The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-11

MI. GWI spoke al length thereon. MS ItmnIkS
On motion by MIR. MASON, the further consideration
of the bill was postponed until to morrow.
EXECUTIVE
On motion by Mr.. MASON, the Senate proceeded TO
the consideration of executive business and after
time spent therein the doors were reopened and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at - o'clock, m.
Prayer by the Chaplain OF the House.
The journal Of Friday was read and approved
The resolution of Mr. FLORENCE for the promotion 10
the rank OF captain OF the United States navy Comman
der Duncan N. lngraham was, by unanimous consent
laid over,
THE NATIONS.
Mr. DEAN asked The unanimous consent Of the House
to offer the following resolutions:
Resovsd, That, in the which seems impending
in Europe, is the duty as well as the manifest interest
Of the government-of the United States 70 observe
and maintain strict neutrality between all belige-
rents /; and in the Of war the rights of our
citizens and the security Of our commerce demand
and strenuousiy contended for by this government,
Of out a ss o, se ee sooa
as articles clearly known conaband OF war ana tha
S ng bsaa @
board vessel OF begeren,s is not subject To sell
Rsolvsd, That the President of the United States be
quesed, il in his opinion not incompatible with me pup
and il any what arrangements have been made, or what
pondence has taken place, between this government
and the OF Europe TO establish the
foregoing principles as International and protect the
neural commerce Of the United States in the event OF
war between any OF the powers OF Europe
Mr. WALKER objected.
| Mr.. DEAN moved 10 suspend the rules.
| The SPEAKER, leave, laid before the House a
commit nication from the Clerk OF the House, transmit
ting information which OF the books usually sup.
Piled members OF Congress he is enabled TO obtain OF
lha publishers and stating such as the publishers can
Mr FAULKNER moved resolution enabling the
Clerk TO procure elsewhere such books as the publish
ers cannot supply
The communication and resolution were referred 10 mo
Committee on the Library
The question on suspendng the rules 10 receive the
resolutions Of M DEAN was then taken snd,s; greed To-
Mr. DEAN considered it unnecessary Tor him TO detain
the House the subject Our government had for the
last nine months been endeavoring 10 establish as law
OF nations the principles forth in the above resolu
ons and he believed that II the government OF Great
Britain could be induced 10 concede 10 such law, II
would be permanently established. he believed ms
government should define their position and determna-
ton TO maintain it, and to 6sbt for il il necessary.
Mr. BoCoCK thought the question OF great Importance,
and said he considered there should be Joint resolution
OF both houses OF Congress on the subject lie moved
10 refer the resolutions TO the Comme on Foreign
AfairsS which was agreed TO- .
/ Mr. DENT moved 10 suspend the rules and 10 dis
charge the Committee OF the Whole from the further
consideration OF the bill 10 regulate and define the duty
OF Commissioned Of Pensions in certain The bill
read Tor information, but the rules were not sus-
pended.
The SPEAKER proceeded 10 call The States for
Mr CAMPBELL. Of Ohio. moved TO suspend the
rules in order go into Committee OF the Whole on the
state OF the Union.
So the House resolved iiself into Committee oil the
Whole and proceeded (Mr FULLER in the chair TO the
consideration Of the bills % the calendar.
THE SrnRAsKA BILL
Mr. MACDONALD said z stood on the record
ting against the reference OF the Nebraska bill and ~
this specl he with bat oihes east OF the Hud-
son He read The resolutions OF the legislature OF Name
insiructng their representatives TO oppose that Dill lie
would espec, resolutions emanang iron such respect
able body the legislature OF his own State when they
representing the views OF the people OF hat otale
but the present legislature bad been elected IN such way
as To convince him that they did not represent the views
of the people OF bis State he proceeded TO show that
they had been elected in disregard OF popular sentiment
/ He would say TO the legislature OF Name, when they
asked others regard the opinions OF The people OF the
State 10 consider whether they had done so. They
would have asked him probably TO have voted Tor the
present governor OF the State but he would say ne
could not have done 30, he voted ior wing.
He also stated that he should not have voted ot elmer
the speaker OF the assembly OF that State nor of lne
clerk and other officers. because be never Soea LOT ee
soilers nor for aboilioniss.
He should disregard the resolutions that had been sent
10 him from that legislature. He denied that mere was
any foundation for natural hostility between ,ne Norm
and The Soub eonending that the interests OF both
mutual and that there sentiment OF hostility until
the a-sem bling of The Hartford Convention
He contended that the natural supporters oil The bill
were national OF all parties, whilst the natural oppo-
nents Of the bill were the aboluoniss Of the North The
bill was like magne, that would draw TO itse The true
steel OF the country He did not mean 70 say 'ha' soo-
onsis ihe only opponents OF the bill IA addluon
IN the natural opponens there the accidental oppo
nents They had in the North "Wilmot-proviso demo-
cras and The whole wbg party the North were against
the bill He trusted, however, that the democrats TO
whom he had alluded would come back to the wisdom OF
their fathers; bat he could not entertain the same hope
with 10 their whg brethren whose past history was
such as 10 give prospect Of such change They were
under the influence of the New York Tribune, whose
principal editor did believe in future rewards and pun
ishments
''The hangmsn', whip the fear OF hell,
Which keeps the wretch In order"
had no fears for him But the great opposition they had
10 contend with that OF the aboltonisis wnoss de-
nunciatons had fallen every useinl and nooe man
who has been in any way connected with slavery WASH
nsion himself had been consigned to ignompy oy lns
abusive mob lie read extracts from an aoo'ion ser
mon 10 show the denuncatory character OF 'e preaching
o ,ho.e men who had signed the protest OF the clergy
,he r,pea Of the Missouri Compromise, and then
proceeded advocate the bl az essphshng me tgnt OF
| the people to govern themselves
| Mr. FAULKNER complinented the preceding speak
ar IN he paotc character OF his remarks and then pro-
oeedsd to deliver elaborate argument in defence of the
| Nebraska Bill.
\ Mr. CULL0M obtained The hoor. when the commit
tee rose. .
| Mr. LANE, Of Indiana, introduced bill to aid the
Territory OF Minnesota and the State of Indiana to con-
sruct railroad for military, postal, and other purposes