Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-25
The PIG, OF The N.hr..l. BIN.


We announced to our readers on Yesterday tina
the Nebraska Bill had at last passed the House o
Rcprescntatives-by vote of 1l3 in the affirmative
to 100 in the negative. 1t is truly subject of con
graduation to the country that this vexed question
has been removed from the Of discussion in the
halls Of Congress; far as the passage of the Ne
braska Bill can effect that end We have idea
that it will put an end to those nterminable pests,
slavery aud anslavery speeches in Congress- for this
session even but it will relieve legislators of this
standing text they have had to go on for nearly six
months past.
1t is to be hoped that they will now take up other
business and proceed to attend to the wants Of the
country, which have been in other respects entire
y lost sight of from the beginning of the session down
to the present time They could do nothing until
the Nebraska Bill was disposed of has been the cx-
cuse set up for their tardy legislation from the peri
cd almost at which the present session convened
Let them now so to work at something else-get
through with the most important business and so
home soon rs possible We confident that
they cannot please their constituents better than by
making speedy adjournment. If the disposal Of the
Nebraska Bill does nothing more than to bring about
an early adjournment Of Congress, it will have fur
nished sufficient cause for great congra!ulation to
the people Of every part of the country.
1t remains to be seen what practical effects the
passage Of this bill will have upon the interests of the
South. That it will tend to extend the of slave
ry is disputed question, that only be solved by
the development of future events. There arc many
at the South we know, wi o honestly entertain the
opinion that it will add another to slave ter
ritory; and their opinions, admit not without
some show Of good foundation The practical
suits Of it may prove in the language of President
Pierce that it is "a proposition in favor Of freedom"
and, with the construction put upon the bill by his
Exceency, certain il is that the South will never be
under any obligations to him. or his Administration
for any good it may derive from it, Had it not been
considered by themas "a proposition in favor of free
DOM" it is very evident it would never have received
their support No thanks, then, to the President,
and those Of his Cabinet who supported the bill, for
any benefits they may have thereby unwttingy
conferred upon the South. The Presidents own de-
carations enough TO show that they deserve
1t appears to have been only difference of opinion
between the Administration and its Free-So allies,
as to the best mode Of extending the of freedom
In the removal of the Missouri restriction, however,
the South has evidently gained advantage in point
Of principle Her citizens can take their chances in
lection of the doctrine of non-intervention, and if
unsuccessful in securing at the hands of the State
government the privilege of holding slaves therein it
will be qualification to them to know that such re-
strction has been imposed by the will of majority
OF those forming state constitution, rather than by
an arbitrary, unconstitutional enactment of Congress-
and to this they submit with better grace 1t
would be vain to expect that the slavery agitation
will cease with the passage Of the Nebraska Bill. The
fanatics this question will be satisfied with that
issue. Keep up the agitation will be their cry
There those the South as we'll as at the North
who will join in this cry They live by it. They sue
coed in riding into political power on that hobby and
will hold to it to the last for purposes of po-
litical promotion. To deprive them OF it would
be to rob them Of their ALL Repeal of this Infamous
measure will be the watchword of Northern fanatics
and the danger Of the accomplishment Of that end
will be one of the used to keep up excitement
at the South To what this rebrand of agitation viii
lead, it may bepremature yet to predict 1t is much
to be desired that sectional strife may be hushed and
peace and quiet once restored but of that we have
as yet, reliable assurance. The indications are
ominous that the of sectional strife is now to be
removed in part from Congress to the tribunal Of the
people, and that election Of federal officers at
least to be disturbed by this subject of agitation
for some time yet
We publish below the vote by which the Nebraska
Bill wasYassed
YEAs-A essrs. Abercrombie James c. Allen, Willis
Allen, Ashe, David j. Bailey Thomas II. Bayly Barks-
dale Barry, Bell, Bocock, Boyce Brecknridge BRIDGES
BROOKS, Oaskie Chasain, Chrisman, Churchwel Cls,k
Niingman Cobb, Coqutt Cox Crhge, Cumming Cuttinp
John @. Davis, Dawson, Disney, Dowdell Dunb.r DuS
ham, Eddy Edmundson, John ". ELLIOTT English, Faux.
ner, Florence, Goode, Green Greenwood GRAY Hamilton
Sampson w. Harris, Hendricks, Hem, Hibbard, Hill
Hllyer, Houston, Ingersoll Geo. w. Jones j. CLANCY
Jones, Roland Jones, Kerr, Kidwell Kurz Lamb Lane
Latham Letcher, Lilly, Lindley, Macdonald, McDougaI
hcNair, Maxwell, May John G. Miller Smith Miller Ods
hordecai Oliver, Orr, Packer, John Perkins Phelps
Phillips, Powell Preston Ready, Reese Richardson Rid
die, Robbins, Rowe Rulin, Shannon. Shaw Shower Sin.
gleton, Samuel A. Smith, William Smith, VIM. X Smith
Geo w. smyth Snodgrass, Frederick p. Stanton r. H.
stanton, Alexander ii. Stephens, Straub David Stuart
John j. Taylor, Tweed Vail, Vansant Walbridge WALK
or, walsh, Warren, Westbrook Witte, Daniel b. Wright
Hendrick b. Wright, and ZoicofFer-ll3.
NATs-Messrs. Ball, Banks Belcher, Bennett hanson
Benton, Bugg, Campbell, Carpenter Chandler Croker
Cullom, Curtis, Thomas Davis Dean De Witt Dick Dick
inson, Drum, Eastman, Edgerton Edmunds Thomas d
Elliott Ellison, Etherdge Everhart Farley Fenton Flag.
Ter, Fuller Gamble, GiddOgs, Goodrich, Grow, Aaron
Harlan, Andrew j. Harlan, Harrison Hastings Haven
Hester, Howe Hughes, Hunt Johnson Daniel T. Jones
kiiredge, KNOX Lindsey, Lyon, McCulIoch Mace Mat
teson, AAyall, Meacham Middeswartb Millson Morgan
Morrison, Murray, Nichols, Noble Norton Andrew OH
Yer, Parker, I, ok, Peckbam, PenDGgton Bishop Per
n nn Frau, Pdnge, Puryear, David Richie, Thomas
hitchey, Rogers, RUSSELL Sabn, Sage, Sapp Seymour
summons SHELTON, Gerrit Smith, Hester l.. Stevens,
Stratton Andrew Stuart John L. Taylor Nathaniel G.
Iploi Ihurston, Tracy, Trout Upham, Wade VALLEY,
H. u. Washburne Israel Wsshburn, Wells John Went.
"0r'n' lapPan wentworth, Wheeler, aud Yates-lOO.