The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-06-15
The DEGENERATION OF CONGRESS.
"BE IT REMEMBERED

"That 30 much of the Missouri Compromise
of 1920 as prohibited forever the Equalization
of human slavery in any part of the Territory
of the United States north of SO deg. 80 min
north lat, and east of the Rocky Mountains
that is all of the Missouri Compromise which
was favorable to Freedom-has been repealed
by the passage of the Nebraska-Kansas bill Of
Stephen Arnold DouglGs-and that the Repre-
sentatives from the Free States who voted
therefor, are as follows:
Maine-Moses Mcdonald.
Observation-Disclosures.
New ampSbire-Harry Hibbard-1.
Connectacut-Colin M. Ingersoll-1.
PermOnt-NOne.
Rhode Isldnd-None.
New York-Thomas w. Cumming, Francis
B. Cutting Peter Rowe, John J. Taylor Will
liam M. Tweed, Hiram Walbridge, William A.
Walker, Mike Walsh, Theodore R. West
BROOKE.
Northumberland A. Bridges John L.
Dawson Thomas B. Florence, J. Clancy Jones,
William H. Kurtz, John McNair, Asa Packer,
John Robbins, ir, Christian NJ. Straub, Will
liam H. Witte Hendrick B. Wright-11
Neg Jersey-Samuel Lilly, George Vail-2.
Ohio-David T. Disney, Frederick w. Greer,
Edison B. Olds, Wilson SHANNON.
IndiGna-JOhn e. Davis, Cyrus l. Durham,
Norman Eddy, VIM. H. English, Thomas A.
Hendricks, Jas H. Lane, Smith Miller.
Winois-James c. Allen, Willis Allen, VIM.
A. Richardson's.
MichigGn-Samuel Clark, David Stuart-2
IorG-Bernhardt Henn-1.
DEMONSTRATIONS
observation-disclosures S. Latham, las. H. Nc
Dougall-2.
Total, a.
The same bill passed the Senate without
amendment on the 25th, 80 to l3-Senators
from the free States voting for it-as follows:
Nev HampShire-Moses Norris, jr., Jared
w. Williams
COnnetticut-Isaac Toucey.
New Jerey-JOhn r. Thomson, William
Wright.
PennsylUania-R Richard Brodhead, jr.
Indiand-John Petit.
WinOis-Stephen A. Douglas, James Shields.
MlchigGn-Lewis Cass, Charles E. Stuart.
CaLfoTnia-William M Gwin, John B. We'll
Ter.
o1ca-George w. Jones. Total a.
By the votes of these men, representing free
labor constituencies one million square miles
of territory, heretofore shielded FOREVER from
Slavery by bargain, forced by the South
upon reluctant and struggling North, land
whereof all that part enuring to the advantage
of Slavery has been fully secured and enioyed J
has been opened to slaveholding immigration
and settlementsand so exposed to be brought
into the Union as Slave States Shall not free
people mark their betrayers!"
New York Tribune.
1t has been proposed that the People of the
Free States render their verdict upon the mon
strous Bill, by returning to Congress every Free
State member, Wing, Democratic, or indie
pendent Democratic, who voted against the
measure in all its stages, and by rejecting every
free State member who recorded his vote in
favor of its passage.
We second that proposition-with a qualif-
cation. To this extent, at least, let there be a
fusion of Parties Did he vote for the Nebras-
ks Bill? Did he vote against it through all its
| stages? If ne voted for it, veto bim-if against
it, not only on its final passage, but in the pre-
lininary stages to its passage, send him back
| IL this be done, it will be lesson never to be
| forgotten. 1t will reflect honor on the People
of the Free States, it will dismay and weaken
the slaveholding Oligarchy, it will be stunning
blow to Servility; and, without involving a
sacrifice of principle by any party, will amount
to an emphatic recognition of the paramount
Importance of the Anti-Slavery issue raised by
the Nebraska Bill, and at least prepare the
way for the cooperation Of all parties in be-
half of Freedom.
We should like to see q recommendation Of
this particular policy embodied in the resolu.
tons of the State and Primary Conventions Of
the People everywhere-with qualification. II
al svEo Il,
than anything else to strengthen the spirit Of
freedom among members of Congress. Lei
them know that no clique Of demagogues OF
| party managers, at the instigation of the devil
| or of the Administration, shall succeed IN de-
stroying their political standing at home, and
they will feel nerved for fresh encounters with
the Slave Power. They will confront without
fear the fire in their 'front.' if the friends of Free
dom will guard them against the fire in the
| rear" Already, we see the harpies of the
| Administration in the North are at work on
| the reputation of the Democratic members whC
stood manfully for the rights of the Free States
Every effort will be made to destroy them Lee
them be bold, and fear not let them throw
themselves upon the sympathies and support O.
the friends of Freedom, making no concessions
or qualifications, which shall render it difficult
for genuine Anti-Slavery men to sustain them
We repeat however;--this policy we advo
cate-subject to qualification !. and that is, un
der no circumstances could we cOunteuance th,
return to Congress of any member, no matter i
he voted all the way through against the repea
Of the Missouri Compromise, if he should be il