Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-20


EXTENSION OF M0RsEs PATIENT
We learn that the Commissioner Of Patents
last night gave his decision, extending the
Morse Patent for seven years from the goth Of
june, 1854.
The application in behalf of Morse was
prosecuted by Messrs. Harding Of Philadelphia,
and Watson Of this city twas opposed by H.
H. Gillet, Esq, of Washington, and Marshall
Lefferts, of New York, representing the Balm
interest and by II. w. Rnssell and F. M Ed
son, Of New York, representing the House in
terest
Hon. Mr.. Banks Of Massachusetts,, has quit
the Democratic party, on account Of tho pas
sage of the Nebraska bill We suppose they
can spare him. Ale1 Gazette.
Perhaps certain persons can be spared from
the Wing party, also Does tho Gasette know
of any such?
ACCIDENTAL DEATH. - We regret to learn
that Mr.. X. 5, Phillips, Clerk at the National
Hotel, c street, was drowned while bathing
yesterday afternoon. His body has not been
recovered. He was drowned at the Sycamore,
on the Potomac near the Washington Monu-
ment.
EXTRACTS FROM PRo-sLAvERY PAPERS.
From the New Orleans Bulletin, Juno l4
Nebraska Bill Washington Sentinel The
Washington Sentinel, of the 18th, tries to throw
ridiculc upon the selections made by the Ma
tional Inteilagencer from many Southern jour
nails opposed to the Nebraska bill, headed
"Southern Sentiment" Says the Sentinel
"The Infeibgencer knows, and everybody
knows that Southern sentiment as in favor
of the Nebraska bill-warmly and cordially in
favor Of itu
Our Washington Nebraska contemporary is
altogether in the wrong. The Intelligencer
don't know, nor does the Sentinel know, nor
does anybody else know, that Southern senti-
ment" is warmly and cordially in favor Of
the Nebraska bill, for the very opposite is the
case. Its introduction fell coldly upon the
Southern public the fierce discussions that fol-
lowed awakened no sensation, and its passage
or defeat would have produced no widespread
excitement Indeed, we believe the slavehold-
ers Of the South would have preferred it's de-
feat We believe we are perfectly safein say
ing that we represent, editorially, more plant
ers than all Of the Washington papers put to-
gether and we have yet to meet one who does
not look upon the introduction of the Nebras-
ka bill AZ ill.timed ill-advsed, and injndicious,
if not positively wrong.
Congress can 60 to work and repeal the Ne
braska bill, and there will be no indignation
among the slaveholders--nO exoitement-not
billionth part Of the agitation that its pae-
sage has created among the Abolitionists Of the
North. The political traders might attempt to
raise breeze but they would fail just as sig
nally as they did in attempting to get up en-
thusiasm in favor of the Nebraska bill.
From tho Louisville Journal
We are glad to see that the course Of Mr..
Hunt one Of the Representatives of Louisiana,
in opposition to the Nebraska bill, seems to
meet the appreciation of his constituency. The
New Orleans Crescent fully endorses it and
says:
aWe might indeed remark with safety that
nine-tenihs at least of Col. HUNTS constituents
concur in the sentiments advanced by him in
his speech on the Nebraska bill We are all
in favor maintaining Southern rights, but be-
lieve at the same time that they may be sus-
tanned without covert, still less fragrant,
breach Of pEghted national faith"
The Shreveport LA Southern Visiter also
says:
aCol Theodore G. Hunt represents the first
district and instead Of having betrayed his
constituents" we must although differing from
him in many Of the positions taken, state that
we are confident his sentiments are entertained
by fully two-thirds of the citizens of his district
in fact, they are almost unanimously re echoed
by the planters of the parishes on tho Missis-
sippi'
Several Of the Washington correspondents
confirm this view Of the case. Some Of the
Southern press denounce the manner in which
the act was passed, others the passage Of the
bill without the Clayton amendment, and others
tho repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
From the Philadelphia Sun, Juno 10
The Washington Union repcls tho idea that
the Nebraska question influenced the result Of
our recent city election. We do not think il
did materially, for we had so many old scores
to settle with the Democrats that this new one
was almost overlooked. But il Is certain that
our opponents were rallied to the support of
Nebraska, and we knew many Democrats who
refused to vote their ticket on the plea that it
endorsed the propriety Of that measure IL the
Union is sincerely anxious to know the state Of
feeling in this quarter, we can assure it that we
have heard but three Philadel phians speak fa
vorably Of il, unless they were office-holders
Personally we have no objections TO the bill,
though we abominate the corruption which Sc
cured its passage.