Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-12
Washlu gton Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, May 10, 1854.
The friends OF the Nebraska bill are OF course greatly
eated at their recent success, and express the
confidence that will speedily pass They expect to
bring il to vote either this week. or very early in the
next. To morrow, resolution will be introduced, pro-
posing to close the debate early day. and in the
time, to afford all who desire it, an opportunity Of
speaking the sessions of the House will be prolonged to
very late hour The House did not adjourn last evening
until after 10 o'clock.
Notwithstanding the sangune calculations of the
friends OF the bill, fear that its passage is by meas
certain The vote oil Monday furnishes test of its real
strength A good many who are known to be opposed
TO it, went with the majority that OCCASION Their OBJ
ect was to get up, that it might be finally disposed
Of in some way other. It is now understood, that
most Of the New York Hlrds will oppose the BILL Their
hatred of the Brigider will prevent them from giving
support to any which he is believed to favor
But the creates Of apprehension exist in the de-
lection OF so many Southern IL Is rumored here
and apparently with good foundation, that the following
gentlemen will vote against the bill before the House
and which is identicay the that passed the Senate
with the Clayton amendment stricken out viz Franklin
OF Maryland: hllson, Lecher, and Snodgrass, Of Va:
Rogers Kerr, and Puryea Of " Carolina; Seward Dent
and Reese, of Georgia. Abercombe, OF Ala; Harris. of
Miss; Hunt, OF La; Taylor, Jones' Cullom, Bugg and
Etheridge, of Tenn and Benton OF Mo. This foots I'm
total OF 10, and it the positions of these gentlemen are
correctly stated, do not how the bill can uossibv
pass. Eleven OF these nineteen voted Monday to %
Eto Committee Of the Whole and f thoy had voted dr.
ereny, tie Nebraska bill would not have been .eacbcd
but would have occupied the calendar precisely tho
same position 1t did week ago Ii be under
stood that all OF these gentlemen oppose the bill because
proposes to repeal the Missouri line On the contrary
few Of them object to IL this ground Most of them
oppose because the Clayton amendment stricken ont
and the Badger proyso retained. They could tosr,,.
the latter the former had been also preserved but thew
view the bill ~ its present shape ns Utterly enascua
ted OF every provision which could DO beneficial to the
South.
The Washington Union very Justify over tho vote
OF last Monday and seems TO regard Indicating the
certain passage Of the bill With characteristic aud,city
Il claims the result Democratic triumph and as evil
detce that the Democratic organization In Congress 70
mains firm. Could impuient go further The
record shows that without the aid Of Wing votes this pre-
tended administration measure would have been defeated
in HOUSE, where there nominal focofoco majority NJ
over eighty. But the Brgiders organ feels no scrnplc
about utcfing falsehoOI ~ any time II party alysn
tGe can be gained by IT, and from the force u habit il
frequently lies where the truth would better subscryc IL
purpose. In the present instance any attempt 70 make
political capital out Of the Nebraska bill will undoubtedly
lessen the chances Of it, passage II has already suffered
injury from the Bdgadlefs connection with it,-wach
has not only driven oil the support Of the Iirds bat has
cusd southern TO examine how fr in IL practical
results may reA " be "a proposition in OF freedom
II the administration had oppysed the hill from tho start
II would have become las many weeks ago.
Brgtdier General YgNrOsg the E,stcrn Division r,
yrrd the lIDu'c to-day with HE views about Nebraska
As usual he tried to bc very luminous and yery profound
~" 7ucc"'ucl w bchg very stupid aud very obscure
lnte'ey ego'i'tc he Of course Tor this part Of
MS nature, but will do him the ju.tcc 10 say that HE A.
tcnaion vas good aud his delivery quite anmstcd Ic
poured otth commonplace with uru.ual yolubity aud
on me whole produced quite impression.
Ine Court journal Of this morning whc dsclaimirR to
speik by authority, very plainly assert, Inst The prcp
OF zoe late veto 10 not apply N the Homestead Bin No
one can say how lar this represents the views Of the Pfes
deni but s quite sufficient excite the suspcinns of
Southern Democrats In Congress Already they begin u
mnuer discomfort ant will take bus little to eau Sc them
70 break ont IN open rebellion.
Until NebrasIt Is disposed Of nothing else will be done
10 Congress aud uoi'ng else be talked Of in political cir
cles. few days, aod the long agony will be over
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