Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-27
THE NEBRASKA QUESTION.

meeting last Wednesday night, and decided
to oppore tho Nebraska bill The Softs to
man voted to oppose it and several Of the Hards
also. The Ohio Democrats held 4 meeting this
afternoon, Thursday and, il is said, voted
unanimously to oppose it. The Administra-
ton heard Of the New York meeting last night,
and advised the speech Of Governor Smith to-
day.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York National Democrat, under date Of Janu-
airy "a, says:
{" In q conversation which had this morn
ing with Colonel Johnson, the accredited rep
resentatiyc here Of the people Of Nebraska
and who by the way, is fair speciman of the
indomitable pioneers of the West-he informed
me, in order to illustrate the necessity which
exists for repeal of the Compromise act Of
1920, that there are already some hundreds of
slaUes IN that Territory About a hundred are
owned there, and the rest owned by people in
Missouri, who lease them to settlers in Me-
braska. So it will be seen that, contrary to
the general impression on the subject, the ques-
ton is one of Immediate practical Importance
Ion" this morning, says:
"We learn from one quarter at the North,
that any measure superseding the Missouri
Compromise is likely to be vehemently resisted
and be made o political test. The Legislatures
Of New York and Ohio, and probably other
Northern State Legislatures, will adopt reso-
lutions in opposition to Mr.. Douglass present
bill, or any bill having in view the alteration
of the Missouri Compromise. The subject is
evidently to become one of great agitation and
excitement, both in and out Of Congress.
aThc result will be the delay Of the passage
Of the Nebraska bill. without the question upon
the organization Of the Territory Of Arresonia
Mcsilla Valley shall come mp, and then by
another compromise it may be decided to
bring in Nebraska and Kansas Ipart of Ne
braskal under the restriction Of 1920, and to
give to the inhabitants Of Arresonia the right
to hold slaves or not, as they choose
10 The cause Of the controversy at Eric
appears to be but imperfcctly understood, much
as has been said about it. We win try to set
it forth in few simple words From Ohio,
through Pennsylvania, to Erie, the rails on the
road are four feet and ten inches apart from
Erie, eighteen miles eastward, to the New York
line, the rails are six feet apart; and through
New York the rails are four feet and eight and
half inches apart. At present change Of
cars has to be made at Erie, and again at Buff
falo; but if the same width of road or gauge
were continued from Ohio through Erie, to
Buffalo, one change of cars only would be
necessary, and that at Buffalo. The attempt
is being made by the railroad company to ef.
fect this--to reduce the six-feet gauge between
Erie and Buffalo to four feet and ten inches,
the width Of the Ohio road; and this is what
the people Of Erie resist They think that, if
any change is to be made, the New York gauge
should be continued to Erie, so as to canse the
only change necessary to be made to occur at
that borough. This is what the dispute is
about The arguments embraced are volumi-
nous and complicated.
10 Gov Foote stated, in his recent speech
to his friends in Washington, g that Willard
Fillmore, (whose political friend he had never
BEEN as a true patriot never, during his Ad-
minstration, nominated q Free-Soiler to Of
ice"-Erckange.
Nowonder that man with so clear con-
science should possess good appetite and d.
gestion, and "sleep well o nights!" Your
Northern pro-slavery man is the man for South
ern service
Coop ADvIcE.-The New York National
Democrat says:
Whatever may have been the conduct Of
Bedni, we can neither improve his morals nor
assist the cause Of European freedom by an cx-
hibition Of lawless violence on the contrary,
we thereby give handle 10 the ISLANDERS which
European despots find il their interest to pour
out against popular institutions. Let Bedini
be good or i'll, we cannot aid the cause Of Ital-
ian liberty by insulting the delegate Of ON
Italian Prince; we cannot prove that law and
individual rights should be observed in Be-
logna, by violating both the one and the other
in New York;
II is the duty Of the press at all i'nr- and
on all occasions, TO impress these truths
upon the public miad. Republicans Ia vio-
late the laws they have made, arc trait, 10
themselves and TO the causc Of rcpublicnism.
No DISCUSSION A. Bros mon, in
reply to several Protestant clergymen 1t st.
Louis, says:
al could not, permit me to say, consent to
meet your chosen champion, in the way you
PROPOSE without in some measure compromi-
sing the rights OF my religion, conceding that
the question between Catholics and Professionals
Is n dcbatable question, and granting that
Catholicity and Professionalism in some sense
stand on the same levcl-a concession to here
sy and error, and an indignity to truth, Of
which, trust in God, shall never be guilty.
DEATH PENALry.-Thc Milwaukee Demo.
crat, abiding TO an Assembly-man who is de-
termined 10 distinguish HIMSELF by attempt
ing 10 revive the death penalty in that State,
says:
ave trust that his disinterested labor may
prove abortivc. u, according to our Consttu-
ton, murder is bailable offence, when it's
penalty is not death, let the Constitution be
amended, but in Heavens namc, do not again
blacken our statute books with law ~ odious
and barbarous as that reviving the gallows.
Give the law fair test, and If IL proves fail