terms of any written instrument between the parties, bat upon a general role of maritim the rule being operative io all cases, unless ex by express stipulation of the parties; aad pri ol the government, 1s is beld in the dopar here, mu te toward ‘ general averag der tae same circumstances and to the same as that of private individuals, ASSIGNERS’ RICIUS BRPORE THE GOVE RW MENT I on officer of the army (who ts forbidden by a regulation of the War Department, made in con formity with the low, from passing away or sfor- og bis account for an acco not actually due at the time,) shall revo! ny auth rity he may have giver receive bis pay, the remedy «f the aerignee $5 against the offic it is not incumbent on the ac countiz nforce privats transactions of this nature. co PALES OF PIDLIC LANDS. ‘The returns to the Treasury Department show that in the quarter ending on the 31s: of December last, the sales of the public lands put upwarda of two mil- lions of dollars in the Treasury. This is the largest yield from that source of the government's revenne speculation, ang Wwe We neva the year 1836, in which aieenve They | ’ brought fifteen ‘millions into the public eof fers. The truth is, the amount of floating taud eorip in the market has grestiy decreascd—a very large | Portion of the enormous issue in the ‘var or five years having been located. We are under the im pression that it is now anticioated at the Treasury | that the receipts in money from the sales of the pre | he lance in the cusrent year, will reach quite eight Billions of dollars _ PURLTO STOCKS. le redemption of United States stocks is now progressing much stower than a few weeks ago. This change is doub'less the result of the mnab im- proved condition of the money market. Whenever the screws tre upon the market, men in trade Must convert their surest and readiest securities into cach. Hence the late and very general response te Secretary (Guthrie's circular inviting the surrander of the securities of the government of the United Btates. TRE CU’ RENT OPERATIONS OF THE TAZARURY DEPARTS MENT. On the 3d of February, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the deparsment— For the recemption of «twoeks....... For the payment of otber Tressary dey For the custom ocnsanes 2,699 Dovered in the Teesvury from easter :) 728,18 Uovered in the Treasury from miscelianous gonroe ee 1,875 9% Ter the Wer Department, * 7h, 143 1E Vor re paying for the War Department : s001T 48 For the Interior Dapartment......... ++ 6,000.00 (From the Wasbington Star, Feb. 6.) TILEGAL PURCS ASRS ON GUVBRNMBNT ACCOUNT. it bas been decided by the government's account’ ing ofilcers, that when a purchase is made eatensibly on government account by a person or officer claim- ing to be-duly anthorived, but not 89 ia fact, the gow- ernment is not bound by the contract, unless the venders! ows that the property purchased has been ac- tually used in the public service; and when an officer exceeds hia powers, he becomes individually reagon- sible, snd canvot bind the government by his illegal contract. THR CAUONS OF SATURDAY. The Senatorial friends of the Nebraska and Kansag Territorial bill were again in caucus on Saturday, and talked over many points on which theré was dif- ference ot opinion among them. It was finally voted to subject the measure only to a slight verbal amend- ment, 80 as to make it declare that the principle of the compromise of 1850 is “ inconsistent with” that of the compromise of 1520, rather than that it supex seced it, as the bill now says. GOVERNMENT CANNOT 8UR ON REQUEST. According to the rules prevailing ia the depart. ments in this city, a suit cannot be bronght by the government ogainst an individual merely to testa qnestion, by the request of the individual—the act of January 25, 1828, preventing the only mode by which a claimant can require a suit against him for the judicial settlement oF questions between himself and the government. fan officer is in arrears, bis pay will be stopped, and be has then a legal right te demand a suit, THE CUKKENT OPERATIONS OF THE TREASURY DR- “PARTMENT. * On the 4th of February, there were of Trea’ warrants enter:d on the hocks of the department— For tho redcmption of stocks, $5,288 3B For the customs... 115 Covered into the tre KOUTCOR. 6s. seeee A 7,710 68 For the War Depa tineot... . 5157 08 For re paying fer tLe Wer Dopaitment 6,158 06 For the Navy Department, . 23 88 For the Interior Dapartmen’ [From the Wasbington A CLAIMANT GOING BEFORE CONGRESS. Tt has long been held by the accounting officers, and by the attorney General of the United States, that not only isa claim which has been acted upon and rejected by Congress, entirely out of the conal- deration of the accounting officers, bat also thate party who prefers a claim agains} the government, which is not passed by the proper officers, and elects to resort to Congress for relief, mast abide by his elee tion, and tal or sueceed{in his application before that body. (See opinions of Attorney General, Aa- gust 22, 1945 ) EXTRA ALLOWANCE TO ARMY OFFICERS UNDER ORR- TAIN CINCUMSTANCES. Tt is held at the De 3 that officers of the Army who are orde harge of mines to at- ter d civ] courts as witnesses, in virtue of subpoenas or orders from (e¢ir superior officers, are entitied to an allowance for transportation; tae mea in this case not being covsidered & detachment in the military ecose of the term, for which transportation should bs furnished by the Qvarterma:ter’s department on the ryequisition Of the ofliver, as prescribed by the regula- ticns of the army. GbrERAL Werk done in the General I th of January j record of 1 warrants b LAND OFFICE. and Office daring the Pateots prepared, ;. Warrants examined, i ; letters written, 2,071; rages occnpied, 1,389; letters received and re gistered, 2,520; acres of scrip issued, 42,028. PRUESIAN COMMISSIONS. Information has been received at the State De vare ment, at Washington, from Isaic C. Bates, Esq, United States Consul at Aix la Chapelle, that com sions are not upfrequently appointed by the courta he United Stetes to examine witneases upon oath in Prussia, the evidence to be used in cases pending before these courts. There is 1 w of Prussia author- izing such com aiseions, acd if falve evidence should be given, the witnasses could not be punished for pajury. TLE CURRENT OYERATIONS OF TEE TASASUBY D& PARIMENT. On the 6th of february, there were of Treasury warrants entered on the books of the department For the redemption of # usta $15 919 26 For the payment of oth anes For the oustem trosew War Dopartment. tthe Navy Departme For 1e-paying for the For the laterior Dap a S58 ap Political Intelligence. EDITORIAL CPINIONS ON THE NEBRASKA QUEITION. The Rochester Adveritver, (national democrat,) views tne Nebraska bill as @ coustitutiopa! question, amd thinks as the Misrouri act infringed upon the eonstita- tlon, Mr. Dougias’s bill is m fair attempt to ropatr the wrongs, sad restore those injared by it their rights. It says, we bays nothing to do wih the motives of who originated thia last proposition to put at rest the question © y; if the'prizciple is right it should be sustained, even though the effect should be to strengthem the slave power, The Hadeon Y.) Gazette, (national democrat) steods firmly up among the eupporters of the Nebranka bill of Serator Douglas, and thinks that the freeaoil democrats of thin State have now arrived ata corner which they wil) Ond it Cifficult to tura withvut ehowiag their hands; Ave if they engtain the bill, what b: comer of thelr charges agatuet those who were in favor of the compromise mea- sues of 1850? If they oppose it, their support of the prine’plos of the Baltimore platform vanishes into alr. The New Orlenun Qourier (Cemocratis) adopts thé rentl- ments end Isnguaze of the Warhtogton Union on the Nebraska quettion, aud says that the bill calle for the exercise of that spirit of conciliation and forbearance om which alone sectional irsues can be amicadly and setia- factorily adjusted. The Pittsburg Commercial Journal (whig) talke as wild on the Nebrashs question es the severest abolitionist ia the country. threstens fo abrogate the fugitive slave law if the Missouri compromisa act {4 dirturbed, aad sike if there ir a sane man about the Capitol in Waah- ing on who snppores this Nebrasis bill cam déecome s law aod the Usion ttand. The Lawrence, Mase., Sentinel, (democratie,) in advo cating the peresge of Douglas's bill for the organization c¢ the new territories, says, 60 far a9 the subject of elavery is connected with the measure, it is a matier of very lit i* practiosl impcrtanes vhat actien Oongress may take, ans thioks that the constitutional right aod oompsienep of the people to frame their own local and domestic im stitutt ce isa deotrine which, for the peace and perme. nexey of the Union, snould be speedily and tally estab. lished ‘The State Gant, (whig,) at Trenton, N. J, thinks that the present agitation in regar’ to the territorial orgemi- sation of Nebraska, has been got up by desperate polite cal gamblerr, who sre playing for fouthera support for the Presideney, and encearoring to #89 who caa do mout ir farthering the interonts of slavery, The following in the vote east in Berks county, P the wpectsl elveiion beld om the 4th Lasiant, form: of Ccogrens to Hil the vacaney cozsloned by the death of ihe Hon Benry A. Mablenberg Hon, J. Peed Jones, © Cemocratio sominee. was opprred by Gencral Wan Hi. K imo, & whig volunteer candid Mr Jones reerived Mr. Keim * 6,078 3,383 Majority for Joner,, Tove lion George M. Dallas was nominated by ® meat: ive of elt\zeme of Philadelphia, on the 6th inst, for the cf @ cf Mayor of the consolidsted city , Gov, Seymonr han eprointed Joha A Gorey, E'q., of Serstoge Springs, County Jud.e of Baratoge county, = place of As Bockes, Festyned The whigs of Iowa hold thelr State aren tee for t! on lows Of he momination of Siate officers, Dead inet. vf bo col the fh