Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-25

Fairfax, the regular Washington correspond

WHO SUPPORT THE NBBRAsKA BILL'
Fairfax, the regular Washington correspond
emit Of the Richmond Enquirer, says:
"The President feels q deep interest in the
passage of the Nebraska BILL and he fails mol
| to openly express it. The Cabinet also, with
out single exception, Il speak positively upon
this subject ID for the bill Much as has beer
said and predicted about the faithlessness Of
the Softs in this matter, believe that, in
the end, they will be found more true than the
| Hards' Whilst Edmund Burke, one Of the
leading Hards,' virtually opposes il, and whilst
nearly all the Hard Journals in Ohio, and
some of them in New York, oppose the bill
many Of the authoritative organs Of the Sotts
support it, The Ohio Statesman is for it, show.
ing that Medary and his wing OF the party are
true whilst all the papers in the interest Of
Allen and his friends oppose it,"
Whoever will take the trouble to analysa
the foregoing viii dscover its import to be
that that section Of the Democractic party in
the North that ia now in receipt Of the patron
age Of tho General Governments is in favor Of
the Presidents measure, and that that section
that possesses and hopes for no such favor OPP
poses his scheme. t
MIR Champion, the British Minister, gives q
splendid dinner party to.day--having behaved
badly on the occasion of Jullien's concerts
whilst playing the National Quadrille, he is
said to be making preparations for y magnif-
cent dinner in honor Of Westinghouse birth
day, to make up for his want Of propriety on
the occasion above alluded to- Wash Cor
II is easy to start, but hard to stop, the cir
culation Of a miscellaneous story. On the occa-
sion alluded to, at Jullien's concert, the writer
OF these lines was present, and he, and others
whose words will not be questioned, noticed
that there was quite a number Of persons be-
sides tho British Minister who did not rise du-
ring the performance Of the national dir, and
that among them was one member, at least Of
the American Cabinet.
10 The New York Evening Post says that
Senator Chase struck, in Congress, the first
blow at the Nebraska Bill, and it was bold
and powerful one. No ADLER examination Of
the whole question has yet appeared.
The clergy do not seem t0,pay any attention
to the plaintive rem0nstrances of the Washing
ton Union against ianaticism. The Worcester
Daily Spy has the following paragraph:
"ANTLNEBRAsKA PREACHING. 49, We learn
that most Of the preachers in this city dis
coursed to their hearers on Sunday last against
the contemplated repeal of the Missouri Com
promise Rev. Drs. Hill and Sweetser spoke
out in their respective pulpits, az the clergy
should speak in a crisis like this Rev. DR..
Smalley repeated his discourse of the previous
Sabbath, on the same topic, at the Central
Church, to large and sympathizing audience,
on Sunday evening; and such was the eager
ness Of the public to hear, that hundreds were
unable to obtain admission"
the Marlboro Gazette, that Messrs. George w
and De Rosy Carroll, administrators Of M. b.
Carroll deceased, sold ON Tuesday sixty-seyen
negroes, belonging to the estate Of said deceas
ed. A woman and two infant children sold
for 81, 300; man for $1,000. The men sold
for from 81 900 to 81, 200 each boys, IL to "
years old, for $500 to 5000; and women for
$500 TO $1,000 This is the largest sale OF ne
groes held in that county for many years The
gross receipts Of the sales amounted to $37, 600.
Port Tobacco MD Times
Although aware that the largest portion Of
our readers are not pecapiarily interested in
the market prices OF men, women, and children,
we doubt not there are many who viii peruse
the foregoing with an interest OF some kind.
A GREAT DIAMoNp.-One of the largest dia-
monds known was deposited lately at the Bank
Of England by London house, to whom it was
consigned from Rio Janeiro. Its weight is 254
carats and its estimated value according to
the scale $3.50, 0O0 II is said TO be Of the finest
water, and without flaw, and was tonnd by a
negro slave, who received his freedom as re-
ward.
If slavery is a blessing and freedom q curse
to the negro why give him "his freedom as a
reacard?n
The Legislature OF Wisconsin have had be-
fore them the subject of opening Nebraska to
Slavery. Resolutions condemnng Douglas
bill were considered and debated in the Wis
conein Assembly, on tho 18th inst MIR. Horn,
the Speaker, offered substitute, affirming the
right of shareholders to enter Nebraska with
their property; it was laidon the table. Mr..
Knowlton offered another again It agitation, and
in favor of compromise; it was lost by thirty
four votes to twenty. Since Mr.. Douglas and
his associates call for agitation, the answer in,
let It come Finally the resolutions passed to
be engrossed, by vote Of forty-seyen against
twentysix.
The Pittsburgh Gazette says that the amount
at issue in the suits brought in that city, for
the violation Of the law prohibiting the issue
Of bank notes under Ave dollars, is from,
$50 700 10 $4,000.
The American Telegraph Confederation,
composed of the representatives from all the
Morse Telegraph lines in America, hold their
annual meeting in Washington city on the 9th
Of March,
Mrs Prinna, widow, formerly we'll known
in London ~ Miss Healey, actress and vocal
list, has been sent to prison by the Lambeth
magistrate, for twenty-one days at her own
request, for being drunk in the streets.