The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-02-20
Northern Dougnsacc....na Something

of the brilliantly ridiculous articles In that pa
Der on the Nebraska Bill. We had no idea
OF saying that all persons or editors support :,
ing The Nebraska Bill, msst necessarily DC /,
Southern men, and it was certainly unneces-
sary for the Enquirer to give illustrations TO :
the contrary. We said in substance, we did
not accuse the editor of the Enquirer, who is
Northern man, of being one OF those con-
temptible "doughaces," afraid to stand up
for the rights OF the North, and ever ready to
basely truckle to the South, as from the edi-
toriais in his paper We might have every
right to believe him, because he did not write
the artces-but their autho being South
ern man, was excusable for unfolding the
South against the North, SO far as his feelings
might be concerned, though not excusable
for doing this while editing Northern pa
per. 1t makes not a particle Of difference to ,
US, and still less to the community, what are !
this writer's affections or affinities in reality
he is proving in his articles an entire devo.
tion to the South. He is laboring to repeal
a compact between the North and the South,
OF which the South has for over thirty years
realized all the advantages, and the North
nothing. Now that the North wishes to take
her turn, she is to be thrust aside, and the
compact closed. The South has gained all
she can by this compact. 1t is now our turn
to realize something. i, is no excuse for
Northern men supporting this Nebraska Bill,
that it was originated by Northern man.
Douglass should be execrated for introducing
it, and we believe he will be--and we believe
the Northern doughfaces" now backing
him, will ere q great while be ashamed to ac-
knowledge they ever occupied the position
they now do. No Northern man nor men
have ever been authorized by The North to
make the outrageous offer of repeating the
Missouri Compromise. The South never de-
mauded such surrender from the NORTH
II does not now, but it is willing to take all
the Moth will surrender, while certain
in the North anncar 90 DESTROYS
fusing her anything, THAI tney are wIIIIug 10
surrender her everything.
The argument or assertion that the Com
promise of 1850 was just as much repeal of
the Compromise Of 1920, as is this Nebraska
bill, or that The compromise Of '50 aas a re.
peal of the Compromise of 30, is lying fab
rication. Not in all the debates on the Com
promise of 1850, was one word said abou, that
measure or omnibus Of measures, superced.
ing the Missouri Compromise. Any sensible
man would consider the Texas resolutions as
affirming the Missouri Compromise, and
amendments adopted in the act of 1850 as re-
serving particularly that affirmance. We
stand with the great Northern men who adyo.
Gated the acts OF lS50-with Clay, Webster,
Everett, and others. But to say that Claw
and Webster, would if alive favor this Ne
braska bill, any more than does Everett now,
would be to SANDER their names. The act OF
1850, spoke OF Utah and New Mexico alone,
and established no principle contrary to or
suPercedng the Missouri compromise, and
no principle to govern other territories.
There Is no necessity whatever for this
Nebraska Bill, even the question Of slavery
aside, as we have before proven. But with
this question so intimately involved, the whole
measure is reprehensibIe in the highest de-
is prohibited in that region. We are not
willing that contrary to this, slavery should
be permitted the privilege of going there if it
so desires. The pretence that this bill is not
interfering for or against slavery, is all hum.
bug--it is worse it is swindIe and cheat
In this connection we rerublish remark Of
cotemporary. No Territory, either North
or South OF 80 deg. 80 min. has ever been
surrendered to Slavery in rords. There is
not, and there never has been, either in the
the Constitution or the Statute Book, any
authority whatever for it's introduction any.
where. BTtWhereUsr hhas not been directly pro-
ht6'fed, thds gone. Oh the territory acquired
from France, the States of Louisiana, Arkan-
sas and Missouri were surrendered to Slavery
by the refusal to grant to all their nh abitants,
aProyiso guaranteeing their Freedom,
As it was in Louisiana, it has been the
world over. From Kams CHI a,ka to New Z...
land, those only are free whom the Law de. |
clares free, and those respecting whom the
Law is silent, are their slaves. Nations can.
not preserve liberty except by direct legal en-.
sctment If they could, there would be no
need of Magma Chartas, Bills of Rights, De-
clarations of Independence, and Jeffersonian
Ordinances.
The trainers of the bill know this, and un- |
der the sperioas plea of impsr,iality, ask us to
stand out of slavery's way. 7aey will take
care Of the rest.
or We arc INDEBTED to Hon. Smith Mil.