The daily union., 1854-10-26

triumphant yndicaion of the rights OF the people and the
states and renewed recognition of the mutual oblga-
uons OF the States TO each other The great eeso
ment al Buffalo when every jubant aboonist thought
his victory had surely come the agitation of the restriction
doctrine as regarded the New Mexican territory the
age which filled the hearts Of these seeonass on the
election of General Taylor served 10 produce that action
IN Congress which resulted in the compromises of 1880 and
IN their adoption as part of the democratic creed by the
Baltimore Convention in 1852.
Having portrayed the double dealing of the abolition
agiteors upon the Missouri Compromise their oppos-
ton aits passage their rejection of il in 1913 and their
present devotion IT, | now come 10 the course pur-
sued by them upon the Nebraska bill AS have said
the principle incorporated in that bill had been esiab-
lshed already by Congress constitational it had
been adopted part of the democratic platform; and
1T came under the consideration of democratic Conn
nitiee on Territories when any question of territorial
government was brought before them. What had the
opponents OF the administration and the democratic party
a right TO expect such point this 2 Had they
any right TO suppose that there would be abandonment
OF the principle for their special gra6caton2 The
alternative of the Nebraska stands il an act
Incorporating the Wilmot proviso upon the government of
that Territory Was that for democrats do2 No. SIR
no SIR The bill reported by Judge Douglas just what
bargained for when elected Franklin Pierce Pres
dent of these United States II is Just what free-soers
ought to have expected II is just what every true patriot
ought to have desired who wished the people of each
State secured in their rights and the question of slavery
confined to the States which alone control it. and driven
from the halls of Congress, where it does belong
And on this sprang up this new agitation which
now Witnessing The administration has nothing to do
with it, The administration has done what every prudent
man would do, he the point of attack which his
enemy was already measuring for the II has boldly
occupied the ground itself Aud all the noise and
ton belong discounted wings uniting their rawlings with
those of disappointed aboliiionss There is the rub
Mr. President The measure is not wig 1t has
Of the merit of the compromises of $50 the fruits
reluctant whig administration. 1t born under less
favorable auspices than the fgtvesaye law which
anded the assent of every whg in the country because
whg President signed it, Look the inconsistency sir of
these agators When the ugtveave law passed and
enforced by whig officers this great northern party looked
peacefully and held up their hands in horror at abo
ton attempts to interfere with its execution. They
great Unon-savers then But when democratic admins
traton applies the law, il takes all the government
troops in the State and the citizen sodiey addition
control these excited patriots And why this change Be
they say the Nebraska has absolved them from
all compromise obligations Has it done this sir? Does
not reafrm the very compromises OF 1850 which these
gentlemen loved WELL and Incorporated plank in
their national platform? And does it abolish the very
Missouri Compromise whose trainers and supporters they
hung in eiigy, and which they have rejected with
tempt whenever it has been offered them refer these
facts to illustrate the dishonesty of these agitatos All
this excitement is nothing less than whg oppos
ton to the administration Let democrats remember this
when they lend the aid to swell the chorus of treason abb
clifton, infdey, and demagogsm raised against the
President of their choice
Now sir contend that there is in any measure
of the administration for all this excitement The great
doctrine of State rights has been applied degree which
ought to satisfy the most capous The very watchword
of all these democratic democrats has been extended
the rthest reach of popular sovereignty To the peo
pie of the Territores-those incipen States which stand
around confederation waiting to in--those
rights have been granted which States they could claim
beyond doubt and the deprivation of which is an in
suit to their position and privileges. The hue and cry
that there is sovereignty granted in the Nebraska
the people of the Territory because the governor APP
pointed by the President and Congress in Judgment
the laws of territorial legislature entirely misplaced
nasmuch these provisions rendered necessary by the
fact that territorial government supported out of the
treasury of the United States and the general government
adopts this mode of guarding against nordnate expend
turc. With regard to those institutions which depend
upon popular will and public sentiment--such education
civil discipline slavery, &cno power of local governor
of the general government control them in any
degree whatever This power belongs to the people is orig
na with them has always prevailed spite of ordinances
of 87 and Missouri compromises and will prevail while
this Union exists. restriction the subject of slavery
implies restriction power in other matters; and may
we'll bear in mind tina, this important question has always
settled by the States themselves Massachusetts did
in her sovereign capacity when she in the conied
eration Missouri did it for herself after ALL nowithstand
ing the fierce declamatory war about the compromise
Illinois, part Of that great territory northwest of the Ohio
took it into her own hands as State, and was COM
PEELED to do So under the protection of the boasted
dnancc of s7. ! say, therefore, sir there calse
all this agitation which the opponents of the Nebraska
act have reused up in the country The question has
been misrepresented; the first movement against it by
those consprators who violated all senatorial courtesy in
order to name the public mind is fair specimen of the
course pursued by all their followers deliberate
tempt up all the passion and prejudice of the North
against the administration rallied to the work the whole
system Of abolition agitation The people deceived
az events will show The ambition Of defeated whg party
was tempted with the opportunity of sectional movement
in which the interests and safety of this Union have been
wholly disregarded The pulpit was appealed to- and was
desecratcd to the mpous work Christianity itself de-
nounccd by nde IN high places as the great protector OF
All crimes foremost among which stood the Nebraska act
But eseB aol sis ie reaction Of all this has begun The
discovery that all this agitation grouqess las already
hcgn dawn and the agators themselves conceal
their vocation concaves the wing and freeso
parte have lodged the ssaelore the people ana escaped
INTO the hidipg-places Of organization which spreads
over MI their and passion stiffness like the grave
Was there ever anything like the silence OF these agitaoIs
before the temptations which lie In the mysteries OF tha
auper room n The fire they set too erceit is fast
burning itself out Their agitation great There
was no ground for it-there is none and as the truth
breag forth from .hs cons which have been thrown
it, the free States of Nebraska ll Kansas VIII add their
stars to our already brilliant constellation,
Ii IA this foundation of democratic truth which will rem
der this administration ilistrous in annals The
commercial advantages of M treaties VIII not soon be Tor
gotten The lofty and digni6ed tone of It's diplomatic in
tercoure will aorn its history The impulse which this
country has received from its policy viii be felt to the FUR
ies verge OF the great OF national existence
Pat above all the recognition of that distinguishing iea-
time in our loRerumena feature unknown TO all other
republics feature IN Wnch lie al our sempns g. sue
cess the sovereignty Of each popular organization in the
control of It's reserved rghtshis viii be remembered as
the great act which confirmed the theory of tnon and
fixed it example for all dcnocrnces which come after
us mas be that the actors in this great drama may be
forced to bow for time before storm OF unhealthy and
misguided excitement but their measures Will stand out q
bold everlasting promcntory the highway OF nations
they will stand WITH tbs deeds Of Jefferson and Jackson
illustrating the ruh of eIocratic principles beacon
LIGHT to the party In all coming lime. The administration
has already earned brilliant page In annals, which
abolition apitations ,arnh republic extend
To the remoest limits of this continent and the power
which each and Territory viii possess will date
lis foundation to the time when the federal folly OF geo