Butte record., 1854-04-08

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age of the Nebraska Bll-Gardiner Claim, sc
The Nebraska bill passed the Senate
Thursday evening March 8, by ma
ty Of H. This is a much larger
'rity than was anticipated, and shows
81 the opposition to the bill is chiefly
lined to the Abolition ranks of the
ia, as there were but four northern
-ocrats who voted against the bill
{, southern democratic members Of
Senate voted in favor of the bill with
exception of three, Messrs. Houston
Rusk Of Texas, and Mallory of Flor.
Dodge of, Wisconsin, Hamlin, of
Inc, James, of r. |. and Walker OF
iseonsin, were the four northern dem
Z is who voted against the bill. The
flowing are the democratic "dodgers
d absentees'':
'iessrs Allen, R l., Bayara, Del. Bright, Ind (sick)
urey Conn.,, Weller, CAL, Wright and Thompson
w Jersey.
The fate of the bill in the House is vet
lrouded in doubt and uncertainty, al
aough We doubt not but what it will
Ass the House. The report that it was
rictly An administration measure, i,
enied by the Washington papers. The
ga of making it test question has not
oeah entertained, although there is but
tie fear of its being vetoed by Presi-
Dent Pierce, after it shall have passed
eth houses of Congress
The boundaries Of the territory pro-
ased to be organized, is described as fol-
'@s: Beginning at a point in the
issouri river where the fortieth paral
OF north latitude crosses the same
snce west on said parallel to the sum-
ut of the highlands separating the wa
srs fiowlng into Green river or Colora-
'ol the west from the waters flowing in
the great basin thence nothward on
he said highlands to the summit of the
ocky Mountains; thence on said sum-
at northward to the 10th parallel of
1osth latitude thence west on said par
'lel to the western boundary of the ter
rory of Minnesota thence southwark
n said boundary to the Missouri liver :;
hence down the main channel Of said
~iver to the place of beginning"
Should this bill fail to pass the house,
mother with slight notifications must
axe its place. But we hope to see the
E.esent bill become law. The day for
governing the territories with arbitrary
fules and sectional doctrines has passed
way, and the fact has been established
.aat territorial inhabitants are capable
Of governing themselves, without having
he iron rod of an arbitrary doctrine ap-
aiied to them.
The Indians of Nebraska are preparing
. vacate their lands in favor of the
@hite settlers, who ale about emigrating
. that country in large numbers. The
New York Herald contains the outlines
Of q treaty by which the Omaha tribe
aaye entered into arrangements to sell
sight million acres of their land the
0ttoes have also agreed to dispose of
some two or three million acres, and other
delegations of Indians are now in Wash
sngton negotiating for the sale of their
domain. A short time hence, and the
'territoritories of Nebraska and Kanzas
will be covered with the domicils and
and growing crops of Industrious white
inen, who, by their votes, will forever
settle the question which is now so Ia
tensely agitating the people of the I'm
ion and their representatives in Con-
gress, with regard to that region "
The Herald announces the conviction
and death of Dr. George A. Gardiner.
His claim, for which he received S47O,-
900 from the government, was found to
be fraud, and he was convicted of
forgery, and sentenced to ten gears la