The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-04
Chances at the Future.

IT 10 highly amusing, a. well 40 most su'
premely ridiculous, to behold the great mass
of bugbears which the Democratic press is
trumping up, in their agonies of despair, con-
corning the fate Of our glorious Union, in the
event that the people shall, in their might
and wisdom, return q majority Of the next
Congress opposed to the present Douglas
Administration.
Our neighbor of the Enquirer is long and
loud in bis predictions Of fancied danger in
the future, consequent upon the election of
Congress opposed to the Nebrasks fraud,
and assures the country that should such
Congress be returned, it will have nothing
to do:
"No country to legisIate for and no States
to admit. Chaos will come again and the
proud structure Of American constitutions
liberty will be leveled in the dust. There
will no more be Congress to legislate, nor
territories to legislate for. Each State will
assume its original granted sovereignty, and
the hardy men of the frontiers will hold tn cir
"squatter sovereignty" by the rife. Two
considerations will not suffice. There can
be no governments formed exclusively Of the
North and the South. The West will leave
the East, for which il never had any affinity,
in disgust. The middle States will dissolve
connection with the Eastern"
Now, this will be too bad, won't It, neigh.
Dor! Horrible to contemplated TLis beau.
tiful green earth of ours to be blown to
atoms! And oil because such men a. Judge
Hall are elected to Congress by the people
of the country.
e Such damnable sentiments and logic a.
are contained in the above extract, are wor.
thy the palmiest days Of Mississippi seces.
sionists and fre.esters, but in this latitude
they can create no alarm whatever, and
only stamp the head and heart of him who
utters them, with shame and disgrace, in the
estimation Of every American freeman
Men who INDUCED in the propagation of
such sentiments even in the secession hot.
beds of Mississippi, have long since found
their political graves, ia an oblivion of merit.
ed contempt. Such will be the destiny Of
such latter-day fre.eaters 90 our deluded
friend of the Enquirer.
We believe such men not only deluded
but politically dishonest, and the very worst
enemies Of the country. Less than eiph,
months ago. the entire country was at peace
upon oil subjects that had hitherto created
discussions and agitation between the North
and South.
But political demagogues could not permit,
the country to enjoy this happy and much
coveted repose. Men whose trade was to
manufacture hobbies upon which to ride
into high places were busy at their sche mes,
and the "Nebraska swindle" wac the result.
Under the Compromise Measures of 1870
and 1850 the whole country felt securely
fortified against any more slavery agitation.
All parties and factions worthy of considera.
ton, had scquiesced in general harmony in
the measures which Cass, Clay. Webster,
Calhoun and their compatriots, had deemed
wise and just, and equal 10 the emergency
which IL was apparent to these great me q
and patriots demanded their enactment.
Then it was that the country was enjoy.
ing bright prospects of permanent TRANQUIL
ny. Clay, Webster and Calhoun died in the
belief that their country had been rescued
from imminent peril. and it's institutions re-.
in''ated in compromising spirit upon the
s'ernai foundation of good faith and justice.
Now what has disturbed this general tran.
guilty and again aroused the passions and
Pleluo'ces OF the people of different sections
ofthe Republic and srrayed them in hos.
fility against each other,
Who have been the d:sturbers of this p.n.
eral peace and harmony!
Let every man answer these question. in
accordance with known facts, and see II thea.
very misereants who are now brawline dis.
union, are not the direct and only cause of
the agitation and danger which threatens the
peace and Perpetuity of the Union.
Did not this agitation and danger com.
mence simmultaneouly with the introduction
efthe Nebrssks Jrsud into Congressl
Has it not thickened and darkened with
inc progress of that bill down to the present
day.
Such are acknowledged facts, and in view
Of the extraordinary legislation, the infamous
ueacnery and bribery resorted to ia effectine
.ne passage OF the bill,i lie it unjust to call it a
Jr'3a upon the American peoplei Beyond
the pale Of Locofoco demagogues and dough.
faces in the North, and the slavocraey of the
south the great mass of the American peo.
Pc Justly, honestly and console a ciousIy re-
saro the bill as an infamcus spindle and will 90
eAP'ess their regards at the RALLor-sox.-
"e people are tired of sending delegates to
congress to represent Northern douoh. faces