The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-14

1AeA eUa snecIAI connserorne.
WASsznG1uH, Dee III, lssa.s
-. 9 allEs4loas hwfermsd the subJecf Il !
- = shs senas ioday. III. Adsms i Mis-
!. Aisks 1hss 81 ysuru 4 ! rensouehje .rph.-
- y sAinhs that the puutesisy Of the present
elss1da Of cur country wilI kli II one h.sd,.d
aenee. Bat whas win besAscsea by : eh.p,e
= aaanralixsiion lawsa TIE staae. sd,,;, -.
resi0enis 70 vote when fhey ple.se ~
80 may prevent naturalized citizens from vn,i,.
-. asvs no constitutional power to do tlis snd
= s'aersi gor1rnnent has no voice in the n.,-
s,s,s. Adams remarked, to the House. that a. tbe
oss.es nad conferred on Congress The no,-sr = N
Pal1s raiform naturalization laws, good AIN -. -
4sauu MAJ they should conform to the laws he
se11Lai governments might enact. Mr Ad.rs,
corrs.s g me reqnirements of good faith may bo
s.d !. on. coca fsith y On unalterable principle
a. = sne past u has mot induced obedienee hi fys
n y Congress The general gpvernme,,t h.s
esed naturalization laws and the States hs ~ ,,ssd
~ MI ospect 70 them. II they had done 90 !, .rent
~ ssn sooaa long since have been suppressed and
,uo P.osent popular excitement would not have
Doo. provoked. Butthe States have NOT acteS -
sood iaafh, and we fear they will not : : - =,
1s9e e suppose that two. three or four sfatea
-. upon tnls course; that they conform their
H830181 IN
spirit Of tho national laws upon th ssI,isss -
disqualification; and that contigueue state sraas5
~ adheres 70 the policy Of granting priyeves unnr
orlet residence. whit would be the result r. sim.
ply Inas me recusant State would enjoy such ad.
vanfsges In the real estate market that the
Will have to fall back to her position or in the siI Il
OF competition go even farther in the rear Of All
good faith. Respect for fhe present laws of the
general on the part of the States would
not only effect present good results but ii would
give ENCOURAGEMENT for the future in which ali
might well exuit - -
Mr.. Clingman to-day presented to the House q
joint preamble and resolution for the tending to the
6eiigerants In Europe the mediation of the United
states; but It failed most signally; and why9 Be
cause Mr. Clingman has failed to conciiate the
favor OF the House / know Mr. Ciingman to be a
man of good qualitiesS but he has gueged himself
too high. He isproud, ambitious and arrogant, ,and
exceedingly regardless of the wishes of others and
the consequenceis that even good measure, when
proposed by him. finds but little favor in the House
The Postmaster General Is probably about to
give certain notice to the Collins line of steamers
respecting the termination of our contract with
them for the transmission of the ocean u1ails: and
what then 7 In each chamber, movement is made
to-day In regard to the service of these steamers
snd simultaneously comes from New York a dis
patch which you will publish Tomorrow morning,
TO the erect that how wonderfully mysterious -
posed to purchase the Collins line Of steamers
which they are very anxious to dot"
That is singular little controvei sy In which our
North Carolina friends are engaged. Warren
Winslow becomes Governor, in consequence OF his
position az Speaker of the Senate The question 10
raised as to whether he can be both Senator and
Governor: The Senate has decided that he can,
although Judge CASTOR has expressed the opinion
that the union of executive and legislative powers
in the same individual is contrary to the eenius of
our institutions" The late Governor Reid to day
took his seat In the u s. Senate
MIR. Giddings made bitter speech to day. He lis
. remarkable old man. think he was for some
years OF his life blacksmith. He is tall, broad
shouldered. rough old man, whose intellectual
character ts strong and marked and whose impet-
uous nature could never brook any existing order
OF things He must Of necessity be leader, and
permitted to hold the bit between his teeth.
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