New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-27
rLEH NsIEA-OONE.

We not constitu ionslly sanguine and have bser
taught by Stem experience that event does not a.
ways actually occur becnse. 70 human apprehension
it should yet We can no longer repress our j)y fI
confident LoIe that the NebTa'ka Ioiquiy ia doomed
1t may founder aud struggle il dying way, for come
weeks yet ere it shall be kicked out OF the House
but caunot pass if there be any trust 10 te sgos OF
tbe TINS That same bin for the Organization of the
Territories pty pass a. this Session. is very probable
al not to be regretted; but the bill which passed the
serate ly such an overwhelming majority ccrtaiay
ecarOt passnoitter ibis Sestjon nor ever afer AM
We low bel eve il ost improbable ,has any bll re-
IuGe'il tho Missouri Restriction eau be forced
through the present House How mach better chance
il viii have herepfer tie reader cin judge for him
self
"A word as 10 Agita ion mas not here be ino2por.
ture Agitation Is sail 10 be evil and perlous, and
nly goOd men devote their time and energies largely
to its deDunciaiO ion and repression This class, when
frs urged to speak out gainst the repu iiaton of the
Miss' uri Compromise, declired because (as they
syerred) action Vas u)ne' 'essa5y, for no Congress
Nouli tbirk of disturbing ths' Compromise. month
later when the Danger became imminent and undenia.
bic mary of the same men ~Ouli do nothing becl1ss
no Effort could avatie Senate had repealed the Re-
siriction and the flouse could not be deferred from
concurring Yet in s.ite of their excess Of faith at
fret snd their utter want of faith a, last TIE battle
bas been fought and by agitation the great central re-
ecn OF our Continent. bearing the same relation to
America that Germany and Switzerland do 10 Europe,
Las been preserved from Slavery for the future home of
iliors of strong armed freeuen. HeDceforth, when
sga'on anC sgitaiors denounced prolific source
OF evil sni dang gr let remember the evil they have
repeed tie peril they have averted 10 saving Nebrss
ks aid Kansas to Freedom.
For, let it Lot be forgo ZEN the danger confronted
Was grounded in popular apathy NobOi, feared that
the People would pronounce in favor of tie Nebraska
scbeme-the peril was thai they would NOT pronounce
a. al but taciy abdicate in favor of active aud i'm
redtnt though numerically insignificant minority To
IoUse The masses and impel them to declare for this
side or that was TO insure the defeat of the Iuauity
Nou-intcIveltion by the People iu the controversy
respec ire II would have sent il through the House as
tilumphantly as i passed the Senate And vet /, Is
dsmODstrable that listion has NOT Ia sixty ye r. %
impe,ed the Union a. Apathy would have done in this
fiIg'e instance lad it teen permitted 70 bear sway
Let us not ncite undue ,ufdeDce The measure
of senstor Douglas aten because the People have
II lltN DDN suDsge lLrD
their heit', their shops, their warehouses aud cry
Ais Well II may be resuc ated and pa sed even dur
iDg tn. Session They have Won the victory let them
resolve 10 main'ain and epo, il At every dt opppr
tui!, LEI their indignant ccndenDa ion OF tae bill ali
its hackers be reiterated. And let the Member, OF
Coperes opposed 10 the Inquy take care that no one
OF their number leaves Washington without havos
paired of with a decided Douglasite With proper
vigilance i'll Congress and unreaIed energy on the part
OF the People VT believe it may DOW be considered to
eIaby certain that the Danger over at least for this
Session.