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2: 2 WHOLE NO. 6463, SNEWS BY TELEGRAPH. Expected Revelations from Miss Dix. THE TREATY WITH NICARAGUA. | Debate on the Veto in the Senate. | on Mormon Polygamy. | i meee SON-ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA, &e., A | Zateresting Discussion in the House | 4 &e, die From Washington. { DOUBTS AVOUT THE NEBRASKA DILL—THE VETO AND MISS DIX'S REVELATIONS—THE HOMESTEAD BILL— | DEPARTURE OF SENATOR GWIN—THE PACIVIC RAIL- ROAP—THE TREATY WiTH NICARAGUA—THE JAPAN SQUAPRON, ETC. Wasminctos, May 4, 1854. The chances of getting at the Nebraska bill next week areby no means brilliant. That the administration is | desirous of baving the question up is evidenced by the fact that all sorts of personal influence is being brought ‘to bear to induce members to consent to lay aside all | other basiners on Monday, so.as to take the bill up. But | Still difficulties are increasing, and unless a favorable change takes place, there is no prosyect of Mr Richard. Son’s success. The President's veto will doubtless be | sustained. Miss Dix, it is said, threatens to make a pub- Lication showing that the President had” declared him- | self Im favor of her bill. An impression prevails that the Homestead bill is dead in the Senate; but the President’s friends assert he typWould not veto that measure, and this may have tho effect of reviving and passing it. ‘The prospect, however, | is, that it will not be reached this session, Mr. Gwin | “Yeaves for California in about two weeks, to be absent | ‘the remainder of the year. | Pacific Railroad stock is down, Mz. Borlana’s treaty | will not be sent to the Senate, principally tecanse it coa- | tainaa provision making an alliance, offensive anddefen- | sive, with Nicaragua, after the manner of tho flise con- | vention. But negotiations are now going on hero be- tween Mr. Marcy and Mr. Mnrcoleta, for a new treaty, | whieh will avoid the errors Mr. Borland appears to have fallen into. Nothing of importance has been received from Com. | modore Perry at the Navy Department, but thé govern: | _ ment have received advices, deemed of a reliable charac- ter, corroborating the news of the Russians having suc- -cceded in effecting a treaty with Japan. @®HIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasmworoy, May 4, 1854. FEMONSTRANCES AGAINST THE REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE, | Mr. Srwarp, (free soil) of N. Y., presented remon- strances from eight hundred citizens of Otsego county, and also of citizens of New York, against the repeal of the Missouri compromise. A Mr. Cause, (free soil) of Ohio, presented a similar peti- ‘tion from citizens of New York city. SPIRNUAL MANIFESTATIONS. Mr. Suaxer, (free soil) of Mass., presented a memorial ‘from citizens of Missouri and Wisconsin on the subject of ‘\opiritual manifestations. He said that be had great re- vapect for ibe right of petition, and presented this; but Lhe desired to express no opinion on its merits. Like the ove presented by the Senator from Llinois, it asked for an investigation by « sclect committec; but as that was ‘laid on the table, this might follow. . Sams, (dem. Te aid he had beon much censured for not mo’ for a select committee, and had deen accused of having smotherod the petition. His friend from Massachusetts would make himself responsi- Die to similar imputations. He would be glad to serve ona seleet committee, with the Senator from Massachu- setts as chairman; and he La) no doubt the Senator . would give preditat r bony ie research which he gave to all subjects investigatod hin. ote. Somme suid he fottowed the lead of the Senator. No request was made of him to move for a select com- mittee, as was the case with the Senator. ‘The subject was laid on the table. MIEPAGE FROM THR PRESIDENT RESPRCTING EMIGRANTS. A message from the President, transmitting corre: pondence on the subject of passengers on emigrant ver eels, was reccived and referred. EXPLORATION OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. Mr. Jonssow, (dem.) of Ark., offered a resotution eall- fg for a report of the exploration of the North Pacific, u&e. Adopted. THR TREASURY. ‘Mr. Brit, frie) of Tent, offered a resolution callin; ‘for information as to the stocks and securities redeem by the Treasury since Merch, 1863. Adopted. REPORT OF hens! ba or ved the pri Sin * Mr. BropagaD, (dem.) of Pa., movi ¢ prin of " daftdaael coplet of the reports of the Director of the it. Agreed to. ‘THE VETO MESSAGE ‘Was taken up, and the motion to print ten thousand a to. Mr. Gwin, of Cal., moved a postponoment of the til fe tama ne the bil to be postponed for a longer ‘Mo two weeks. For one, he was oj pod ome em this sooarare tintll the Homestead bill was disposed of by Congress—the matter was most im- ‘and action on it had been most unjustly delayed. ‘glad that the whole sutject of public lands was before because now there might be nent policy recognized and established. Mietn.) ‘of Mds, said. that. if the Senator ate authoritatively that the President Homestead bill, there would be some force but if the could not, why delay action E sala ft as not do said he never knew an in- be | lye a cau President had been post; for such a pei now ramed. Ho thought the Senat ‘ought to acton it without delay. It ought not to be postponed beyond . Cass, (free soil) of Ohio, said the usual course in of vetoes was to proceed immediately to assign a the consideration of the bill, and then on that of it, “Ho oflered a resolution Sxing aay for its consideration; but hoped the blaak be filled with Monday nest. Mr. Baran, (dem.) of Del,, said action on a bill re- tured by the President ovgiit not to be delayed. He it would be fixed for Monday. ir. BRopiraD, om) ot Phineas — be con- ie ved um (1 i. wee Waren, Qaenr) of Wis., agreed with Mr, Shields, ‘that this bill should be postponed until after the Home stead bill war disposed of. Mr. Bancea, (w N. C., argued to show that the rele bed noe boon te consider immediately bills vetoed by. the nt. Mr. Dawsoy, (whig) of Ge., sail if he knew t! sougik by these whenertred feb Mr. Dawsux—If any one in the confidence of the au- anes ld talgspamegn ny, that in writing it he intend- -@4 to establish a principle which would exclude his ap- proval of the meuaniens ‘era I would be willing to con- stion at this time. 3 Bayann—Vor one I am free to say I regard the in principle as applying also to the Homestead weon—" ho thinks the veto ex- ere a omeneet, Dat I do not think it ntatives of old States have t, to sit patiently and i hae tes t al oe While and seeing the public lands ing ight ag A a le tor the supe t insane, and therefore it was of the PaciBe Ratiros, @Dill—a bill of the highest pos interest, and one whic. wa; sib] Mr. Brut, (whig,) of Tenn., said if ,the object in post. poping (bis bill tor two weeks was the Homestead 'H could be passed, and the President's op. "198 of it ob- tained, that object could not be accomplishes for there was no hope that the Homestead bill could be, ed in | that time. Mr. CLaytox, (whig,) of Del., thought the best co, 8¢ was the usual course in such cases, and that was to pr ceed, without unnecessary delay. to consider the med- ange and dispose of the bill. That course would be mora respectful to the President. Mr. Dong, (dem.) of Iowa, was in favor of considering the bill now. He de-ired to return the President his warmest thanks for bis veto message. He believed it to be right in every word, sentence, and particular. He Delieved the President would Lave been false to his prin- ciples and his party bad he done otherwise than veto the bill. He would have been false to the resolutions of the convention which nominated him, wherein was declared tribution of the proceeds of the public Ianis; and this bill Provided: for such distribution in its worst form. It distributes land scrip and paper mo- ney, like the old French asvignats, among the sovereign States of the Union. The Senator from Vermont yesterday spoke of unclean legislation, of rupt means to obtsin gra railroad: =f his place. and if he ke close the corruption in all its fullest ex:ent. Mr. Foor, (whig.) of Vt language as had been att marks were published, tirely misapprehended their purport Mr. Depew was rejvieed to hea Senator bad been misunderstood hy tor from Ohio, who,though he entert on slavery, had still rome excel! rights. (Lavghier.) In 1851, he nilar object, any such proceedings, to dis 8 length and breadth, and to said he had used no ated tohim. When hi Iowa, or rome other land State, an extent of lan the prea of ten large counties. The bill was defe: Then come Pennett’s Land bill, another measy equal injustice and outrage to the rigbts of the Slates, This yeto would stop that measure. This bill, as it pasied, gave the States ten millions of scrip, of paper ash, covered over with pictures, and these. were to be circulnied and passed about among speculators aod stock jobbers for years to come, Had it become a law, it would have led to specniation and frauds of which its friends had no adequate conception. It granted to the States teu millions of acres, or scrip to that amount, and then Gictaed to thé States the msnner in which they should dispose of them for that parpose, ard how they should ac- count for their procee:ings. What right and authority bad Congress to dictate any such terms to a sovereign State? How could it enforce its condition if the States disregard- ed them? Congress, on one occasion, had presumed to dic- taie to the tes that their members of Congress should be clected by districts, and not by general ticket. ‘That act reveral States refused to obey, and they did right in denying the authority cf Congress to dictate to them in any such matters, dir. Sunurps said his desire to postpone arose from no want of respect to the President or to hia message. ‘There was no man in the Senate who had a higher re- spect, perscnally and politically, for the President than he had; but_ be desired time to discuss the public land question. He believed the veto power was a good one, and was glad of its exercise in this case, because it would bring Congress to the neccasity of maintaining some fystem for disposing, of the public lands, In debating the Homestead bill, the whole subject could be discusse and determined. Mr. Pamir, (’em.) of Ia., was in favor of postponing the subject until Monday next, and no longer. He be- lieved this bill to be unconstitutional, because by it Congress uxurps the power to direct the States as to the manrer and objects to which shall be applied the pro- ceeds of the public lands it grants them. It is equally anconstitntioval, because it requires the State to account to Congress, as the master, for the funds it may receive for the lands. It ought also to be vetoed because it as sumes to Congress the right and power to become the general slmoner to the poor and necessitous in the States, a power only to be exereised by the States themselves. ir. WELLER was in favor of considering the bill now, at once. Why talk of postponing its consideration, and de* bate it at the same time? He strongly approved of the veto. He had voted most reluctantly against the bill. His heart prompted him to vote for it, but his duty to the constitution forbade him doing so. ‘This bill required two-thirds of the Senate to pass it—no man. believed it could receive anything like that vote. Why, then, postpone the consideration of a bill which it is known cannot be parsed. A friend of his, who was well in- formed as to the fact, assured him that in a full Senate there would be thirty-one yotes against the bill. Why then postpone acting on it? Ho bad heretofore been led away by the Senator from North Carolina, and had voted for adjourning over from ‘thursday till Monday, but he was now disposed to reform. He was willing to eonsider the bill to-day, to-morrow, and Satarday, and Aispose of it. Mr. Gwix withdrew his motion, and urged action at the ; resent time. Mr. Marrory, (dem.) of Fla., moved to postpone it Ul Monday. Agreed to—yeas 29—nays 90, as follows:— ~Mestrs Atchison, Badger, BD: ed, Boll, Genjamin. Bright, Reown, Untler, Clay, Dixon, eo! Wis., Dodge of bews, Dovglas, Bvane, Filip ter, John- ex of town, Mallory, tit, Seward, a di Cc! THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL. Mr. Gwin moved to tuke up the Pacific Railroad bill. Lost—Yeas 20, nays 23, as follows:— ‘Yxas—Meests. Bell,’ Bright, Chi Dodge of Flown, Douglas, Foote, Geyer, Gwin. Jamen, often, Pratt, Rusk, Seward, Site, Sum Walker, Welle Nays —Mesara. All mage pe Bayard, Benjamin, a Sebns- Lael aed i ,, trick, Hunter, patrick, Hunter, John: ten tian, Thompson of Ky., Toombs, Toucoy. Wi Dawson, Dixon, ‘THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL Me warm ca ) of Wis., finished his h com: Ir. WaIKER, (dem.) of Wis., fin apeee! . menced sestactog in favor of the amendment giving half a million of dollars to friendly Creeks for lands taken by the United States. The bill was postponed, and, after a short executive session, the Senate adjourned. Howse of Representatives. Wasnixaton, May 4, 1854. UTAH TERRITORY—DISCUSSION O¥ MORMON POLYGAMY, ETC. ‘The House went into Committee on Territorial business and took up the bill to establish the office of Surveyor General, and granting donations of land to actual settlers in Utah. On motion of Mr. Disyey, (dem.), of Ohio, the first section was amended to read, “to every white malo citi- zen of the United States, or every white male citizen above twenty one years of age who declared his intention to become a citizen, and who is now a resident of said Territory, or who, prior to January 1, 1858, shall remove to and settle in the said Territory, and continue to reside therein, shall be donated one hundred anil sixty acres of land on condition of actual settlement and cultivation for not less than four years.’” Mr. Benwimrez, (dem.) of Utah, moved to strike out the following proviso:—‘That. the benefits of this act shall not be extended to any person who shall now, or at any time hereafter, be the husband of more than ono wife.”’ Mr. Havey, (dem.) of N. ¥., hoped the amendment would prevail. He did not desire, by any legislation, to recognize any such imputation as that. Mr. Lerenrr, (whig) of Ky., thought it would be well olet the proviso alone. The only objection was, the committee did not apply the restriction to the Surveyor General, who is to receive a salary of three thousand dol- larsa year. He could not understand why that oMfecr was to be allowed balf a dozen wives, while the restric- tion is to be applied to actual settlers. Why should they be punished? (Laughter.) Nr. Davis, (Gem.) of R. 1, saw no morality in makin; the distinction in the proviso, as the word white ha been inserted in the bill, thus legislating against the colored mon. He would as soon that Utah with its polygamy should come into the Union as that a slave State should be admitted. The former was not so great concentration of evil as the latter, which allows pro- i enbinage. "ivr arm, (Cem) of Va., said it surprised lim to hear gentleman, who was never in a slave State, discoursing ee cadhedra on the character of the institution of sla- very. The gentleman spoke as though a common and indiserlupinate sexval Intercourse exists. [fe would have the member know the tie of marriage is, in many res- pects and to a greater extent, as sacredly observed among the negroes of the South as among the Feople from whom the member comes. He did not hesitate to say that the crime of incontinence is as rare in any Southern State as in the great State of Rhode Island. If the member was prepared to justity a man having as many wives as he can maintain, let him go home and justify himself before his constituents. Mr. Conm,(dem.) of Als., desired to propound a ques- tion to the delegate from Utah.—Did the gentleman think that this proviso would impose a hardship on any consicerable number of resi in the territory? He believed it was a wh vi that no man could have more than one wife at one time. Mr would operate on a consider- able number of the le of more wives a was in no way affected by the veto. Te accepted Mr. U. 880" motion in liew of his ‘DUBIOUS PROSPECTS OF THE NEBRASKA BILL, “si. sums moved to au the Dank with Monday two Mormons were respectable. Some of them hed been his constituents. (Laughter.) When a Mormon marries he does it openly, soknowledges the legitimacy of hi» chil- dren, and schools them. He does not sell his wives and children. No, God forbid! The member from Virginia | (ir. Smith) said negroes in the South contract marriage, | Was he to understand that three millions of slaves can enter into this relation? The man that made that decla- ration would sell his slaves to morrow, or do worse. mes i mo la £0, Protect colored families from the out. rutal master. ou, ar ce eele you, he said, will exclude all | Consent to admit o Slave State, or legislate to give un- | Umited power over slaves in the Terri | restrict the Mormons. serine aca Mr. Pmiuurs, (dem.) of Ala., said he did not rise to re. ply to the gentleman, for he could not, nor could any man who bnew what was due to himself, or the reapeotability of this House, trust himself to reply to such language ay had fallen from the member's lips. He would loave him to his own conscience, and to the reprobatiea of his consti. tuents, and if neither of ther would serve as a monitor, he shoul not undertake either to correct or counsel him: | He rose for the purpose of expressing his entire concur. no precedent for such proviso in the legislation of this country. It was another step on towards the centraliza- tion of this government, of which Congress has lately given rome strong evidences. Weare uot only under- pg to regulate the industry of the country, and be. al almoners, but to te its morality, rare “ to do with the morals o¢ Utah; at 2 the government to make the inquiry a to whe lias more than one wite. How {3 at fact ined? To what husband is the ia- to be entruste at of without legislative preceden’ CarmpEtt, (free soil.) of Ohio, was not very par- jar whether the proviso should be retained or not. Ho ved in the deetrine that Cougress hos the right to ip all that pertains to the welfare and ino. als settle in the territories. He be- ery Stete bas mate tt a high moral oifence to have more than one wife. He would say to genQleman from Matama Phillips), he was one of those where whole polit has been opposed to centralization. The ge professing State rights i rof baving publ’: sentiment seflecte| from the et he apprehi in this house more yields acquiescence to the sugge:tions which come from the other end of the avenue ‘han the gentleman frem Alab: Whois more ardently in favor of the Nebra What v has coms fr favor of that me: solves from the State Legislatures? It is dictation from the Whiie House. Tat vill proposes to repeal the Missouri compromise. He (Camptell), was in favor of State rights, and for re- | sisting all attempts that may be made to overwhelm by legislation what is known to be the sentiment of the | people, It sounds strangely to hear a gentleman con- demping centra ization who is in favor of hurrying threvgh, in hot haste, a policy which is to affect a Vast empire in the future, when no voice has been raised from any State in favor of it. : The Cuaimman (Mr. Phelps) reminded the gentleman that his remarks taust be confined to the discussion of lace and inoppor- the bil. Mr. Cami pens. lied that he was considering the doc- trine of ce zation, So much was he in favor of State sovereignty and popular rights, that he would, lad he the power, before the sun sets, vote all the public do- main to construct between this capitol and the other end of the avenue a gulf so wide and deep that it would be impassable. He would fill it, if he could do so, with burning lava from the hottest crater of Vesuvius, so that neither the gentleman from Alabama, nor any other, could ever ascertain what is the Executive will. He would, however, bavea subterranean telegraph, to know what laws are executed. Centralization! There was a message received yesterday in the other chamber—. The Coamaay again ealied the gentleman to order for irrelevency. Mr. Puntirs said whenever consolidation shall become a qrestion here he should be ready to meet it. tir, Caxrext. hoped whenever the gentleman did th would both incet on this doctrine of consolidation. He would compare notes With the gentleman, and go through ihe whole history of executive usurpation. Mr. f:m ENS, (whig) of Ga., in rising, repeated Mr. Cewpbell’s remark, that he wished there was a great gulf between the Capitol and the President’s house. ‘This was to prevent members from learning the opinions of the Executive. Mr. Canumert explained if there was a whig adminis- tration be would have sucha gulf to prevent members from goirg to the White House to learn how to vote. Mr. S1EVGENS resumed—He did not know that such the fact, but be was certain it is the duty of the Presi- cent to communicate from time to time with Congress. there isan effort to press through bill in hot haste, and that no State of thi Unicn has speken on the subject. We havehad the mat- ter before us for four months, and yet no such effort has Leen mede, ‘Ihe State of Goorgia Le knew has spoken, and s0 bas Louisiana and other southern States. Mr. Caurigut. further explained what he intended to soy was, prior to the introduction of the measure no State had spoken, Mr. £7ervEXs resumed, and spoke on the amendment pending, taking the ground that the constitution denies to Congiess the pover to legislate on the subject of 1n0- ite would gront land to ¢ettlers in Utah as he {1 (o those in other territories, without restrictions Crim‘nals in Uish are amenable to the laws of that Ter- ritory, not of Congress. Mr. Gexnrr SwrrH, (abolitionist) of N. Y., said that Af be could believe that marriage le sacredly and logally regarded among the slaves of the South, he would in ad- vanee, give up all his opposition to slavery. Mr. Joxes, (dem.) of Temn., remarked that afew years age he was speaking in {his city to a gentleman about ing sl \d was informed by him that his negroes married by a Catholic priest, and he would not sell thea unless the priest would accompany them. He sup- | posed the gentleman from New York would consider that alecal marriage. He (Jones) had seen slaves mavtied. r. £4070 reanmed—There was acase reported in Ma- Tand. ‘he slave was acquitted of bigamy on the ground that be had no legal right to marry,cven once. He held the sole legitimate office of civilgovernment is to pro- teet persons and property. Polygamy is an essential ‘art of the Mormon religion, and is of extensive usage in "tah. It is not competent for a civil government to in- vade directly the religion of any subject. That religion may, however, be indirectly affected by legislation, and that legislation not blameworthy; but the question was, whether polygamy does not affect natural rights? The right of n woman to one husband, and a husbau'l to one wife, f# « great sacred right which government may not soinvade. He held to the wisdom of the Maker in this porticular, ond female’’—not females and male. But to those who do not subseribe to Divine authority he would point to the census of the world, which shows there is equally bigamy. Mr. Drexgy said the bill, as originally submitted to the Committee of Public Lands, did not contain the existing to Mr. Letcher, he explained why the wife restriction was not applied to the Surveyor General. That officer is to render an equivalent for the salary, while the settlers are to have the lands given to them. Polygamy is a local institution in Utah, There was no express law to that effect, but the statutes recognise the existence of itfm every way. He held in his hand the volume con- taining thie information. It was proper he should add that incontinence was prohibited in the seme code. Mr, Sinwoxs, (whig) of XN. J., was opposed to striking out the proviso, for two important reasons. The ordi- nance of '87, which riceived the sanetion -of the old Confederation, contains a list of civil and individual rights, among which are religion, morality and educa- tion, the besis of all free institutions, and this very ordi- pance was afterwards extended over the Territory of Mis- sissippi, with the exception of the slavery prohibition. If the gentlemen from Georgia will look at history, he will see that Asia has not been civilized because of bigamy. It looks bad for Congress to increase an insti- tution at war with republican institutions, Mr. Bistze0x, (dem.) of Va., was unwilling the statutes of this confederacy should contain the admission that there isan institution here allowing a husbaad to have than one wife. The retention of this proviso is an admission of the weaknoss of Congress to apply » remedy. Haye we no further control over profligacy than ty withholding largertes and bounties? Have wo not the right to extend our criminal kaws there! How can a man be the husband of more then ove wife. If in the territory of Utah, a man can Lave more than one wife, it is only because Congress au- thorizes or establishes tho law; Congress having reserved to itself the right to revise the laws of the Territory, none disapproved by ess can remain in force. Until Congress sanctions that law no man there has a right to more than one wife. Mr. Parker, (whig) of In., approved of all the gontlo- man had said, except as to striking out the ‘iso. Did not the gentleman take it for granted Virginia does not tolerate polygamy ? Mr. Mmussox—Certainly. 4 ‘ ir. PARKER resumed, saying, then perfectly agreed. He was retaining e proviso for purpose of discouraging polygamy. The bill discriminates be- tween men and single men, this fauiniog tho Ctak Territory, and spectaly to that part organizing the 5 rt which says all laws passed by the tive Amembly and the government shall be submitted to Congress, and if dieay ved shall be null and of no effect. Mr. Waten, (dem.) of N. Y., said a young man who could support a wife should get one. on this floor reminded him of a hurdy-gurdy set tos single tune. There was not @ solitary question brought up but they beard o drivelling sermon on abolition. He was in favor of striking out the proviso. cat ares = oe ene territory filling up with an Create © fecling which would aliemate them from the public. The MORNING EDITION--FRIDAY, MAY 5, 185 I will go with you, but I will never | rence in the motion to atrike out the proviso... There w the firm abhorrence of the democratic party to any dis. | tthe | South in | ‘The good book says, ‘God made them male | x one man for every woman! We must, therefore, condemn | | proviso, and it was inserted during his absence. In reply | 4, apply it to this mSseute? Wheit the crimo of bigamy is taken hold of they pee Prescribe a law for its punish- ment. In some States it iy visited with death—and he | believed this punishment was sted to the crime. | Mr. CAMPEELL remarked that Con,tTe4s has the right to fay you shall not bave the public laods if you violate | private and public morals. Mr. Goopkicn, (whig) of Mass., was not so muel: troubled about invidious distinctions as the gentiomas frem North Carclina, He would go with him bvany direct mode of striking out the crime. But the Hi will not as effectually reach it by law as by re this proviso. He wished to keep it in the bill, to rea the tranegressors, if they are not beyond the mora} power of the government. Mr. TAYLOR moved an amendment to strike out ‘“ one and say ‘not more than two wivos’’—(laughter) —and gave the reasons why he could not vote to strike out the proviro. Mr. Reapy, (whig) of Tenn., offered an amendment fect that any man having more than ball forfeit his rights un tor this act. living Hia obje was to eradicate this evil of bigamy by the roots. (ix- cessive and long continued laughter.) He regarded ft as an excressence on the body politic. (ienewed “ha! ha’s!’’) Congress has power to interfere with the whole subject. mendment was adopted 4 muDGr, (dem.) of N.Y.» said he nnderstoot from the reading of the act organizing the territory of Utah, that any act disapproved of by Congress is null and void, Eniertaining tbe opinion that polygamy is hostile to our republican institutions, he should vote di ree'ly sgainst the Utah law wich sanetions it, and was in favor of striking out the proviso in this bill. Mr. Benniusst, interripting, eald there is no statute on the subject of polygamy. It is an ecclesiastical law. Mr. War nnirce—Diat being the case and no opporta- nity to vote directly, disapproving the law, I shallebange my position and s'and by the proviso. Mr. Lyon, ¢in a.) of Y.—the true consideration of this subject should call forth the patriotism of every man preacot. The euormity of paganism needs only to Ve eeen to be haied, When men delude our daughters and debaveh our and government stoops so low as to give a bouuty to the damnable institution, no decent citizen will goto Utah. ‘These Turks will ll their harems with the lovely women of New Knglnd and from the Swvennahs of the South, provided they have wealth enough to accomplish their purposes. The only way to | destroy the cockatrice iz to break the egys. Go to ihe Sultan, with his three handred and sixty women, and witness the Infanticltes. Do you suppose he has got bat | five children with so many wives, (Laughter.) The | crime is truly of a degrading deseriptioa. The be dies of dead infants float on the waves of the Bospho rus, If you fasten this black spot on the way to the Pacife you will make posterity eurse yor to the latest Yoried OF me It Is for us not to legislate for a day len moy die here and crumble iuto dust, but principles will live jong after we are gone. Gentlemen had said these persceuted and martyrs ple would leave the Territory provided they shall not come under Christian ity, as we understand it. But what did our blessed Saviour say? Did he sanction the conduct of Solomon! No. A new dispensation came, the old having been ful filled, and o light went out from Jerasalem, where the Saviour was born which brought the day of progress under whose eun we arenow basking. You cannot point ovt a pation, though they imported their women, which has net been enervated aud degraded by polygamy. Who carried theit standard to {he gates of Vieuna, ‘The Crcots, Hungariens, and Peles, who have never catered into the filth of that institution. Cries of ‘Good, good,” “ Well done.’? Mr. Panvex eai¢—the voices of nll the members are against it. Even the delegate from Utsh, so far as he knew, had never uttered a word in favor of it anywhere. Mr. Hvomea, (dem.) of N. Y. joved an amendment, withholding the donation from’ any ran who has more than one woman as his wife under color of law, and it was adopted, Several other gentlemen participated in the debate. Mr. Litcuer offered an amendnent—“ Provided the benefits of this act shall vot extend to any person who- foever,”” (Laughter.) If this should be adopted ho vote for the Dill; if not, he would vote against fl. As time is precious, there being but two days remaining for the consideration of territorial matters, and as the Committee on Territories are hatching bills every night, the cooner this bill js disposed of the better. Mr. Disx¥y remarked the amenctwout might possibly defeat the bill altogetiver, including the provision for the appointment of a Survoyor General. gentleman wag limited io a single point. Mr. Lavceun replied his object was to destroy the bill. When the gentleinan again undertook to allude to him, he must allude to the fact as it occurred. Mr. Dissxy said he should. If the committee are dis- posed to defeat the bit, let them do it. Without coming to a conclusion on the proviso under diccuseion, the committee rou and the Honse edjouraed, Non-Arrival of the Africa. Saxby, Hoox, Thursday—10:90 P. M. The etermship Africa, now fu her thirteenth day ont, Las not yet made her appearance. The wind is north and weather clear. From Boston. LOYALTY OF NEW BRUNSWICK—ICEBOUND VESSELS— RAIN STORM A THE EAST—RAILROAD AMALGAMA- TION, ETC. Bostoy, May 4, 1854. £t. John (New Brunswick) papers of May 3 are re- crived, In the New Brunswick Legislature a message had been received from the Lieut. Governor, containing the Eng- lish declaration of war against Russia, and instructions from the home government to lay an embargo on Rus- sian vessels. A joint address of the two houses to tie Queen, on the “wor, after mauy loyal spceches, was parsed. Alco, an address to the Governor, placing all the resources of the Provinee under his control in case of emergency. The Legislature then adjourned. Letters from Cape North, C. B., state that information had Leen received of seven or eight vessels being enclosed in the ice, some miles off Aspy bay. Severabot the ves- sels had been boarded by parties from the shore, and found to be abandoned. A very severe rain storm: has prevailed here during the last twenty-four hours, and the lower portlons of the country in the vicinity of Boston were submerged. We hear aa yet of no damage of importance. Aland slide occursed on the line of the Worcester ruilrond, about six miles.from the city, this morning; but the damage was promptly repaired, with but little detention. ‘The morning and afternoon trains from New York via New Haven both reached this city last night, and com mus iation by this route appears to. be permanently re- opened. | “lhe stockholders 9° the Ola Colony and Mull River rail- rcaes met to-day, and voted to unite the two roads—thas | forming a continuous line with New York by the steamn- | ers via Peli River. In the Old Colony meeting the vote was unanimous; but in the Fall River there was a little opporition. Interesting from ‘Texas, | RISK IN THE TRINITY RIVER—THE PACIFIC RAIL- ROAD—A, J. begs x. MOVEMENTS. ‘Onizans, May 2, 1854. ‘The steamship Charles Morgan has arrived’ at this | port, with Galveston dates to the 30th ultimo. 4 rapid rise had taken place in the Trinity river, owing to heavy rains near its source. Tie tine for receiving proposals for the Pacific Rall | read had been extended to the Ist of August. Robert J. Walker, the President of the New York com- pany, was daily expected in Galveston. | | From the South. | ABDUCTING SLAVES—W. 8. FRIGATE MASSACHUSETTS. Batmor®, May 4, 1854. ‘A man named Sidney Bailey had beer arrested at Mil- ledgeville, Georgia, on a charge of abducting ten slaves from South Carolina. | She U. 8. im frigate Massachusotts was put into | commission at Norfolk yesterday, and started on a trial j@ mind of the | * prem. The sales of Rio coffee, during the month of iwtten, and the stock April, were 56,000 baga for consunt on bind to day is €2,000 bags. Cuanrastom May 3, 1854. ‘The sales of cotton to-day were 650 bakes, at previous quotations. Our Texan Correspondenees Browssvitie, (om Rio Grande,) March 29, 1854. Gossip of Matamoras—Doubls of Santa Anna’s Victory— The New Passport Law—A Merican Maine Law—Ad- verse Feeling (o the Gadeden Treaty-- Frontier Disposition of the Dictator's Generala—Trade, Rattroad Stock, and Mail Delivery. Without any astoundieg disclosures tomuke, or news to communicate of very particalar interest, I will sed the Tatar a uvte or two of what I have ladily seen and beer. As yot the line of the Jower Rio Grande is ucdisturbed on both sides, and the failure of the two last mpils from the city of Mexico, induces many of our magaemimous neighbors in our sister city of Mwtamoras, to suspect that his Serene Hig! has not already succeeded in destroying General Alvares and the other traitors to their country, who have dared to dispute his right to pajole and enslave Mexico at his will and pleasure. Had the dictator’s hirelings succeeded in gaining the least advan- tage over the insurrectionfets in the south of Mex oo, special government couriers would have been sent to every city, town, and village on the Rio Grande, to com. iunieate the hnppy intelligence: to its hopeful inhabi fants. Last week, the law respecting passporta was, with duo sclemnity, published: by the authorities at Matamoras, and should it be evew partially enforced, will cause much ividual vexation. Its true object js simply to support some few of Santa Anna’s favorite human vampires, who will not, 60 long as they can help it, work for an honest livelihood, The mere shadow is being left of the un- happy, agonizing land of the Aztes, and yet men are to be found among her unnatural children who appear de- termined to draw the very last drop of the blood so faint- ly cireulating slready through her palpitating heart. Many of the intelligent and truly patriotic of her sous Legin seriously to apprehend that her race as a nation is nearly run, and may well exclaim ;-— Alas! that oppreseioa and tyranny etund, Like merei vultures to prey o'r that land. The law prohibiting the exportation of all breeding stock has also been published, and its owners are re- quired, under heavy penalties, not to sell the same to ene for the purpose of ‘being taken out of the niry, This “supreme decree” has caused many of rairers in the adjoining Mexican terrilory to remove to this side of the river with such of their move- able property as they could bring out of the country, and Ilearn that’ others will shortly follow, 0 soon as they can do so with any degree of safety te themselves. The result is self evideat—the weakening of the departments, as they are now called, of tne Mexican fro and the consequent strengthening of thix section of the Lone r State. ‘The last mail received here from New Orleans, brings nothing definite about the Gadsden treaty, and such of our good friends on the opposite side of the river, as bave never belonged to hfs Serene Hirhness’s school of politics, most devoutly hopo that months may olapse be- fore the American Senate will ratify it. The odjectiona- dle feature in the trenty,* ax they argue, is that which gives Santa Anna so many millions per month, which is equivalent to encouraging tyrants in their open attacks on democracy and rational liberty; that the present American chief magistrate, who vauntingiy spoke of the doctrines in fact ‘encourages its violation, by means wherewith to yple whose te thus acquired, so from being ti would, in fact, be an unfeeling and unwarrantable dene to her fer the sake of expanding the alread grown territory of the model republic, as the ouly use ihe Monarch General of Mexico will make of it, will be to , whose main occupation ix to be Jing cyer the country, corrupting the great mass of lation. Woll, the Covern ing Mexican and command ener or Depart- ing ment of Tomeutiy ss, left Matamoras for Camargo, to es- tablich his he riers there, and to make that ‘place a pert ef ent neral Cruz, with some one hundred men, is left in command at Matamoras; and owing to his a our neighbors on the opporite side of the rive el somewiiat more at their ease, Woll left with some reluctance, as it woul! he rather de- siuble to be in clove preximity to the seashore in case of funta Anna’s overthrow. As the dictator's sidus Ackates. he would of course share his fate. Cencral Woll is at Camargo, and it is said he will re- ceive Santa Arua’s portiolio of war; in which case his place in Tamaulipas will be supplied by General Parrodi, who commands row in San Luis Potosi. 1 Cruz, who is the Pref t what is called the North of Tamau- Yipas, and the militery commander of the line of the Bravo within that Department, coatinaes his headquar- tors at Matamoras. He is a man whose personal and cfiicial prudence bas rendered him much more popular than any of bis predecessors who Lave heretofore held the same #tation on that frontier. Brownsville prerents much animation at present, ana is certainly improving, while our forming commanity, ia anticipation of goed erops, feel indifierent as to the effect Eastern war may have on grain and other produce. Aprepor of railroad stock: A. preli of the commissioners, convened on the 1éth instant, a legal majority being present, determined that the books for subscription to the stock of the same be opened in this city on the 35th of the ensuing month, to remain open for twenty days, unless $400,000 of stock be tuken in less time, as this amount is dvemed amply suf- ficient to complete twenty-five miles of the road, bogi land ending at or near this place, ling depots, and stocking the same, The ground over Which the road will pass is of the most favorable character, It was further resolved that upon the sub- scription $5 upon each and every share be paid, the re moinder to be called in as it y be required for the completion of the road, I also understand that it is the {utention of the directory to have the depots fire proof, and calculated to answer a# custom house stoves, at each erd of this section of the road. There is no doubt that ibis must become an iimmediate and most profitable in- vestment for capitalists, and in the opinion of persons of experience, they believe it will pay a very large divie a dependent of the donation of sixteen sections of land made by the Siante for each and every mile of the rood completed. I am assured that the road willbe finiebed in lees than two years, as there is party here with ample means prepared to contract for the comple tion of the same fn less time. ‘The mails from New Orleans are so irregular that many of our citizens believe the Postmaster Generel i+ ignorant of the fact that there is in the United States a city nomed Brownsville, and the ‘‘sovereigns’’ on tue line would be grateful to you if for curiosity’s sake you would ask the department if its agents know of any sich place. To BRAVO. Jorscy City Intelligence. Accwrrt ox Tux Raroan.—On Wednesday, a team of horses was ron over at the railroad crossing in Newark jersey City, by the locomotive of a train. ‘The horee ightened and ran into the way of the train. ‘The driver nasrowly cseaped. Tha horses were injured 80 badly that it was necessary to shoot them. Thoy be- longed to Mr. Collins, a contractor on the Bergen Hill reservoir, AXSUAL S108 OF TAR PaRTivIAR SyNoD.—The Purti- nod of New York held its annual session on Tues- Reformed Dutch Chureh in Wayne street, It organised by the selection of Rev. W. as President, and Rey. I. M. Perris and Jervey City W. Halloway Rev, J. W. Schenck, clerks. trip. | tense | Connecticut Le; iture—Election of Stats | we Gitoore New Havew, May 4, 1854, The Connectiont Legislature, in gemeral convention, this forenoon, pr to the’ election of Governor and other State officers. ‘The whig candidates were all chosen, as followe'—Governor, Henry Dutton; Lieut. Governor, A. H. Holley; Secretary, 0. H. Perry! Treasurer, D. W. Camp; Comptroller, John Dunham. The whole vote for Covernor Was 263, of which Dutton had 140, or 47 ma- jority. The other officers were chosen by a similar vote. ‘There is a large crowd in the streets, but a rain storm ap- pears about t@ commence, and will interfere with the procession. Railroad Collision. Pmapetrma, May 4, 1854. A eollision tok place on the Columbia Railroad yes- terday, near Paoli, between two freight trains, one being stationary on the track to allow the express train to pars. Four men were injured, two them very seriously. locomotive and eight cars were badly damaged. Vetoes by Governor Bigler. Harnienuns, May 3, 1854. Governor Bigler bas vetoed four bank bills to-day. Destructive Fire at Quebec. ot Quenic, May 3—10), The new temporary Parliament building in ‘hie city, owned by the Sisters of Charity, ia on fire, and the flames are raging eo furiously that it will no doubt be totally destroyed. The loss will be heavy. Jersey City, preached the opening sermon. Dr. Ademson, from the Cape of Good Hope, was present, and was introduced to the Synod. Rey. Dr. McLarin was sent as a delegate from Albany. A plan was adopted for the fermation of another Synod, to be called the Synod of New Brunswick. This is made necessary by the in- crease of churches in New Jersey, and the plan will be precented to the General Synod. The reports of the churches were gratifying. Rev. Dr. Seott, of Newark, addressed the Synod in be- half of the Trustees of Rutgers’ College, urging the im- portance of om in the further endowment of that in- Atitution. A resolution commending that college to the generous support of the friends o education adopted. Some further business wat transacted, and the Synod adjourned to mect at Tarrytown, New York, next year. FIxaxciat.—The report of the City Treasurer for April shows a balance of $317 39 in the treasury at tho close of the month—all of which was subject to drafts for im- provement certificates, &c. ‘Tom Coonts.—The May term of Hudson county Clreuit Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer, Jud ines pre- ing, commenced its session at the Court House on Taps. tk IG o’elock A.M. Justices Hill, Griffith, Browning upon the bench. The Grand Jury, having been appr ely elvargel by the Judge, rotired to perform their duties, and the civil calendar was taken ‘The criminal colendar for this term is a heavy one, ‘account of he unusval length of time between terms, from the new arcangements for holding the The regular monthly meeting of ry Society was held in the Wayne h Church, on Monday evening. Rev. 4. W. McClure delivered an interesting address, and ccher clergymen participated in the procecdings of the meeting. Coxon Covxet, Cosanrra.—The President of the Poord of Aldermen on Toesday evening announced the following as the commit of Board of A con, James, Cleveland. Laws and Ordinances— mmpte-barenpare,Fhompéon, Creed, Pape Fat a Sac a Winey Fae, Tow. Neel nove, ‘ant Klections— Low, Cercana, Whicek. inary meeting | Rev. W. J. R. Taylor, of | ARRIVAL OF YE AFRICA. Three Days Later from Europe. The steamship Africa, with three days later new# from Europe, is now coming up. Her news will be issued at an early hour. eee ee Later from Havana, ‘ ARDIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP EMPIRE CITY. ‘The United States mail steamship Empire City, Johu McGowan, ¢ommender, left New Orleans April 20th for Rew York, vin Havana, off which port she arrived on the wight of the 23th ult. Having landed her mails aml pas- sesgers, and taken a supply ef coal, ehe sailed for New York at 1 P.M. of tho 29th, and arrived here last night. The E. C. bringw 104 passengers, a heavy cargo, and nearly $90,000 in specie, for this port. She has experi- enced heavy head winds and sea during the greater part of the veyage. In Havana there was little ef interest oceurring;. thet weather was cool and agreeable. Sugars were abundant, with prices low. DIED. May 1, of consumption, Lazarus A. Cairola; agndl 4% years, a native of Leghorn, Italy. The Storm itn St. Louis. (From the'St. Louis Democrat, April 28.] We had not the time nor the opportunity to give, om yesterday, @ full’ account of the damages done by the ‘storm of Wednesday. ‘The injuries are mach more ex- tensive than was at first sup) While it was raging, the thermometer indicated eighty dogrees Farenheit, aad: the barometer twenty eight and seven-tenth inches. , rain, hail, and wind swept over the city with greater violence than known here before for many years. Great damage bas been done, it is reported, along the-line of | the Pacific railroud. 'In the country the storm oarried ruin to many fields. In. the city, many houses were in- jared. In the item of breakage of glass, very few build- nga escaped with whole windows. Every window facing | the south or east, and unprotected by shuttors, sacrificed two or three panes of glass to the fary of the storm king. Some of the hotels are said to have had a particularly | Lively time of it-one, for instance, lost some two hun- dred and fifty to three hundred panes of glass. The hail slones were extraordinarily large, | One of thom, picked upat Allenton, about half an hour after it had falfoa, measured more than seven inches in clrcamferenes. The following are some of the losses sustained in the city:— Th north end of a three story brick building just fin- ished, on Carondelet avenue, near Bro. & Co factory. The bullding was being thrown up: by r. Puett fora hotel ‘The falling wall strack Mr. Puelf'a+ idence, adjoining the new building, and shattered it completely. “A carpenter, name unknown, who wast stopping in the house, had'his leg broken. None of Mr. ‘s family, go far as we have beon able to-Iarn, were red. Damage to the buildings estimated at’ about’ 000. : $1, A new brick dwelling, two-and a half stories high, amd situated on Carondelet avenue, near Soulard street,” was partly blown down, The building had not yet Yoofs, which eaused the walla to fail‘all the more readily. ‘The whole 8t. George, in the lower part of the eit said to be under water since the storm. All the o of course, are filled, and the water has invaded the stories of a majority of the buildings. At one place om Carondelet avenue, the citizens tore up the sidewalk so as to let the water escape. It had accumulated on the west side into a lar, e pond, and when allowed an issue ran into a tremendous torrent. There are no sewers of conmse- quence in that vicinity. ‘The chimney on the barrel fectory hard’ by was blown down—no other damage. A chimney on Bir. George Partridgo's residence, om Olive, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, was blown down. ‘The roof on the back buildmg of Mr. Thomas bell’s residence, corner of Sixteenth and Pine at was razeed, and the building iaself considerably injared. ‘The large gas tank (as yet unfinished,) at the western terminus of Clark avenue, was deluged with water, and the wallace badly injured that certain portions will re- quire tal.ing down and rebuilding. The beautifwl stained glass in the Church of the Mes- siah, corner of Ninth and Olive strects, was badlg damaged by the hail. The front ef Mr. Thayer’s boot and: shoe- store on Broadway, near Green street, fell out, blocking up the sidewalk with brick and mortar. A two story brick honse, corner of Fourteenth and North Market streets, recently ereoted for a store house by a German resident of the Sixth ward, was blowndown and completely ruined. Building valuedat about $1,800; 0 . Another similar building, also just finished, situated at’ the comer of North: Market and vitteonte streets, was likewise levelled to the nd, The owner, who lives lower in the city, was in it at the time and was caught by. the falling timbers, one of which struck him on the beok, | inflicting a very erions wound. He was completely ba- | the ruins, and it was only after the storm had ly dispelled, that the neighbors, aftera great deal fiiculty, could relieve hin, 4 Mr. Lingo informs us that all the outer fence of the workhouse was blown to the ground; a great number ef wintow panes in his residence, also were broken, Some of the tenants in Blow’s ballding on Market street suffered quite a drenchiug during the storm. A tall chim ney on top the building was blown down upon the roof, which Leing a comporition roof gave way, the hole as- suming the form of a large shallow funnel. Through this funnel and into the rooms below the water pout with- out intermission for three hours or more. After delu the bed rooms in the upper stories, the stream drip; through the ceiling, and drenched the office of the of Public Schools, doing considerable damage, and obl the secretary to remove s great part of his books an pers. Finally, the water found its way into the goods store below, causing injury to the goods there. fhe Murderous Indian Outrage in Texas. n extra from the office of the San Antonio (Texas) ger, dated A rii 17, gives intelligence that # party of supposed to manches, had made their ap- in the vieinity of Mr. Gallaher’s rancho, onthe eronimo, twenty-three miles from San Ant ad killed and driven off a number of sheep, that aman and woman, (the shepherd and his wife,) were missing, pr bably carried off by the Indians. The furniture, &e., in the tent in which ‘the shepherd lived were scattered about the premises. From that place they took their route in the direction of San Antonio. Subse- quently, Mra. Forrester arrived in San Antonio, and re~ lated the following particulars of this terrible outrage : Her hurband, James Forrester, had resided for some months past on rancho, eighteen miles from town, ashort distance off the Fredericksburg road. On the 6th, as her husband was preparing to visit San Antonio, a German neighbor who lived sbout &. tails , rode wp und engaged in conversation with Forrester, and | which time « cow came running up with her sides with several arrows. Upon sceing this, the Gormai marked that there must be Indians about, and tl would ride over home an and then return, as he wi would be better able to meet the Indians if they came, than one. He aceordingly started off, and bad been gone ten or fifteen minutes when three Indians, well armed with rifles, bows and arrows, knives and spears, made | their appenrance a short distance from the house and commenced Forrester went to the door and asked them what wanted, He did not understan answer, a them togo away; that he did net want them’ sbout his house. He had scarcely consed speaking when his body was | plereed by a rifle ball, and ell dead atthe door. fe, on seeing him fail, ran out and raised his body from the ground, when finding him quite dead she down eguin, and rising was felled to the blow from one of the fis Sime had dians, who by tl up to the house. screams fell, which The inden, She screamed as sho her the oi 33%8 | | | tracted the children from the house. | veeing them, rushed into the house, leaving the geound. She immediately started off to the German, but the sereama of her ehi | her to retorn to the house, and horrid sight met her view. Her two itte babe were struggling in the hands of there fiends, while the third seized girlof twelve years, by her hair and aa it about to cut her throat or pak longer witness the heartrending #1 house of her neighbor, whom she met from his house returning as he had lated the dreadful affair to him, and return with her to rescue her children, alrendy shared the fate of their father: had no weapons, and there were certainly three, | «, more of the murderers, it would be advisable » house of another neighbor, a mile Lee eRe al ii aul i i z f Hf ¢ i 8 = Ese vhs? He f Je, get more men, When’ they house of the next neighbor, ( Mexican.) they found cnly one man and boy, and it was determined they old immediately start to town, on horse! insistence. t had light hair, an’ she describes as being » very large and and me believes, from his appearance, net be manehe. Active measures were taken to pursue these murder- A men of Licut. ‘he 18th lavtant at wore nation, by he er mails wore Woot wi E- § ‘