The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-07
House OF Representatives.

MAILS BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND SAN FRANCISCO.
The House took up the bill reported from the Commit
tee Post Offices and Post Roads authorizing contract
to be made for carrying the mails between New Orleans
and San Franciscothe service to be paid for according
to the time employed for instance If the time occupied
be "a days. the government to pay 900 per annum
if % days. $40 0OO if % days. $50 OOO and ncrcas
ing the pay till the time descends to ten days for which
the government is pay sixteen hundred thousand dol
lars per annum.
Mr. CnURcHwEII, (dem.) of Tenn who originally intro
duced the BILL showed the advantages of what is pro
posed both commercially and pecuniariy He said that
of his objects to place the Post Office Department
footing with individual enterprise and the express
lines There could be, he said favoritism in the
thod suggested because it left open to private
petition. Those who have the fastest vessels and most
enterprise will be the successful contractors Should the
bill pass would considerably increase the of
the Post Office Department.
Mr. SMITH dsT Of Va said the bill is in in harmony a
ing for services according to the expedition of the mails
1t introduced new principle, worthy Of the calm con-
willing to undertake such contract, and il any man can
beat him. to give up the contract He at loss to
know what possible objection there could be to such
Mr.. McMUuEN, (dem) of Va, considering the bill of
paramount importance desired to be sent to the Com
mittee of the Whole on the State of the Union for full
discussion.
Mr. CnURcuwEr1 said, If the bill should go there Ne.
braska some other topic would be discussed. He de-
for three weeks. Here the matter rested
THE DEFICIENCY BILL,
As amended by the Senate was reported from the Com
mitee of Ways and Means.
THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO ourRAcEs UPON AMERICANS In
cuBA-THE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR, ETC.
The SPEAKER laid before the House message
from the President Of the United States enclosing let
ter from the Secretary Of State in reply to resolution
of the House. requesting the President If inconsist
ent with the public interest, communicate any nfor-
nation he may have received with regard to the deten
tod of the steamer Black Warrior any other viola
nf Arpa rio bfo hvG ntsh aufb Inc
The Secretary of State transmits several reas of docu
ments in addition to those heretofore sent ill., and pro-
misses to transmit more they be prepared
The papers the following cases
Steamships Crescent City The annulng of the Gu
Schooner Manchester Michael D. Haran.
John S. Thrasher, The seamen belonging to
Steamer Falcon. the bark Jasper.
Rey alias Garcia Pedro Ro The opening of United States
cices. mails by the authorities
Charles Peter V. Esnard of Cuba.
John Salnero. The Contoy prison ers.
Some Of the correspondence dates back as 1885,
and comes up to the present time 1t Is between the
and our respective Ministers at Madrid covering all mat
ters Of dispute between the two countries.
The documents were referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
The House went into Committee of the Whole, and
took up
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION mIL-pEBArE ON THE Ne
BRAsKA oUEsToN-ITs DEyuYCAnoS By GgRRIT SMITH,
Of the Nebraska Kansas bill but for striking out Mr.
Cayton's amendment.
The connected augmentation precludes giving
abstract of the speech.
MI GERRrr SMITH (aboionist) of N. Y, then spoke
He first denounced slavery regarding 1t as the hugest lie
earth By chatteizng man. 1t not only denies that
man is man. but that God is God for in his image God
made man-eyery variety of man-the black and red as
well the white He opposed to the Nebraska
Kansas bill for the following First, because it
insults the coorcd man. and the Maker OF all men, in
limiting suffrage to the white man. Secondly because it
restricts suffrage to citizens Of the United States.
Thirdly, 1t conveys deceptive idea Of non-inter-
Fourhy, because it looks to the existence of slavery in
these Territories and provides safeguards in advance Of
slavery there. Filthy, because it allows that slavery
may exist in the States to be formed out of the Terrific
ries These points he argued till the conclusion of hi,
hour, when the committee rose, and the House ad-
iourned