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Weleft PaTkviile on the New Lucy OF
Wednesday afternoon, and had a finesrur
to Weston, where we laid all night-takine
on goodly number of passengers, started
on Thursday morning, arriving at Atchi.
son In the forenoon. Among the company
was our distinguished Senator, in honor ol
whom the new city is named. There was
| large assemblagee on the ground, with
plenty of tables spread for dinner, where
the crowd could be accommodated with ba.
con and bread, and drink at the branch
for SOC. head! Our party, however, fell
In with some friends from the Missouri
side, who Hospitality placed the contents oi
their saddle-bags (such as were eatable and
drinkable) at our disposal.
The survey of the town had just been
completed the evening before-the stock.
holders held meeting to arrange particu-
lars of sale-and afterwards, as had been
previously announced, Gen. Atchison noun
ted an old wagon and made a speech. He
commenced by alluding to the beautiful
country which was now beginning to be set
tled-to some of the circumstances under
which a territorial government was organ
ized-and in the course of his remarks
mentioned how Douglas came to introduce
the Nebraska bill with the repeal clause In
| it. Senator A. said that, for himself, he
is entirely devoted to the interests of the
South, and that he would sacrifice every
thing but his hope of heaven to advance her
welfare. He thought the Missouri Com
promise ought to be repealed-he had
pledged himself in his public addresses to
vote for no territorial organization that
would not virtually annul it-and with this
feeling in his heart, he desired to be chair
man of the Senate Committee on Terrific
ries when bill was to be introduced. With
this object in view, he had private inter-
view with Mr.. Douglas, and informed him
of what he desired-the introduction of a
bill for Nebraska like what he had prom
ised to vote for, and that he would like to
be Chairman of the Committee on Terrific
ries in order to introduce such measure,
and if he could get that position he would
Immediately resign as Speaker of the SEN
ate. Judge Douglas requested twenty-four
hours to consider the matter, and said-if,
at the expiration of that time he could not
introduce such bill as he (Mr. Atchison)
proposed, which would at the same time
accord with his own sense of right and JUS
tice to the South, he would resign as Chair
man of Territorial Committee In Democra-
tic caucus, and exert his influence to get
him (Atchison) appointed. At the expi-
ration of the given time, Senator Douglas
signified his intention to report such bill
as had been spoken of.
Gen. Atchison next spoke of those who
had supported and those who had opposed
the bill in the Senate, and remarked that
northern democrats came up nobly to the
work, but that northern wings had proved
recreant to the cause of Justice and right.
Southern men, he said acted as they should
have done, he was sorry to say, two excep-
tions. A voice in crowd here called out,
Bell and Houston!1 Yes, he said, these
were the men-one whig and one demo
crat, both aspirants for the Presidency-but,
poor miserable dev1ls, they had made a
false step; and he might say, now he
(Atchison) had a fairer chance for that
high honor than either of them. The
American people loved honesty, and could
appreciate the acts of man who openly
anu dDOpG SOtcu W Will
of his constituents without regard TO poht-
ical favor.
Senator A. next alluded to the Slavery
question as it is now being agitared in our
community, and closed by expressing his
profound contempt for abolitionists and
their Vaccinations, and said that if he had
his way he would hang every one hat dared
show his face here. In reference, how
ever, to Northern men settling In the Kan
sas Territory, he said he kew there were
sensible, honest, right-feeling men among
them, who would be as far from stealing a
negro as southern man would, and his
remarks applied only to avowed abolition
lists. 800
Such is a glance at some Of the points
in Senator Atchison's speech. When he
concluded, the sale commenced, and du-
ring the afternoon "a lots were sold at an
average of 500 each. Those disposed of
were mostly back from the river, and as
far as could be seen, with two or three ex-
ceptions, they were bought by the owners OF
the town. Prices ranged from $35 to $500
-one at each of the extremes. This sale
was to be continued next day, when lots
more adyantageously situated were expect
ed to be offered. Luninary.
From Mr.. VIM. ELLIS, who arrived last
evening from SCOTS Bluff, we learn that
there were thiry-tWo men, instead OF twen-