Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-10
THIRTY-TmIRD CoSGREss.--Isr sEss
WEDNESDAY,. FEE. 5, 1854.
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Mr. Brodhead presented memorial Of tho religious Soce
~ Of Friends Of New Jersey and Delaware
against The continuance of domestic slavery and renee
slrang against the repeal Of The Missouri Compromise
He said lila these menoriaists political abolition
sts aud while no differed with them as TO the power CT Gun
grrss the subject, he respected their motives
He presented ALSO six other petitions against the ePea OF
the Missouri Compromise.
in The Senate lobby FL said that IN consideration Of all The
and The great desire 10 hear the senator VINO
the fool many had not been able to get into the gale
ries. There were several hundred al inc cooI now nc
hoped the ibe.aiy if the gsiantry Of The Senators
would adopt The motion
Mr. Weller said that The presence Of ladies' disturbed very
much the quiet Of the debate, rendering II 10 HSa
what was going on the other side Of the chamber Had
United, he would spuate that they should Keep quiet.
Mr. Prt-l desire 10 enter my objection 10 II In Inc mos
positive form cav The other day Old men ana venerable
occupied by women. The molOn therefore, ~as mol
agreed TO-
The bill granting land 10 Louisiana aid in the conslruc
ton Of railroad from New Orleans to the Sabine River was
taken up and passed.
The French spoo,ion bill was taken up yeas 49, nays H.
6ead through.
MI Dodge of Iowa. moved additional section for the
appointment Of United States Attorney to attend the board
OF commissioners. Adopted The bill was then postponed
NEBRASKA BILL
Tho Nebraska bill then taken up.
Mr. Everett said that if time had permitted, Ito would ha ve
been clad expressed his views al length upon the
constitutional and historical questions involved in the SUBJ
Iects The territories But as nc ad SAID yesterday inc VINE
which had elapsed since the bill had been reported did not
allow an opportunity for The necessary examination Ot those
points, The relations OF this government with The Indians
OF the questions deeply involved in ms sroec and
who could Say lha respected them, this bill had been
properly ms,ued2 Equally connected with The subject was
the question of slavery Ii would take man over Tort
night read the debates of this last point 10 order 10 un-
dersIand the true bearing Of the question.
In speaking upon this bill he would do so foI himself, and
for no one else He would speak WHO had been and
was now and cordial supporter OF The Compro
mise 1850 liz desired 10 give c reasons Why he could
moi vote fOf this bill
A great question presented by this bill. They were
about by the foundations OF Two independent States
States hereafter TO be admitted into this Union, now num-
berns hirlyone independent States and destined 10 in
glory TO the founder. These territories
now, apparently wilderness The time would come when
these wild regions ard scarcely existing territories
peopcd by saveges would be settled and occupied By civil
LIKED race
The time was not distant when Kanzas and Nebraska
now unknown, will become States, familiar The peo-
ps as the names OF Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky
their own children Nebraska and kahZas occupied that
position with respect 10 the future Of this country thai Per
sia and Media once Gid Asia Their waters which CT
their fountains :ckied through ice rolled and outward
ill they reached The highway Of the world Rfeasing
through The rocks nCd monn;sns by the iron road
walters OF The Pacific Cities vi yast MAJ nuce would arise
The banks ri their noble rivers. Agriculture would
claim the immense plains now oamed by the savage and he
buffalo, ard might be hoped lha, under the gis The
constitution Of free government religion and all the arts
Of civilized life would be found there adding grace and beau
" 10 the gifts OF nature, and The bounles Of Providence
During his Former congressional career he had always