Demoine courier., 1854-06-22

braska under it, (even admitting it to be
passed.) Though adapted to slave la.
Dor 10 two Of lis grea. staples, (hemp
and tobacco,) | do not believe tina. slaves
will ever be held there. The popular
vote will expel hem.
Kansas is contiguous to middle and
Southern Missouri, where slave trade is
profitable, aud slaves teld in grea, NUN.
bers-a single owner, within TWO hours
ride of the line, holding one hundred
more than the five hundred Of Randolph
of Roanoke: and five thousand in his
county alone; but the holder of slaves
will have but n vote, anG will be beat at
the polls by the many who have none.
La relation to Kansas and Nebraska,
then, | hold the bill TO be a deception
and a clieai-what gamesters call gam
mon. congressman call buncou be, and
seamen q tub TO the whale; that is TO
say, an ambidexirous operation upon the
senses Of confiding people, by which
;hey are made 10 see what is not. and
not TO see what is. This is what | be.
lieve; and not being obliging enough to
join in a scheme of self deception, or to
suffer a game of deception to be played
upon me, | must now tlrn my back up
on the Illusions of this Nebraska bill. and
took out for its real o~bjec,-the parlicu-
lar purpose for which i, was manufac-
tured, and the grand movement of which
ii is TO be the basis.
In this search | naturally look about
into The signs and rumors of the times.
and into the contemporaneous events
which may connect themselves with the
grand movement in question; and think
| find in them two diplomatic missions,
81 which the country has heard much
but not all. | speak upon rumor, but
neither tell, nor believe the half of what
| hear: but believe enough TO excite ap.
~prehension, and to Justify inquiry
What is a state secret in the Washing
ion City is street talk in the city OF Mon
teZuma.
First. The mission of Mr.. Gadsden
to Santa Anna. L, must have been con
ceived about the time that this bill was;
and, according to transporting accounts,
must baV been a grand movement in
isself-S5,000,0 600 for as much Mexi.
can territory as would make five or six
states of the first class. The area OF
the acquisition, 40 | understand it, was
to extend from sea TO sea, on a line that
would give Us ~Santander, Monterey, Sal
tillo, Parras, Sonora and all Lower Cali
fornia. This was certainly a large
movement, both in point of money and
of territory, and also large in political
consequences; and clearly furnishing a
theatre for the doctrine of non inieryen.
ton, if there should be any design TO
convertible newly-acquired territory lsom
free soil, that ls, into slave SOL. that ii
nigh, be desired TO be. Here, then, |
believe | have found one branch of The
grand movement; and although Mr..
Gadsden returned from his mission, with
a small slice of the desired territory, yet
he has e,urned TO his post and may
have better luck on a second ,rial--lf
Santa Anna escapes from the speckled
Indians (Los lndios Pintos) who have
him at bay in the Sierra. | say nothing
on the merits Of this new acquisition,
only ,ha, it is an old acquaintance with
me having first heard OF il in November.
1916, ard afterwards in March, 1875
a. which latter time 1t was proposed IN
the Senate, 10y Mr.. Davis Of Mississip.
pi,) or the ratification of the Guadalupe
ilidalgo treaty; ard rejected by the SEN
ate. voted against the Sanlander and
Monterey line then, and have not seen
cause to change my opinion. Here
Mr.. Benton read the article proposed by
Mr.. Davis for the new line.
Secondly. The mission of Mr..
Soule 10 M~adrid-also a grand move
ment in itself. if reports be true-two
hundred and fifty millions for Cuba; and
arumrus kicked up il the island is not
got. . Here again might be found a case
for the o Intervention principles; but of
that | say no,liiag, because | know moth
ing and wish 10 know something. OF
the acquisition itself, | say nothing now,
but did say Something about fo:ty.four
vars NO III ~ NdSuSiic HSWspdpSE
published by Thomas Eastin. called the
Impartial Review; in which | discussed
Cuba as the geographical appurtenance
OF the valley OF the Mississippi. and
eventually 20 become its political appur-
lenance; but 10 be go. with honor when,
ever il was got; and in all that faith | re-
main firm. No dishonor! no stain on
the bright and spolless fame left US by
our fathers!
Mr.. Chairman, | discuss nothing in
relation TO those rumored acquisitions Of
the island of Cuba and a broad side Of
Mexico; | only call attention TO them as
probable indexes 70 the grand movement
Of which the member from Georgia gave
us the revelation, and which no one has
denied. According to him. and accord
ing 10 my own belief, this Nebraska bill
is only an entering wedge to future en-.
terprises-a thing manufactured for a
particular purpose a stepping stone to a
grand movement which is to develop il
self in this country of ours. | wish to
know, to enable me to discharge my du.
ties unders tandingly; and | respectfully
crave the Information from those who
have the conducting OF the bill.
NJ Sm;,h 40 N;rri,;a uo,l1 ELa