The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-02-04

'I'is "l the puis-hnt Tn0natch ot MafuuIia, So
far n- thi, mighty government j, concerned. rc
rrived heir qu;o'u~ in the senate on Monday, /,
being laid on the table, vlirh i, only a polite
way Of oyprc-sins ths idea Of LAWN. the ,.atter
"'"'r the table. Clayton finished f,ar hours
speech, commenced last week Mr. Ca.s Ln,fly
rjoiaed and then ,h. subject d,cppcd deal Gom
pure exhaus'inn
Tie Ncbra.k, bill will cnne Up IN the senate
ou Monday, when it is anticipated the old aboli.
ton or free sod fight on the one hand, aud the
di'unlon fight or tho other, will again he com
menced in earnest The contest will come up in
Triangular torn, and already have the respect.
tai parties planted their batteries. The democra
TIC party proper plant themselves on the cornpro.
mise Of 1850 and the Baltimore platfrm, sup.
porting the bill aS reported by Judge Douglas
which leaves the question Of slavery To be deoi
drd by the people Of the territory. The free
'olIers have. through Mr. Sumner, Of Mass, Of
iercd the Wlmct proviso as an amendment or
(which is the same thing they propose to en-
force the Missouri compromise which prohibits
slavery north Of So so, aui Mr.. Dixon. of
Kentucky, has offered an amendment, which
g'es to the other extreme. aud not only r.
plnIs the Missouri compromise, hiec rsrJo. but
proposes to throw open the territory as well to
slave as to all other property. Thus, on The
great question Of the right Of ccngrcs. to au
'horze or prohibit sla7ery in the territories,
ut ~ ,,s a
and only true ground--that Of non Intervention
lis occupied by the democratic party.
The lnsraham resolutions, which had prsvi.
onslY passed the house, were reported IN tie sc.
nate on Monday but were "laid over" Mr.. Bad
ger Intimatag that he had an important amend
ment to propose, The whole Ko,Ea question
will doubtless undergo thorough discussion
then.
/ proposition to amend the constitution go "a
TO change the present mode Of elsrting the Pre-.
sIdent aid Vice President Of the United States.
WAS SO res pectfu!y cnt rtained by the house. az
10 receive reference to select Committee of 0
! The loss Of the steamer San francisco, created
here, a. It has everywhere a profound sensa.
ton, and at the earliest opportunity, on Monday
morning, the subject wa, Jrlugh before both
houses OF congress. In the senate, Mr.. Pe.rre,
Of Nd, offered a resolution, propo-in. tha, the
committee on naval affairs should enquire into
the expedisncy of making suitable acknowledr
ments to the commanders Of the ship Three
| Bells. the bark kilby," &c. Gen. Shields. how
ever, thought the occasion demanded somo,birv
much more substantial than empty acknowlejg.
men'., and votes of thanks and propOsed--as an
amendment--a resolution requiring the secretary
of war, who had taken prompt steps to collect
all the facts in the case to lay those f,cts before
the senate with the view Of adopting immediate
measures FOR the relief Of the sufferers by that
fearful calamity Finally the proposition Of llr
Pearcs wa. united with that Of Gen Shields. aud
both were adopted IN the house. the subject
vas introduced by Col. Bl-..ll. who AT once nrs
sentrl a bill allowing four months extra pay to
ofticers and men who had embarked on the i'll f.
ted steamer, and that where the person entitled
to pay shall have died. it should be paid to hi.
widow or children. The bill va. referred to the
committee on military aflrs, whence it WAS re-.
ported back on Wednesday, and passed and
sent to the senate, where however, it -. refer.
red TO the military committee, with the view OF
"enlarging' i,s provisions
Mr.. Chandler also proposed resolution, which
was adopted in both houses, TO rni,e ioiut com.
mittee Of the senate and house. 70 report in
what form the acknowledgements. u congress and
the gratitude Of the nation should be expressed
to the masters Of vessels who had been instru
mental in saving the lives Of So many citizen.
hc. So that the prompt relief demanded By ,hr
occasion, is likely to be extended, while the
thanks will follow, in due time and proper form
New propositions for the grant Of land for rail
road and other purposes continue to crowd upon
congress Not only the western states and ter
ritorics, in which the lands lie. but the eastern
lands. New York asks for million or two
Of acres to aid in the enlargement Of the Fri,
canal, and o million more for the Niagara .hiI
canal; Pennsylvania wants two or three mil
q. "u'' W "Sl's 'o aIu IH oulul0E the SunOurl
and Erie railroad, for the endowment of
, state normal scloOl, &c, and nearly every othel
eastern state wants n slice for one purpose o
another. Do these states recolsct the term
.. Of the cession by Virginia Of the great north
I west territory to the Union--:hat the land
should be used "for the common Jenth Of N
d states IN phich Hcy ijo ircludng the state G
. Virginia" How would Illinois probably act, i
u view Of the ownership, by Pennsy lvauia, of
million or two of ncr"s, within her borders, ela
II ming redemption from taxationi Congress dar
e not they know, fall back on the old fedcrs
e scheme Of distribution" in its own propc, gart
0 and so the exploded scheme is sought to be rev
It we'd under This new mask. An amusing turn WI
e given in the senate to this demand Of Penney
vania for q share Of the land spoil" The Oh
members opposed it, on the grosnd that Pennsy
:, vana had forfeited all claim to aid for her raj
roads from other states Of the Union, by her o.
~ fish policy in refusing 70 grant their uss for Il
nj common convenience and benefit except up,
st the impn7iton Of ohious and oppressive conc
,ions. The Penasy vauia members evident
n felt, under the charge, that the Ere trouhl
to were not likely to advance their land beggir
d scheme in congress
or The homestead bill, much more sersl
40. scheme for getting rid Of tie pubic lands, Il