The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-28
CONGRESSIONAL.


the state oil the Union on the Ne ehEasEn hiI.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE having obtained the floor
Mi PRESTON ssid, ii i was The desne OF hts esi-
league he would tha the committee se, IA order
10 give hin an oIqoIlanils a speaking % o-poTro~
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE said: am vetS much obllsel I
10 nj colleague bot DO Eoi feel very well to-day, ad
rna, feel Verse and besides shall be obliged
10 leave the city very hope, ihsresofe that TIE
couu.iliee will indulge Il they NOT too much a-
ngued, and allow nc 10 20 on with my remarks ihis
afternoon
Nj Chairman. shall sabm some remarks on she
Nsbssks bll now, because II has been ior some days
perfectly obvious that the und oil the House is entirely
engrossed with this subject. and that oihef legislation
viii hardly be attended TO until il is disposed oi The
discasson has been pecpsiaied upon ihe House; and
unae hess circumstances IL il proper that The friends OF
ths bill should occasionally say s1mehiag Tor H. and not
leave the discussion entieiy TO its opponents
| regretted TO hear two speeches. Today, from tbf
South one oi qusshosiiiiy and the ohri Of open hos
tIiy 10 The bill The gentleman who has just concluded
bis speech Mr. HUNT has come oul u open, bold
manly opposition 10 ihe bll de lar not fired al from
covert tie ha. struck II undeT the garb oil friend
shin Much as regret his confse, will moi refuse 10
him lhe tribute due dmeeDcss and courage But we
have seen very different conduct hete recently.
The other day, when The gentleman from New York
rMr CurTtNcl moved that the Nebraska bill from the
Senate shcud be referred 10 lhe Committee OF he hole
on,he OF the Urion-oiIowea u up wiih speech,
and closed by demanding the previous quesnon--mahy
genllemen and ysef among The nUmber requested him
10 withdraw il, in order that might have an opqoriu
nifty 10 disclose 10 the House the efeei oi BIS motion
The gentleman refused 70 DO ii. wish how 10 make q
few obseryaIions which would have made then II l
could have oblsined the floor simply wished 10 warn
,be friends III this bill who, from The previous course OF
~ Gentleman from New York may have regarded him
as one OF liz ncbes and most reliable supporters THAI
if they are controlled By his movements IN regard 10 ~,
fhey viii be nade the instrument OF lis destruction.
With TIE motives Of the gentleman from New York OF
course have nothing 10 DO Genaernen wdl liorm ther
own conclusions about fbela- But the movement, the
oheydsS was a movement 10 xiii the bil AID stab
aimed 4, II hy pfaiessed fiend Does not the gentle.
man from New York knG thai when thai bill went 10
The Committee OF he Whole on The OF The Tn ion
il went "a lis grave n other words, that by putting il
al the fool Of The calendar, more be reached al
this session. 10 The regular OF 3egislailon than
you can take something from under mountain that Is
piled upoa H
VIVA, ,sefe The epegexs offered by the gentleman for
ibe coufes be pursued One that il woaid insure
full discussion and amendment OF the bill IN COMMITTEE
Of the Whole Insure The iaii discnssign ana amend.
meni of bli that every IN tins House who has
been hele week knows never can be reached de
knew perfectly well that intended 10 smother
discussed the House lie knew also, that The bill
on the same sntlec iron own TERRITORIAL Committee
bad been referred the Committee OF the Whole where
coaid be uily discussed and uaiartd according 10 ibe
sense OF he ns,orfy 80 that the iends o. Neeaska gu
the Senate bill had been kept before tse House, would
have had double chance, ander our compbcaed rules
But necessary 10 give some color to uie move
ment was dexierors enough and might be considered
ciedfsble on certain hsare. bat escape obser
vas.on snd sxm,sure lbe floor OF Congress
But what, slr, The other pTeiekls Why, The gen
liemxn appeaensiye that the Badger TfUviso. as
be sisgmsszed Il, would be injurious 10 the South The
geneKlan from BoR-elayseoldirg State. holding The
lsngu of friendship % the bill arrayed himself In OPP
position 10 tie almost united oi those parcu-
larry Interested the ground that there feature in
the bill lba does MOI do justice 10 the SOUTH can give
better explanation Than that Hsy have been 10 de-
fesi thus amendment aud Nus array northern votes
agsInsi the bill No matter What nay have been the
motives OF the gentleman IRON New YORK, ihe whole
tenor oil the movement was TO s The bill Now tia,
movement iron an open and svowed soemy - TO be
speeied; bat when gentleman within liner
makes assault oil that soT due the friends oi
The measure 10 observe and expose All this has
been done under tbe ruse Of friendship TO the bill This
lnarecton was prsotsed BY Tie gentleman while preach
Ing dlreciIon IL was tbs act OF WHO throws hi.
arm IN apparently friendly embrace around another
ing - How Is IL with thee brother = aud at The
time eovefty s,abs him 10 the heart
The gentleman, the early part OF The session, made
series OF brilliant speeches 20 prove hs intense nation
ATTY and sincere devotion 70 the constitutional rights o
The Souh, 10 which listened wish delight In o.
those speeches be applied his then abolition enemies
tbui nov aliesl some moral drawn iron The Scrpiurs
story o. Jacob tassnE Essn oui OF bis InheraDce by
deoeisng bnt Old ls.sc- apply 70 him his owa illus
usuon. In The II may be ibe hand OF Esau, but i
u the voice II Jacob fhe heart cf the gentleman mas
be fnf ibe b but bis tongue j. The iengne Of enemy
and much tempted 10 believe that oti passage q
Scripture which says "Duf OF the abundance of the
bear the mouth syeaseih The difference, hosever
q, that poi blind The patriarch and hence
tie political Jseob from New York VIII f.i of his pur.
pose.
The gentleman wa. IL oda association when he made
hls speech i5e ogher day You he radiant coun-
ienanees OF tbe political ab0liionsis You saw The
Conferences elegrsphio Communications and signals be-
the gentleman from New York and those VINO b.S
been the objects OF hs 6enunesons 10 tie early pa a
the session; and you how be received The enngrafu
lsions of the bleesi enemies Of The bill upon the suc
cessfu result OF his A score Of open enc
mes are better Than one oiesstd 'rient wao the
par of enemy
Whatever may be the course o the gentleman upob iii,
bill hereafter hls oondac has up 70 this line been thai
OF a. enemy But tell him boldly Ibal The DESTINY oi
the meassIe - tot IN h's bans can any one usn
bsTe under any Petsxi. he necessarily with tht high
tnsTessol ne eoaniy g grauiy ary purpose His stat
Teach~d vital part; only aroused he friends II ths
hB; anu fhe gtpiienan lfii he new sllez tha1 !
Nebraska hi. tepesnE The Missouri rrahhiiiop g M
pass Congf-sF with or without his vote o. hers The
genefa edsui har been 10 make under4And one a.
other and the esOusl tiitc % damage materially ID,
character Of the gentleman fer loiy rsiiobay and d.
fecinsss pubic man.
The rssult Of Toe rendemafs motion proved hat her,
are niEeiy-siK men bere who, 4 wsket up ~ an alarm
bel At night, w0ad he fesdy supori the 5lii The,
wtrs s1Fyr-.a b. aR ambuscade, and ST ne o5goneu
o. the measure. alter secretly drumming ~ tatr fofees
wtre only able ~ obtain Twelve nfseep msioni,
and u well kp0wn lhsi number Of gentlemen wht
voted Tor The reference friendly % the bl upor
ibe hnai vote vii snptnri 10.
propose, nov, Mf Chairman. 10 aAdsass few ohssr
Vatons 70 the eommItee upon the al tie bill. rs,
sabl'u has been thoroughly discussed here and ia a..
ssss'e and DO bo haueI ry self that ehal be- able X
s1o heE iscts develop new irSlEs of tboRshl Tts
etmehs q eoIrsct judgment already btfoys ibs
ssounus, snd ihe almost thar engaging IN VI,
snNoh car hope, Is 20 present some 81 Them IN light
sa nooihahons Epfihy The attention OF TIE House
sNAh 70 coisuRe ths tms oil the Committee III Gls
shg "hsl csnno hu; reKa3 "a tie snhurdinsie ans
sccarhni aspects q s subject: a. ior e.amtle ~,
relations u individuals to lie il "A be Ia ra,g,es
NE ALLEGED change d position II a. spa,f prcass an,
othef points which do Mt touch ihs hes 81 - nb,et