Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18

committed the Government By ihe Spanish authori-
ties, was somewhat premature.
Mr.. PERKINS moved suspension of the rales which
motion was negatiyed.
DEFICIENCY BILL-NEBRASKA.
On motion of Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE, the House then
went into Committee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union, (Mr CHANDLER Of Pennsylvania, in the chair,
and proceeded to consider the bill to supply deficiencies
in the appropriations for the service OF the fiscal
ending June 30, 1854
Mr.. WENTWORTH, of Illinois, and Mr.. BAYLY, of
Virginia. addressed the committee in regard subjects
connected with the BILL when
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN spoke at length in opposition to
the Nebraska bill, as it passed the Senate. He argued
that this was not question Of right but Of expo
diency declaring that it was inexpedient He reviewed
the compromise acts Of 1850 prove that they embraced
principle by which the Missouri restriction of 1920
could be superseded He protested against the Native
American feature of the bi-against legislating negro
slaves into the Territory Of Nebraska and legsating
Dutch and Irish emgrants out of it. The House
Che said) dare not pass this BILL mutilated, as it
is by this shameful Acknowledgement Of that most
useful and worthy portion of people. He declared
that he would neither abandon nor abate one hairs
breadth of his Democratic principles forfeit his honor
in the abandonment Of his pghted faith the Missouri
compromise and regretted that this mischief had been
brought upon the country He deprecated it from his
inmost soul and if they should persist in this course in
vain would have been all the lessons of past expe-
rence, which should have been instuctive vain the
OF those sages and statesmen who
SPSeANA6
sectional strife The worst enemy of the country could
not mpcate upon us the dispeasurc of Heaven in
frightful judgments than those which inevitably
follow as consequence of this proposed course
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE then obtained the floor for the
purpose Of explaining the bill under consideration but
yielded to motion that the committee rise which being
agreed to, the committee rose.
CADETS AT WEST POINT.
Mr.. D0C0CK, by consent, submitted the following
joint resolution which he stated he offered upon consul
tation with the Secretary Of War and large number Of
gentlemen of the House, to obviae the difficulty which
had arisen in relation to the appointment Of cadets
vacant Congressional DISTRICTS which had grown out Of
the late Encouragement Of districts
Joint resolution explanatory Of the law regulating the
Der OF the cadets be appointed to the Military Academy
at West Point.
BE IL resolved &C. That nothing in any act of Congress
contained shall be construed deprive any Congressional
Military Academy at West Point but that whenever by
Encouragement Of the Congressional districts any State
than cadet shall be thrown into the Congress
sona district notwithstanding said fact there shall be APP
pointed, In the prescribed by law cadet
for every other district from which there be cadet
said institution, to be entered at the Of the
next regular session ",.
A brief debate ensued, when
Mr.. PRESTON moved to refer the resolution to the
Committee on Military Affairs. =.
Pending which the House adjourned. ..rtr.