Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-27
SENATOR BELL, or TENsrssEE.-Th Louis
Vile Journal saws:

/ SEEAToR BELL, or TENsEssEE- The Louis
vile Journal says:
"The course Of this very distinguished Sena-
tor ip relation 70 the Nebraska bill has justly
commanded . large share Of admiration in all
| parts OF the country. IL gave evidence of an
extraordinary amount of moral and political
honesty and courage, for it WAS taken ut a time
when all the indications seemed TO be that
nearly the whole Of the Southern Senators and
Representatives in Congress, and nearly the
whole Of the Southern population, would 60
| for the bill He dared, under seemingly the
most adverse circumstances, to take his stand
in opposition to it, and he made one Of tho
most powerful speeches against il yet heard
upon the floor Of Congress. He did not hest
tate to do right, to yield to the impulse Of
patriotic duty, and 10 rink the consequence
and those consequences, it is now easy enough
to see will be by no means injurious to him.
Ii the Southern masses do not yet know that
his course is the right and proper one for a
Southern man to pursue, tho Southern masses
a0iH know it"
Messrs. Hunt Of Louisiana Cullom Of Ten
nessec, Harris Of Mississippi, and others whom
neither party nor sectionslism can render deaf
to Justice, will at the close Of this present ses-
sion of Congress-, be honored in the midst Of
their constituents, whose sense Of right is inf
nitely superior to that Of the time servers who
have at this Capital sought to intimidate the
true men Of the South into the support Of an
| infamous measure.
The New York FIRE. The number Of
bodies taken from the ruins Of the fire on Broad
way, mp to last evening il fourteen. Several
others are yet missing, and many Of the in
jured cannot possibly survive.
The Fire Department will join in an agree
ment as to the mode Of constructing buildings,
and pledge themselves not to enter buildings
where fire proof safes are higher up than tho
first story.
A GREAT RAILROAD MEETING IN WASHING
ToN.--A meeting was held at Philadelphia, on
Tuesday, of delegates from railroad companies
from New York to Montgomery Alabama,
preparatory to convention TO be held month
hence in Washington, the object Of which is
to promote harmony and unity Of action rela-
tive to the transportation Of mails and passen-
gers We trust the public may not suffer in
the arrangement The fusion of railroad COM
panies is tending to q grand monopoly.
Col. BENroN's SpEEcH-The New York
! Tribune says
How effective this speech was considered
by tho House may be inferred from the refusal
Of the leading champions of the Slavery prop
uganda on it's floor to allow the distinguished
Y Oft tha cn,rfaau m, ar,oh 90
casions, of concluding his remarks, though the
hour, to which speeches are usually limited, had
expired. This refusal needs no comment it
will DO appreciated by the public AS it de-
serves"
Co The New York Evening Post objects to
the Norfolk Bsaeon's saying that the slaves lost
from Norfolk were stolen; and thinks there
is difference between escaping and being sto-
len, unless it can be said that they steal them
selves. Let this point be settled. IL fully con-
WINGED that to run away is to steal ones self,
perhaps the slaves Of Norfolk county will stay
4 at home hereafter.
'D%Mr. Hollingshead states that copies of
the first volume of the Hon. T. H. BENroNs
History viii be received by Monday next for
the supply Of subscribers and others. This
work is eagerly looked for by thousands, who
viii peruse its pages with avidity, some, no
doubt, often condemning but Gil feeling inter-
ested in narrative Of great public events, by
an eyewitness and active participant in the
scenes he describes.
MoRE CoNsoLIDATIoE.--Th bill to consoli-
date the Baltimore and Susquehanna, York
and Cumberland, Maryland Line, and Susque-
hanna railroad passed the Pennsylvania SEN
ate yesterday, Ms amended by the House, and
now only awaits the signature Of the Governor
to become q law.
10 The Washington Union says that In
diana is strong for the Nebraska bill The
Madison Courier replies, by stating the fact
that not Democratic paper in Indiana,
from the State Sentinel down, dares to advo-
cate the billn in tho form in which 1t now
stands.
u Two vessels were struck by lightning
at Baltimore yesterday, and Henry Wallis,
caulker, was killed Ho was man of color,
and had large family dependent upon him.
Estate OF Mr.. WEBSTER According to
an advertisement in Concord N. H. paper,
George w. Nesmith, Esq, Of Franklin, (Old
Salisbury is appointed q commissioner to
allow the claims Of creditors against the estate
Of Hon. Daniel Webstcr," which is decreed to
be administered Ms an insolvent estate.
A LIBERAL BANKER. We zee IL stated that
letter has been received from George Pea
body, Esq, Of London, authorizing his agent to
purchase 5000 volumes Of standard books for