The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-25

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81 Ysstsfdsy's Ef6mszer rsgsrdatAe eproueed6ses =
the House ef Repressntatives 40 Tueslety eafhes
NebFasks bin, a. enniou1 of IsviL Its reisrspce
% the eommistes Of the Whols igstead Of 10 The.
COMMITTEES on Territories. consigns II 70 mopshs Of
slumber on the table, and seriously endsngers its
fnal passage. The South. however, does not wifi
to push the bill through Congress By bigh presume
machinery, and BY suppression of fdebate fhe biii
is test measure. Htests the vitality ofthe Con-
stifution By il we are TO learn whether thst IN
strument is dead letter at the NORTH or sin the
law for them AZ wen as forus Asi the door has noN
been opened for latitudinous dscussions the south
will be enabled to learn her true friends and her
real enemies. Let VS. have no dodging now. Let
the session of Congress be prolonged lconcludes
the Examiner1 until the Nebraska Bill il reached
and finally acted upon; and let no Northern Demo-
crat with doughface be permitted to escape Z
vote by consigning the bin to positions where d
cannot be reached Ds fszsTI 81 ssd ssaIa sase
| The Penny Post has On article descriptive Of .
new potentste who has risen in Canads, to whom
Barnum will be obliged to relinquish the Imperial
diadem of Humbug. This is a quack DOCTOR, who )
had invented some nostrum to cure .ai the ills that
flesh is heir to- and who hit upon the expedient OF
starting report that Nicholas OF Russia was about
to invade Her Majesty's dominions in America
BY this model method the quack got himself ar. z
rested, but as the joke was too papable he was og
course discharged. He has made himself famous,
and now (says the POST Barnum hides his dimin. q
ished head while the new sovereign ascends the a
| throne of Humbug with no rival to contest bis
| sceptre. o. 4eit44tfs. s{s;s,tas ,:ssnss;.o
The Hhig publishes an extract from . speech
delivered in the Senate by Mr.. Badger, explaining
| the effect and operation of the amendment moved
by him and adopted in the bill organizing terri
torial government for Nebraska The whig pro-
nounces Mr.. Badgers argument clear, concise and I
impregnable. We also observe an editorial upon
Northern regard to the Fugitive Slave Law. Nor. >
thern papers are endeavoring to make capital
against the Nebraska bill out of the recent occur,
renee in Milwaukee, whca they say is the effect of
the bill, and tell that the sacredness of compacts
between the North and South, having been violated
by an attempt to repeal the Missouri restriction.
Northern people no longer feel themselves bound
to respect the Fugitive Slave Law. The Whig says
this argument win not do now; that they have never
paid respect to the sacredness OF any compact be
tween the North and South when there was an op-
por1unity presented TO break it The South is not
to be frightened out of her rights to an equal share
of public territory by any such hrayado. We will
get the Nebraska bill passed, if can aud then let
| them 60 their length. ,Wecannot be worsted.
| The Mail alludes in its leading article to The ac
| ton of the House OF Representatives on Tuesday
last in regard to the Nebraska bill, the effect Of
which will be to postpone any vote upon It until z
late in the If not to defeat 1t altogethers
The Mail does not regard the passage of the bill as I
| by any means certain. Its enemies are moving !.
heaven and earth to defeat it,. But much depends
| upon the frmness and nerve of the President and
bis Cabinet. If the President falters or hes:satcs
now, 1t would be fatal not only TO the bill but to his
| own reputation and success The time has now arr
| rived when he may exhibit some of that Roman
frmness for which his friends give him credit. The
Mail has also another article favorng the proposed
city subscription to the stock Of the Central Rail-
road. ~ fR.-{is ? p aIb a29af TsfsFqaH
The Enquirer has leader upon the reference Of
the Nebraska bill to the Committee of the Whole.--
The Enquirer does not the force of theroncIu-
sion that the bill will from ts daeat
10 this preliminary ,skirinish. 1t must be manifest
however, to every mind that blow inflicted upon
the bill at so early stage in the struggle, will i'm
pair its strength and diminish the chances Of It's III
innate success The same disaster which danpens
the arlor of the friends Of Repeal will encourage
and embolden its enemies and we plainly foresee,
(says the Enquirer) sectional agitation; ID com
parison with which every former anffslavery de-
monsraton was tame and meaningless. 7H9 80
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AN AFFAIR IN THE PENSION OFFICE.- This morn
ing, at about halt past ten Mr. VIM o. slade, of
Va, clerk in the Pension Office, on receiving a
letter from lady friend. who bad gone out to Tex
as IN charge Of and under the protection of Mr. a.
H. Evans of Texas another clerk in the same bu-
reau went into the room of the latter and assault
ed him with great violence with chair, which he
sna.ched up. He broke the fingers of Evans, we
hear, and hurt hia considerably about the head,
before they were separated BY persons who rushed
into the room on hearing the noise Of the fraeas.
The bureau for an hour afterwards presented re-
markable scene OF excitement, the eIerks Of the
various Departments Ia Winders building and
MANY others standing around, discussing the affair
with wild looks upon their countenances. The
Commissioner promptly sent both parties out OF the
Office until the affair can be investigated under or
der that end from the secretary of the interi0f
Wdsh. Star, Ihursday :. -. Il aas ss ~ NJ
News AND GossIp--we copy the following from
the Washington Star: s ,1sa,ssIs i go 541sf
We understand that the case of the Government
against James Collier late Collector at San Fran.
csco TO collect the amount in which no y alleged
10 he defsvter comes before the Uaited States
District Court in New York city On the nrst Moiar
day in April next .#zzass.5ssssz
Tbe President has made the following nomias-
,;ans ~ - the senate we apprehend, viz Robert L.
Lon rhead, of Pa at Dublin, Ireland: VIM E.aWif
mans at Sc Petersburg, Russia; and Augastus w,
seharit, of Missouri, at Falmouth, England.
SECOND Lieutenant Thomas Bingham, Of second
dragons U. 8. A., has resigned. $500 a1s8fx
The CARoLINE-We learn from Capt FolseT of
this IN fated steamer and from other sources that
the boat cas provided with II Pressrses 70 even
greater extent than isreqaired By the law fu
addition TO those suspended in every stafe-roon
there was lifeboat. snd cork hoats with ropes at
tacbed. In short, In all these means and spplian.
ces Of safety, che was fully provided. The sud-.
denners OF the disaster and the panic Mhich proba
bly, seized all minds af seeiug the Eninance a the
danger, seemed TO have driven all recollection of
these things from the minds Of the unhappy pas
sengers Theliablily to thus forget Tie ineaus of
escape, should be deeply Impressed upon every
one when they 90 upon steamb0ai; 90 that IN the
hour Of need ihey may have chance 10 act With