The daily union., 1854-02-14
From The New Hampshire Gazette, Feb. IL.
The Nebraska Biil-Mr. Douglass speech.


We publish to-day Senator Douglass powerful speech
upon the Nebraska bill, and ask for the careful sen-
lion oi our readers 1t place the subjec,
OF congressional legislation for the Territories upon the
right and only true ground authorized by the constitution
and sanctioned by the spirit OF Mr. Doug
lass speech is remarkably clear upon all the points
,royerled by the abol!ionss, and triumphanty vndi
Gates the primary right Of the people. in Territories
well as States 10 egslae for themsevesto form their
own institutions and laws In coming to this conclu-
sion, the subject is stripped Of all its collateral issues
and OF the false disguses with which the abolition dis
cussons of past times and congressional legislation have
invested it, and is placed before the people OF the
try upon the simple ground of constitutional right Upon
this ground, and upon this only should be supported
and upon this ground we believe the measure will pass
both houses of Congress, and come 10 be generally
ogased BY the people sound and correct Legislation.
There is truth in the statements that the Missouri Com
promise first violated and repudiaied by abolition
lists in Congress, and that the Compromise OF 1850
doubtless practically abrogaed and annulled the Compro-
mise OF 1890. We think the provisions of the Nebraska
bill in relation to slavery but extension of the
principle OF the compromise act OF 1850, and that the
former explicitly what the latter practically
ognised but did not directly assert II is not pretended
BY the opponents Of Mr. Douglass bill that slavery will
flourish any extent in the Territories which it includes
therefore, is admitted that The passage of this bill
ply would be OF practical Importance either way upon
the slavery question.
We doubt what the effect of the success OF this
will be upon political parties North. II will be
deah-blow to abolition agtaton-a funeral knel to
free-soiism and the falsely named free democracy Il
will put The democratic party upon its strsght.out
platform Of State rights and strict construction OF the
constitution. 1t will take the vexed question OF slavery
entirely out OF the hands OF politicians Presidents will
be made without reference to the abolition question, for
this puts aboitionism entirely rest The sla
very question has probably occupied Of the time OF
Congress than any, il not all other questions combined
This measure, il acquiesced in, eectualy puts the
subject of slavery out of the reach OF Congress
We observe that the whig and abolition papers OF this
State endeavoring, by series OF misrepresentation
entirely characteristic, to excitement upon this
subject which they think will tend to benefit them at onr
coming election. But have fears that they will
succeed in this effort The democrats OF New Hampshire
understand these sgators too well. and have suffered
much from political abolonism to cast themselves into
its embrace They stand upon the great principles recog
nised in the Compromise of 1850, and having their
foundation in the constitution Of the United States Agi
a,ion OF the slavery question will be sgnay repudiaed
BY the democracy Of New Hampshire at the next cleo
ton.