The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-05
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Necessary to choice, 149.
Give them, then, the entire slave vote with the five
doubtful free States and freedom will be triumphant
But demagogues calculate, also, the chances Of the
game in what may result the Nebraska bill passes
The great national wing party Of the country will
probably be rent in twain, dividing the slave from
the free, by States; securing the united support Of
the South, whig and democrat for the scheme.
But how OF the North, New York being lost to them
already mean now the democratic States of
the North mortv Party tent are irresistible me
ais . die Union if The wings shall sue
ceed and this infamous measure shall be repealed or
superseded" The Transforming influence Of the
executive hand as in. in New York viii be brought to
Them" will be arranged and glaringy exhibited to
haunt the golden dreams of their visions, like the
flesh pots Of Egypt. Foreign missions have got to
be filed. Posts of honor distinction and profit at
home, vacant, and to be vacated. These will be the
aurements and forces that will be brought to bear
in the democratic States of the North, to secure
their electoral votes for Franklin Pierce in 1856, and
for the Little Giant in 1860. Michigan then, with
only her six votes will take the proud position Of
the Empire State, with her thrtyfve electoral votes
her six votes turning the scale. The umpire Of
New York then will be transferred to the Peninsular
State. They then will have the power TO decide the
fate of President Pierce in 49, and in 1860, Of him
who is least in the giant, but greatest in the dema
gogue and humbug, families.
But there is still another view in this game of
chances: They know there will be wing candidate
for the Presidency at the North 1t will be to break
up the system Of national conventions and run two
Northern candidates, wing and democratic, by d.
vidng, to distract the true friends of freedom at the
North in order to defeat the wing candidate. They
mean to elect the Nebraska candidate or defeat an
election by the people. This throws it into the
House Of Representatives. If there shall be no
choice by the people the next or Thirty fourth Con-
gress, must elect the President from the three high
est numbers, each State having but one vote. The
character of that vote will be in accordance with
the party character of the majority of the represen
tatives Of each State 1t well behooves the free
men, the wings and friends of liberty at the North
to see to it with interest most intense that the
wings shall have majority from each free State,
elected to that Congress, reliable, true to freedom
and uncompromising to slavery.
Correspondence of the Detroit Free Press]
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1854.
The INDECENT nsame-7He Indians West Of the Mis-
sisslpi.
Among the numerous bills now before Congress
making grants of the public lands for various pur
poses, there Ia none which so commends itself to
general appreciation, from the benefcent and philan
thropic object II aims to accomplish, as the bill grant
ing land for the benefit Of the INDECENT insane
There are at the present time about thirty thousand
OF this class OF persons in the country most of whom
are now deprived Of that care and attention which
their condition requires and which they can only
receive in some welleDdowed institution. That de-
voted friend Of humanity, Miss Dix who has done 80
much to alleviate the distress Of the unfortunate
children Of sorrow throughout the land has interest
cd herself In this matter, and petitioned Congre
for donation Of land, the proceeds of which should
be applied to founding an asylum for those victims
Of mental disease whose resources would not enable
them to obtain proper attention. This petition has
occasioned the framing Of the bill to which allude
II was taken up in the Senate this morning.
understand that the Indian Committee in the
House will soon report bill which will make Just
and equitable provision for the Indians west Of the
Mississippi portion Of whose territory 1t is pro
posed to purchase in order to make room for Ne
braska and Kansas. This settles the Indians
in families, tracts Of land proportoned In extent
to the number of individuals composing these fami-
lies, and secures to them the fee simple Of these
lands, after settlement and cultivation for speci-
fed length Of time. The sum for which the
lands they at present occupy Is sold after deducting
expenses Of their removal is to be reserved as q
fund which is to be invested, and portions Of the
interest paid to each Indian family as long as they
remain settled upon the new lands This plan will
guard the interests of the Indians as completely
1t Is possible TO do, and it is certainly measure of
unquestionable justice, and ought to satisfy the
most Jealous friend of the Indian race.
WASHINGTON, Feb "a, 1854
The Nebraska Bill IN the House and John Pan Buren,
understand that Mr.. Dean, OF New York, pro-
poses to offer amendment to the Nebraska bili in
me House, which win apply the principle Of the
Homestead bill to the Territories. Although the
principle embodied in this amendment Ia one which
receives tne appreciation Of large portion of the
members OF the House, there would seem 70 be no
need OF introducing II into this bll Indeed ia OBJ
lect undoubtedly v " embanam the measure, % !;