Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-27

Slavery and to secure the triumph Of free prin-
ciples throughout our vast territory"
We are glad to see that there Is an intima-
tion that the Wings Of Massachusetts may
deem it expedient to unite with all other oPpo-
nents Of Slavery, no matter whether Democrats
or Independent Democrats. Of course, 1t will
be for the Convention to say. If determined to
repel all association, and by this shortsighted
policy check the general movement in favor Of
Freedom, it will assume fearful responsi-
bility The Independent Democrats, who have
cast thirty-fvs thousand votes in Massachu-
sets, have gone as far as self-respect and the
interests Of the Cause of Freedom would justify,
in their offer to unite, in disregard Of their own
organization, with Wings or Democrats who
would disregard their organization, for the sake
Of overthrowing the Slave Power. II the offer
be declined, they will stick to their own organza-
ton, and, knowing that they represent pre-emi-
nently the Principles just now most important
in the Judgment Of all Liberty-loving citisens,
they will appeal to the People.
To maintain the Wing organization, is to
maintain the Democratic---to keep up both, is
to keep down the free States under the heel Of
the Slave Power Keep up such organizations,
and you leave Independent Democrats no al
formative but to stand by theirs.
Tomorrow, we intend to take survey Of
the Administration Party and that portion Of
Democrats who still cling to IT,
INQUIRIES CONCERNING MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS.
Letters have reached us from various States,
inquiring concerning the action of members on
the Nebraska Bill. We must be excused from
answering these letters privately. What we
have to say, we prefer to say openly.
One Of those letters concerned Mr.. Trout.
We End the following card from this gentleman,
in the Pittsburg Gazette.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Washington, May %, 1854.
SIR: In your paper of the 18th inst find
the following, viz aTke Representatives from
the Free States named below voted, on Monday
week, to take up the Kansas-Nebraska Bill,
with view to urge its immediate PASSAGE
and among the number find my name record
cd.
Believing that you would not willingly mis-
represent me, and that you have consigned me
to ainfamyn more through inadvertonoe than
q knowledge OF the facta | have thought prop
er to put you right on that subject
II is true that voted to 60 into Committee
Of the Whole on the day referred to, but ii rs
not true that "v0ted to take up the bill.o On
the contrary, voted to lay Mr.. Richardson's
motion to take up 2 on the table, voted uni
formly against "laying aside " the several bills
on the calendar to reach the Nebraska bill
and when the Nebraska bill was reached
voted to lay ii aside, and against "taking it
upn and voted to restore the calendar to its
original order. In short, during the thirty. six
hour session voted and acted with the oppo-
nents Of the bill on all important issues.
The mere vote of going into Committee Of
the Whole cannot, by any fair rule Of construc-
ton, be said to favor the passage Of the bill,
almost every day, and it would have been in
order at any time, when 80 in Committee, for
the friends Of the bill to move to take it up and
consider it,
have always been and still am opposed to
the BILL and neither the promises of friends or
the mcnaces of enemies oan ever induce me
to vote for it in its present shape and none
know this fact better than your own Repre-
sentatives
These things being 20, it is difficult to i'm
agine why you labor so hard to put me in the
wrong.
All ] claim is to be fairly quoted and placed
right on the record, and my constituents can
then Judge for themselves. This have q right
to; | ask nothing more, and since you have
given your version Of the case, hope you will
give mine also. M. c. TROUT.
To the Editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette.
Well--the Nebraska Bill is passed Mr..
Trout, according to his own showing, opposed
it and we have no reason to question his rec
ord, as quoted by himself
The question now, is not, what no did, but
what he intends 10 do Is he one Of the Anti
Nebraska members who, the Star asserts, disap.
prove Of the true, calm, cogent address by the
real opponents Of the blla Will he vote two
hundred and fifty millions Of dollars for the
purchase of Cuba, with its half million
slaves Is he, like some others who voted
against the Nebraska Bill, determined now
TO become acqniescenti Does he like tho
Anti Nebraska editor of the Mainc Age, stand
BY the legislation of 1880, and the Baltimore
platform, which announced it as inality
Will he work and vote against any Slave Ter
ritory, and any more slave States?
Let Mr.. Trouts constituents, let the con-
stituents Of every other member who voted
against the repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise, not only understand how he voted on
that question: question now passed--but
how he will vote on other questions involving
still more deeply the rights and interests Of
the free States.