New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-11
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.sprrisI Correspondence of Min @rltans Crescent
| 6 ~ WASHINGTON March /, 1854.
1t is said that Mr Buchanan has been directed
| to ask what Lord Clarendon meant in respect
to his declaration that France and England
were allied for more purposes than the repulse
of Russia. Considering that the House had just
put the bill for building six steamers out of the
way for some time, which fact will be known
abroad at the same time that Mr. Buchanan
turns catechist, his questions will probably be
construed as being made only in Pickwick-
ism way, as they say in England, or as we say
for Buneombe. 1t has been reported, too, that
Mr. Buchanan was soon coming home, being
dissatisfied in the matter of court dress. Ihap-
pen to know from the gentleman whom Mr. B.
first invited to accompany him as Secretary,
that it was not his purpose to remain abroad
long that it is quite likely he is coming home,
but the people of England and this country will
countenance no quarrel about clothes--such
trifes they will leave to the more fashionable
regions where gimp and lace, and tailors and
milliners hold divided sway a,T5
Mr., Benjamin introduced bill this morning
to make Lakeport, on Lake Pontchartrain, a
port of delivery; the bill provides for the resi-
dence of d Surveyor at that place. 1t was
passed
~ I.,l
unnecessary delays in unloading vessels arriy-
ing from foreign ports, which was referred,
Mr.. Dix's bill7was taken up and Senators
Mason and Hunter, of Va, opposed it with
various abstract and constitutional arguments
The former gentleman urged that Congress had
no right to constitute itself almoner for the
States, but if it could do SO for the indigent
insane SO might it also for paupers. If such q
policy was to prevail the people of this country
would come, like those of Rome, finally to look
to the Government for but two things, bread
and the games of the Circus 448t
Mr.. Stuart, of Michigan, (who is more SEN
slble man than Mr.. Cass) reminded the Virginia
senators Of the earliest policy of the Federal
Government with regard TO the public lands
much of which had been wrong and unjust to
the new States in retarding settlements, etc
but he had never objected to the reservation of
the sixteenth section for school purposes The
subject was discussed until the g small giant
the whipper-in Of the Senate, called up his Ne
hraska hill .
Mr. Clayton, of Delaware, addressed the
Senate with his usual ability on this subject
Although he did not oppose the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise by which, he said his pre-
decessors might have felt bound yet he did not.
the general scope Of his argument was against
the bill, and he showed exclusively the mon
strous injustice of such territorial organiza-
ton as it provides for, in allowing a few hun
dred Adventures to choose q Legislature and
enact laws and establish a government over q
territory equal to five empires He proved By
reference to the practice of the Government
heretofore that the course proposed was unpre-
cedented.
Indeed, SO powerful was Mr.. Clayton's ex po-
sure of this outrageous feature Of the BILL that
am persuaded that had it been made earlier,
and before the Missouri Compromise became the
absorbing subject Of the whole bill, it would
have arrested the passage. AS it is, the bill
may be amended
When Mr. Clayton, who is an invalid, had
spoke for nearly two hours, Mr.. Everett, whose
seat Is near him, proposed that he should yield
to u postponement. Mr. Clayton seemed willing
to be relieved, but while he was hesitating,
| the Senator Douglas interposed his objections,
| whereupon, with wave of the hand, Mr. CLAW
| ton was about TO proceed when his colleague,
| Mr.. Bayard, insisted upon taking the question
on the motion tsspostpone. The Senate decided
clearly by the sound to postpone, and thereupon
adjourned
As this was the day fixed by the T" little
giant for vote, he was decidedly cut by this
negation of his authority.
The House elected MIR. Nicholson its printer
by large majority MIR. Gales received COM
plimentary vote from the wings. Mr. Bailey,
of Virginia, nominated W W Curran, A re-
porter for the Globe, who had some half dozen
votes. Mike Walsh nominated Mr.. johnson
/ Postmaster of the House. Mr.. Forney, Clerk
of the House, withdrew his name, which was
| wise in him
The House refused to lay upon the table the
Senate bill granting land for the Wisconsin
Railroad by a vote of 101 to rs | presume
this bill will be passed, although there is riya
company here who have tried hard to push il
| out CHRoNlCLER
/ WASHINGTON. March Q 1854
A large number of remonstrances against the
repeal OF the Missouri Compromise is the in
variable attendant upon the opening of the
Senate's session.
/ Mr. Dixs bill was further discussed, and
some of the rigid constitution sticklers expressed
their dissent from it, but others thought it nc
more a stretch of power than the donation to
4 soldiers, or for the construction of roads; this
bill, if ever it comes to a vote, will pass the
/ Senate.
/ Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, excited considerable
merriment by introducing a bill, the title o.
/ which was, $ A Bill to do Justice to all the
/ States" / do not know the nature Of the bill
1 but suppose it has relation to the public lands,
1 Mr. Clayton continued his speech on the Ne
braska bill, for which he will not vote withou
such amendments as are not likely to be made
In the course of his remarks he expressed hi
strong opposition to the acquisition of any more
territory and his belief that a dissolution O
the Union was far more likely to occur from this
thirst for annexation, than from any other
source
When Mr.. Clayton concluded, Mr.. Chase, o
Chic, rose to an amendment which he proposed
and spoke for time.
Mr.. Badger brought to the notice of til,
Senate, and commented with great severity upot
it, petition presented by Mr. Chase from sons
part of Ohio, which denounces as traitors, de
serving of lasting infamy, all who should yot
for the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. Chase excused himself as having received
very many of the petitions which he had no
had time to read, but he knew well that the
right of the Senate was to be addressed in cour
teous language, and would not knowingly VIC
late this right.
At this point the discussion became very gen
eral, and somewhat personal between Messrs
Stuart, Of Mich and Douglas Yonr CORES
pondent waited until the gas was lighted in TIL
, chamber, and only left the grave Senators, il
order to mail this missive. 1t is probabl
) that amendments will be voted upon until mid
night. 1t is thought that Mr.. Bell of Tonnes
: see may speak before the final vote is taken
e and some doubt hangs over his course
, The House has been all day long engaged ii
hve minute speeches upon the Homestead bill
without concluding it. CHRoNIcLER.