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Tie cougresslonal debate % he NcbFaskh bin /
promises Is csnslnnsd Tor msashs yss. Jeasins
from he length Of time il took 70 gst shfo1gh he
Senate, several months may intervene sfove ii i
disposed of IN the House Of Represen lasstcs- |
shouli Il pass shetarsr body il may Sc IN tnsh =
snaps ss % Be unacespiabse % he aossh. Tke /
Enqnrz Is terribly cot Of humof With lie a as
passed By he Senate In is issue q ststeFaay
morning frrumss very near rsP<ais.ihe Ia. uhoIe
biil. Gen. Ca-ss doctrine oe sqss;te1 scrs-
reignty7 has sisrnied enr s:.rhhor Tss make he
following extract tro.a The Erss:rsy Or yesserday:
" Tie tocnisss q sguafier ssrersissft. Is 1rs
pounded b. n Cas-, vas denouneea and resisted
fsom he hr<l By The sisterighis men u she Demo
cratic p,ny. How, then, caa We aceept bill
which asserts and illustrates this eysna 10 is
wiaesf Latitude and most pernicious fsfeft TIE
Provision that The laws Of The terriioEal Iegtsla
ture shah be extr3p from The superb iea Ct Cot
cfess, inserted IA ne Nebraska bill tho instance
Of Mr.. Douglas i an anomaly 10 this scEl 81 leg
isiaiions and besoWs The territorial geTerInelt
absolute independence and sovereignty. Wei
might MIR. Cas- viii psfernal exultat On, On ccca-
ssion of the passage Of the BILL congraiblase himself
on The triumph Of his favcrile theory !ef seaafr
sovereignty. Bot in what position % We 81 The
South sand who approve The bill With itis sdsp1s
feature Do We denoence principle wien
operates 70 our injury. and assert aus applaEd il
when by possible chance il may bring Us some
beae6l Shall we display sGch versatility a O.
pinioa AMI Ia1ily of principle a, 70 lppreys toplay
what we condemned yesterday :"
We agree wilhths EHqsire that - BIZ Ought
fFHssa asf s + mus Re 3, IFsRi ss E f. d,
treigniJn Should have DO gFourd ,b soasra,urs,.
himself upon islirin1.ph. By tbe pa.sage ol.hs
NEBRASKA bill, ana he originator Of he li shfali
b len no rom ssr dodging By tie heSrrora,ioh os
sueh provision sal his instance FFouIths
hrsi, We have N sirus,sd the MOVIES Of Nof,sern
advocates of Southern rights Wd never had
mueh opinion Of 4 Northern men With ssashefa
ffineiPes," and II the version givel 10 tie Hetfss-
ka biIty the Ehg4,ry be correct. We eerlaiaIy
have no reason 70 change thar opinion. lie, us
have fair showing Of hands on this question and
no shuffiing. The doctrine Of nonIinlerYea.ion Is
as plain as can be andonly needs simple Con-
gFessional enactment that the people cf he terrto-
ries shall be left Tree TO settle the question or ala
vary among themselves al The time they apply FIR
admission intothf Union. The parlY.majoriry IF
bo.a Houses Of Congress is amply s0l4isnt to car
~ out thai doclrisei ard moreover, hsy have lhsif
owa Administration 10 carry il into Execution. -
The responsibility is with hem
There has all aleng been ground Tor strongly
suspeciing that i.swas the purpose of The Atnia-
isiraion 10 trick the South on this Question sc 1
every deyeioPmshi goes to confirm nat suspicion.
| The counsels or John Van Buren, 1t ne white
House Of late, indicated no good secret &c il
more be dreaded Than an open enemy !. and dc
have consequently fell greater apprehension Of Tie
defeat OF this bill by Adminisrs,io1 Influence han
Abolition opposition. By the time ii s.ss. thfongh
the Senate il is bo'' cmasculled1 as tol be pro
nounced unworthy Of any e1utaiioh 4 the South
over is passage, and BY the time i get, through
the House, tear il win be no more wokhY Of exui-
tasion among southern men. To qndirta1s 10 a.
mend il now woald open afresh ifc ground Of de-
bate. Its defeat i already predictga=ay he onpo-
siton; and that end may be effected b.dsha,ing il,
10 death, or stripping il OF every f.aiura worth
eoniending FOR. Iris can Admiais,lation meas.
ure,7 as has been said, does ii not apbear s,ranae
that an Administration with an ov5rs aelning ma
iori,y ia both brahehes of Congress- puii nor be
able TO pass it in an acceptable form Tie susgi
cions daily grow stronger thar there is tteAchety
! On The part q the Administrations
fRicAm0ad Wig II Frisey