Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-05
Important Movement in the Senate.


ing- ON Monday was the significant speech Of
Senator Slidell, of Louisiana, on the Cuban ques
ton. The Union says the extraordinary dis
closures made by the Senator were based upon
authentic and unanswernbe evidence which
will astonsh the country, aud will show how
steadily, aud yet how steafhlly, the most un
serupulous schemes have been plotted in regard
TO Cuba, while at the same time all three have
professed to be friendly. and one at leasi sol =
EMMY denied the very plot which has now been
clearly fastened upon all
The National intelligencer takes more mod
crate view of the casc, aud regards that portion
Of the speech in favor of clothing the President
With the pswer,at his discretion, of snspending
the operation of the neutrality laws, that IS, viz
,nally. Of comforting on the Executive the power
of placing the country in state Of war with
foreign nation-as Il very questionable meas
ure.
The Baltimore Suns correspondent says
Mr.. slidell's speech in support of this meas
urc was deliberately profound and is the result
of careful inquiry. lie showed, from official and
authentic documents, that England France and
Spain had combined to Africanize Cuba, and thai
this work, long contemplated hal now actuall'
emmeneed, and must be arrested by the tmel'
intcrposition of the United States. He declare
that upon occasion of the late outrage upon tn -
Black Warrior the President ought Immediately
10 hive bloekaded the ports of Cuba. MIR. Ben
iamn seconded his colleague with much aIocrity.
and accorded with him in his facts, though not
prepared to pledge himself to his policy.
Mr. Mallory also now admitted the facts
though heretofore he had doubted whether Spain
could adopt suicidal course. Senators But
! Ter and Houston both advocated an inquiry by
the committee. Tho whole Senate was at once,
alarmed ut the dangerous situation of "our
Southern Islands, The resolution passed mem.
con-, aud we shall have report from the Senate
| judiciary committee That will serve as n death
kuell to Spanish dominion in America.
TIM PERFORMANCE OF rue ERIossoN.-A com :
munieotion in the n. \. Courier gives the follow
ing particulars in relation to the performance ii
the Ericsson previous to the unfortunate tern l.
nation of her recent trial trip:
"'rhc ship left the dock at Thirteenth street n
"a little before one o'clock. The Engineer bcn &
uncertain how long She might be detained in ge t
ting OUT after disseminating the workings of h, a
engines at the dock, allowed the fires to get ven
low; that when she started she made but sevt /
revolutions per minute. As her fires brightent {
her power increased, 80 that in passing the Ba t
terry she made eight turns, and at II distance , ,
1--WE miles beyond her revolutions had reache
ten per minute. Her speed increased as 81 It
progressed, making, finally, full twelve turn
and she reached the measured distance of Gig 1
teen miles from Governors Island in one no a
and thirty five minutes, being little less THAI
twelve miles per hour. Going down, the tide WI /
favorable but the wind was strong ahead on Il
quarter, which nearly counteracted the favorab |
influence of tide. Returning, although the til
unfavorable she made twelve miles per hou
passing ameasured distance fcight miles in pre-
cisely forty minutes. Her engines, which ar
simply and admirably planned and constructe
worked with extraordinary precision and stea, Ii
ness, turnng the centres 50 strongly and stea, Ii
ly, that the eye could not detect the least dmin IL
ton of power. In fact, to use an expression
which engineers well understand "she turned
most beautiful wheel" The highest work. n.
pressure at any time did not exceed ten pour I'd
per square inch. This pressure will be grea Il,
increased by short alteration, about being med,
in some of the connecting pipes which it is con
fdenty expected will give thirty or forty ound
pressure, or even more if necessary"
The Ericsson still lays in the condition in whicl
she sank 1t supposed she will be raised with.
out material damage There is an insurance %
S350000 ON her, and the Journal of Commerce,
states her value at S500,000.