Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-09
From the New York Evening Post.
THE VOICE OF THE FREE STATES ON THE NE
BRAsKA QUESTION

THE VOICE OF THE FREE STATES ON THE NE
BRAsKA QUESTION
With the exception Of what appears in the
Albany argus, and afew other prints Of the
Law and Croswell faction, not word in favor
of the Nebraska fraud appears in the presses
OF the free States, which is not dictated from
Washington and published to order The faint
and timorous assent to that fraud expressed in
the resolutions Of the Democratic General
Committee of this city, was of that description.
The Boston Post the New Hampshire Patriot,
the Philadelphia PsnnsyiUanian, speak as they
are bid
"As tho prompter breathes, the puppet squeaks"
The free expression of the North among all
parties-whether enemies Of the Administra-
ton or friends, whether Democrats or Wings
is openly, earnestly, uncompromisingly against
the measure.
The other day we gave some examples Of
the disappr0yal with which the most oonserva-
tive part Of the religious community regard
the Reputation of the Missouri Compromise,
and Of the universal hostility which the Ger
man part of our population bear to it. To
this we must add, that the Address Of the Mem
bers of Congress who first took ground in OPP
position to the measure, ia now extensively cir
culated in the German language. The Now
York Demokrat, now lying before us, contains
the entire Address in German.
Meantime, every day brings US new and
stronger manifestations Of the public feeling
on this question. We give few examples from
journals just received, and now before us.
PUBLIC OPINION AT THE EAST.
We could hardly ask more significant in
dication Of the universal feeling in the Eastern
States on the question of repudiatng the Mis-
souri, bargain Of 1920, than the one which we
are about to lay before our readers. Among
the journals ut the East which have most
warmly supported the Compromise Of 1920,
and most earnestly deprecated any further dis
cusslOn Of questions connected with Slavery, is
the Hartford Times, q daily paper Published at
the seat OF Government in Connecticut, very
widely circulated, and possessing, perhaps, more
influence with the Democratic party than any
other journal in the State. II took part early
in counselling assent to the Compromise Of
1850, supported Mr.. Cas- in the election of
1S48, and has ever since been almost ferocious
in its opposition to the Free Soil heresy Ithas,
moreover, distinguished itself as jealous friend
Of the present Administration
We have now before us the Hartford Times
OF yesterday, in which the leading article is q
vehement attack upon Mr.. Douglass bill, CO.
cupying two columns Of the paper. After
statement Of the question, and some historical
facts connected with it, the Hartford print SAYS
Of Douglass bill:
This uncalled-for movement--this out-of-
the-way, over-the-fence dash Of the Senator
from lllinOis-astonishe the country. The fact
that such measure was seriously proposed
could not readily be comprehended. No South
ern member of Congress could be found to pro-
pose it. The bill was thrust into their faces,
and they were told that We Of the free States,
who are in this movement, will make some
more slave territory for you, from the lands
which you of the South have agreed shall be
free forever, an arrangement which you have
adhered to in good faith as true men and hon.
orable legislators We will make this free ter
ritory into slave territory without your asking,
though you have taken all that was conceded
to Slavery, and made slave territory of it, y \
But what is the reason given by Senator
Douglas for his uncalled- for measure? Why,
freemen of the North and South surprising
enough, it is simply this, and nothing more:
He says that the Compromise measures Of 1850
repealed the Compromise act Of I820-that the
Compromise Of 1850 established principle,
viz: that Territories may come into this Union
with or without Slavery, as the people within
their limits shall determine. If 50, why the
necessity of the present bill! But Senator
Douglas has not the audacity to say that the
Missouri Compromise was alluded to in either
of the laws comprising the Compromise Of
lS50-he is forced to reach far over, and drag
in the idea, that as New Mexico was organized
as Territory, with the privilege of coming in
as State with or without Slavery as her peo-
pie may elect, Nebraska shall come under the
same head, though law already exists rela-
tsya 10 la fha e
which never extended to New Mexico. II is
an absurd doctrine. AS we'll might the argu-
ment be set up, that the State of California was
admitted by the Compromise of 1850, with
clause in her Constitution positively prohibit
ing Slavery and that it follows that every
other State, whether formed from the present
limits Of Texas or any other portion Of our ter
ritory, shall also be free from the institution Of
Slavery"
After some further argument TO show that
each of the Compromise measures of 1850 was
discussed and passed on its own merits, and
had an application to its own specific locality,
and not beyond and after some commentator
of these measures generally, the Times closes
its argument thus:
"If this dodge takes we'll, Douglas hopes to
ride his hobby round the country and into the
White House? But will it takes Will the
people swallow the thing, and consent that use
less agitations about Slavery shall be created
and sprung upon them, for the sole object Of
carrying upon their angry waves some ambi-
tious politician TO the Presidency, who can
never hope TO get there by any other or fairer
meansl We feel assured of one thing: that
the men who have proposed this last card Of
Slavery agitation will themselves fall far short
of their political aspirations, whether they shall
be able to push their bill suddenly through
Congress or not. We hope and trust that the
BILL 30 far as it relates to the Missouri Com
promise, will be defeated. We have had quite
enough Of this Presidential hobby-riding on
Slavery agitation. II is annoying to the peace
of our country, and an outrage upon the gooa
feelings Of the people, North and South The
sooner the people crush all such movements to
the earth, the better II is for them and the
welfare Of the Union. The country has not
called for repeal OF the Missouri Compromise.
The South has not called for IT, The North
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