Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-05
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

The IstcHigeneer, in replying to the
Union argument that that journal car
ries two faces on the Nebraska question
says:
Il. was impossible not to commisserate the
enbarras ment of the Union when it found
tself obliged to turn so sharp a corner on the
Nebraska bill The readers of that model
gan well remember, no doubt. how 6ercely
lie assailed the repeal of the Missouri ComprO-
mise when tie movement was first intrOd uced
IT 'he Senate and with what a di.ci plined
Troinpi tude it faced about when it was dis
covered TO be an . Administration measure. -
AID tEat IN oenouucing the proposition it had
sPOL en- without the card. The fret step was
crcdirablc 10 the honOrabie impulses Of the
CHfOH its second re were disposed to excuse
rs The result Of an irsxorabis poll ical neces
city; and, therefore, while the public incIud-
lIg many irrevereut Democrats. were making
merry at the alacrity with which the Union
changed front on the question, we could but
pity the painfuiness of its position and alb
aimed from any remark omit until compelled
~ self defence to do so. 1t is an old saying
that Uhe renegade is worse than ten Turks !:
and. IN yeri6cation of the adage, the Union
after fts own conversion became. of all its
coadjutofs in support of the Nebraska BILL the
most intolerant and proscriptive."
The Unions article Tin that Journal
last issue) giving rise to to the above Sc
we're criticism, is As follows, VIZ.
DorELE-HEADED OPPOSITION. best rep
resentatiye Of the - two-sided" and double
headed opposition to the Nebraska bill is the
N~'tonat lHtsttigsncsr. The northern side
Of the ITtefiigencsr declares it to be triumph
OF slavery, and the southern side Of the Intel
LyC- nqk
uEc- 1t is rather a dificult business, however.
this playing of two principal characters in one
piece, and II ru5uits in many awkward situa-
lions For instance, we have the following
characteristic paragraph In Fridays Iateik-
SeHcer:
The Detroit paper concludes its article
with The following flourish for the great SOUTH
sTH rictosy:
I" Inc great measure of popular sovereignty
has tIiumphed. a glorious principle of re-
publican government is nobly, brilliantly vim
dieate l. Congressional usurpation is at an
end. HeL~e:UIth the people will everywhere
make their own local l.-.ss, independea, Of
federal dictstion. Lei the whole nation re.
joice
And yet, in spite Of such attempts to poison
the southern mind, We have seen the IntslH-
geHesf openly uniting with the abo.itiouists
ami frequently applauded by Greeley for its
,ndsIeidencr ! taking the northern ground Of
% position to tie Neb.Gska bill 1t Is too late
ioE that venerable paper to try TO secure it's.
IN he South by Creating the impression in that
quarter C. lie Union that the Nebraska bill is
an eA1.u'iye southern vic,ory An eff ,rt TO
ezHito belief exactly tire reverse of this hav-
Ing signaily iaiied in the free States, we DO no,
think tLe IHteiilgencsr will sncceed ia i:s adj
yanees on the other tack The bill stands on
great and indestructible principle, securing
equality 20 all; eHi the InteNieSHesr might
a. ra>lly endeavor to Nv sea. the constitution
i,se.f Il. the Popular regard az 50 fully to
ass'il NY act of legislation based upon the
guarantee Of the cons tuition
The S-ntind. throwing still another
somerset, defends the New York Hard
congressional address from the adverse
criticisms of tx Us.ioa and the Rio edmond
VA Enquirer.