The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-21

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sris's. Ihs bill passd the ssnSts unsuiuousy. a,d
ssrssd TO b. the C,nmttss Public Lands unaaimosy
II WIN b. several years bssore the public lands Ia Cafor
ma can b surveyed unlss ,h provision a. ths
ahsll b pssssd AL permanent ssttscn win ssass for
tns a"s bsasg The bill extends presnptios for two
years, dur mich time Il is presumed the lands can bs
urvys Out Of over 900 900 Of acres Of land there
go ssrss arc mineral Ands ooo 900 osauot bs
an1 therefore cannot b cutlvah d. leaving bat
SooCo Ooo esyabls Of cultivation Tea or twelve millions
on nese are claimed b. Spanish grants.
Ths htA vas passed with ttaips smspdmsnts
TERRITORIAL BUSINESS
S ana $50 u: =:
@ 'si business which to the organized
oPros11oH 10 GIuxo BOUNTY LANDS 10 sorm.,s
n IL ~. TAsxn, (dem Of Ara, from toe COMMITTEES on
he :.s;ass s.s, = =;
aolosls 80 sailors Who have been engaged IN the military
1ervios q The Und States namely the war OF 1914 and
from the secretary Of the Interior on the ssuc subiso
ma the o. *: W"s % sns e =
Union tSslAsr With sttes printed Be said he ms.
The otaon bso.nss hs wished 70 have opportuny Of
unoerFtenStrg the statements Of the Sscretsry n on Ia.
the declarations of that oosr could not bs
sustained hs Sishsd to debate the subject 60 that
had
Dtrodussd ths b provds bounty lands to soldiers
ssi!cs snssssd n the var q 1874 and 9fAsr In
saa re sIsat.y has teen s1sd !. - me TO tAs
was metias out justice to thoe who In psrlous tins
In oar sountry's history gave th,ir services q
ssiv.d In ersster degree the bounty OF aoysrnmsnt
Th- letter Of The Secretary Of the Interior Il ali candor
stsItied him. ses.uss II ststsd that ths bin passed,
would Nquirs eighty million Of land at coat
to the United States OF hun drsd All twenty mtons
o. & so.s: 70 comply yh is prs,ions and that tn.
period Of tan consecutive years to make ont tbs war
rants provided in the bill and locAts the ands besides
fony fsars Th did really surprise him. for the
~ further states that than three h&ndred thousand
persons Will BE- entitled TO ths plated privileges
the whole Subject moved the references Of the bl in
order to DO Justice 70 the very petitioners who
bad Isnonase Cd GoA srsss on Tho subject Hs earnestly
these wbs had rendered their country essential rood
vice without at least fair bearing.
Pending the noticn the House went into the Osmmit
TIE BoxusrSAD mIL
Mr. NOBLE (den Il Alch., spoke on the tonnage du-
ties question. In reply to feversl gentlemen who had
SPOKEN the subject he read from tho messages Of ssve
rel Of this Pssdents to show that the sentiments
vaDcsd b. President Pierce. There was nothing In the
message Of the latter to warrant the nfsrencs thst be
Vas favorable Y the tonnage duties - possd Mr.
from South Carolina tMr Kstt favored the plan
o l.yisg tonnsgs duttss. - was now proposed 1t
JUoYs DOukAa VINO Drought I0sWarQ tno plAu,
giving tie ocrssnt Of Congress- 10 the States TO levy
ind.scriminats tonnage duties foreign industry
..d :, domestic csmmeres TO him IL due that honor.
II the plan has the merit claimed for i Il 10 10 be
eeDescisi to the great national the Wsst
ern watsrsf itsw forward and prsservs thoss great
But he looked on tn, plan A. upconsttusonI insxps
dent and DISASTROUS ard = length proceeded to give
Em ,1s . r.m.,. 81
Noble observed that be had not connected Mr. OAhoan
with any specific or detailed plan.
E0rcn f~wkt la - u. ~yAA a. ".
both here and elsewhere Mr. Clsy's had been
- the autnor Of tho Missouri npromiss so far
from shis the MEASURE did not even originate In the
house, Of which n. Clay was member. II was intro
ducsd By Ssnstcr Thomas q Illinois 1t failed to
compbh s purpose II because the North oSstnsts
port of there ssssrons He Thought IL dus to tue eis
tpgu shed deceased to protect his fame though humblS
Be ss,..d s so.i.s suogy on thu. departed p.!O and
eosinss Lei his sss.s rsst I. gsss: Let aes!oni's
hssutu republican fabric the hopes ths country
Mr. OAnrsaII (tes sol whiS) OF ohio-Doos tn gen.
Mr. Ewno --Osy to these who qsots his psms in I'D.
veoaoy OF fbsiv dootrnes
Ne CAsnrL ~ can osly say thst no man was more
n S.1s .s..a ia sss ss@o.s ssos
the psopls Of the North rhsy are patriotso and he
shsn ons svdsnss Of sS sss u.e ana ootod .
them with ecp6dsnes. He cid not spprshsad danger
from thcss Who live ON ero~msDt chsmslson docs
air, . vampire blood or from thoss who call
Tsbernscls mestirgs. He I'D not the storm coad
He had not the vision 10 the cloud as ZONE would
phaoo IL, SAid Hamlet to Polonus
Doyou yonder cloud thats almost In tho shape OF
csme1f
Poloniss by tho maul a,d hs like camel Indeed
H0Mtef-Hsthinks 1t 10 like . weasel
Pcionsss-N L a !, baonsd Ike weasel
PoloniGs Very like whale. CLaughter)
Mr. H. maintiatned that ths line OF 30 80 never Q
ccmpromise line. It not oonsututio for
which he stated The Louisians territery was
property, and common justice required It, should be ned
for the besant of all Hs repeated was compro
mise because there was concession Ia II to the South
II but truce and ssvs both parties time to recruit
for . fntuie contest The North always repudatsi It.
In copeiusion, he advocated the astt'ement of the
slavery QUESTION declared In the compromise Of 1850
and posed In the Nebraska bill. Thsy called
In the city Of kgslstors TO estabsh Territorial
govsrpment and thsy must setahhsh prin
oples. The south DO not thrsa'en they only demand
and firmly assert thsr nsosssary rights for ssf defence
The Committee then rose
fHB BOUNTY LAND
The bill which wns considered at the commencement Of
t. procsecipg relative bounty lands again taken
up After sll e ut to lay it the table,
the Hcu's, without disposisg Of II, adjourpsL
Anti-Nsbraska Meeting at Syracuse.
SYHAcuss Feb 20 1854.
An snt Nebrssks meeting vss held here on Saturday
night Mayor Mccarthy pTssIdipg fhs atrndanos Was
large, and qufte rrsspeovs Of party quent
made IN oppcscn 70 The b and resolutions passed
nstratns sSsinst ne Dsasure bseAuss II permits
the dsdication 10 savsy ofteitoy fathers conss
Grated forever 10 freedom