New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-23
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WAsHlNGToS Feb 16. 1854
The Intelligencer publishes the Gadsden
treaty an crteaso this morning, which it credits
to the Philadelphia North American, and does
4notldoubt its authenticity, but remarks, with
amusing naicete, that IS it was not aware the
injunction of secresy had been removed The
Senate is probably unadvised of this fact also,
but the publication may serve to show what a
farce the "secresy' is. [ doubt if, upon this
occasion, any effort will be made to ascertain
the manner in which the open sesame was ap-
piled The treaty is said to have been in your
possession before we had it, and that we should
get it from New Orleans, but as it is presented
with the proposed amendments, of course the
parties in your city will not be called on in case
of any resolution to DC send for persons and pa
pers.a Your readers will, no doubt, be anxious
Ito learn what is to be the fate of the various
railroad applications for land grants in which
Louisiana is interested am happy to be able
to say that, in my opinion, and | have had con-
siderable experience in Congressional legislation,
the very best feeling exists in reference to all
this class of applications; it is believed by most
of those coming from the new States, and by
many representing States where there is no
public land, that the grants for railroad pro-
jects present the most desirable method of dis
posing of the public lands, enhancing the value
of what will remain, encouraging enterprise and
| population, and doing no harm to the Treasury,
because the proceeds are not needed by the
/ Federal Government If it were not for Mr.
/ Douglass Nehraska-slavery- presidential gita-
ton bill, large number Of these grants would
already have been definitely made.
Mr.. Badger addressed the Senate to-day in
/ favor of the Nebraska bill as reported, and made
q long and able speech. This movement settles
/ the doubt that for awhile rested upon the course
/ Of few Southern Senators, and, indeed, goes
far towards relieving the Administration of the
| labor which it has been supposed they would
encounter in making the bill certain in the
/ House There is scarcely any doubt of its ulti-
mate passage, but meanwhile it is to be discus
sed for weeks, if not months, to the great him
drance of all useful legislation.
Mr. Seward, of New York, will speak to NOR
row on the subject We have quite a number
of ex congressman here at present, and among
them, Secretary Walker, George Ashmun,
i ], NJ Bolts, etc Messrs, Walker and Ashmun
are interested in one Of the schemes fora Pacific
railroad but no project of this sort is at present
+ ia favor.
Ia the House to-day, Mike Walsh caused some
merfimeut, by calling attention to the fact that
spirit rappng had been resorted to in one of the
committee rooms, to ascertain how some of the
| sotts would vote on the Nebraska bill. Somt
personsin New York have sent on a memorial
touching Mikes right to his seat, alleging thai
he has never been naturalized-he does lool
rather wild withal CHRoNIcLER