New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-15
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Special Correspondence af tbr Nrm ORLEANS grs


..5.M WASHINGTON Feb. 7, 1854,
After some unimportant morning business in
the Senate, Mr., Douglas again called up his
Nebraska bill and proposed an amendment
(which had previously been agreed upon in eau
cus) which, instead of declaring that the com
promise of 1920 had been sssupersededn by that
of 1850, alters this phrassology SO as to make it
run that the compromise of 1920 was Simeon
sistent' with that of 1850, and therefore the
former is declared null and imperative. This
verbal amendment is said to have been made to
satisfy Mr.. Cass, among others, and that it will
insure a larger number of votes, Mr.. Everett,
of Mass, expressed desire TO speak upon the
amendment, but was not ready to-day-Would
beto-morrow, and moved q postponement.
Mr. Douglas resisted the move for postpone
ment and again alluded to the newspaper ac-
counts Of the motiats opeaaadi of the opponents
Of the measures, which was to gain time to get
up ferment among the people.
1t begins to be plain, however, that the alarm
of the Senator from Ill on this point is needless
the politicians cannot stir up the people; they
have too recently heard the cry Of wolf to be
excited now Besides, another Presidential
election is three years off.
The next subject discussed was the grant of
lands in aid of railroads
MIR. johnson, of Arkansas, called up bill
giving lands in aid of a railroad in Minnesota,
anu MT DaWSen, 0l SIe9Tgl3s OBJECTED TO Inc
passage of any moro of these bills unless the
whole subject of the disposal of the public lands
was presented insome systematized shape. How
ever, considering that this bill was for Terri
tory which had no representative in the Senate,
as matter of grace it was allowed to pass.
Mr. Gwin, of California, inquired what was
the number of the next bill of this description,
with a view, as he said. Of calling it up and
making it, aoith I'll the rest Of the same ch0rac-
ter, the special order for some fixed day The
next bill was No. 81, for u grant of land to
Michigan, but,after considerable dseusson again,
it was found that 81 had already been passed /!
This announcement furnished Mr. Dawson, and
Judge Butler of South Carolina, with additional
argument against thus b1indly giving away the
public lands, and the. latter expressed great
doubts if the States themselves would make such
. disposition of them as Congress was called
upon to do. He believed that instead of giving
them to moned monopolies the States themselves
would be more likely, if they had possession, to
give them to individuals.
Mr.. Gwin persisting in his motion, it was
found that the next bill was No S8, for grant
of land in aid of railroad from Algiers to the
Sabine, add this he moved, with all kindred
bills, should be postponed for two weeks
After this motion had been discussed some
time, Mr.. Sidell inquired what bill was before
the Senate--the Chair replied No. S8. Mr. Sill
TELL moVeu that1t De put upon itS passage. NOW
this was injudicious in Mr.. Slidel, and although
the bill will probably pass the Senate, it will
not be hastene din its passage by any such leger-
aemdin. | could not help contrasting this
covert mode Of reaching an object in the Senate,
where there is no sort of necessity for it, with
the open and rnanly appeal to the House made
by Mr.. Hunt in behalf of the widow of the tai
ented S, s. Prentiss, for whom he succeeded in
securing the pay due to her husband while con-
testing his right to seat. The objection of any
one member would have been fatal to the appli-
cation, but Mr.. Hunt has SO won upon the re-
CARDS Of all in his brief intercourse with the
body that no one interposed.
The House has been occupied by the Def
cheney bill, and there is nothing in it's details
which would interest your readers.
The war of the Hards and Softs troubles the
administration amazingly The determination
is to throw away New York in the future poll
teal game, but the Hards will gradually draw
the South to their side. In making an esti-
mate of New York politics, it is not generally
known or remembered that the spoils of State
are as potent there as the National spoils II
is this wheel within q wheel that makes New
Workers particularly sensitive to any interfer-
ence in their State affairs
Tho Presidents very much occupied with the
1ispensation of patronage. In this respect, he
has to take care that the Republic receives no
harm, and that his prospects for Reelection
are not damaged by personal neglect.
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