Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14
We extract the following article from a late mum
Der of the Georgia /" Federal Union" Democratic
paper printed at Milledgeville:

paper printed at MIiiedgcviHe'
"sWhen Northern Wing becomes Abolitionized the
Democratic presses insist upon that the Southern Wings
should repudiate him. When Democrat votes against
Nebraska and renomnated for Congress it is all right
Nebraska is not test for orthodox Democracy that
o Democrat vote either way, both Sides and
salps right The solicitude of the large and small
organs about the purity and consistency of the Wings
painful to behold. National Latelligencer
"The Integencer does not fairly state the position
Of the Democratic party the Nebraska bill. We do
not contend that because Northern Wing voted against
the Nebraska bill he is that account an Adolf
tionst and the rule will apply to Northern Demo
Gratis But we do contend that all Northern Wings who
in favor of agtatng to repeal any portion of the late
law organizing the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas
are to all ntents and purposes Abotionists and should
be recognised and the rule apply to North
Democrats. Is the Intelligencer satisfied? When
Congress reassembles shall be able separate the
grain from the cha but shall be agreeably surprised
to the National nellgencer condemn Northern or
Southern Wing for endeavoring to restore the Missouri
compromise line. How could the Editors do SO con-
sstenty when they oppose with all their might the fea-
ture in the Nebraska bill obterang the so-called Mis-
souri, compromise line "--Nlledgeuiue Union
The National Intelligencer has already expressed
its Misrepresentation, in more instances than one, of
any effort to agtae for repeal of the Nebraska bill
and restoration of the Missouri compromise line.
In the first place, it is impracticable, and there
fore useless; and if it we're attainable, the dan
ger to the peace of the Union is too great to be
hazarded for any mere party purpose. The De-
mocracy Of the North, in many Of their journals,
are laboring to prove that the Nebraska bill is ga
bill for freedom" that slavery cannot go into the
new Territories except by provision Of law = and
khck al l. Al IL
Missouri compromise line are favoring the re-
establishment Of slavery south Of that line" If
this be SO, then must the North soon be satisfied
In the South very little excitement prevails.
Some Of the Democratic presses and politicians
profess to be grati6ed with the achievement of
"great principle the right Of the people to
"settle their domestic institutions in their own
way" and this they call the triumph Of the prn-
ciple Of popular sovereignty" although, as we
have heretofore shown, the right of the settlers in
Kansas and Nebraska to regulate the question Of
slavery through their Legislatures was expressly
denied to them by Congress and no law is to be
revived either to establish protect it. If, there
fore, the South is willing to take its only chance
that of establishing slavery when the Territories
form their State Constitutions, certainly there re-
mains no cause for further agitation in that
quarter.
We were among those who felt as Senator DoUa-
LAS did when he first introduced the Territorial bill
We were against unsettling settled questions and
reviving agitation and therefore we heartily con-
CURED in the views of the Senate's Committee on
Territories, as expressed in the report presented
from that committee by Mr.. DOUGLAS viz:
Your eoms do feel themselves called upon to enter
into The discussion these conropered questions They in
poue the same grave issues whc produced The agitation The
Sectional strife ande Jearta struggle Of 1860. Cow.
sGREss DEEMED IT WISE AND PRUDENT REFRAIN FROM
tDEoIDING MATTER CONTROVERSY THEN, either by
affirming repeating the Mexican laws or by an act
declaraory of the true intent Of the Constitution and
the extent of the protection afforded by it the slave
property in the Territories ARE NOT
PREPARED NOW RECOMMEND A DEPARTURE FROM THE
tooURsE PURSUED ON THAT MEMORABLE OCCASION EITHER
BIT AFFIRMING OR REPEALINo THE 8TH SECTION OF THE
MISSOURI ACT by any declaratory of the meaning
sof the Constitution in respect to the legal points in
sdispute."
We felt, too, as Gen. CAss did when the subject
was first preached, as expressed in his speech Of
9th February, 1854. Referring back to the
"peace and prosperity and good feeling" which
were restored after the struggle in 1850 upon the
Compromise measures, he said
The events now upon us another illustration Of
the vanity of human expectations. But yesterday the
whole hemisphere without cloud even in the dis
tant horizon To-day the signs of approaching tenn
pest are audible and visible and the only question
which put to hazard Union and safety
sents itself for solution"
Events connected with our territorial aggrandxe-
ment seemed their necessary consequence lead
the former agitation, THAT of 1850 but the present
ons has burst upon without warming and think
from causes which might have been avoided"
81 have not withheld the expression of my sincere
regret elsewhere, nor shall withhold it here, that
this question of the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise, ahich opens all the disputed points connected
with the subject Of Congressional action upon slavery
fin the territory Of the United States has been brought
before do not think the PRACTICAL ADVANTAGES
to result from the win outweigh the injury
which the i'll feeling fAted accompany the discussion
tof this subject through the country is to produce
Upon this point, too, Mr.. BELL, Of Tennessee, in
his speech Of the Sd Of March last, was clear and
emphatic in foreshadowing the evils Of the new
agitation After arguing to show that, according to
the position Of the friends of the BILL it would not
have the effect to relieve Congress for the future
from the most dangerous and distracting subject Of
controversy which ever has, or ever cam disturb its
deliberations" because this or any subsequent Con