Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-02-05
REGULAR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS
WAsHxeroS, Jan. IS, 1854.
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comparison Of opinions led Senator DOUGLAS
in the course of the week to modify to some ex
tent the original Nebraska bill. These modifca-
tons did not affect the spirit Of the first bill. Their
effect to render the bill more explicit, and to
create two instead of one territory. The Northern
part of country created into territories is called Ne
braska, and the Southern part Kansas. In two
clear and important articles Of the oath and 10Th
inst, the Union shows that there is no deviation
from the scope of the original bill, and vindlcates
the changes That the bill will be ultimately pass
ed, firmly believe, but am apprehensive from
pending rumors that it will encounter opposition
from some democratic quarters, so that considera-
bic delay may ensue to final action upon it.
Mr.. GADsDEN has arrived here, and although the
Treaty has not yet been sent in, there is no doubt
that it will be, probably early next week-and fits
provisions are such as are represented, it will be
ratified as it should be. We get rid of the unpeas-
ant, anditmght prove onerous obligation Of defend
ing Mexico from the Indians of the frontier winch
might prove, from the necessity it would in many
involve of passing into her territories source
ofserious collision with the Mexican authorities
best Railway route to the Pacifc-the shortest by
far and nearly as good in other respects as one or
two other routes. That Railway route would most
naturally and easily connect with the Tennessee
Railroad improvements, and give them an earlier
impulse so far as they can derive any from Pacli-
ic Railroad than they would derive from any other
Pacific Railroad The land obtained is for the most
part barren vet there are various fertile valleys
Cooke mentions several of them in his Journal In
one, on the San Pedro tributary OF the ella, he
found great spring, at which he was informed
five thousand cattle were accustomed to drink
About this place traces of wild cattle were most
abundant These cattle are the offspring of those
originally left there by the Spaniards, when they
evacuated this section Of country, from ncessant an
noyance by the Apache Indians Through all that
section of country there are similar deserted places,
showing not the barrenness of the soils, but the
Spanish want of policy and energy. Where the
white man of these United States puts down his
foot on the frontiers under the sanction of our gov
ernment there is no retreat, unless for short pc
rod If compelled to fly by a sudden incursion,
he soon returns, and in few years becomes sole
master. There are Americans who will speedily
occupy, when the Treaty is ratified, those deserted
ranches, and the Apaches must keep within their
own boundary, or be rooted out.
On Thursday, in committee of the whole on the
State Of the Union, Mr. SMITH, of Virginia, made
conciliatory and able speech, rejecting the policy
of the administration.
In answer to Gen. CAss' CALL the papers in the
case of BEDINI were communicated yesterday Ac-
cording to the letter Of NJ ANToNETT1 Secretary of
State and that of the Pope to our President Mons
BEDNI was to come out of his way on the track to
Brazil to complmentthe President of the Q. States
Indeed 4! Has the butcher Of the Roman repub-
cans became the sudden admirer of the Chief Mag
istrate of American republicans? Has the man
who called in by his apostolic appeal as he called it.
the French and the Austrians, the former of whom
put down the republicans at Rome, the latter Of
whom, (while BEDM was present, and, l believe,
aiding and abetting) skinned the forehead of the no.
bic martyr, HUGO BAssr, and put him to death, be-
sides many other attroctes-has this man be-
come enamored of republicans or of republcansm
"Doth fountain send forth at the same place sweet
water and bitter 2"
When the Pope addresses the President as he
does in his letter, on Ecclesiastical subjects, he as
sumeS rights and privileges which do not belong to
him. To do so the manner he has done is insult
ing to the American people and the American
Government. Suppose that the Archbishop Of
Canterbury were to address similar letter to the
President of the United States, commencing to him
the Protestant Episcopalians of the United States
and praying the preservation Of their privileges
there would be one outburst Of Indignation from
one end of the United States to the other at the
insolence OF the interference And, particularly
if the following language used in his letter by the
Pope were to constitute part of the Archbshop's
epistles. "And inasmuch as we have been intrusted
by Divine commission with the care Of the Lords
flock throughout the world" The plain meaning
Of all this is, that there is no clock of the Lord
throughout the world" but that over which the
Pope has jurisdiction. This insolent lie is thrown
into the face of the President OF Protestant peo-
plein letter which the Pope asserts is meant to
be complimentary. 1t is not meant to be compli-
mentary; it is mea Mt to be monatory 1t means to
say to the President, behold what power have
over the Catholics throughout the world and if you
do not distribute to those in America a more than
usual share Of the patronage of Government will
endeavor to turn them against you That there are
many catholics who would not obey, fully believe;
but on the other hand there are others who would
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