Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-05-20
THE EXCITEMENT IN THE HOUSE.

THE EXCITEMENT IN THE HOUSE.
The excitement in the House of Representatives
m the Nebraska bill was renewed on Monday, and
i said to have been intense. The opposition to the
hill, true to the commands of the New York Tribune,
commenced again the game of calling the yeas and
nays upon every motion, matter how trivial, with
no other purpose but to prevent the House from act
ing finally on the measure.
On Monday Mr.. Richardson offered resolution to
rminate the debate on the bill Friday afternoon,
md on this he called the previous question. This
led to the scenes referred to. His motion was no
doubt passed on Tuesday.
During the debate on Monday it is stated that very
harsh language passed between Mr.. Hunt of Louisi-
ana and Mr.. Craige, of this State.
These movements on the part of the minority in
the House are revolutionary in their nature for their
evident purpose is to arrest the government so far
as this measure is concerned, and to defeat the will
Of the majority. If that majority cannot carry out
its will in one way, it should do so in another and
the people will approve the act. 1t has right to
alter its rules so as to silence those who avow that
thew are avang themselves of the rules to defeat
measure which the majority desire to pass; and this
right is essentially portion of the existence of the
House as separate and il dependent body. Let
the power of the conservative and honest people of
the country welded by their Representatives, fall
upon these agtators and revoutionists and let them
be taught that there is point beyond which fanati
esm, hatred of the South without cause, and the
spirit of dsunion shall not go.
The Richmond Enquirer, referring to this extract,
says with much force and truth
at is not possible to disguise the fact that the
mtslavery spirit of the north never so rampant
and truculent as at the present moment. The COM
paraive subsistence of abolition agitation after the
great struggle of 1850, which the country took for
an augury of happier times, was in truth nothing
more than temporary respite, and the fires OF ia
naticlsm are burning again with more an intense tu-
ry and deadlier purpose. The Compromise brought
peace but only for season. The gaping wounds
were closed not healed, and they are bleeding afresh
During the brief period of silence and quiesence, alb
Ohtionism re-srung its exhausted energies and re-
cruted its shattered force. Never did it rage with
such terrible and portentous power. Never did 1t
marshal in its ranks so much of private character
and public repute. The opuent merchants of the
North were for peace and compromise in 1S50-now
ey are either silent and inactive, or abetting abo-
olhOnists. Then New York was the bulwark OF
Inc Gnion-now it is the focus Of incendiary agita-
Gon The Clergy and the religious press of the
Noh threw the weight of their influence on the side
Adjustment, during the controversy OF l05O,-ln
Inc struggle of 1854 they act with the extremists
and counsel violence And, these combined forces
exhibit an energy in action evaporation of spirit,
and ana vndictveness of purpose, which startle the
n 5sndS Of the Union, and portend a coming strug-
mWere bootless to inquire into the causes of this
lden resurrection and increased energy of the an
4Tsa'ery fanaticism. The fact, however, furnishes
FSson by which the South may profit There can
oe no compromise with abolitionism. Every con-
On but whets its appetite and inAames its pride.
an AIMS at the ruin of the South and will not stop
iOr Oh Its purpose 1t will keep no faith and abide
no compact. 1t proclaims war of extermina-
ro, and the South must either betray its cause or
b'pare Tor thr struggle. Hereafter apprehend
s VIII be no diversity ofopinion in respect to the
Uper policy for the South. No concession, no COM
tU UuSe no parley must be the watch-word ofSouth-