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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-07-19

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THE PUBLIC INTERPRETATIONS CESSION
THE HOMESTEAD


We look with deep solctude the result of the pendnp
rodhead moved postpone the homestead bill until Deccm-
Der next the motion resisted with spirit of earnest
and animated cloquence by such Messr Dodge
Petit Glass; Stuart Gwin &C. which satisfied us that the
temper of the Senate favorable to some final and de-
csive policy in regard to public lands The vote
however, by which Mr.. Brodheads motion was rejected,
although it was decisive yet had aspect which was to
be regrcttedwe aude the fact that the vote indicated
extent sectional division on the homestead prop
ositon The debate well the vote indicated that this
measure far less popular with southern than with north
ern senators The tendency to sectionasm questions
connected with the public lands constitutes leading
centive to the adoption of policy which shall as far
as possible, withdraw the whole subject from Congress
We have INDUCED the belief that if spirit of liberal com
promise should mark the deliberations Of members they
would ultimately agree upon general system as APP,
plicabe to the lands situated within the States which
would be eecua in relieving Congress from those irra-
ting and embarrassing questions which consume so much
of its time. The great idea to which have looked in
this connection has been the transfer of the land subjects
from the federal TO the State governments so far at least
regards the lands within the limits of the States In
other words have hoped that the principle of congress
sonal non-nervention would be applied to the public
lands umphany it has been applied to the slavery
question
The bill introduced into the Senate by Mr. Hunter on
Monday last encourages hope that the present ses
sion of Congress may yet be sgnazed by the adoption
the non-interventon policy combined with the gradua-
ton principle and such fair provisions for actual SET
tiers rs would be satisfactory to every section Of the
Union Mr. Hunters bill seeks to establish new and COM
prehensve land policy, by combining into system the
several great objects of graduation of price transfer OF
management to the States and the security actual set
tiers of their homeseais reasonable rs to be
entirely satisfactory The propriety ofsuch combination
of objects mpresses itself mind as peculiarly i'm
portant and upon examination Of Mr. Hunters bill we
think he has succeeded in framing system which is moi
only practicable but which, when reduced to practice
would prove emnently serviceablc to the country The
system is recommended to favor in especial manner be
cause it ops off from the federal government a large
amount of its executive patronage and transfers to the
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13
TRI-WEEKLY

statesman of the present day caught inspiration from that
unfng and un&inted fountain Of sound constitutional
truths At time in American history has any
nected with the public press been constituted and
situated be able render such signal service TO
great cause lie a for the hour; and when the
hour that demanded his energies be never found
wanting He carried his high chivary, his spohess name
his fresh heart and his clear and chastened intellect to
Washington the call of his party and in the columns
OF this journal for four years he published many of the
greatest articles he had written preserving the last
the hospabe open-handed generosity and rankness
which had made him SO much Of favorite at home.
There is often lesson in the history of one mans ei
and we do not know instance in which this fact could
be strikngly illustrated than in the of Thomas
Richie. He did great good by his active exertons
public man he secured confidence by his private virtues
and that he is gathered to his fathers fttngly
recall the line and apply il to himhat line which tells
that
The actions of the just smes and blossom the DUST
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13
CONGRESS.-WEDNESDAY.

SESArE--A resolution adopted providing for the
printing of fifty thousand copies of compendium of the
seventh census
The homestead bill was discussed by Messrs Adams,
Chase, Butler, Clay Cass, Stuart Seward, and Pratt
After the consideration Of executive business the Senate
adjourned
House REpRasESrATIvEs.-Th select committee of
inquiry the Copatentextension authorized
employ clerk Mr.. Cutting excused from serving on
said committee, and Mr.. Wheeler appointed instead Mr.
Harris of Mississippi made personal explanation rela-
tive to certain remarks made by him when debating the
Mercan-treaty bill The bill aboishing the discount on
newspaper postage when paid in advance was debated
until the morning hour expired The House went into
Committee of the Whole the river and harbor BILL which
debated under the ve-mnutes rule. The committee
and reported the bill to the House with the previous
question ordered. Pending the question the adoption
of the first amendment, the House adjourned.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13
CONNECTICUT MULTIPLICATION.

The Louisville Journal quotes the late infamous act
passed by the coatonists in the Connecticut legislature
and comments ON it as follows
This statute is monstrous II not only strikes at the con-
uton Of the United States but oycrhrows all the cstab
hed principles Of evidence and all the rules Of proceedings
in courts of JUSTICE IL mGkes every person who may aere
that any colored in Connecticut is or was slave
primo acc criminal and provides he shall pay fine
five thousand dollars and be Imprisoned at hard labor for
1--WE in the Connecticut pcntentary unless he aha
prove by at least two credible witnesses that his alteration
true deposition being admitted evidence or course
under the operation of such law OF fugitive slaves
would venture to assert their claims in Conneccut for
they to two witnesses each with them
from home to prove their claims Connecticut iuries would
have to decide whether tho witnesses were not
e witnesses, and, If the decisions should be In the mega
tive, they almost certainly would whenever there should
be any decision ALL the claimants and tho witnesses would
be sentenced to pay fine of five thousand dollars each and
to five each in the States prison. We repeat
that with such law In successful operation in Connecticut
sayeowners would dare to follow their slaves into that
State and their claim there and even they were to
be so foolhardy to do they could find credible wit
nesses oohardy enough incur danger OF roinp with
them to testify for them.''
The general assembly of Connecticut have passed this
law with the avowed design of multiplying the fugitive
law together with that section of the United States constu
which prescbes the surrender of fugitive slaves
ping into ayehoding States WI earnestly hope that
il an opportunity save-owner viii incur the
risk of martyrdom BY defng and putting to the test Ii
any southern to be sentenced this Connect
cut law have doubt that the United States Judiciary
would pronounce The law unconstitutional and that unless
the executive department of the government should DO in tho
hands of the aboltons the victim would be set free and
the wrong doors punished, though the whole military
force of the United States should be required for the accom-
plishment OF the work Connecticut has more right to
enact such law than she has law that every white
citizen of any neghboring State coming within her lin.
it's shall be held primo ucie highway rober burglar or
horscc and be arrested and to the penitcntiary
such unless he shall have at his side or score Of
credible witnesscs to his innocence This new law
infinitely greater disgrace the members Of the prescu,
legislature of Connecticut than tho old bluc laws
their fathers, u $500
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SPEECH OF HON. J. c. ALLEN, OF ILLINOIS.

print this morning the first speech delivered in the
House of Representatives by democrat from free State
in favor of the Nebraska BILL and invite special
ton to it. We reproduce this speech at the present
ment not only in justice to Mr. Allen whose bold fearless
and weltmed declaration in favor of the bill has been
well borne out by the results but to recall and fix attention
the noble consistency of the democracy of the North
great and essential issue slime at last makes all things
even; and look out upon the field of politics.
and trace the marked and favorable change which a
healthy and national principle has effected The opposition
the Nebraska bill have been driven assume the Wild
and most impossible grounds and while they rave
and threaten the democracy in their adherence
the right and will ultimately be rewarded by the most
gratifying results Mr. Allen, of Illinois, is entitled
great credit for his early stand this great question: and
feel that the democratic party in his district will
forget that his effort made at time when the Ne
braska bill most violently traduced and that in all
his legislative duties he has proved himself be abundant
ly worthy of confidence and esteem.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13

In the article upon the proposition Of the New York
b'e we wrote under the common apprehension that the
line of sc 80 included in the Territories OF Ncbras
ka and Kansas The fact is however that the southern
boundary OF Kansas the aIt parallel Of
both Territories north Of the Missouri Compromise line
This explanation docs not materially alter the mprsctica-
blty of the insane restore that comprom;se
especially with Senate hostile any such rcactionary
egislaon and the wings themselves in many cases. inds
posed to it, 1t will be remembered moreover that during
the discussion upon the Nebraska bill In the House tho
South repeatedly offered to agree to retain the line of &c
deg 80 miu provided the North would let that demarca
ton apply to Gil future Territories acquisitions The
aboioniss camored this down. even with the fact before
their eyes that both Kansas Nebraska were To be or
gained BY line running north of the Missouri Compro
mise and that Kansas was susceptible Of cultivation AS
slave territory They rejected fair proposition then and
now they seek to effect mpossbiity by rayipp their
friends in favor of the restoration of the Missouri line,
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13
WASHINGTON CITY.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY Is, 1864.

RyME IsKAEL JAMES, No. South street. Phiiad
pha il general travelling agent assisted by WM H. WELD
JoAs COLLINS JAMES DKEKNo, HAAnTr, Jos BUTTON,
BuTros, Isaac M. BoDInx EDAuap w. Wiley, wILLIAa L.
WATKRxAx. and GxoReE L. NELSON
90 Mr. HEsHT NJ Lewis, OF Montgomery Alabama, gen
travelling agent OF Alabama Tennessee
sisted by c. r. LEWIS JAnxs LxwIs and SAMUEL
90 Receipts rom OF above will BIZ good.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13

The able and eloquent speeches of Col James L. Orr Of
South Carolina and Hon. Hiram Wabrdge, of New York,
at the great Philadelphia meeting viii be published
morrow The speech of Senator Douglas, nj the same
meeting will appear it is published in the Penn
sYlYaniAn.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13

SHIPMENTS OF PRODUCE FROM NonFoIK--On the Sd inst
27o barrels of potatoes and other produce and 47O has
kes OF tomatoes were shipped from Norfolk to New York
on the 9TH 5oo barrels; and on the sth 1900 barrels Of
potatoes ana 600 baskets OF tomatoes were shipped the
city besides 800 barrels Of potatoes to Phaenb
The Baltimore steamers leave Norfolk with about 800 bar
rcls OF potatoes and tomatoes daily The Norfolk Argus
says the business Mt present requires additional steamer
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THE NEBRASKA QUESTION IN TENNESSEE.

THE NEBRASKA QUESTION IN TENNESSEE.
The people of Tennessee will be amused to see the fol-
lowing paragraph sent from this city to the North as evil
dence of public sentiment
The from Tennessee is decidedly favorable to the
reelection Of Messr Culom Eherdge, Bugg and Taylor,
Nebraska wings Governor Joness recent speech Is
strongly dsapproved of by wings of that STATE who de-
clare it to violently inconsistent with his previous
politician The truth u.s. Governor Jones, from being
adheren Seward and the woo portion Of the northern
whgs has become leader Of the ultra southern faction
As is customary with unhonored men, he goes from
IRENE to another"
This is the kind of information with which the
ponent of the New York Express attcs and dcceives the
readers Of that Journal It happens that congress
sona elections take place in Tennessee until August 1866
and If either of the gentlemen named Ia a candidate fOy re
election have announcement Of the hct II Is
evident that the writer has manufactured the whole
under the impression that there pending
TENNESSEE His revelation the whig estimate Of Gov
Joness late speech is entirely fabulous whilst his attack
upon that gentleman betrays the magnity Of it, author
In the issue made in Tennessee between Governor Jones
and of his wing colleagues the Nebraska question
Of intelligence the politics of that State
have any doubt the result Tennessee ovcrwhelm
ingy for the Nebraska act and this assertion will be t
umphanty sustained in the next election The Express
correspondent may deceive the northern readers of that
paper into the belief that Messr Bugg Cullom Ethcrdge
and Taylor have fair prospects for reelection but these
honorable gentlemen will be imposed upon by such
fabrications.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13

ARRIVAL OF THE DANIEL WEBsrER.--The steamer Daniel
ebster arrived at New Orleans the 10th from San
Juan She detained waiting for the Star of the West
which ashore She got off and sailed for New York
the Sd instant with $50 passengers and
in treasure
San Juan was quiet and the river In good boating
der The first steamboat had arrived and the rcvolu
onsts still besieging Granada which expected
to captulate soon.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-13

State governments where ii can be exercised without
embarrassment 1t is another decided movement in
the direction of State rights and of popular sovereign
ty because il looks TO the removal of that anoma
state Of things which limits the actual sovereign
" of the State over TIE lands within its limits and
seeks to transfer the jurisdiction the people of the
State The system proposed by Mr. Hustler graduates the
price of the lands according to the time they may have
been in markotthe scale ranging from dollar twenty
five cents down to twenty-five cents thus adopting
principle Of equity which has long been conended for by
many statesmen The bin does overlook that fea
ture in the internamprovemen policy, which is based
upon the that railroads give greatly increased value
TO the lands in their vicinity. But the last and by
means the least important feature in the bill is that which
cares provides for the actual settler Although this is
not done in the pending homestead bill, without any
consideration yet the consideration is SO small and the
terms favorable that the price is merely nominal and
hence the retains substantially the homestead pIin
ciple We doubt that measure which embraces
objects so important would be received with general salts
faction by the country We sincerely trust that the few
remaining weeks of the session may be signalzed by the
settlement the land subject upon principles that will
tend to harmonic the different sections of the contederaey
and knit closer than the bonds Of happy Union
The bold and defiant spirit dsunion which seeks to im
body its followers into compact OF treason at the
North ought to teach patriotic everywhere to cut
sentiments and feelings of beraty and compromise
this subject well that of slavery The prevalence
of such sentiments has given national men glorious
triumph the adoption OF the non-interventon principle
as to savery-the devotion to national sentiments
will produce similar result as TO the land question.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

.
The House met at IL o'clock, a. m.
Prayer by the chaplain of the Senate
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved.
HEADS BUREAUS.
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON, a communication from the
Treasury Department. relative the increase of compensa
ton to the heads of bureaus ordered to be printed
coLrpATENT COMMITTEE
On motion of Mr. LETCHER the select committee of in
qury relative proceedings the Colpatent extension
authorized to employ clerk to note the tesmo-
Mr. CUTTING asked to be excused from serving that
committee. He said he already one committee of
inquiry relating the Gardiner case and he would pre-
fer gentleman should be appointed who could attend
to the duties conveniently: agreed to.
The SPEAKER appointed Mr. WHEKLER to take the place
of Mr. CurTNe on said committee Mr. RUyvN also APP
pointed take the place Of Mr. CLNGNAS on the sRe COM
mittee
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. HARRIS of Mississippi, rose make personal
PLANTATION. He said when making appropriation for
ryng into effect the recent treaty with Mexico under
consideration days ago. he had INDUCED in language
unnecessarily severe and free to say not mered by
the parties against whom it directed He desired TO
recall that language, at least to modify 1t.
The acquisition of territory from Mexico and especially
such territory not in his judgment demanded by the
necessities of the nation but the abogaon Of much OF
the treaty of Guadalupe HidalgO made this
responsible Indian depedAons object of very
great Importance To this extent the treaty had something
Of substantial basis to rest upon And although the
QUESTION OF SUCH territory may be to
the treaty, it certainly not objection it should
cost nothing more. He regretted he had employed the
language to which he had referred which certainly
sweeping in Its character.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
Mr. OLDS continued his remarks in explanation of the
bill to amend much Of the existing postal law makes
discount Of so per cent on newspaper postage when paid
in advance contendng that though he did object the
city papers enjoying full advantages Of their position
influences he not In favor of the expense being borne
by the national treasury.
Mr. CHANDLER commended, in reply that the newspaper
postage already paid its expenses Would II cost any less
to the mails from New York to Washington If there
no newspapers conveyed? Did not the government
pay for car, and not for the weight of matter sent
the bill passed. it would deprive the government Of thu
obtained from newspapers without diminishing
the expenses Of the department Some paper.
were now received by express which was sometimes NOR,
expeditions than the mail and the effect Of the bill would
be that newspapers would be conveyed by express
of by the mails He for trying the postal system a.
at present established They asked every year
make alterations in system which promises to work wei
when fairly tried II like the boy who having
In
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-26

The FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTAcKED-Some OF
the Sunday papers have been making serious
charges against the volunteer branch Of our Fire
Department, and these charges begin to be
worthy of attention when transferred into the
daily papers. as they have been. If they are
anything like the truth then indeed is there
an organized vagabondism among our volun-
teer fremen that should instantly be smoked
cut. The charges simply amount to this: that
there Is regularly organized gang of petty
thieves among the volunteer firemen. who make
plumber and robbery their special business on
every available occasion. If such things do
exist then, for the safety Of the property of our
citizens the proper authorities should ferret out
and punish the guilty parties; if they do not
exist, then, for the sake OF the liremen, tho
truth should be officially ascertaiped The
charges have been made. Let there be an ex-
animation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-26

"REMINISCENCES or j. G. CALHOUN. BIT HIS
PRIVATE SEcRErARY.-We publish to-day very
interesting paper in continuation of the remin-
iscences Of the late John G. Calhoun, from the
pen of the Rev. Joseph A. Scoville, his private
secretary, in which capacity Mr. S. served the
distinguished Carolinian, not only during the
last year or two of his life down to his death,
but also in former years when Mr. Calhoun was
member of the cabinet. At the present time
Scoville is publishing his spicy weekly picto-
rial-71e Pick-aboundng in fun, sentiment,
wit and anecdote, with pictures to match. and
cheap at three cents
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-26
mantle of charity, for it covers over multi

mani re of charity, FOR it covers over multi
tud'e of Mexican claims. Had it only embraced
SC me additional indemnity to Dr. Gardiner it
would have been absolutely perfect. But, god
father as we are to the bantling, we shall insist
it does cover no additional indemnity to DR..
Gardiner.
Gen Gadsden at first put in for the whole Of
the peninsula of Lower California; but from
delicate consideration Of the claims of Captain
Walker, Santa Anna peremptorily refused to
listen to that proposal. The last advces from
the enterprising Captain give some promise,
however, of separate treaty, by-and bye, in
reference to his republic of Lower California.
1t appears that, after sustaining q siege in q
mud house for space of two weeks, against a
much superior Mexican force, he had made a
successful sortie and gained decided victory,
The peninsula, therefore, still remains an open
question. Should Captain Walker aud his IL
berators maintain their republic for a year or
so we may possibly acquire the country by the
Texas process Of annexation; but If Captain
Walker fails then we must be content to wait
till Santa Anna shall have exhausted his fifteen
millions for Cookies wagon route. His true
policy is to make his wild lands, and rocks and
sands, go as far as possible Hence like a pru-
dent man, and with some respect for the claims
Of Captain Walker, he will hold on to Lower
California, as a sort of contingent fund for f,
ture necessities.
With these explanations, we think it advisa-
BILE to recommend Santa Annals treaty with
Gen. Gadsden to the favorable consideration of
the Senate. The lobby will please 60 to work
accordingly, including the Washington Union.
We get Cookies wagon route, and we can fur
nish the provisions required to prevent the star
walton Of men and animals in travelling over
it till we build that railroad. We supply San
ia Anna with the means necessary to enable
him to set up his empire He is anxiously wait
ing for the money; and if it is not soon forth
coming he may be driven out of the country,
like Arsta, and thus the treaty may be lost,
and Garay, Hargous, Sloo and all concerned,
would be adrift again.
Let the treaty be ratiied-let us set up his
Imperial Majesty-for thereby he will be COM
PEELED once in every two or three years to sell
us another tract of land to meet the expenses
of his court Gen. Gadsden "has q keen per-
ception of the handspring of human action"
1t is hard cash And it is the policy of .mani.
fest destiny"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-26

The GERMAN PREss.-We give in to-day g pa
per two communications from well.informed
sources relative to the German newspapers in
the United States. The facts detailed will be
found very interesting and they suggest to us
many new thoughts upon the subject. We shall
take occasion to express them hereafter.
biz i before the Pensfylysni1 Iegslsurs az tboris.
lrg contrasts for higher OF interest thso ger
cest ard IL 'set revealing tse exciting rlury hS