Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-08

Ii appropriated should be expended towards the
Of these persons in the State unless
the Secretary should be satisfied that the crime in the
circumstances Of its perpetraton involved also viola
on of the laws of the United States This band Of con.
ederates extended from the city Of New York and
oil the Eastern and Western States New Orleans
and consequently had been necessary send
every State in the Union in order these crim
mails and also to obtain witnesses. The boat was fired
while passing through the jurisdiction Of the State Of
Kansas and il must be very clear that the local
of that State and especially ohe county Of Phillips bore
no comparison to the general interest Of the whole people
of the United States in bringing the defendants justice
IL was in this view of the case that the committee
thought themselves justified in reporting this bill The
county OF Phillips was comparatively poor county, rich
IN lands but sparse in population. This prosecution
would require thousands Of dollars and what had
the people Of that county to bring these persons JUS
tice when by doing they would impose heavy burden
upon themselvesf
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee had heard no reason which
he thought could satisfy any gentleman that this
case TO which the United States should be party. II
this Government to take Jurisdiction of all offences
committed upon the waters Of the country il would in
short time extend itself to all the railroads the coun
try lie thought this would form dangerous precedent
and therefore insisted on the commttal Of the bill
The bill had accordingly 60 the Committee Of the
Whole the state of the Union the rules prescribing
that every measure containing appropriation shall have
its hrst consideration in committee.
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then into Committee of the Whole on
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the chair and resumed the consideration of the bill max
ing appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses
Of the Government for the year ending June 30 1855
MIR. CARUTHERS addressed the committee in favor of
the Nebraska Kansas BILL In reply the objection that
the bill if passed. would violate treaty obligations
with the Indian tribes residing within the limits Of these
Territories he declared that the rights of the Indians
as serupuousy guarded and protected they pos
sby could be. He held that the doctrine Of Congress
sional right OF the people deter
mine for themselves the character of their domestic
stitutions-was just and correct in ITSELF and sound
national policy He contended that repeal Of the Mis-
souri, compromise would not njurously affect the South
and proceeded to show that it had frequently been vio
lated by the North. The South, he said now stands
where it has always Stood the defensive We make
upon the North do desire to force in
sttutons upon her. The South to leave the
question to the people, and all ask of the North is to
let us alone.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Maine, followed, and spoke in
opposition to the bill organizing Territorial governments
for Nebraska and Kansas He earnestly opposed any
repeal Of the Missouri compromise and denied that
unconstitutional He argued to prove that the bill did
not contain the doctrine Of non-intervention and
tended that the compromise of 1920 repealed by
the legislation of 1850.
Mr.. MACDONALD then obtained the floor when the
committee rose.
And the House adjourned until Monday next Ayes
l03, noes 15