Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-26
FRIDAY MORNING., MAY 26,
PASSAGE OF THE NEBRASKA BILL

Aftcra struggle such us was never before seen in
the halls of Congress, the Nebraska bill has passed
the House of Representatives by minority of Mir-
teen. Az the bill was modified in the House. it must
be sent back To The Senate for concurrence. In its
present shape the bill grants nll the franchises of
citizenship MS hc right TO and to hold office, to
aliens: and although Mr.. Clayton will nynn offer his
amendment the Senate will not accept it.
1t has not been oar opinion TINT the South would
gain any worry decisive advantage by the passage OF
the Nebraska bill in lis present shape, but have no
wish that the event may justify dstrlls On the
contrary il our earnest nc that the friends Of the
measure mnv have abundant reason Ia claim the graft
udc of the SOUTH.
Against the Leill.ion that the passage of ,is bill
settles the slavery controversy, an forever excludes
abolition agitation from the halls of Congress, we
would particularly udmonsh the people OF the South.
They must not be content with any partial trlmph;
they must not throw DOWN their arms nor nbute their
vigilance in tho confident expectation of pence and
security:
The following is the vote thc passage Of the bi
YrAS-Messr.. Abcrcrombic, james c. Allen VIII
lisAlcn, Aslc, David u Bailey, 1h"mns II. Bayly,
Barksdac, Barry, Bell, Bocock, Bnycc, B"rcknridgc,
Bridges Brooks Cuskir, Chastan, Chrisman, Church.
well, Clark Clingman, Cobb, Colquitt Cox, Cragc,
Cumming, Cutting, john G. DAVIS, Dawson, Disney,
Dow,lcl Dauhar. Dunllain Eddy, Ednum!snn, John
VI. Elliott, English Faulkner Florence. Goodc Green,
Greenwood. Gray, Hamilton, Simpson w. Harris,
Hendricks HEM, libb ri, Hill, llllver, Houston,
Ingcrsull Geo. W. Jones, j. CLANCY Jones, Roland
Jones' Kerr ki,l~cll, kurtz, Limb I.nnc Lnihiu,
Lctclcr Lilly lnrllcy, Macdonald, McDougnll. Mc-
Mir Maxwell. May, john G.. Miller, Smith Miller
Ods Mur,rcni Oliver Orr Packer, John Perkins.
Phelps, Phillips. POWELL 'rcstnm Ready, Reese, Rich
nrdson. Ritlrr, Robbins, Rowe, Ruiiin, Shannon
Shaw, Shower Singleton, Samuel \. Smith, William
Smith VIM. X. Smith, Gen. W. SmytlI, Suu,lgrass
Frederick =. Stanton, Il. II. Stanton, Alexander H.
Stephens. Siraub Dnvid Stuart, John j. Taylor
Tweed, Vail, Vailsant, Walbridsc, Walker, Walsh
Warren, Wcsibruok, Wilte, Daniel Il. Wright, Hen
ririck b. Wright, and Zulironcr-ll3.
NAYs-llcssra. Ball, Banks, Bclchcr, Bennett Ben
son, Benton. Bug Campbell, Carpenter. Chandler,
Crockcr. Cu"m, Curtis, Tl"lnI- Davis, Dean, Dc
Witt, Dick Dickinson Drum, Eastman, Edgrron,
Etlmands, Thomns ID. Elliott, Ellison, Eherl4c Ever
hart, Farley. Fcni"l Flagicr, Fuller, Gamble, Gid
dngs Gnn'Irirl Grow, Aaron Harlan, Andrew }.
Harlan. Harrison, Hastings, Haven, Hrscr Howe,
Hughes, Hunt, johnson, Daniel T. Jones Kiircdgc
Knux, Lindsey, Lyon, MrCuIlucll, Mace, Matcsnir,
Mayall Mcachain, Millcswaril AliIIson, Morgan,
Morrison. Murray Nichols. Noble, Nortnli, Andrew
Perkins, Pratt, Prngic, Puryrar, David Rilclrie
Thomas Rilchcy, Rogers, RUSSELL Sabin, Sage, Sapp,
Seymour, Sinnoils. Skrun, Gcrrit Smith, ncsicr l..
Sicvcns Straton. Andrew Stuart, John l.. TAYLOR,
Nathaniel g.. Taylor, Thulston Tracy, Trout, Up
ham, Wade Valley, +. Is. Waslburne, Isrucl Wash.
burn, Wells, john Wentworth, Tuppun Wentworth,
Wheeler and Iatcs--llD,