New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-15
UOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. WHEELER presented memorial from the
New-York Chamber of Commerce, sssing Congress
TO send IN expedition In search of Dr. Kane 10 tue
Arctic regions Read and referred TO the Committee
on Naval Affairs.
MIR. CUTTING introduced joint resolution su-
thorzing the President TO adopt measures to pro-
cure the erection of irst-class lighthouse I" 0spe
Race 80 ~
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
on the state OF the Union and took up the Indian AP
preparation BILL ,,...
TO reopen discussion the merits of the Nebraska
Kansas bill; but, as the gentleman from lndisas
Mace yesterday came forward and formally do
Dounced what he supposed 10 be the objects OF those
who supported that be deemed II his du to
reply To him. He considered the question settled
then and now Revolutions never move backward
The passage of that bill grand step in progress
He did not agree with Mr.. Mace that the result Of
the late elections in the North demand repeal True,
those results asouished him and were surprising to
men both IN and ont OF power; but he asked the
gentleman from Indiana hog he had drawn
his inference that they set the seal OF
condemnation on the friends of the greh
popular movement of last session Those cleo
lions had nothing TO do with the Nebraska bill.
In proof this he referred 10 the fact that four Penn
sylyaDia who voted for and against 1t we're re-
turned to the next Congress and others OF the latter
class, including MIR. Chandler, were defeated. lhs
Anti-Nebraska candid for Governor of Pennsylya
MIA elected by 81 900 majority while the csnd-
date for the Canal Commission entertaining con-
too, at Massachusetts where gentlemen, who voted
against the bill. were left at home, falling by the
destroying angel who was not seen Ia the night. lie
took illinois as the test where the issue distinctly
made there were but three members OF Congress who
voted Tor the bill but the people have returned four
ibis shows that the measure is popular there.
Mr.. WASHBURN IN inquired what was the
popular vote for Congressman.
Mr.. STEPHENS said the Nebraska candidate for
State Treasurer was elected by majority OF 3,O0D
Mr.. WASHBURN corrected mis- friend, saying Mr..
Moores majority was 500 and that Mr. Miller who
run against him, was not known Is candidate 10
the southern part of the state, and not voted for
there Laughter Ii Mr.. Miller had received his
party in that section he would have been elected
by 5000 or 5000 majority.
Mr.. STEPHENS-Am | to understand that the
Anti-N ebraska candidate would have receiy cd that
majority ii he had only been known! OLlughter.l
Mr.. WASHBURN--A candidate regularly
nominated, but declined and another was brough
out Just before the election.
Mr.. STEPHENS-It shows he ran before ths popG
lar demonstration got hold of hun. He must has"
seen the hand writing on the wall. Laughter.
Mr.. RICHARDSON-My colleague speaks Of hb
candidate being defeated because he not knoTh
The facts are against my colleague. True, he e@
but lew votes, but was yo,ed tor IN all the colf
ties, ADD this shows it was known he was canddaA
The first candidate who declined was nominated as,
Republican and Fusion candidate, and hesitate M /
TO declare il he had remained such, be yOdld hsr
been defeated by ten thousand votes. The last c~ /
didate was sound radical Whig, voted for bis o"
party, and sought TO be run by tue tus.onsts.
Mr.. STEPHENS resumed-The popular vote
Illinois for sustaining the bill, and that wase
point Take New York, and 1t any state vas par
culaTy unsOund IL was this, and afier
the meetings al the tabernacle ana op
cuse and efforts OF the EmiTafi0n societies
ganized TO rule the freemen OF hansls IIar
did Lot receive more than one-tbHd Oh tue popub
vote Take New.Jersey, Indiana, ana other o1as
and either separately OF together we eiec"oh S~
for nOihirg 80 fir tins Nebraskh question "as @"
cerued. Some sad the koOw-NotblDgs had eiiecn
the wonderful resur, offers rue Anu NtDfasAaee |
IL was inclined TO think with the North CarOl1
men. who gave the beet explanation. He sad the
rnslconteuts " hO bad been disappointed n obtant
Office and others who thought 1t was imptoQaS
s,nd sonic and Belmont abroad had made the ee
tons 90 as they did, and further IL any plryw
entitled to the credit, II was the 'ramsht ckee ~
seem to be carrying the couliry. Excessive l.sr
ter He continued, further replying 10 Mr. hss
by saying that the first question which addresses |
self 10 bis mind, on any question, Was 1t nghti
No southern measure has ever been vetoed, t@
reason that the South has never asked Tor sny'u-
calling for veto. They ask for nothing but vas
right and they submitted 10 nothing that was s"-.
They had never asked that Slavery should DC
tended but they insist that the people IN every -
muDity and territory, when they form their or, |
stitutons shall do as they please. This Is
national and American doctrine. lie detenaeo sW
ern institutions, showing the prosperity, espe'AN'
Georgia. NJ 60,
Mr.. CAMPBELL noticed the remark or M
phens that the South never asked anything N voc
Of appropriations from Government. he W. yt
mind the gentleman that in ls03 we gave "a &
for Louisiana in lsl9 els, 000, 900 for fionoA mr
was not merely money given from the common b,
for the purchase Of the territory, but 70 ei' vsl
area Of Slavery. After the annexation OF IeiSS slt
broke out, and the North poured forth on 'as