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Washington. Feb. 6. /.

From Baltimore Patriot
Washington, Feb. 6, 1854.
Nr. Churchwelrs go-azedd 6i7l, empowering
the Postmaster General to contraction the car
rying of the mail, ocean-wards, according to
time, is destined to be a great and popular
measure. 1t is understood that some of the
ablest and best Judging statesmen, in both
houses of Congress, have given their attention
to the principle of the bill and have decided
that it is good one. 1t is in keeping with
the spirit and progress ofthe age. We are a
goahead people, destined to compete success
fully with each and all of our European rivals.
In the matter of steam ocean ships, merchant
ships, yachts and Baltimore clippers, we are
already ahead of England and France Sand
the rest of mankind But in the matter of
the transportation of the mails, particularly
over railroads, we are, as yet, little behind
our English rivals.
Mr.. Churchwell designs that we shall soon
go ahead Of England, in mail speed, both on
the land and the ocean. lie has studied the
matter thoroughly and practicable, in all its
bearings. He believes his object can be accom-
plished, and he has the talents, the enterprise
and energy TO prosecute his undertaking until
his policy. or SYSTEM shall be the law Of the
land, and the pride of the people.
Mr.. Churchwell ides away no time, as
member of Congress, but devotes all his ener-
gies to the public good. He looks back to the
old slow coach time, and measuring the amount
of improvement and progress since made, and
then looks forward 20 a still greater improve
meEt and progress in the no distant future,
and means that his forecast shall be fully veri-
fed. All members, known or have heard Of the
time the mail between Washington and Balti-
more was a half day. or more, on the route.
and sometimes a whole day and night If
the old slow coaches, with the Pennsylvania
horses, selected by Reside and Stockton, made
the distance between the two cities, in eight
hours, it was deemed that wonders had been
accomplished! And when Fuller & Co. come
on from the North and put on the route an Op-
position line of light coaches. with feet Yam
liee horses. and ADVERTISED to 70 thrcugh in SIX
hours, almost everybody exclaimed that it
could not 6e doneI But it was done-yea
more, the time was made in four hoursi and
the way in which the great Pennsylvania horses
OF the old line were killed Off in efforts to keep
up with the opposition line, was distressing
1t was a horse-Hesh sacrifice to the spirit and
progress of the age!
Mr.. Churchwell's bill, if passed into a law,
will soon bring about an improvement in steam
vessels and machinery which will be of great
value. If the contractors on an ocean route
do not care to study and make improvements,
others of greater enterprise will, and they will
get the contracts. The time between New Or
leans and San Francisco, for example, can be
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and Nlr. Churchwell means that it shall be, and
that the contractors who made It shall be hand
somely compensated for their enterprise.
Mr. Churchwell's bill was read aud passed a
second time and referred to the Committee on
Postoffices and Postroads. As that Committee
has the reputation of being one of spirit and
it is reasonable to hope that it will
report favorably on the subject. | understand
that Mr.. Churchwell will ask permission to APP
pear before it to illustrate and advocate his
public spirited proposition.
Mr.. Churchwell has introduced another bill,
in the House, cf great merit, which he will adj
vocate with all his energy until it shall become
a law. 1t grants one hundred million acres
Of public lands, for the establishment of schools
in all the States, according to the census of the
population Of the children Of the country. The
lands are to be distributed among the States,
according to the census of the population of
children under fifteen years of age, in the
same. The noble schools thus established will
serve to give all children, who wish it, whether
poor or not poor an education. A nobler OBJ
ect, or one more truly republican, patriotic
and national, cannot be started. May it be
fully carried out.
While upon the subject of Mr. Churchwell's
measures, | may as we'll give your readers the
Joint resolutions which he introduced few days
since, in the House, inasmuch as they are rep
resented to reflect the views of the Administra-
ion upon the important international question
in them. They are as follows:
lst. That the people of this Union have ever
viewed with the deepest concern, the renewed
of powers in the affairs of countries
not embraced within their own borders partieu-
arly when so much Intervention had avowedly
or its object the repression of generous political
sentiment; and that they will never permit such
In occurrence upon the continent without offer
ng physical resistance to it.
I'd. That while the United States of America
ire disposed to observe. in spirit of a good
aith, international obligations, they desire
similar observance of such obligation by all of
he nations fthe earth, and that they can new
er behold with difference the obliteration of
States of third Power, because of
he political freedom of such States.
Sd. That the President be, and he is hereby
to cause a copy of these Resolutions
o be communicated to each of the diplomatic
gents of Foreign Nations residing near this
Government, end also copies thereofto be trans
nitted to our diplomatic Agents in foreign
in order that the sentiment and the
purpose of this Republic may be neither mis-
nor misunderstood in any quarter of
he Globe.
The discussion, on the Kansas-Nebraska
1ill WIS continued in tho Senate to-day by Mr..
Wade of Ohio, who ranted amazingly aginst the
repeal of the Missouri comprom-
Sc. Mr.. Wade has hitherto been esteemed as
l quiet unobtrusive Senator, who made no eff
ort to get up, or indulge in the slavery agita-
ion, which has so often distracted the whole
country But to-day he dashed himself into
7ehement state of excitement and rantcd in