The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-02-02
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The comments oil the Herald as follows
"MIscXsxIAsx or ra1 AArt-sLAysas AsIAuoS.-Ws
fancy tsf the opponents Of Senator Douglass As0rasas
bin satisfied BY this Time that policy wen prne
pie. dictates close spPToaah silence and resigns
zion AS they consistently attempt The abolition meet
ing Of las eysaaS be regarded failure even by
the supporters Of the We call IL an
abolition meeting and We do 30 sdvisedy5 for, whatever
be tbs political complexion Of The committees which called
H. and Of the presiding officers and speakers who occupied
The paroFn the audience gave unegusoca evidence OF
MS affinity with the leading nboliuoniss Of The North,
Thus when the letters from Senators Seward and Chase
were mentioned, burst Of applause interrupted the
retaTy Genit Smiths adhesion was received win un-
icigned enthusiasm snd poor Mr. Gerard quite chilled
by the dsath'lke stiffness which followed his candid
syowal That be nooliilonist There were not
many Ira Iors assembled quite select circle, considering
the EFFORTS which have been made and The auspices under
which the meeting called Ii MIR Gerard had ne IN the
~itnessbox. and compelled In bis playful TO make
definite estimate II the audience, should say that tho
fabernarr last evening contained about ball the number
thai assembled within its walls when Lucy Sions asi lee
iured there Such the party New York which intends
Congress INTO ming unsonstiutons Mis-
soar Compounds 10 force"
The remarks OF the Tribune are significant; ii the
meeting had mol been failure. that journal would Eoi
have contained 30 tame an article The following;
. The meeting the Tabernacle last evening"
The Eepodstion Of the Missouri ConpTomse,
srousy attended snd -sp1cia BILE Ia charae
embracing large proportion d The conservatism
and moral suengfh oi our city was moderate but ear
tone and ia Influence the
public sentiment OF the county When that portion Of
citizens who feel deepest this subject shall meet they
win be likely Steiner language than OF that
which hdy expressed the views OF those who met asi
ing"
The Times. which be STRIVING for The leader
hi pcgf Ia.h An do.
vote the few following lines The meeting II says
"THE Missouri ConPRomsr very larga portion 0.
space this morning Is occupied by the report Of the
meeting held the Tabernacle last evening, protest
against the repeal Of The Missouri Compromise The meet
Ing very large and composed Of the most ~specls bile
intelligent and Influential portion Of pecpie The
speeches made and the adopted moderate
explicit, and decided The demonstration ought
marked influence the action taken upon this subject
These extracts indicate scupder state OF the popuIa
mind than The rampant declarations OF aboionsls would
induce 10 look for And why should the people oi
New York Of any other State become excited and agi
lated The question presented by the Nebraska bill
II s admitted all hands that the laws OF climate and
Of production and OF seifinieres will ultimately settle
ibe domestic condition of the Territory The Nebrssks
bill proposes 10 leave the mailer 10 those laws and to DC
full justice al concerned in the Territory, ,ovides
that the people living therein shall exercise then own
pleasure on the subject OF slavery unranmeled By
krsssonsl interference. The proposition appeals d.
recy 10 the OF every man, thai should
be surprised if il failed in The end the approval
Of The whole PEG ple-he asolitoniss always excepted
There may be eonfc, Of opinion as 10 whether III,
Compromise Of 1850 intended supersede the Mis-
sour COMPROMISE bal there be the merit.
OF lhe principles OF the two The reckless abo
Il
OF congressional po1-inerieTenoe right and arrc
pie so palpably right viii prevail Ii CANNOT be contro
yer,ed thai The people Of all The States have an
in the Netrsxka Tertiary. To pui il n the power o
all 10 enjoy The right OF euigrsnE 10 the land, the b
before The Senate asserts thus principle, and applies il Il
the Territory II il resisted upon The ground thai TIE
Missouri Compromise sacred covenant entered into
in 1920 and yet this sacred covenant has been rePud
a,ed and rejected By the very who DOW urge the OBJ
lection We know that The Compromise Of 1850 wal
approved and acc aiesoed in b. eure section OF The
Unon as establishing the priaeipe Of congressional
Indifference for all time aud Tor all Territories Bot u hi
construction is no, scceded to by all who now in
fsvor of abiding by and adhering that Compromise
4. essential TO The peace and safety OF The Union tina
the conf,oi OF construction should either be recon
ealed or that principle Of universal spPica
ton should be adopted. The Nebraska bal contain
such . princigie--ooe nsndes,y right and ius
that no one can successfully ooniroveri IL Whether
therefore, the Compronise of 1850 dad OF did no
supsrseds that OF $50, ii is unSenisbe that il as
serted q principle whieh does sapsrsrde the pripcip'
OF the COMPROMISE OF ls9V and being the right principle
which TIE slavery question should be forever pat to rest
believe TIE public Judgment viii reqaire iis neopors
ton into de Nebraska bill The friends Of this priocip
have bot 10 stand firm. and rely upon the intelligence an
patriotism Of for their justification. We be
hsre that this principle established by the Conpro
mice Of 1850 bu whelh II was or not. we know that ib
principle sound, and lhs furnishes Tie only rule OF
which the slavery sstioa be permanently resisted
Ne place opr advocacy Of The bill The donbe groun
thai ]. but carrying out lhs Compromse OF 1850. an
that i carrying out principle which s right 10 itself
and viii officially crush out aboliuonism.
Nebraska errifory.
Senator Douglas. bill for the organization Of the Ne