The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-29
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun.

under favorable consideration. Among these the most
prominent the for dsposng OF the public
lands. There are two dis ributon measures--Mr Ben
nstts bill for the distribution among the States of
hundred and fifty thousai of land for each
and representative. and the bill ucsd by Senator
JoneF OF Tennessee for distributing among the several
States portion OF the procseds of the sales Of the public
lands, for limited time. Tasee have been
gued, Heretofore with great zeal, and the policy
which they are based at time successful undsr
future lime, when another Henry Clay shall arise
and adopt it rs part o! his platform.
The bill establishing the territorial government OF
Nsbraska passed BY the House at tbs late session.
ano at the present session. is to be subject Of
than ordinary contention The Senate Com Ter
rit3riss have it under sderaon, and will probably
repors in favor Of the organization OF than
ritorsl government pan ha BEEN proposed also for
avoiding the opposition to the bill whc has been threat
ened by Mr.. Achson in his addresses to the people of
Missouri Some Will be adopted for the prevsn-
ton Of the threatened revival Of the slavery question
The Of the destruction of the Turkish aset in tho
Bisch sea rroouced profound alton here The eel
ing spIears 70 be that general in Europe cannot
be sH.Ited
The Clayton Buwer treaty will be made the subject Of
and Dir Clayton will largely psrtcipste Those who
pect hottie rencoDtre between thess distinguished
y Ss ss % s. ss
Islands because these islands, according to her undsr
standing of the do not belong Central America
are equally cened General Cass and Me- Clayton and
there nothing in The Clayton Bulwer treaty to justify
them Mr. Clayton cannot be held responsible for any
act OF England contrary to tbs stpu aou OF treaty
nor can hr Clayton be opposed to General Cass for
posng the arbitrary corduct Of Great Britain in the pre-
mises.
the Bay OF Islands consti utes no part OF Central
America the title to thnse islands must be derived either
by conquest or cession rom Spain But appears that
spain Dsvsr parted with them and th at late 17S3
thoEe slaLdV, which seized upon durng war,
expressly receded to Spain and named in the treaty of
Feace England thus far has not shadow Of title to
show and there is but it'll doubt that she will rather
abandon them than ht Id them under the protest Of
government
There no doub but that the administrator are dc.
termined to uphold the Monroe doctrine and that both
houses Of Congress Ill heartily operate to bring ,out
this emiDently national result Az the same time
government will abstain from all interference nteIven
ton in the affairs Of Central America suffering those
States to manage their best they can Whist
the admin stIaion wants. and what at ths time,
they to be satisfied with Is the exclusion from
trsl America ofal European influence
News from Mississippi has reached that Gen Quit
man. and not Col jeff Davis will be returned to the
United States Senate Gen. QuitmAn avowsd
sions (what Mr. Calhoun would have called honest
nuhner'D who will not surrender single principle
TO secure the honor of the office His opponents
The friends Of Cass in Pennsylvania have pur-
chased the Dmccr tic Union heretofore Mr. Buchanan
central olgan published at Harrisburg The paper will
be published from the lst of January
tionai democratic organ. free rom al personal
The homestead BILL of last session. recently reported
from ths Committee Agriculture is undergoing exsn
sve repairs and improvements previous to ia being again
launched by the Committee Public Lands to Win IN it
has been referred There law points, ard
points OF satesmanshp which have to be consulted and
which the able chairman Mr.. Disney, OF Ohio will
throw light though may be overruled either in
the House 10 the committee Tss great difficulty Is In
framing bill that shall not conflict with the whole sys
tenn Of public lands and al the laws on the subject
which are row In force.
fcorrasrorasncs of tho p,,h,,ora rnon,-.r,
ts'f-''ASo - w w .su,snroS na o. ffssa
There Ia rumor that Mr. Ch.rles Snmuer is absut to
cave the Senate 1t has always been the custom in
for Senator to resign whom the Isysla
ture Of the Stare is ssanst him Mr. Pickering left the
se,ate ths account did John Quincy adams in
1905 This is sn horest and denlocratc custom When
Senator ne longer representa- the sentiments Of his
state he Should as matter of corscisnce If not OF
self respect resign Whsthsr Mr. sumner will do THE or
not, rem aims 10 be seen II he does not he NAV he
ged to pretent person to the Senate resolutions
fro N his own State condsmpiue his course In such