Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-05
THE NEBRASKA BILL AND ITS SUPPORTERS.

The House of Representatives appears to be
despatching its business with more haste than
usual. The object, we presume, is, to reach
the Nebraska Bill, the supporters Of which are
determined to force it through the House, in
defiance Of the indications Of popular opinion
in the free States, and Of the overthrow Of the
Administration Party in New Hampshire and
Connecticut. They have gone too far to re-
cover themselves at the North and West, by
backing out, but not far enough to consolidate
Southern sentiment in their support They
must succeed, or they are politically doomed
lf they carry the Bill they will have the South
as a unit on their side, and may divide the
North; if they fail, the North is dead against
them, and the South will leave them to their
fate.
Let not the People be lulled into false secu-
rity; the Shareholders are determined and
their influence over their Northern allies can
be counteracted only by the most decided dem
constructions Of Northern Win. Let them make
the Bill an issue at every election. The Ad-
ministration Party may protest as much a. it
pleases, and labor to acquit the President Of
responsibility in the matter. II is all n de-
ception. The Bill GOULD never have passed the
Senate, he'd it not been for the Administration
IL is an Administration measure; whatever Vi
tally it has, is brcathed into it by the Admin
istration; without Administration influence, il
would sleep the sleep Of death on the power Of
the Administration its supporters confidently
rely for its resurrection from the Committee of
the Whole on the state Of the Union. And are
tho People Of the free States to support an Ad-
ministratiop, pledged to use all its energies to
secure the passage Of Bill which they regard
rs a gross violation Of good faith; an attempt
virtually 10 swindle them out Of the only con-
sideration which induced them to waive their
objection to the extension Of Slavery into Mis-.
souri, They know that whatever victory the
Administration may gain at the ballot-box win
be heralded far and wide as an endorsement Of
it's policy on this Question. Suppose the pro.
testations Of the New Hampshire Patriot and
the Hartford Times, that the Nebraska Bill
was not an issue before the People that IL was
not Democratic measure, that the Admins
tration was not responsible for 1t, had been uni
versally accredited by the Democracy Of New
Hampshire and Connecticut, and that both
States had gone triumphantly for the Admins
tration, do we not know that the result would
have been relied upon by tho President rs an
endorsement Of his course, and referred to in
Congress by the supporters Of the Bill, as plain
indication OF public opinion in favor Of il?
How, then, can any true Democrat, who prefers
good faith, fair dealing, Freedom in Nebraska,
and the overthrow Of the Slave Power, 10 mere
Party success, desire to see the Administration
triumph in any State How can he help pray
ing that everywhere disaster and defeat may
battle the conspiracy Of which IL Is the head
and front?D
Again, we say--hold the Administration and
it's Party responsible the Bin an issue
at every election, great or small. Let thero be
no division among its opponents bnt without
distinction Of Party, lot them unite 70 fasten
upon this nefarious measure the brand Of their
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