The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-25
Learning Wisdom from our Enemies.

The vote in the House OF Representatives by which
the Nebraska bill was referred to The Committee of the
Whole, motion of Mr.. Cutting OF New York, is hail
ed by the wbg section OF the northern agtang press
virtual defeat Of the grea, doctrine OF
The free soil section will doubtless this disposition
Of The bill in the same light The comments OF two OF
the Boston papers, which, within the last year. have
been among the loudest condemn all future agitation
Of the slavery question, and which have proiessed 10
support the non-inteen,on principle OF the compromise
measures OF 1850, may be read with profit,
Foremost among this class OF whig papers is the Jour
nal which formerly professed itself to be friendly 10 Mr.
Webster. and not long since nominated Mr. Everett as
the wing candidate for the presidency This paper
counssls further agitation The Nebraska question: al.
though il views the bill as virtually defeated:
"Tns NEBsA.KA BILL lit will be seen by the eeera phic
dispatches from Washington that tho Nebraska bill has
been commiited in the House TO the Committee Of the
Whole by decided majority This great dissppont.
ment the friends of the administration and the bill.
They hoped to have brought about immediate action
the bin and have forced through by the previous que,
on before thu powerful public opinion through.
land could exercise wise influence the deliber
atoms Of Congress Being referred the Committee Of the
Whole must take 10 regular and months viii
doubiedy eapse before the subject for debate
IA the time hut The opponents this snri,s AID
dangerous mH rsor hstr ,6ortsfo
csrfoin defeat br saghfering the pbite IN rsiaon
merits and fhs ev co gusnc,s ,rho tcod irsvobp en-
from, the adoption Of me b Other bH irbodytrg
si,iar yri~ep'es The suIjsct Of sopsg ertersio~
Next have the Traveller which may be considered
the special organ Of The anti Nebraska protesting clergy.
men;
TIM NsBRA,kA BILL lit will be SEEM by reetence 10
the report Of yesterdays proceedings in House OF Rep.
resenstivcs that the Nebraska bill il came from the
Senate, has length been taken in the ous. and dis
d -I.W .sE.kxa Ia NJ
red 10 the Committee of the Whole Mr. Richa rdsop Of
Illinois, whom has always assigned the sgreeabIs
duty OF following Mr. Douglass footsteps and OF bringing
before the House. moved reference Of the bill
the Committee Territories, the mott expediiiona
way Of putting tupon lie final passage. Mr.. Cutting OF
New York. bowcver-whother with view OF emls rrassipe
poceedng Of defeating the bin by indrecou or other
wise, does fully appearmoved reference to the Com
mittee Of the Whole and his motion prevailed
Mr. Richardson declared that such reference would Kill
the bill virtually by placing il where il would be beyond
future reach. at least during the present session
"The vote is believed indicate pretty decisivciy the
defcst OF the bill. Mr. Cutting, however declared
that he not hostile the bill that on the con.
uny. he devotedy attached the main urinoines OF
H. bat thought needed amendment. in some of "a. don ia
and that il ought be discussed in Committee of the
Whole Surprising him 10 be sincere in his Declarations
gencraly Admitted to be-a deadly blow at the bill He il
known TO be New York hard, and may be more inn
to the present administration han friendly 10 The Ne.
brssks bill"
IN connexon with the above, we may remark that the
free sellers are particularly in ecsaces with the course
pursued by Mr. Cutting, Mr.. Burke, the New York
Herald, &c. In embarrassing the settlement Of the non.
Intervention principle Embodied in the Nebraska bill.