Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-07
PresIdeutlal Stunning.

President Pierce appears to be playing "hedds !
,cin, tails you lose" on the Nebraska bill. While
he runs with the hare, he holds with the hounds
He has idea in the world Of abandoning his dearly
beloved Free Sellers. We published the other day
m extract from his domestic organ, the New Hamp
shire Patriot which proclaimed to the faithful, that
support Of the Nebraska bill no test of Dcmocra-
cy and that those who opposed il would not incur the
displeasurc of the Great Mogul in Washington. The
Washington Union takes up the subject in the same
key, and communicates the comforting assu-
rance. Tho Free Sellers may do as they please--they
the dearly beloved ofthe their short
comngs on this vital question will not be recorded
against them. His Excecncy could scarcely give a
stronger mark Of his partiaties for this unprnciped
Faction When the lizards" refused to applaud the
policy Of the President in appointing Free Sellers
otiice-they were unccremoniously kicked out, and
Free Sellers installed in their places. But now when
the Free Sellers repudate great IN easure, which
serts and vndcates the rights and equality of the
Statcs-of which the President processes himself to
be in iavor-they not only not displaced nor
buked but rendered free pardon in advance, and
encouraged to make war upon an Administration
measure, and supplied with munitions out Of the Ma.
tional armory This may be esteemed candid and
honest dealing down in New Hampshire-but it will
scarcely pass muster in other quarters Of the world
where old-fashioned notions of honesty prevail
We subjoin an extract from the Union-whch au.
thoritatively exposes this shutting game of the Pre-
sident, and ut the time tends to give ccunte.
to the report that the Editor Of the Union was
indebted for his election as Printer to secret pledge
that he would take the Free Sellers under his wing
Let plain sailing people read and make q note
From the Washington Union.
'we have been far misled however as to re-
gard every aboitionist who could reconcile
it to his convictions Of duty to support the bill. That
any democrat or whig should be coerced by his con
yction, TO withhold his approval from the measure and
thereby find himself cooperating in the opposition with
aboltonsts, has been feature in the controversy
which we have much regretted. We that there
are democrats Withholding their support who stood side
by side with in ls4s in advocating the principle OF
non-intervenon ayowed by candidate Tor the pres
dency and who have been the jealous supporters
the Compromise Of 1885, which recognized
that principle We that there are other demo.
Gratis who objected to the Compromise of when i,
was passed, but who have since faithfully acquesced in IT,
who not prepared to sustain the Nebraska BILL In
our judgment it would be unwise it would be unjust
TO regard and treat such opponents of the
thereby aboitionizing themselves Such democrats as
understand hem recognise the principle of
venton sound, but they satisfied that should
be applied to the Nebraska Territory We cannot agree
with them in the views which control their decision OF the
question: but because of this indifference Of opinion as to
the application Of principle in which agree we can
not bring ourselves 10 denounce them abolioLsts-
Whilst have no respect or charity for men who
have repudiated and spit upon every thing like com.
promise for the settlement OF the slavery question when
they now come forward, with canting hypocrisy 10 tall,
about the sacredness OF the compact of ls20 can
and do exercise wholly different feeling towards those
who have ever adhered honestly and faithfully to every
compromise which has been adopted. When therefore
we speak OF aboitionists in conneIion with the CD.
position TO the Nebraska bill, we do not wish TO be
understood as designating all who oppose the bill as alb
oitionists"