The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-05-19
WHOLE NO. es4.
TIE ATTEMPT TO MAKE TIE
NEBRASKA BILL A TEST OF
DEMOCRACY.

L 1AWONANAAOA -
The Introduction Of now issues, on
which the Democracy divide, into party
politics, seems 10 be reprobaied by ey-
cry true Democrat in the country ;and yet
some men so &c, Os to force in the very
issue against tho introduction Of which
they mos, solemnly protest. We will
give an instance in point:
The Democracy carried the late elecs
ton in Iowa, elcc,ing the School CONS
missisner by some 5000 majority. This
is claimed as "Nebraska triumph" td
use the language Of one Of the very pas
pers thai thus CLAIMS the triumph, not as
ihuring to The Democracy, but 10 The Ne
braska bill, because "Mr. Cook, the on
ly Wing member Of Congress- from Iowa.
wrote home TO his constituents Of Linn
county, kind Of circular, which they had
published and extensively circulated a
few days before the election, in which he
denounced the Nebraska bill as ga pile
scheme of northern treGchery," and his
colleagues, Messrs. Dodge and Jones
of The Seuaie, aud Hem, Of the House,
as committing "treaSon by their voice and
uotes."
Did the fac, Of this letter being written
make the Nebraska Bill an issue! Did
that fact make the Nebraska question
override all the other principles which
now divide, and always have divided .hs
two great parties Of the counirY since tho
formation Of the consli,u,ion9 Will such
things be pretended We think not.
The friends Of Douglas Nebraska Bill,
and those who believe il should carry out
popular sovereignty in fact, as il pretenda
10 do in name, joined in The support Of
the Democratic nominee, and, the party
moi being divided, he was succeseful,--
No proof is presented TO show that he
was in favor of the Nebraska Bill, as il
was introduced, or as it passed The Sen.
ate-none that he was opposed 10 it,
The Democfatic papers opposed 10 the
bill, supported Ills election the Demo-
cratic papers in favsr of the Nebraska
Blldid the same thing. Why, then, her
aid forth as a fact, that the election in To-
wa is Nebraska triumph? Such state
ments mus. have the effect Of weakening
party ties--of sinking grea, principles, in
order to form a new party, based upon a
single idea, which, in the nature Of things,
must soon be settle d, and leave the par<
lies thus formed either TO dsband, or 10
hunt up new elements Of discord, in or.
der to keep their pie bald pariisans TO-
gether. 9s...s.,..
That The introduction Of the Nebraska
agitation was an unfortunate novej is ad.
tnitted 10 be true by those supposed 10
lie The warmest friends Of the measure.
One Of ,hem-a prominent member Of
Congress from. Ohio, who is deemed the
Aj,x OF The blli-within less than one
month, in unqualified Terms, admitted
that The Nebraska Bill was an unfortu>
nate affair for the Democracy Of the
, North, and hoped that it would be greats
, ly changed, so that lie could vote for Il.
While such is the position, such tho
feelings Of those deemed its strong advc-
Gates, how very silly The attempt 10 maks
the support or opposition 10 the scheme
test of orthodoxy in politics. Madness
will rule the hour when such a test is ap-
piled to Democra,s.--O. S. Democrat.
StANbERERs.-Let them alone. Dr.
Beechor is said TO be the hero Of the fob
lowing anecdote While residing on
Long Island, he was returning from q
visit TO old Dr.. Woolwor.h. Seeing what
he though, 10 be rabbi, by the roadside,
little ahead, he reasoned with himself
"They are rather tender animals ;--if
the fellow sits still till ] come up. ]
think could hit him with these books, -
goodly number Of which he had in his
hankerchief. Hit him he surely did
only ii proved not TO be a rabbit, bat
skunk. The logical consequences fol-
lowed, and he returned 10 his family in
. anything but the oDoR Of aanctity. In
after life when asked why he did not res
ply to a scutflous sssaet which had been
made upon him, the doctor answered.
I'I discharged quarto at d skunk, and
II then made up my mind nevefto do 10
! again. aa M
ii Railroad accidents in the United States
!. from January, 1858, to March 24,b, 1854
100; killed 262 persons; wounded 604.
, s,eamboa, accidents, AZ; killed 69l !,