Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-15
Correspondence of the baltimore Sun.

Course Of the Nebraska an the House-1he De1tce71-
cy BiN-IAe Homestead and General Cass-Dan-
iel We6ster's Vieaos on the 4Sject.-A Veto Ramon
Discredited- General Houston Going to Resign
Col Benton to iSpeak-Report against Miss
Dir's Ball. de-
The Nebraska bill will come up tomorrow, Fri-
day. and be referred to the committee territories
1t will not be reported by that committee before
Monday next when it will be referred to the COM
mittee of the whole the state of the Union. The
Deficiency bill will probably take precedence OF it !;
but as that is disposed of the fight will begin
in earnest All eyes are turned towards the Hards
and Softs of New York, now that the Democratic
State Convention of Pennsylvania has refused to en-
dorse Nebraska by resolutions
Mr. Dawson's homestead bill, which has been re-
ferred to the committee public lands in the SEN
ate, accompanied by some very plthy remarks from
Gen. Glass; recommending it to the favor OF the Sen
ate, to-day reported unanimously and without
amendment by the committee on public lands, and
made the special order for Monday week. So the
question cannot be lodged in the Senate, and ven
to predict that the bill will pass by very de-
cided majority, notwithstanding the hot and heavy
attacks which will be made it in certain quarters
The BILL measure of craftsmanship recommends
itself to the country at large and WILL when passed.
ultimately benefit every section of it,
One of the last senatorial acts of Daniel w ebSter
consisted in the introduction of homestead resou-
TONS even more liberal than the provisions OF the
bill which has just passe4 the House; for Mr. eb-
ster wished the emigrants from Europe now and
hereafter to share the benefits of the BILL lie knew
very we'll that such bill could not pass without ben
efittng the Eastern States and the commercial ana
manufacturing interests of Massachusetts,.
A rumor has gained circulation that the President
will veto the Homestead should it come to HIM tor
signature; but attach credit to the rumor what
ever though the members from New Hampshire
voted against the bill in the House, and one OF the
New Hampshire Senators is said to be committed
against it in the Senate.
Gen Sam. Houston will leave here in the course
of few days. and it is believed that he will resign
his seat in the Senate, and retire to his aTm-at all
events till 1856-in case of emergency, his friends
and the country will know where to find him. The
next Presidential Convention meets in CINCINNATI,
two years from next May.
Col Benton will make the speech of the session,
in the House, on the Nebraska bill. 1t will enbody
all the arguments which high order of genius and
long experience and reflection as a statesman can
bring to his support. Col Benton will speak against
the bill.
The committee on public lands, through its able
chairman, Mr.. Disney, to whom the matter has been
sub-referred, is about to report against Miss Dixs
BILL and all similar grants of land for which the gov
ernment receives no adequate returns. N
We give the above from the Sun in relation to the
homestead bill, but with no idea of approving it.
This bill has been sent to the Senate referred to the
Committee on public lands and reported back by
the Chairman with the unanimous assent of the Com
mittee without amendment 1t passed the House
by vote of 107 to p, all the North Carolina mem
bers voting against it.
We trust the Senate will refuse to concur in this
BILL which regard as founded in doubtful policy,
to say the least and unjust especially to the older
States of the Confederacy; but if the bill should
pass the Senate shall look to the President to put
has reto upon 1T. We have means of knowing his
opinions in regard to it except from his course as
public man; and judging from that, entertain the
confident expectation that he will not permit this
bill to become law.