Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-09
THE REASON OF THE THING.

THE REASON OF THE THING.
aIon,n the Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun, who is quite familiar with the
views of Southern men and the supporters gen.
orally Of the Nebraska Bill, confirms our expo
sitiou Of the policy Of the alien disfranchising
clause, adopted in the Senate on motion Of Mr..
Clayton. He says:
The Senate, by majority Of only two votes,
excluded aliens from the right Of suffrage in the
Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, aoifh view
TO Improve the chances of the liberation Of Sla-
very there but it is doubtful whether this re-
striction will be retained. While we give the
domain to aliens, we certainly ought to give
them the power to control it."
II is worthy Of note, that among the three
votes which the editor of the Abolition organ
here, the National Era, received for printer to
the House, was that Of Mr.. Benton. This gen.
tleman, being in retiracy, voluntary or invol-
suited to his tastes with afew friendsn He
is the most dangerous rival which Seward has.
Wash. Cor. Richmond Enquirer.
Mr. Benton voted for Curran Nobody had
q right to name the editor Of the Era, who
holds that the position Of an independent edit
or is something better than that Of printer to
the House, station altogether too dependent
for q man who is in the habit of thinking his
own thoughts, and speaking his own words
A PARSONAGE WORTHY OF PRIsoN-A
colored man in Philadelphia, remarkable for
being red-headed negro, compelled watch
man to shoot him, in selfdefence, the other
night though not fatally, as it is hoped. His
name is Harley, and il is said of him that he is
q most desperate character, and that several
years since he and another fellow fought
duel with knives. They locked themselves up
in q room, with the understanding that one
was to be killed before the door was opened.
Harleys antagonist died from the effects of his
injuries, and the survivor spent about four
years in the Penitentary for granddaughter.
KNUD IvERsoN.-It appears to be true that
no proof exists that this poor little Norwegian
boy was drowned by other boys because of his
refusal to steal; and there is much chuckling
over the verdancy and "mawkish sensibili-
typ Of those who have contributed money to erect
q monument to his memory. We are grati6ed
that the account is probably not true; but that
the desire has been so generally indicated to
honor the virtue and heroism of such child,
we exult. Noble sentiments have thus been
manifested, and these sentiments are the fruits
Of our Sabbath schools in which the idea of
erecting the monument originated.
A FREE, UNrRAMMELED, AND INDEPENDENT
Press The North american says:
Editors Of Democratic newspapers are pref
ty we'll cared for by their own party when in
power, IL we may credit list which we find
published in one OF our exchanges embracing
some twenty-five editors Of Democratic news
papers in Pennsylvania, holding Offices Of profit
under the National or State Administrations.
It is probably the certainty Of such reward
which induces the jealous exertions of these
editors for the success Of their party candi-
datesn
Without such Swiss corps, how could the
Administration hopGto crush out" the spirit
of freedom among the people And without
executive patronage how could Il bride these
.servile echoes Of its villa The time was when
the bare imputation of such state Of things
was sufficient to arouse the apprehensions and
indignation Of the whole American people; but
now its existence is familiar UNDECIDED truth.
SENATOR FEssENDEN.--We congratulate this
gentleman, who is now in the way of reoeiv.
ing goodly share Of the opprobrium Of the
Southern press. The Richmond Enquirer of
yesterday, for example, repeats his name, and
says:
aThis is tho name Of nm individual recently
elected in Maine by coalition Of Wings and
odds and ends, TO represent, in part that State
in the Senate Of the United States. Notorious
at home for his zeal in the black crusade,
he is now attempting to establish, by means of
his new position, q national reputation, as
white man having an excessive love for the
woolly- headed race. Although but q few days
have elapsed since he took his seat in the Sem
ate, he is already aspiring to be the biggest
and most noisy Abolition frog in the national
pond"
THE MEDICINAL VIRTUES OF CRANBERRIEs
We have seen several published statements Of
cures Of cancers said to have been Effected by
means Of the external application Of raw cram
berries, bruised and applied as poultice. We
would rejoice in the confirmation Of these
statements. The New Haven Conn Palladium
Of late date, says:
eve are able to record another case Of the
complete cure Of erysipelas by the simple ap-
plication of the raw cranberries pounded fne
The patient was young lady, one side Of
whose face had become 80 much swollen and
inflamed, that the eye had become closed and
the pain excessive. A ponltice of cranberries
was applied, and after several changes the pain
6eased, the inflammation subsidized, and in the
course Of couple Of days every vestige Of the