Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-03

ter among us still. But on the sunny sides to-
day. even those recent tokens are easily forgot
ten.
OPINIONS SENT FROM WASHINGTON.
"Ionn and Ak y are two intelligent and ex-
perienced gentlemen in this city, whose lives
are devoted to misunderstanding association
with all the distinguished public funotionaries
and statesmen in Washington. Their outgiv-
ings are not always accurate, to be sure, not
withstanding their high sources Of information
but they are invariably adroit and rather
effective on the side Of Slavery, though one of
the gentlemen, if we mistake not, is a New
Highlander and the other a European by birth.
We make this statement at present, because
il is our purpose to quote the gist Of their let
ters, at times when we think they may be
taken as induces to what is thought and de-
sired by the parties in whose interest they
labor.
The following samples will serve to day:
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON, February 2, 1854.
The Nebraska and Kansas bill is intimately
connected with the subject of the Pacific Rail-
road A disposition exists in some quarters to
make an issue on the question whether the Pa
cific Railroad shall be made in slaveholding
or nonslaveholding territory. The Central
Pacific Railroad will pass through the proposed
territory Of Kansas and this is more likely to
be slaveholding territory, under Mr.. Doug
lass bill, than Nebraska. ! am now convinced
that serious and combined effort is to be
made to carry Col. Benton's project for his
Central Railroad route, and to exclude Sla-
very from the territory in which that route
will lie.
The Benton railroad project and the organ
ization Of the Kansas or Nebraska Territory,
under the Slavery restriction OF 1920, are to
be combined together, and will unite an i'm
mense force in the country and in Congress
The same two interests above named will al
so be combined to kill the Gadsden treaty, for
the reason that it affords an attractive railroad
route at the South, and will add two slave
holding States to the Union.
Congress begins to see, what everybody elsc
sees, that, wherever the Pacific Railroad goes,
there will go the political power and the COM
mercial interests Of this continent
Mr.. Douglas's bill will pass the Senate very
soon, by a considerable majority. IL is not the
policy Of that body to detain it long, nor to
make il the subject Of a general discussion.
Ion.
WAsHKGTos, February 2, 1864
There is no hope for the Gadsden treaty II
is, and must remain, an abortion. If it had
remained little longer in embryo, perhaps o
superfetation might have taken place; but
coming into the world somewhat sauciy be-
fore it was called for,n it is bound to die, not
withstanding the clause reserving FIVE millions
OF dollars TO settle claims, among which un-
derstand are some that were rejected by the
fiint-hearted first Mexican Commission. The
Treasury will not be tapped that way immedi-
ately.
The Pacific Railroad is making progress in
Committee, and bill will soon be reported to
both Houses Ii will be the leading question
Of the day, and perhaps give rise to a modifi-
cation Of present party arraagements-X
WoRDs FIrLY SPoKEN.--The Charleston
Mercury says Of MIR. Bcnton's remarks on the
motion for an adjournment to attend the funer-
al Of M. Bodisco:
He evidently had an object beyond that Of
expressing personal kindness for the deceased.
He took the occasion most appropriately to
impress on the public mind lesson greatly
needed at this period of general buster and
denunciation against Russia--that the United
States have known her only as ft.end in all
past time, and that we, Of all nations, should
be the last to volunteer q hostile partisanship
against her.
THE RISE IN FLouR.---A writer in a morn
ing paper expresses tho belief that breadstuffs
will be higher between this and next harvest
than they have been since 1916, not dependent
ON war in Europe, but upon the unprecedented
scarcity Of grain in Europe. He says he re-
grets as much as any one the high price Of
bread, but wants TO see the producers profit by
il as well as those who make it business to
purchase at low and sell at high rates.
RAILROAD AccIDEST.-Androw J. Leidy,
conductor on the Reading Railroad, was killed
on Wednesday, by his head coming in contact
with bridge, near Manayunk
II The Tennessee river, after falling IF
Teen feet, has again risen to nearly it's former
height and is still rising The country is COW
ered with water, and Chattanooga is inaccessible
except by rivers and steamboats,.
10 The Baltimore papers Of this morning
contain notice Of the funeral Of Mrs. Sukcy
Wright to take place this afternoon. She
died on the ist instant aged 1876 years
A man was fined s25, in ST. Louis, last week,
for insulting lady in the street.