The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-15
House or Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA, la

rHR EXPLORATION or TIE AMAZON.
The SPEAKER aid before the House the second part
Herndon's report Of the Exploration Of the Amazon Val
ley apdits tributaries. Ordered to be printed.
MISTAKES Oh FRAUDS rHE PAYMENT OF MONEYS TO ocgu
STEAMERS
The following gentlemen comprise the Select Committs
to inquire nto mistakes frauds In the payment of
neys to the Colos and other mail lines OF steamers
hessrs hace Gooce Walsh Reese, Ktttredge, Penning
| ton, Elliet j. O. Allen. and Puryesr
RKPOKr
sixty thousand copies Of the meehanc, portion OF thu
| Patent Office port rare ordered to be pr rntsi.
The Hcure went Il 10 Committee OF tho Whole on tn,
| State OF the UEon on
HOMESTEAD RIL
This bill proposes grant 10 evsry man being the
head Of family, and oi izsn Of the United States
homesead OF 100 sores concition Of and
cultivation for specified period
Mr.. DAWSON, (csm.) Of Pa. said ths diHpogisiou
I the public domain in tns mode suggested in
lives PONY o. vast importance, wh'oa hs trust
ed would receive the full oenberauon a. we'll 81
the firm action OF ihe House. Whether considered
Wit regard u the charge wh,h IL propose Ia our Lnd
pol W or the Efforts In developing the OF
rAtt ~ or The tenets which tbs oil pre- confer
Grge class Of fslo<- sns there Is ,ne ia
which The proposition contained in tss bill ysd Ia I'm
porter o. Tne persuasion that th Is Of gcst
public tn'erest-to the coreciopscess that gsiatye
bocy. oigrfs Possesses the power TO benefit to
'ietrae extent, both physically and NY = large
class Of fellow whs ,he nation At large win %
advanced to sfl higher degre socially and as Stats
fHicie " 10 avsk-a patriotic desires speedily to
else this power. 10 pre- more ints ii ly he ad.
by the on Of he int Congress- and than noticed OBJ
lestions .Sa hso been made with inaeiaugsb,e
diligence ~ VI research in 10th houses of CcnQrss
against the measure. II these opponents had not
shown suai .ssnt reason Why the bill should
BE- rel oted, wan because tho reasons for io ,ssss
esis u and eming In the ,ure, of his
mArks he Nd agraral isn in broad psnss was the
taking o. Prop Wy from those who have it and dtrbu
ting it amongst men who dc not pcssess any The more
the land disr outeo ths greater il the number free
holesrs, and the -sors the tho sumber opp
tvelng ostribn tcn He contsndsd that by furnieary
bonestesds TO on citizens every would fee c.oes In
d-pendept and ptpess greater interest ia uph ok
government ~ho have no such ntare Ia tn,
scil Both Goerai ackson ard Psrcs locked oYwnr to
hs time when the sSc lands would csseo to be- ssur
Of pablo revtnus hot more than hundred and aity
lii FOR many years ta come; and we add fifty millions
:or the Pacific Raircs shall still left eleven
geographical aras sreer than EoglAnd EeLa, Scotland
md Ireland CO, nbirsd-snre' Mt 10 extent to madc
two hundred statm ~ large Marya New Jersey
New Hamp.hire. Without sach policy IS the bill
poposeo, this dona;a must remain n wiidernsss
Tor centuIes In come ,cn with this sub spoke
o tie Pacific Railroad t, cis,e the commerce. OF the
world Ths Toad Wall osA mp tae interccerDs bstwsen
this country and tho millions Of Japan and China who
viii sapp us With luxnrses At cheap rates 10 exchange
or our sgicutars' products which will % furnished
Mr. MACE (dem ) U Ia said no ons resrs..sd more
Congress- and the countT' n large aionabie
and frequent IN certain qnteYs those Who
we're opposed to the epei o. the Missouri compromise
act as sotts apd atotonrts but such caot had very
lie eject on him, he shoui tres, 1t with csntsrapt
IN orcer ils he sht ud not be ostohid ha stated hs
yoson on the subject p:or 70 the last Oongress; and
among other things said bs7ng sslectea esctor
cess AZ Bats ne resgusd the ohics whisa hs hsd
u.itea states Dtbiet Attorney IN lnai.na and
NichcIson letter. and canvssisd tbs entire Slate and af
terwsrds Advocsted tbs copromise OF 1850 asi aet
tsn spt Of the slavery qreston Whenever tbs auhst
came mp 10 Cor greas be votsd la favor If
cepticn, and then he ahssn Having given history
pre.unied he would not hs charged with )litionlsm
He sd no epitbets 10 leap the S3atn slave
hd,rs They have slAve'y IN thsr midst govereed BY
their own municipal hwslet them 10 ~i.h II they
please Instead q the promise OF 1850 eupaseding
that Of 1870 tie opposite the fec. which hs prosedd
To shsw. Lat ono important truth he borns ia mind
When scqu.d tie province Of Louisiana, Of which
NcbFrsba and KsoFsa part gxvery existed there II
pIcple Of law that where uasn acquires territory
the laws rsrain IN fcrae until repealed altered by
competent isgs suthoiy MSiclr the eiors, being In
orded within the Hmi's OF rhs proviacs OF Lou'Isus
tlavfrJ existed there Missouri after acqui log sua
fc!ent n5ber OF inrabante applied for mission into
ths Urion According % history great sxcitsmsn. cI
consideration t-o sersiops, NJ Clsy, who IN the
vsor OF He and who ui-lied inf 1snco him
seh ss,ebncer s.rresly prese.d the Missouri
mise that rk CT 80 30 slavery houd not exist Tasre
h earthly necesgty for porsns tbs ccEntty
into two Territorial aovsrnments--tharo Is ssasoely
white peron there The most 7aluabls part has bssn
given by t.s the Indians FOR pensr ss.en snt
sno fhs whites cIuno ietts there till tie IEAsps %
driven 70 sone other resioc, the LORD knows where.
Mr RIcHARrsoS (dsm OF III Interrupted tAs gantle.
man, sasog that Missouri not admitted Into the
UnieD tie passage o. iha compromise bia sac was
mtttSO su'hiqutbIy, Ara tne very tu1IFee3 Nnlfa
passed the Missouri compromas otjsct,d 70 the adms
a!oa Of that State Into sh. Uaion Tic geotiem,a mis-
sIprehsn6ed ne hi'ser, o. ths rsatter srs's'y.
Nj MACH replied. 10 he did mtsspprehend it did not
initiate sgaps tss fact that mo oiess OF organ zns
there tvo Territories is nothing ls.s than 70
admit tlsvfry into territory free zsncs the anxiety
expareucsd in certain quarters for the success OF tas
oil Up 70 .he tirpo OF It's intrcdrcton nothing
beard about tho repeal OF the Missouri compronI,
Slavery has reyer been party question The rnly mat
er Of dsy ute has been "a to whether more North de
mocIsts than wings hal voted uita the South II hes
ben said ey he senator from 8sntucty Ms Dxon) that
Mr. Clay ccntersd ths Missouri comp oaiss lnconsti.1
tiopa,-out such IL not the general belief although he
believed the Senator wa honest Ia the expression 4 his
belief The people of the North South East and West
nave always regarded the Hssou-t ornriss invo
liable the lion its-f Hsviog given the hl tory
OF the comp ;oniee measures Of 1880 he r,i Congress-,
In the Law organizing New Eexico iastssi Of rep sans
the Missouri compromi'e enacted It, 1rsung his
agrmcn referred TO the proceedings OF The last CJn-
grs6s, wherein they ARertsd the biadny e soy II the
oUupr mse measures OF 1882 resolving to abba bJ
them snd eepeoang al farther agitation OF the slavery
question as useless and dangerous In those e,ouons
not word vas sAt about rpearg tie Missouri co pre-
mise; nor wss anything said about 1t In the Baltimore
democratic platform In fact they declared against
nesipg he slavery agitation In OF Congress. They
would resist IT, unaer VIA shape color the At
tempt might be made. A. that convention the odds aud
enda o. tbs tsmoerac party brou togsther-hs
any proposition hso been brought forward 10 disturb
the Missouri compromise. the members would have %
ps.tsd without making the nomlnstion, and Mr. Pisrcs
would not occupy the exalted position Of the Pres
dent The whs IN convention ssd smi or resolutions
sdheiIg to a.o abicios by the compIomie measures.
In ali the millions oi dooamsns icAtered throughout
the country, by both partlss no. word said about
the zeal Of tie hlssonr oompromre Daring the last
Congress tue b introduced FOR gaazn3 tie Territory
of rtbrasks ON sinsd no clause epeAling the Missouri
conpfomise The tmendment TO this efec Wa, for the
rst time aod 10 the sstoni-hment Of everybody intro
doced ~ No;thsra usn, In substance that ne msAnt
ard inte1ced and had always bsel driving At It, to re
peal The Eiscuri compcmise, To ths credit Of tho
outh to their prsse ihs proposition did not come frsm
them. Without pretsnoipg 70 read . lecture to the
sou,b he W uld susset ppesl to their honor and
ch,sr7, 10 step forwirda arrest this sttsn pted In
frscioa CO 'hs general understanding Of ths country
fr, 1870 20 the present Tins He ,h ud resist the re-
neal with AL tho which he possessed II he should
b, eenourced hy his domocaus friends for the course he
ntereed to take tbs blows shond alike fall more sui
bilious md prorio Mt than hinse for In tins re-
ro a the senate COMMITTEES Territories introductory
TO the NebrashA BILL they express themselves against
disiurbtg the hiesJusi com prcrns although they After
wards copgent TO such Mr. Douglas havicg OF
,sred TIE amendment e. this purpose Tne Union news
paper, (good dsmoorstii authority .oo) on hs 23d OF
January pss sganst disurbtng the Ms.our compromise
bat for human inarmy, thre. days after Yards
shappd It's tune ard took tbs ground that the comp ose
Of 1850 repealed the Missouri IL his censft