Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-08-05

enough Of to convince every man that il should at oncs
DO stricken from the statute book Az the session wal
now rapidly drawing to close II struck him tat the
proper would be to repeal the Nebraska act 81
once and not attempt to get rid Of it by degrees the
Senate amendment proposed. II they did not npeal
this act now, the people would before the assembling Of
the next Congress. 1t would, politically speaking, asng
more in this body to the grave than any cholsn
can Che sad) cast my eyes over men here and Icc.d
weep, If my eyes were made Of tears, ut the ffsiy
which this act is going to produce among them hugh
ter.
Mr.. MoMULLEN understood the gentleman fr4 Ohio
to say that he doubted very much whether theJ was
member upon this floor who did not regret thepassage
Of the Nebraska bill. Did the member believeshat he
had said? Could he believe it?
Mr.. GIDDINGS. Do you doubt it?
Mr.. McMULLEN. It is sporting with the clracter OF
the American Congress for the member from Oo to utter
any such declaration. No knows better tina the mem
Der that there is not gentleman this foorho desires
the repeal of that unless like the gentlema from Ohio
he is abolitionist had thought wouldn engage
in discussion with the member from Ohio ater he peck
eted the ndignty which was offered him byais colleague
few weeks since but his declaration ws so reckless
and directly at with my feelings tht could not
remain silent.
The Nebraska called for blythe best nte-
rests of the country, and he repeated re was not
member upon this floor who would vote to epea 1t unless
he was freesoiler abolitionist Ihere was such
. man here he would like him to stan up and show
himself 50 that he might be looked upn as kind OF
sign-board.
Mr.. MORGAN here stood up amid rors OF laughter.
Mr.. McMULLEN / would advise th, gentleman from
New York to get upon his marrowboIes and ask Gods
forgiveness
The question then taken the amendment Of Mr..
GDDINds, and it was rejected: Ayes 6s noes II.
The amendment Of the Senate was then non-concur-
red in.
Without dsposing Of all the amendments the Commit
tee rose.
DESTRUCTION OF GRJYTowN.
During the sitting Of the committee message was re
ceved from the President Of the United States transmit
ting in to the resolution Of the House Of the 2Stf
instant requesting information in regard to the destruc
ton Of San Juan de Nicaragua reports from the Score
tares Of State and Of the Navy, with accompanying
documents.
On motion Of Mr.. BAYLY, of Virginia, the message
and accompanying papers referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. COBB moved suspension of the rules to enable
him to report from the Committee Public Lands bill
granting to the State Of Alabama public lands in alter
nate sections aid in the construction of railroads from
Mobile to Gira,d; from Selma to Gunter's Land
ing, with branches from Gadsden, through Wills
and Chattanooga Valleys to the Eastern State line Of Ala
bama from Msmphis Tennessee to point intersectine
the Nashville Chattanooga, and Charleston railroad
or near Stephenson, Alabama from Boards Bluff, vie
Elyton and Tuscaloosa to some point the Mobile and
Ohio railroad and from Montgomery to the northern
State line Of Alabama, via Decatur and Athens, in said
State
Pending which the House adjourned until tomorrow
at ten o'clock A. M.