The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-29
+. he People rapidly settling the Nebraska
Question for themselves.

While unjust and ambitious are laborng TO poison
the public mind by thousand vile mpuations upon the
motives Of the friends of the territorial bills and TO mis-
lead 1t by thousand absurd antcpaons should those
bills become laws the people quietly but vigorously
taking their own upon the subject. The men
who camor against this pending OF legislation in The
Congress Of the countrywide hang and burn dis,n-
gushed senators in efhgy-who profanely afrogaie to
themselves the right of speaking Sin the name of Al
mighty Goa'ihese not the people, nor, indeed,
the representatives organs Of the people They are
the elements constituting that always busy and never
sleeping organization which subsiss by infamng the
preudces OF the North against the South, and by railing
at every great rational reform advocated by The demo-
cratic party
The American people not much exercised by
threatened ghosts vaoly summoned from the Vastly deep
by abolition Gendowers. The great body look a, the
process by which popular Indignation is sought TO be
pumped up against Senator Douglas and the Nebraska and
Kansas bill with deal of dgni6ed contempt. Some
and with good reason-regaId il evidence that the
northern wings about 10 organize for contest
others, as a sign that the southern wings heartily
sick OF association with their kindred in the free States
and The great mass, proof that the which
has passed the Senate is, in lis main and fundamental
features, sound constitutional, necessary, and just and
that SUCH j, is entitled to the ardent. united and eff
feclive support of The great party which sustained the
purchase of Louisiana and Florida, the annexation OF
Texas, and the acquisition Of California.
As a most significant evidence Of the feeling of the
people in favor OF the great principles OF the bill of Sem
aior Douglas, need only direct attention TO the
ner n which the tide of population has already begun
TO in for the regions of Nebraska and Kansas A,
81 Louis, told in of the papers OF that city,
there are not boats enough to take of the crowds
waiting 10 take early possession OF the Territories
Companies are being formed al Wheeling, at Louisville,
al Chicago, at several OF The towns in Iowa, while doubt
lees every other Stale bordering on the Mississippi,
slave and Free will contribute lis thousands to the null
tludes about TO take advantage OF the opportunity Of
tered them by the opening to civilization OF those fair
regions which lie in the direct path OF progress, leading
TO the wonderful Common wealth ibe Pacific, i,se
proud offspring OF popular sovereignty, and bidding fair
to out.riva, in It's rapid growth to empire and TO glory,
all the achievements Of its more distant sisters.
We do not halt here TO discuss the probabilities
whether these proposed Territories SHALL or shall not
be free. That is question which may well, and as our
history Shove, be safely intfusted 10 the citizens who
come from all the States OF our blessed Unions but il
luii OF
iocibe reiuatiou of the argument always made SIM
lar occasions that there necessity for the bill OF
Judge Douglas; THAT THE PEOPLE ARE MOVING ON
WARD IN ADVANCE THE ACTION OF CoNGREss, TO BE
READY FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT WHEN "a cREA-
TED!
And by what tribunal do the abolition adyersaries OF
this great movement suppose the people will expect
their rights to be decided They do not 90 there to be
restricted by another Wmo Provso in the shape Of The
Missouri Compromises restriction violated for thirty
years by those who cling to il it had Just been
handed down from the ske, They are not acluated by
The idea that they 10 40 there under military ad-
mins,ratou. The star which leads them a-ths men
OF the South and The OF the North--the dwelIers
by the Mississippi and the hardy races thai make The
shores Of our lakes almost as fruitful as The regions Of
The Nile-he btave OF the iarthest easl-the pop
ulatons bordering the gulf and the seas the star
OF popular sovereignty Before this exhibition OF the
active sentiment OF the country how soon all the sieky
symra'hes Of ahdel agi,a,,rs and political cergymen-
the lurid prophecies Of desperate demagogues and the
violent demonstrations OF excited crowds-are with.
drawn IRON The public eye, 10 the CONSERVATION and
chagrn OF those who did hesitate 10 resort 70 such
shallow devices
The Census Compend