The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-31

on the State Of the Union-the eArsord'nary earnest
that assault upon Cutting we say-msy appear
very mysterious plain thinking people moi accusto,n
cd to carry their scrutiny behind the rerl Bu. there
is solution to this mystery which is vesS simple and
which only be reached by going behind the reco-t
And this is the state OF the case:-
The Senate Nebraska bill was upon the Speakers tal,
II was The plan OF the administration party to keep
there till called for which could be done at any time by
bare majority in committee. Failing in keeping the
bill the Speakers table it next the policy of Mr.
Richardson Mr.. Breckenridge and Company, to have it
referred to the Committee Territories to debate
the Nebraska question upon the stalking horse Of du
plcate got up in the House for that purpose The ad
vantage Of this plan is manifest. At any moment when
the friends OF the bill might discover that they had
majority in the House, Mr. Richardson could report the
Senate Nebraska bill to the House, move for its i'm
mediate consideration, and, calling for the previous
question: could push ii through before the enemies Of
the measure could drum up their forces and thus make
short work of the job by parliamentary oosp dsta
But the motion of Mr. Cutting to refer to the Commit
tee of the Whole and his call for the previous question
that notion turned the tables completely on Richard
and Breckenridge and put the bill in regular order
ut least three months behind the calendar Thus
the programme on both plans Of operation of the ad
mnstration party defeated by the successful and sim
pie motion of Mr. Cutting the united and BILE
coalition which carried ii through.
Was this enough however, for the modification indis
nation chagrn and wrath of the Cabinet partys Not at
all What then, is tho solution OF the late combined
assault of the Cabinet organ in the House and the
Cabinet newspapers, here and elsewhere, upon Cut
ting for his motion, which ssklled the BILL" as
they ssyi Simply this-the Cabinet party wish to
their Northern friends in the House by getting the bill
through before the subject goes home with the members
to their constituents That's it, And this has
special application to the two New Hampshire Senators
to be elected The present Senators-Norris and Will
liams-voted for the BILL Their allegiance to the adni
nstraion forced them to do The election to ill the
terms of Messrs. Norris and Williams respectively, is to
off in the New Hampshire Legislature June. Pass
this Senate Nebraska bill in the interval and the ques
ton before the said Legislature will be- shall adhere
to the law? And as they must agree to adhere to the
law Why not reeect the two Senators who voted for W
The act doneherc is nothing left but loyalty to the
law II is therefore Of the highest Importance to the
administration and its two Senators that this bill should
b0 passed before june
The reason is obvious. If the bill is not passed. it NAV
be necessary to elect two antNebraska Senator'S from
New Hampshire as an expression OF public opinion for
the benefit OF Congress generally, but particularly 10
meet such amendments as the House may make to the
Senate BILL for bill is often defeated upon the
ments between the two houses The fact therefore, that
the motion of Mr. Cutting viii almost certainly delay any
action upon the Senate bill till the month Of June throws
the issue of the election Of the two New Hampshire Sc
nators directly upon the Nebraska bill stu
pending before Congress- and the probability that by Cut
iings motion the Senate bill cannot be acted upon al
this session in any decisive shape us into the
tngcncy OF carrying every Northern member OF the House
back to his constituents before he give his final vote
upon the measure.
The result is the wrath which has been poured out
upon the head of Cutting by Breckenridge, the Union
and other organs Of the They afraid
that the motion of Mr. Cutting equivalent to the loss
of two administration Nebraska Senator'S in New Hamp
shire and the probable desertion of many Northern
ton party s are w in such devil Of hurry to push
through the bill, ia proof of their fears OF de-
lay. Yes,- sir, delay weakens the bill every day
among its Northern supporters and Mr. Cutting well
of this fact Mr. Breckenridge. Everybody
it is Cutting might have made powerful argument
uron this point-tha it is unjust cowardly to force
ans nd a a
cannot withstand the of public opinion He
might have urged his faith in the public Judgment
friend of the bill the very reason for motion
people Of every Congressional district in the United
there is no doubt in the world that the people will ap
prove it. Why, then, this fear of the Cabinet party in
That the FOR Mr.. Cutting.
In days, but perhaps not till next week, (or the
in the Senate Writing much Of a at his desk in the
House. in the very focus OF all the noise and confusion of
that body-next week. Perhaps We may expect Col Ben
ton to open on the Nebraska question All sides are
looking TO the day when he shall take up the gloves
f@ all sides expect treme endous speech The old man
promises that he viii not chop logic mnce matters,
but blaze away without regard to the politicians that
may fall be crippled from his broadsidcs. And he
says that thirty odd years he has been accustomed
TO make speech to the end Of his argument whether il
has been to the extent of three hours or three days he
will not in this instance he curtaed by the one hour
in the House at the end his hour but if they do, he
will walk out into the Rotunda and there finish his
speech and doubt not that the entire House and the
Senate and the galleries. 1t to this will Join him
in the Rounda to hear him out For the novelty Of the
thing therefore, think that the House in this case
ought to adhere TO the hour rule. But this harily
expect The House win doubtless grant him whole day
if he desires it, and that hc will make terrible work of the
ncongrutes OF theenate bill all hands fully believe The
old strong and lusty and full Of fight and
the youngsters Of the House really anxious to hear
Old Bullions thunder among them
upon the rules of that body but as the question
trial of strength between the Gadsden treaty and the
The Gadsden treaty carried the day Mr. Mason suggest
ing that it depended upon te and that time to
be lost The treaty will probably be ratified The pros.
pect of rupture with Spain about Cuba is urged rs
powerful for making strong alliance with Santa
Anna while he is in the humor Otherwise England and
France may cut us out of Mexico. SO says ALMONTE.
WASHINGTON, March 30 1854.
The Affair Of Honor be.een Messrs Cutting and Brocken
yidge-Rumors Of the Doy-List and History Of other
Congressional Duels, Great and Small, since the fatal
eyaGair--Accoaate Of the ''Dar1 and Bloody Ground"
Of Btodensbprg, de-, DC
At ten O'Clock this morning the startling rumor that
Cutling of New York. and Breckenridge, of Kentucky
had met upon the sdark and bloody ground Of Badcns
burg and that Cutting had put ball into the neck OF
Breckenridge, nnicng mortal wound was the absorb
ing engrossng and universal topic Of conversation spe
culation expectation and apprehension The ladies' who
mostly in the interest of Mr.. Breckenridge in
great trbulaton-their symrahes excited slmos,
to the interesting crisis OF good cry about It, Why did
the friends Of those interfere why did not tho
authorities interfere why did not the Marshal Of the
District put stop 10 this bloody business F'why did
they all look and permit these distinguished members
to shoot each oher like Turks and Russians But all
these sympahe wasted; all these feminine appre-
tensions and objurgations were expended upon false
report Tie cheering that there had been fight,
and that IL likely there would be fight, followed
close upon tie heels Of the alleged bloody mecting and
then the ladies' dear souls rctorted that il Just
they expected that all the Congressional dueis Of the
last years in this negborhood had ended respective
" in misersbb arcethat all this fuss about Northern
honor and Southern chyary, all hrmbug and moon
shine
In day or Two shall probably have an Official ex
panaton on the floor of the House perfectly satisfactory
10 the honor Of both parties and perfectly satisfactory
likewise, to the offended dignity OF the House Their
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