Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-17

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Badger-R REJECTION o. uS0's' S"''''' - ''''"
dou-O SuE;run's Case
WAsHISGToS FEB. Is, lS04
e,nrcl Houston OF Texas, continued and hnisii'
. 49, 81. snc.ch against the Nebraska BILL he cii me
rho bo,o- 10 read 10 the Senate my llo letter 20 your "
"a, commenting upon and denouncng his COURSE " WIS
nstpr MIR Houston failed TO make any ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Of nv sagaci:y in predicting lie certain 'ae ""e '
iu ,,r,r However, he has placed my prophecy
h Senatorial records and If pos!ery does not DO II
a t. will only DO because the i'npo'ency OF Ills opPos''
10, , moi prsyen, either 1t or him from being forgotten
uor remarked to-day, that if either of the pfcEi-
den,a candidates in The late canvass had declared hse
evo,h 70 lie repeal or inoperativeness Of the Missouri
bo would not have carried single free State
~ ,hjs ,.nark may be detected Mr. Housons haoi' VI
hh, in politics Here lies the secret OF his opposition u
the hill and this may be found the source u a MS
ohi,an,hrcpy Mr. Housons political game is very sina
na and il l. on very petty scale what ne says or uoes
nn neither bs worthy of the dignity OF remark or oi Dc
nnncieIon but fer the position which re holds anu inc mag
nude Of Inc intercs, with which he meddies lie has is
10 reach mob Sas Hfy pieces sv
M Chase OF Ohio offered to-day Ihc following amend
ment TO the Nebraska bill: go,
"Under which THE Consu,ion) the people Of the terri
tory through their representatives. may 'ney gee HI P
hbit the existence Of slavery theIelu
This amendment Mr. Pratt Of Maryland, offered 10 eneno
by inserting af,et word "pTohib the WORDS ol 'h'l
ducen Mr. Chase declined accept this amendment. ny
accepting it, his object been TO get fairly Inc sense
the Senate upon the intervention doctrine which huc
lust been had by passage of an amendment 10 that eoc
offered by The Committee Territories he could have mac
it. But such his desires and he admitted hal NJ
held that the Constitution of the United States did not per
nit the introduction Of slavery Into the tefrtofcs' f'
object was merely 10 embarraas the Bill
Dir Badger replied MChase and exposed thoroush h
free soil trick He commented upon his late speech when MAJ
been printed in pamphe, FORM with The words "Main,!r
Plghted Faith" inscribed upon it, He alluded to anohe
speech of his made during the Compromise discussions
1850 which was inscribed "Lioory without Compromise
and conrascd the position Of the present defender OF
Compromise with thai Of him, who, several years ago wa
the asac of all compromises. But it an absurd nisaN
to argue address 10 these men; they aIe e
fsnatcal or dishonest and beyond the reach OF appea
either to justice or sense.
II has been ndusttously circulated in the Abolition Jour
nails from here that Mr. Badger would vote against The Ter
r,ora BILL This had its purpose and may nave scrV
ed it, for The moment, MIR. Badger said to-day that he ap
proved the bill entirely and that nc should vote Tor IL ~
has the floor Tomorrow and will make Speech oil as nuct
ability as any which has been mado on the subject ron
the tone his remarks to-day doubt whether the Dill a
more firm supporter than Mr. Badger
George Sanders yesterday rejected az Consul 10 Lon
DON receiving bu. ten votes OSni9an, after much dis
cussIon was confirmed as Minister Porlugal but mo
ton is now pending TO reconsider IT, FAlhtAA.