The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-06-28

The fol owing especial despatch from the
regular correspondent of the New York Times
IN This city, who writes over the signature of
rs, appeared in that paper Of The ll'h inst:
Washington, June -.
'hn astounding fraud has just been dsc"ve--
red by MSssrs Ca'npbeii, Of ONO Benton, Mace,
and others, in the NeJ Gska bill ltsens that
MIR RichardIon stated 10 the House that hi
substitute WAS the Senate bill simply, wit,uui
the Clayton prov>o, when, in fact, he had in
serted clause providing that no persons Other
than citizens Of the UnJ,ed States sh~u!d hold
flee or vote until they had sworn 10 support
the principle Of this bill
This Astounding frau is nothing more than
an out and out Observation-Disclosures If the
Times 'rrespondent or the honorable members
to whom he ascribes the astounding discovery
we cannot determine. II is cur business 10
expose The ialsehood--not to designate the au-
thors Off
When Mr.. Richardson offered his substitute
for the Nebraska bill it came from the Sem
ate, he announced 10 the House tina, his substi-
ute was the same with The SENATE bill, without
the Clayton amendment We will show by the
record that Mr.. r. chardson's statement was
strictly true, and that the statement OF the Times
spondenl hat he had ''iuserted clause, -
&c is itselFa pal pable fraud
Clayton moved his amendment, wds as follows:
"9nd be Il further enacted, That every free
white male inhabitant above the age of2l years
who shall be an actual resident of said Territory
and shall possess The qualifications hereinafter
prescribed shall be entitled to vote at the first
election, ard shall be eligible to any office with
| in The said Territory; but the qualifications OF
voters, and Of holding Office, at al subsequent
elections, shall be such shall be prescribed
| by The legislative assembly; Pr0riGed, That the
the right OF suffrage and of holding Office shall
be exercised only hy citizens of tie United
| States and those who shall haze declared on
oath their intention 10 become such, and snail
have taken an oath II support the constitution
.: The United States and the provisions of this
act !; find prorided, farther, That no officer
soldier, seaman or marine, or other person in
the army or navy of The United States, or at
tached to troops in the service of the Unite d
States shall b. allowed TO vote or hold office in
said Territory by reason of being on service
| he rein
MIR. C!ayt,n Moved to strike on! Of ,hi.
F! S1" "..on the following words
| And those who shall have declared or
oath, their intention TO become such, and shall
have taken an oath t. support the constitution
OF the United States and the provisions OF th
act"
The motion prevail d, and the amandment Wa
made; and the bill IS amended having passe,
the Senate, the first piovlso to the fifth section
read follows
" Prlrided, That the right of sufIeragt
and of holding office shall be exercised only b.
citizens IF the United States" When Mr.
! Richards offered his substitute in The House b.
announced that IL the same with the Sen
ate bill without the Clayton amendment. Tn
Clayton amendment was the striking out O
the words above quoted The Senate bill
therefore, aoihgat tiip Clayton amendment, we
. the Senate bill as it stood before Mr.. tiaYto
moved his amendment. Mr.. Richardson there
ore, rejected III his substitute The amendmen
made on motion OF Mr. Clayton, ani offered ih
! section as il was before the CLAYTON amendment
was adopted The section so offered was adopt
cd and psssad by ;hc House, and is now tn
law OF the land and is in the exact words Of ii,
9th section as it stood before Mr. Clayto
moved his amendmen. above quoted
Thus ends this abolition 1t is no pecsur
10 us t. show hew bad tie aboltionst, are; d
it IS necessary ;aaiI be done that homes, Ine
may not be deceived by their falseIopds or b
. our silence