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

PLUNG NG OF A RAILROAD TRAIN INTO A RIVER,
&C., &C., 10.
EHIRTY.THIRD CONGRHss.
.YIRSr SESSION.
Senate
WASHINGTON FzB 20, 1864
PEnno@ AGAnsf Im NEBRASKA
Numerous petitions against the Nebraska bin were pre-
sen.ed from New York. Pennsylvania New Jersey, Ohio
psachuse,ts, Illinois and Vermont.
INDIAN rnnIroMB.
Mr. JOHNSON, (dsm OF Ark introdaesd bill 10 sstab
sh three Indian Territories west Of Arkansas He said
the bill had been prepared with great care, and with
view Of snswsrns the psrplexipe question {, What was
to become OF the IndiAnsa 1t proposed to give them
kind Of government which would promote their svlsa
ton and encourage them to become czsps Of the United
States and TO ultimately be admitted to the right u self
govs ment. The tribes and parts Of tribes mentioned
in the bill were the only this continent With
whom the experiment could bs tried II It failed with
them, It would be fetal failure. He moved that
thouand addossl copies Of the bill bs printed in order
that might bs distributed among the indiana and their
views and suggestions heard on It before action
The motion to print was agreed to.
IMPROVEMENT THE MOUTHS OF rHI ArHsHPPI.
Mr. BENJAMIN, (whg) Of La reported bill making ap-
propratcns for improving the mouths Of the hssssppi
ant arked that It be considered.
Mr. STUART (dsm) Of Nioh, Objected. BE would object
to AL separate bills for particular works. He wanted
general bill TOR AL proper river and harbor works TO ac
separate measures would bs 10 defeat them all and
TINS abandoa the whole system Of river and hArbor im.
provsmsnts II the House did not soon at general
bI hs would insist the Senate taking up the matter.
M. BALL. (whis) Of Tenn, agreed with the Senator.
The melton was not agrssd to.
THE sAs FRANCISCO cArAsraorns.
COMMITTEES Of Conference WAS ordered on the bl for
the relief Of the suffering troops Of the San Eranuisoo
me senats thsn took up 80
IH1 NEBRASKA BILL SPEECH OF Nh rnnf.
Mr.. Phrrr, (dem Of Ia real tsspateh announcing
the arrival OF the Baltic With the intsgsnos that 70
neral In Europe Inevitable and THANKED Provl
dspes that this nation die not sh in the horr catas
tophs. Ths day without gloomy and lowering. and
might b supposed that the obssrvaoss would parsks
something Of the character Of the semsnt bat hs was
not Of passion prejudice he yisesd to nothing
but the stern diestss Of duty, and consequently the
weather would have influence upon him. What W.,
his duty II duty tosGds tho ssAtss oolsstv.Iy
arc individually and TO their people and Il became him.
mcDy Of the whole satioa do what bis power
10 preserve psfsot squaiy 1t only Of the States bat
shisa ,ssnsd to mssi With ssy opposon and that one
was the rspeel Of the Asssur ccmpromse. The other
rns ssvs e the p;p ?. tho T
ing slavsy, did nothing but what sppeared to him
right and proper The provson ressrviss 70 Oongress
esation he could not support and would at tho pro-
per time strike 1t out Ths Territories we're the
and ali their pssps BY equality Of right ana tts Shall
they b. given 70 the possssan OF the North the
South 70 the exclusion Of one or the otheis Shall ocn
10 the North you may 80 there and to the South
you shall nosf He hoped not such an act Of injustice
no trusted would not ,: psrp.tr.ssd. rhsrs roua b
objection the part Of giving the people the
Territories full power over the sosia and personal rights
minds to giving them ssy power over the more sacred
rights Of the nsgoes Who well able to judge Of
.sao pos o. 70 the"
sion vas on the erouad that AL sesross soog to Terri
,oris: night b free, Va: - pr.psstsrous Ths ssvsr
shown that two could sxat In land npon the
same terms Of equality, asd that must b sabord
.lss ordered % pat toe 0sssanitss 70 death.
Nowhere In this cuntSy dd the nsgross ve on equA
iSs S mornas o.
the IndiAns, that they might become part Of
our people. would .S Prove equally fcllssioa. "A
declared that the Indian race shoud give way to msn
physically mentally their superors For the indiana
ard act Of could prevent IT, No two eoul1
exist without on: being suss.svsst 70 hs Other whss
ssvs Of IL people, ssa ysd.d unto Jo.Su. AIT ii hs
and oil the inunsons upon him. Joshua led the people
over the Jordan and was thsr: met y ons q the petty
poratsd into and become part Of the chosen people,
joshua vho not haro hearted man. forgetting the
TO extsrnna 3D. yscsd their solicitations Ia sss
than cns year domestic broi, and fsuds, and hated
osbus forced put ,hsu all 70 death b. the sword
Sos.f nssascnl Re % had msds treaty .ith them. ms
MADE dusghil fowl the deer ta 1asd or the bnslo an
q hurdsn This act wcuh not carry ssvsry into the
Is.rsoI:. housn the ss oss tins Offered y
eouk rot txist BY eommos aw hat oouo und0 - oi nj
kv. When territory vss eosqusred Or purshasst, the
II was possessed b. original sovsrssn The old
laws continued until changed ~ new sovereignty. when
c.ncss ia 1870, repealed tina, eivi Law north Of
5s 80 by the prohibii,n Of slavery. rhis aet
yS, u: .:, S,' but nSsd Il,
that the ooastuon carried slavery thsrs bat that
BE dd not believe The amendment Of the Senator from
Kentucky not oaly rspeasd the Missouri prohibition, bat
ms b taken there asd held oss ths owner csuid
which ausSsrinsd slaves % b held there was : favor
its theme fos ssntmsn 10 talk about the Declaration o.
s:s 'ss "a a. ss =
hold these truths 70 Be- ssf evident that An msa ss
~; sS,s.ss sa' s Mature eoss1.d,ss IT, The sas 5sd
deiormsd, idisus lunanc insane. wsrs mot hts equals
fhs slaves the South whose volume Of brain Was one
tbtd shat o. other men, not his equals. The No
gross In ths frss States or upon the burning sands OF
ss sss =: ..
y hsk their msstss pe vrs NOT his EQUALS Ssaators
believed these y BE- boxa ss and equal he the
equality There might sometimes 10 political equality,
but that vas osatsd By law bat there sush ihaR
- moral social or mental equality. No law o,uh sstsb
hsh tbs. The higher lAw0 Of She Senator from New
YORK could not Command equality In hes things Would
Senators plaas themselves on moral equality With tbs
the man who nightly wAiiowsd ID the gutterf II they
would, be would not. We're al msn upon that sosisi
equality that Senators would ask thsm 70 their paora and
ss e: sss :
they win Ha was not - a equality vfth thsss who
forever prssehlng catsehlsms ard sssds Of which
he knsw noshpg He admitted hs not ths sQual Of
thcss men. Be spoks vhat Ill ~ knsw "a fsn Il sbsy
bad the courage 10 say -, wAsa ~ said tha4 III
sueh thpx = soslaL ncgol Isn1al q physask eoss,