Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-21
Correspondence Of the Enquirer.
The Honeatead Bill in the Senate-IHe Gadsden Treaty
The American feeling in America.

Ihc IHerican feettng IN America.
WAsHISeToN, April II, 1854.
The Homestead bill s being debated in the Senate to-day
In the coming discussion upon this BILL Mr.. Brod
head of Pennsylvania, presented yesterday petition from
those who had purchased public andG asking if the bill
should bs passed. that their mCnes be refunded. This
quest but reasonable and proper II the public lands are
10 be given away for nothing now Il is bu. right TINT oil
should the retrospective we'll prospective fruits
Of this policy. II this bill DO passed. II will give rise 10
much trouble But the Senate will surely not pass 1t; that
10 them or seek And the policy upon which the
principle bill based supported by nothing In jus
chief eS bo,S ossaSs' presedsns and 10 its
Tho defeat of the Gad0den Treaty. exce1 much regret
II Ia great pity sufficient OF il had mol been e as
bas for the natural resumption Of future negotiations or
n SECURING peaceaby lis really strong points But the odor
of inrgues snd speculations made the treaty totally DIS
.aa,eul TO The Senae and created undue prejudice
AGAINST its merits But ils advantages although not now
secured are no, lost The Mesla Valley being ours beyond
dspu,e will be defended and the consciousness OF sueh
me right way for rail road and the aorogaton OF the
lilh Article with sufficiently territory 10 give us ma
tura permanent boundary as 10 secne asting AMIGA
Bile relations with will yet be had The whole province
of Sonora The natural expanslVeneeeo our
people demand his and 1t Is our policy ae well as mat Of
Mexico 10 such boundary the possession OF "hich
would for least generaon prevent lts right or IT'S GER
,an,y from being invaded disputed All this will yet be
had and although the rejection OF he important points OF
the Treaty may to be unfortunate yet In The end
NAV turn out under the skfuuess Of the
and the good satiopo which has with Mexico TO be Tor.
millions and 10 asking this will seem TO wish TO
take of the mpoverishment Of Santa Anna
should be TOO generous towards him. because he be poor
and because the objects which he would certainly de-
vote any money which might come into his hands.
We arc told by somebody writing to newspaper from
France that the sympathies OF the Americana in Europe
are very much awakened for England and France by Lord
Clarendous late speech Ii should be recoleced there
alao f. Americans Ia this country who are not 10 be
en,rapped humbugged uto any such sypa
Thy for England whose hostility 10 Is in7eerato whose
vay 10 NATURAL aud whose disposition TO inue us in
every way by abolition movements ut home aud In Cuba
by interference this continent and by habitua WILL
caion of u.s. known and understood aud appreciated
by all Amecanism of the country which has any SELL
respect and memory Of wrongs.
Ii is said that Mr. Angel OF New York. the Consul TO
Huno uu to-day rejected By The Senate; getting only
eigh, This place the very richest in point OF In
come in the gift of the government. Mr. Angel was an
Soft" of 1882 x. u.
rtroct of Letter from intelligent citizen Of Western
Virginia.
was pleased and gra.ihed recent publication in your
paper against Conditional Legislation If this evil is not
corrected our Legislatures will pass the Agrarion Laa's to
be left to vote of the people in different countes-or law
for gradual emancipation or immediate emancipation 10 be
left 10 vote of the people of counties You know there
Is feeling Of the against the nch and there
majority of such In nearly every county In the State and
only requires few demugosnes to arouse them s 10 carry
Courts of New York, Pennsylvania New Jersey lnoiana
Minnesota aud Sates have decided that all such laws
t,ns and there their power ends That the Legislature
no, delegate their power vote OF the people OF any
county, and that oil such laws are unconstitutional ana 1oa
hone you will conuue your structures upon such loose
and legislation and convince the members the
Assembly such laws Unconstitutional ana ootd ana
also convince your many subscribers ana peope
of the and dangerous course OF sucn WHO
and Ignorant legislation assure you much depends upon
you and Eastern Virginia.
POLAND, AUSTRIA AND UNGARY.-An American
In Paris writes us by The last European arrivals sayng
cidentaly:
"The news about Kaluat being taken Is untrue It. be.
ieved in Europe that both Prussia and Austria W soon
change front and Russia and is currently SAID 10 ngh
quarters that the policy of Russia now liked 10 Tree fo
land and if Austria join her side 10 restore Hunga'
y and make Austria dependency Of Hungarian p4%e c,
rendon OF England has awakened the sympathes OIL very
large majority of Americans in Europe of the intelligent
classes, the side Of Russia"
WAsHlNGToN, April IL.
The Gsdsden Treaty foay rejected after closing
sneech by Mr. Seward in opposition TO IT, by vote of n 10
IS All! the Northern Wings, and majority OF The North
ern Democrats voted in the negative MI Clayton and Mr
Rel, from the South also voted There were absent
Massrs Cooper James, Bright and Wright from The North
and Messrs Pearce Pratt, Badger Dawson Hous.on Sc.
treaty hud been reduced previous votes 30 as 10
narrow slip of territory for rail road purposes and seven
millions OF indemnify ~ ,b .,hiec, NJ
rehs are held 10 insufficient to prevent trouble
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HON. JOHN LETCHER.-The people OF Wisconsin
arc an we'll pea sed with OF our representative IN
h;s on.csas efforts to defeat the railroad swindes In Inc
HOUSE Of by the appropriation OF Inc public
lands in tha, State ha, the papers Of the State are
with complimentary notices Of his speech and conouc
and 10 csn The "ohn L.toher 10 the name as we
learn from the Mwaukie News of new end beautiful en-
CINE Just put on the MlwauSie and Mississippi farona 10
honor of The of this district VINO 30 eHecu
oily killed The Wisconsin Valley Road s~indle Hurah or
the Tenth Leeons Replesen ta,ive- Valley democrat.
Ma, o. R. billiard of Henry county, sold his crop of To-
bacco, few days ago containing about four thousand
pounds to Mr. John East of North Caroiua, at prices
RAGING from OH to s45 per ow..