Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-12

ory, that body adjourned.
In the House, the hours were consumed by
a prolonged series Of vague speeches and mo-
tions, having reference to the time OF terml-
mating the present session.
DEMOCRACY - THE BALTIMORE PLATFORM
THE NEBRASKA ISSUE.
First, let us abreak on the wheel of public
opinion the Senators and Representatives
from the free States who voted for the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise. That is right.
Men of all parties in the North and West, who
love fair and honest dealing, ought to unite for
that purpose--ought to unite Tor the purpose
of Diminishing forever from public life every one
of those members. To reach the Senators, We
must regenerate the Legislatures of the States
they misrepresent, and through them secure
the passage Of resolutions requesting them to
resign As to the Representatives, should one
Of them dare to come before the People for re-
election, let there be union of voters, ire
spectively Of party, against him. It would be
shameful to suffer any party prejudice, or rigid
theory, or metaphysical abstraction, to work
disnnion and promote his re election.
Again let us send back, it is said, every
Senator and Representative who voted against
the repeal. This would be going little too
far. It would secure the return Of some men,
bers who, while favoring the progress OF the
Bill in it's preliminary stages, merely recorded
their names against it on the final passage, to
save their position with their constituents.
Such men are worse than those who acted
openly and consistently for the Bill, and have
no more claim to reelection, than cowardice,
hypocrisy, and treason, have to respect and con-
fdence.
Nor, in selecting candidates for another
Congress, should we confine ourselves to the
single issue presented by this Bill. The Slave
Power will put forth new demands giving rise
to other questions of far greater moment than
the repeal Of tho repeating clause of the Ne
braska Bill Let us have no iragmentary, half
way men; give us complete Representatives,
ready to confront the Slave Power in the
length and breadth Of it's demands, and to
strip it of its usurpations.
A leading paper belonging to the Admins
tration Party in Maine, which has steadfastly
opposed tho repeal Of the Missouri Compro-
mise, and now withstands the attempt to make
adhesion to this MEASURE a test of party ortho-
doxy denounces the Washington Union, spe-
cally for its course in this respect-but on
what ground, think you? On the ground that
such policy would violate the Baltimore plat
form! Hear it
gThe Washington Union cannot brighten or
drive Democrats from the Baltimore platform,
or into lnfdefig 10 the creed Of The Democratic
partp, by ITS scnseless rant about Abolitionism.
That paper has done more within the last six
months to swell the ranks of the Abolitionists,
than a regiment of such men a. Garrison,
Phillips, Greeley Seward, and Fred. Douglas,
could have accomplished in lifetime. Its
whole labors have 'enured to the benefit of
the common opposition to the Democratic par
ty, While the Union has headed a crusade
against the Territorial portion of the Compro-
mise of 1850, ita counterpart, the Abolitionists,
initiating its example, have commenced cru
sade against the fugitive siape frotwe of that
Compromise Bcticcen them both, thep haze
dashed the country into Slavery agitation,
tphich threatens destruction alike 10 The peace of
tie country and the unity of the Democratic
party; and, rs if to make sure work Of the
shipwreck of the party, the Union has the fatu-
ity to persist in making an approval Of a wan
ton violation of the Baltimore platform, t,st
of party fealty The Democracy Of the North
spurn this test, and deny the power of ma
jority Of tho members Of Congress or Of the
Union, in their name, to usurp the functions
n
changing the creed of the party
Recollect-the editor who talks thus dcvout-
ly Of the Baltimore Platform speaks Of the
equal criminality of friends and foes of Sla-
very in la,hing tho country into lamontable
agitation, and assumes that the creed Of De-
mocracy is embodied in that platform, was
thorough and constant opponent Of the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise, and il indigla
at its contamination He represents large
class of so-calIed Democrats but, let Us put
the question plainly-is it among such men we
are TO look for true and Efficient opponents OF
the Slave Power, fit representatives Of the free
States at such An hour as THAI So far IA
opposition to the Nebraska Bill goes, they arc
honest, but they sccm to have no conception
Of the real source Of this mischief, or Of the
necessary and eternal antagonism between
Slavery and Liberty, between the Slavehold-
ing Oligarchy and true Democracy, between
tho necessities and ambition Of the Slave To-
terest, and the necessities and laws determin-
ing and regulating tho interests Of Free Labor.
aThe Baltimore Platform" What have
we TO do with that villanous compound Of alb
surdities platitudes, and diabolismsa See
what blessing il has been to the country! II