Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-12
THE COMMAND OF THE NEW YORK
TRIBUNE OBEYED.

The proceedings in the House of Represen
tatives yesterday we're of Il most extraordinary
character. A portion of the enemies of the
Nebraska bill seemed determined that no re-
straints of decency or propriety should check
the ferceness Of their opposition. The New
York Tribune had issued its command that the
foes Of Nebraska, if in the minority, should
still offer determined resistance to the will
of the majority, by all the means and appli-
ances they could make available. The com
mand of miserable, mean, and base fanati-
cism was promptly obeyed, although it was
accompanied by declarations as infam Gus, and
as fendish, and as reasonable as ever emanated
from heart reeking with corruption, insen-
sible to shame, and dead to every impulse Of
honor or patriotism.
The New York Tribune has often spurned
every moral obligation. The advocate Of every
fraudulent delusion, and of every insane and
impious movement against society, it has often,
whilst speaking the language Of Christian
charity, supported blasphemy and infdelity;
and, whilst boasting of its courage and phian
thropy, has stimulated others to deeds Of cold
cowardice and beastly brutality. We thought
therefore, that the New York Tribune had
time and again sounded the lowest depths of
infamy; but we were mistaken. 1t has now
found lower deep, and has descended into it
with eager alacrity, as to long sought and con-
genial home. We have witnessed the fierce
declaration Of the dishonest demagogue, fercer
in proportion to the dishonesty. We have
listened to the loud exhortations and the
vociferous professions of purity from the lips
of the Wanting hypocrite, louder and more
vociferous as the hypocrisy was of deeper
dye. We have also read the insane rawlings
of abolition fanaticism, when it poured forth
mingled stream of in6delity blasphemy, and
treason, and called for blood and massacre
in the name Of higher law, superior moral.
ity, q more refined charity a more exalted phi
lanthrophy, than has ever been vouchsafed to
honest men. But we have never witnessed such,
an atrocious exhibition of unprincipled malice,
orsnch hardened disregard all proper restraints
as that which the Tribune makes when utter
ing its command Of resistance to the direst ex.
tremity.
That journal announces that we are in the
midst of revolution; and it declares that it
will regard the passage Of the Nebraska bill
sufficient provocaton for open sectional war.
1t announces that in despite ofthe law, the anti
slavery forces will resist the introduction Of
slaves into Nebraska and Kansas, and will now
and hencefor,h make war upon slavery within
their limits if it should be introduced, and will
not only refuse them admission into the Union
If they elect to have slaves, but will prevent
the admission Of any State which recognises
slavery Not satisfied with the declaration of
these fell designs against the peace of the coun-
, Try and the Constitution of the confederacy,
that immoral and insane journal exclaims in
traitorous language:
"There are greater evils than conflict be-
ween two parties in the legislative branch of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS evils than Temporal
rily blocking the wheels Of public affairs, or
than producing shock which shall precipi-
lately send the members Of Congress home TO
their constituents; and clearly among them.
In our estimation, are the fatal and iar-reacb.
ing consequences of the passage of the Ne
abraska bill. We urge. therefore, unbending
determination on the part of the northern
members hostile to this intolerable outrage.
and demand Of them, in behalf Of peace, in be.