Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-03
SOUTHERN SENTIMENT.
PROM rur MOBILE DAILY ApyEnrrsrn o. nAY os

FROM THE MOBILE DAILY ADVERTISER or MAY 80
The Nebraska bill as it passed the House does not
contain the Clayton amendment as il is commonly
called That amendment foised the bill in the Senate,
provided that no person but native fully naturazed
citizen Of the United States should in the Terrific
rieso r.
We take the above from the Register of yesterday and
briefly invite to it the readers attention Singular
has been attery the Of Southern Democratic jour-
nails we were not prepared to Southern paper exu
in the defeat of the only provision in the Nebraska bill
which gave the South the ghost of chance to obtain
foothod in the Territory. The amendment was made
by Southern man and received epery Southern rots gpen
in The Senate, andwas voted AGAINST EVERY FREEsoLER
in that body The Register in characterzng the amend
ment es Josed" upon the Senate and as unjust and
improper, in effect every Southern Senator in
Congress, for was only Southern notes. against the
bined opposition of Northern and Freeso members that
secured its adoption our contemporary right, all
the Southern Senators sadly in error and which is
in fault the reader will Judge. We may say however
that if the bill passes it now stands we see nothing
prevent the Northern Freesoers from forwarding the first
shpload Of emgrants that may arrive there
after at the Northern ports directly Nebraska and
Kansas where they easily fix the character of both
Territories far at least slavery is concerned for
all time We are not prepared to submit to, much less
to aud any snch system and if the bill il finally passes
allows such an one, l be Of bitterness to the South,
gerry hy sugarea indeed NTH the pretended gain Of prac-
| ticaliy porthess abstraction.
| FROM THE BRANDON (arss.) REPUBLICAN OF MAY %.
SPEECH OF THE Hon. W. P. HARRIs.--To the exclusion
of usual space of miscellaneous reading have
serted the entire speech Of the Representative Of the
fourth Congressional district Mr.. HARns is the onl,
Representative from the State Of Mississippi who hal
spoken in opposition to the provisions Of the Nebraska
bill, under consideration. On this account WI
readily conjecture that his sentiments clearly and full
ly expressed WILL with the Democratic press, be SUBJ
ect of criticism and Judge HARRIS treats the
whole affair, as it justly merits as much ado about
aoing "a strange contrariety of discordant elements,
which it is impossible blend unite any
of practical benefit any section of country North
South, East West The humorous style adopted by
the speaker indicates wish to give unnecessary Of
fence to the enthusiastic advocates of this late invention
for the cure of Southern wrongs He is not captivated
and carried away by the pecious appearance and claimed
merits Of the BILL hta proposes 10 repeal The Missouri
Compromise sost il carefully and pointedly guards against
ch result Though he is and has always been ardent
State Rights and an opponent Of all compromises he
is not willing be led astray by the hope that they have
accomplished something useful and beneficial when his
sound judgment and clear legal discrimination teach
him that the is the The boldness and de-
cded character of the address will command the respect
and regard Of all No is worthy of being entrusted
with the management and control Of important matters
who docs not possess free and independent spirit unn
fuenced by the dictates Of party spirit and domination
He may be ostracized for his course but the reflection
that he has acted from full conviction of right and
high of duty will always be to him far graft
flying than the paudts of the crowd the approving
smile of these whose acts dictated by the seryy Of
party allegiance.