Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-27
Washington Cor. Of the western Recorder


WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2S, lS54.-In
my last letter, there was jus, time and space,
10 announce the passage of Tho Nebraska
Bill through The House. /, has since then
been returned 10 the Senate for concurrence
and ere this time doubtless has received the
Presidents signature, and therefore now the
law Of the land is-,hat the Missouri Com.
promise shall be repealed, that Two new ter.
ritories shall be organized, over which the
Presiden, shall appoint Governors. Judges,
and host Of other officers, whose rule must
We according TO his will. The violation Of
which, renders them liable tothe penalty Of
reInoyal making the powers tina, be all-per.
vading, in shaping the new organizations
and institutions o! two grea, ,erritories-,ha.
Surveyor Generals shal. be appointed, and
land offices opened. and public lands, now
occupied by birds and beasts by the Children
ni ,be Forrest, in all The unresirained free
com Of prImevel simplicity, is soon TO be
sold, alike TO the stakeholder, and TO the in
dusWious European emigrant who by honest
toll makes his own fortuae voluntary and
involuntary labor, will be- allowed TO exis,
side by side, The one obtained by lhe lash Of
The whip. the other by the hope Of reward
ibe one toiling under the influence OF fear,
Of pains and penalties, with no hope Of ever
calling aUghl which he sees or handles his
own, while the other labors in the hope that
golden harvest will crown his toll W ilh an
ample remuneration. But the question now
is, will such dissimilur interests long exist
side by side? When these territories shall
have grown into States, will those States be
free, or will they be slave States? The
race will commence, with every thing tina
can be asked at the hands OF The Govern
menl, TO lavor the schemes Of slavery propa
gandists. What then are our grounds for hope
in behalf OF freedom? Alas for Greedom!-
Thy prospects look dark on the vasi do
snains Of Kansas and Nebraska! The. Ma
tional lntelligencer, now passing through III
forty-second volume, the moderation o.
whose geD,lenlanly editors, who have growr
grey in The service Of that paper, in alludinl
20 the passage Of The Nebraska Bill. says
"The final blow was inflicted on the ven
cradle Missouri Compromise, on Thursday
nigh. last, little alter midnight This an
cient pact, had fulfilled tits rue, In all sub
s.an,ial ends its mission Of peace. Rut w
should have been glad for The good i, hal
done, had !. been permitted to live until OF
age hsd closed It's blameless life. Fee!inj
thus, how could we without grief and repug
nance, see IL hurried out Of the world will
tke hand OF violence? Gratitude for ih,
service il had done the State, and respect lo
the memory Of The patriotic and vir,uou
men who gave it being, 10 say nothing of,h,
sanctions Of honor BY which il was surroun
ded, had inspired US with venera,ion 70
this old Compromise. ihe earlies, and mos
inSpoftaM since that OF lhe Constitution
We Witnessed lis birth withjoy, and remem
ber the universal coaient II spread ihrougI
she land, but We lille though, we should Nv
IbWi,ness its death, still less, TO see /, s,ran
Rlsd IN the place OF i,s birth. And all 70
phatl: Can any man telll'' a' ! G2.
IhaEe watched over The progress Of ihi
hill, isriis passage through the House d
ConRross. with a profound interest. hav
hVeR an eye and ear witness TO oil the move
mems and important speeches made on bol
sides, with hopes and fears alternating as III
Discussion progressed; the deep feeling. tn
sloqusnt appeals, and this strong love ofju,
lice anq liberty, which has from time 10 tim
broke iOr.h from the great hearts Of Chas
Y and Seward, EyereItand Sumner, Wade an
Fessenqep, Of the Senate, and many o,hel
o(ihe House, have caused chords OF SYN
pashy y vibrnte 10 unison with theirs; ,her
on the lther band, 10 see the reckless abar
dppmGf Of all The ancien. land marks
freedom and the vulgar Bullying down
eyeryshow OF moSal courage on the par,
,hosesbo were more moderate, as mantle
led by bme Of ihosein the minority, HI
\ made Ehppear asmuch hike triumph
vice cssAvIfttie, Dc Il Is Of slavery ov,
lseedoms rhesa1 Nebfaska Bill has bet
rteepcd i4unH ana blis,eved all over wi
profanity, rheeeme erpnhea scene whic
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