The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-04-15
Correspondence of the Minnesot,an. y
congressional Pr0gress-The Nebraska Bill
Presidential Observation-Disclosures Land Bill
Homestead Bill.

Correspondence Of the Minuesotian.)
Congressional Prosress-The Nebraska BILL
Presidential Scheming-Ninnesot a Land Isill
Homestead Bill.
WASHINGTON, March L. 1854.
-Four months and a half of the session have
worn away, and not even a deficiency bill has
yet been passed. The appropriation bills are
all to be acted on, the Tariff is yet to undergo
important revision, the Pacific r. r. bill must
occupy several weeks, if not months of time,
and the Nebraska bill has get to 60 through
the ordeal OF the House, operated upon as it is
by tie breeze of agitation now rapidly rising
among the people of the North.
And why all this delay of public business ?
Why are all of the most pressing and import
ant matters of public concern thus procrasti-
mated? Why. To give way to the introduce
ton OF measure out of which it was supposed
that political capital could be made by a we'll
known asprant for Presidential honors because
it was believed that this Nebraska question
could be manufactured into hobby. upon
which a man with tolerable pleasant coun-
teEance, and legs three inches and a half long"
"a giant Tom Thumb. could stride and ride
into the White House.
But the nag is cutting caperS, and if it Gces
not leave its rider in quagmire up to his cars,
he may bless his stars. The news from New
Hampshire to day, if it should prove to be true
namely, that the Wings and independent Dem
ocrats have carried both Houses of the Legisla-
turc, will he but q prelude TO similar capers
which this hobby is likely to cut in the course
of the coming year.
The administration have been protesting TO
be in favor OF the bill, and yet those who are
bitterly opposed to arc more in favor than its
warmcst advocates and in New Hampshire the
Concord Patriot the organ of Gen. Pierce, re-
fused to make that measure an issue in the cleo
ton which has just taken place, declaring all
the time that it was not party or admnistra
ton measure. Per contra, at the South where
the measure is popular. il is insisted that it is
an administration measure. But there is one
effect this measure will have to certainty, and
that is the killing Off Of every Presidential as
pirant now in the Senate. 1t is a perfect dead
letter. to them, and will lay them all out
stark and stiff. so much for Buckingham
Cass, Douglas Everett, Bell, and the rest of
them.
You will be sorry 10 learn that the AI:nneso-
ia Il. r. and the Wisconsin H. T. bills have
been defeated. and fear without the hope of
resuscitatlOn during the present session. Mr..
Rice. Gov. Ramsey. Gen. Dustin, Mr. Baker.
Mr.. Nelson, Judge McCarty, and other Mime
sot;ans, have laborod with commeGdabe zeal
to carry these bills, hut causes beyond their
control proved fatal. Better luck to you next
time : but there must he good engineering or
the same thing will happen next session. The
bills have large body Of friends in the Allan
tic States especially among the Wings, but
some Of these finally cast their votes against
them for reasons which | cannot now 20 into
an explanation Of. Their support III, S, hcrcaf-
ter be secured.
| The Homestead Eill viii meet with strong OPP
position in TIE Senate. but if the Nebraska bill
should pass. that will ; ifnot, it may not.
The weather is oppressvely warm here, the
/ thcrmomctpr Stauuinr at IL, thc shade
The Black Warrior affair and the President S
Message upon it, sent in yesterday, make mach
talk. The flibusters are hoping for Il quarrel
with Spain. but have no apprehension HAT the
| iEdiscrcet conduct Of the government officials
in Cuba, will be approved by the home govern
ncnt, and doubt not that they Will be punish
ed for their conduct, as they deserve to be :;
! and that they will lie taught 10 have better
! manners and more discretion hereafter.
Your Territory is much talked Of here. and
is in high favor with all who do not fall into an
ague by merely thinking of the intense cold of
your winters. 1t must be greatly changed in
some respects since | resided there among the
Dakotas, who gave Inc that large tract of land.
CARVER