New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-04

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PAns-Nr E;oaraeaa 40 30 Rue St Marc
Tie Senate yesterday, suspended the rules which
sets apart Froay for the consideration of private bills
for the purpose of taking up the Nebraska bill Dir
Csss said be was not present on Thursday night when
the vote Oh the engrOssment took place aad ne then
desired 20 record his in its favor on its hlai
passage Mr.. BELL OF Ten, then got tie door
and made lengthy speech in opposition TO the bill.
Seven Senator's then spoke in favor of AMI against
the measure. Mr. TOUCY OF Conn. spoke three hours
in favor of the principles Of the bill aud when he con-
Guided Mr. FEssENDES of Me. made short speech in
opposon 70 the BILL cOntending that the Constitution
gave tie Slave States great advantages the free
States gave history Of the Missouri Act maintaining
that IT was compact; that the South bad received
her full share and the North bad refused to exe
cuts Ler part of the agreement. Mr.. WELLER OF Cal
made short reply and yielded for the purpose OF clos
ire the debate, but Mr. HOUsToN OF Texas and Mr.
SUMNER of Msss expressed desire TO be heard and
Mr. DOUGLAS, seeing no prospect of the debate clos
ing preceded to reply to Dir BELL.
In the HOuse of Representatives message from the
President was received transmitting the report OF the
Attorney General. treating Of the plan for modifying
and enargiDg the Judicial system of the United states
as recommended n the Presidents message which was
referred to the Judiciary Committee Resolutions of
the Pennsy yaua Legislature, asking for donations OF
100 acres OF land for soldiers of of 1872 were pre-
scented and referred to Committee on Public Lands
TIE Homestead bill was then taken up, and various
amendne nts to the bill we're discussed, but nothing of
especial interest vas determined on. The Speaker
Al kafv fba
Secretary Of State and Mr. Clay our Charge dAtires
at Peru relative to the removal of restrictions the
expectation OF guano which was ordered to be print
ed, aud the House adjourned over until Monday.
In the Senate yesterday, JOHN BELL of Tennessee
took ground against the Nebraska bill He is the third
Senator from the South who is now known TO be op-
posed to the measure and the only Wing of the three.
The positive grounds OF his opposition similar to
those Of Mr. Houston and Mr.. Smith He denies the
necessity of organizing the Territories st all and holds
that TO pass the bill would be grossly to violate the
treaties made with the Irdiaus. With regard TO the
Missouri Compromise, Mr. Bell does not seem to have
been so explicit. Though be regards the passage Of
that part of the bill as unnecessary we do not find Ia
our report any downright condemnation OF 1t as a
breach OF the iaith pledged the free States in con-
siderstoD Of tie admission of Missouri and Arkansas
On this head, the Senator appears to have carefully
stated aud weighed the considerations both sides Of
the question without declaring authoritative judg
ment upon them. This is somewhat the habit Of Dir.
Bells mind and we may be sure that It Is exercised
in this case in professionally and without that unmany
cowardice and false special pleading which have
characterized other speeches in the course Of
this discussion.
On one point STr. Bell was very much in error. He
stated tina. the FreeSo arguments nst the bin had
mainly dwelt upon the violation of faith p GIFTED TO the
African This is misconcepton into which the
Senator should not have fallen Nobody suppose' the
South to be under any political obligations to the Ar
can race, whatever she may owe them in other re-
tpects II is not to negroes that she has given her
solemn bond but to the free States her equals in the
Union who have paid her in full the consideration on
which that bond based. 1t is not wrong against
the blacks that deprecae, but the overthrow of all
equilibrium between the free and the slave States,
and the establishment Of Slavery and its laws in ayast
territory hitherto devoted 10 Freedom. Why should
not Mr. Bell that this is the real point at issue and
state it accordingly
The proceedings of our State LEGISLATURE vesterdsy