Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-28
Washington Correspondence.
wAsHlse,os, Feb. %, 1854.


The Freeso papers OF the North are with
great real TO Tighten the advocates OF the Nebrasks bin
by representing that its passage will seriously cndange
the perpe,uity Of the Uuou They e.moroasly user,
such result win the north spirit OF bos,ty
to Southern interests, bitter and that
all attempts at future reconciliation will be utterly hone
less This il not the first me that tho bugbear Of disu.
Mon has been held up In the quarr In order nmi
date the South into degrading submission Northern ag
grcsion. was tried in 1850. but with what the
country well knows repetition OF the stale trick this
time will not only be utterly useless will with
universal derou and Contempt Tho people Of tho South
are length beginning properly to estimate their
resources aud the precise value which shord attach to
Yankee threats They understand fully the character OF
those with whom they have deal not to be fright
cned out Of their purposes by the buster Of male boomers
and purancal pick pockets. Entertaining they do
sincere attachment to the Union their devotion to Is not
of 50 blind character that order to preserve it, they
prepared surrender Free soil nsocnce their dear
est aud sacred rights is dle however, to ant
ipae any such evil Consequences The Union is in no
danger, and will not be solong Yankee thn can pro
fit by its continuance.
The prospects of the Nebraska bill are becoming every
day aud cheering. There scarcel, any
doubt o its passage through the House by decided
jority. fortnight ago aud different state OF
things existed Then. uany meuibcrs from the North
who favored the principle of the bll alarmed the
homc indications OF popular dspeasure, aud hcsiiated
therefore TO commit themselves its support but the
mis,s which obscured los time their vision have been
dispersed aud they that hostility TO the hill is
mainly confined To rcesoicrs and abovnists, and that
large port ion OF the conservative men of the North are
to the least Indifferent about its passage So pleas
ing vision has disspatcd unworthy lear aud has
inspired with courage and confidence those. who not
than week ago, shiycTing with apprchcp.
sion.
In the last day the House has incidentally had
under discussion the policy Of granting alternate sections
Of land Tor the construction ot railroads The success.
which schemes OF this kind have heretofore met with has
given rise immense number Of applications Of
similar character, aud 1t is ehaggeraton say that
il they all granted it would absorb Of the public do
main at least hundred million of This fact i |
well calculated tn awaken the serious attention of the old
States the kings of system by which they become
aud their Younger sisters rapidly Increase in
wealth and power lair distribution o. the public do
main among all the States would enable Virginia finish
her various works oi internal improvement without taxing
her ciEcus single dollar but wise and Just
surc OF legislation will never be carried long the
State is represented by its present delegation of
ting abstractioniss To all propositions of the kind
they oppose united resistance and assuming airs vi
vruous purity, affect degree OF political honesty as u-
dcrOuS as it is hypocrucal.
The debate the Nebraska bill for scvcr, DAYS past
has been exclusively confined TO Southern Senator'S s.
MrsSts. Tuombs, Hunter, Butler aud Brown, hsy. zach
in addressed the Senate and o course support of
the l'il The Impression is that the discussion
will cease about the middle of week. when the vo,.
will be taken No one doubts its passage in tue Senate
by overwhelming majority.
Washington Is not quite will, snpl.sters
as Richmond, but the vast amount Of money III
circulation here renders condition quite depora
your OF late the market has been flooded with
the notes Of concern called the trarls-A
Bank, located believe, in some and inaccessible
spot in Virginia. The efforts mads however to get ia, m
IN general circulation do not succeed very well
for many persons refuse take them or il they are com
PEELED TO do try and dispose ofihrm soon as posi-
ble There ia certainly much dlrust and uspicion
towards the Bank but whether Justly or not
is more than can say. One thing, say least is
curious many notes of small local institution
located irce hundred miles Of should have found their
way here without any ysbls agency. IKE