The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-18
THE TACTICS OF THE ABOLITION PRESS.

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THE TACTICS OF THE ABOLITION PRESS.
Next to the actious violence of portion of those rep
resentatyes in Congress who antagonze the Nebraska
BILL the exaggeratons Of most of the New York papers,
through their Washington correspondents well deserve to
be classed Notwithstanding that the conduct of the mi
nority is far beyond defence that they do not themselves
attempt to it and in the face OF the patient for
bearing and liberal department of the majority the writers
of the wing and abolition papers are deliberately at work
prove that the latter have been UNJUST overbearng and
yrannical The reasonable of the minority viii blush
to that such attempts made when there not in
either house of Congress representative who speaking
truly will not admit that precisely the is the fact
few specimens of the fabrcations referred will be in
eresting.
The following of those straighout falsehoods that
no paper but the Tribune could eoolly circulate:
"SATunpAY MORNING, May Is, 1854
''Tbe telegraph will tell you Of the in the House, but
you have idea Of the occurred Douglas
in the House directing his followers and, with the
cepton Of few hours there all the time during the
struggle, They charged him with counseng revolution and
violence in order to accomplish his purpose 1t charged
that he attempted tamper with the Speaker and get
him to rules the Speaker repealed his sug
gestons."
1t is only necessary to add to this that Colonel Rich
ardson the chairman of the Committee Territories in the
Housc-whose generosity and patience in the midst of the
dsgracel fight of factions which Congress has
witnessed is universally comnendeds the personal friend
of Judge Douglas and like him, citizen of Illinois, and
is perhaps apt to ask the counsel of the senator
than of any other in Washington.
Greeley formally makes an editorial investment which
is too good to be lost. We copy;
1--WE with the deepest qualification that the gal
liant and heroic resistance Of the minority to the Nebraska
outrage, through the thrysx hours session Of the House
which terminated Friday at midnight finally crowned
with complete That body met again at /? o'clock
Saturday but the majority declined to the contest
and after brief hours the House adjourned till
to-day The effects Of this triumph the part Of the
opponents of this great iniquty are incalculable."
So Saturdays adjournment triumph Of the oppo
nents the Nebraska bin Did the telegraph carry that
from here Is the aedgng of Greeley's
invention How far II such triumph, fact two
viii show First that all adjournmens proposed by the
minority were largely voted down and, secondly that it
only after Col Richardson had been repeatedly called
upon yield by enemies Of the bi in order that they
could counsel and suggest ground Of action
that he made the motion to adjourn, the organ of the
majority which motion carried On Monday we have
SEEN arrangement made terminate debate by
more than two-thrds vote including number of those
who had up that day against the bill so much for
this triumph of the Tribune
The Washington letters OF the Tribune are often anu
sing The following is a fair specimen;
your teegraphic despatch on Friday did slight in
Justice Messrs Haven and Giddings While is true that
at r and all occasions they did not f to cooperate
with the majority Of the opponents Of Nebraska It ia
theles but Just that when the fight had fairly begun
ardent than they. In fact,
Mr.. Giddings has all times been the head of fight
Gerrt Smith, everybody admits from strictly
tous motives and although most Of his friends think he
mistakes the proper sometimes here uncha
table enough TO condemn him. The opponents the bill
here desire TO preserve perfect harmony in their ranks
maugrc all differences Of opinion minor points Charles
sumner has entered into all the plans TO defeat the nquy
with great zeal and heartness. He told Gcrrt Smith
the bill passed as proposed without full discussion he
should hold him responsible for IT,"
There is air Of complscent GOODNESS in the manner in
which moderate and generally fair like Mr. Haven
is wiuned with fiery and extreme spirit as Mr. Gid
dings II Is only exceed by the intnson that the lat
is ardent enough against NeJrnskal In the same
letter have Mr. Sumner calling Mr. Gerrit Smith to task
for h indifference and read also that if the bill passed
he (sumner) would hold him tSmith) responsible for
it, What farce is hcre The Tribune must keep, 1t
would seem, Of Geographic thermometer upon which
the degrees of abolition heat and conservative cold are
marked with minute aud constant accuracy We can i'm
agine scale something ike this 70 be agreed upon:
Mr.. Haven has risen from hs breakfast but falling
fast TO zero.
Mr. Haven has gone mp several degrees since the House
has met He has voted for six adournmens three calls
Of the House, and for large quantity Of yeas nays on
greater variety Of motions.
Mr. Haven is right He Is getting high in cacula
tion and should not wonder II he stood the
lo2 being the orthodox figure.
Mr.. Giddings has fallen from TO 9a-wha can be- tho
matter lie has absolutely been talking to South
Carolina democrat, and is known be in habit OF taking
snuff from dough face
Mr. Gerrit Smith is cool If II not necessary
to he hot He refuses 70 be indignant docs not get e
cited by the outrageous Of the majority Mr. smith
stands steadily at about 60 degrees and neither 10 u nor
come down. He what the Of going up when
are all standing ON the line Of 80 deg. 30 min.
" 10 triumphcl The thing is all right. Mr.. Sumner has
ust appeared in sky blue vest, with claret
kossuth hat He is far 100 couneIs renewed lev de
joes of yeas and nays and win call Mr. Smith, with the
Ordinary Kentucky rife" Nebraska Is e1ectuay
put TO death"
The truth Is the attempt TO galvanre dead fanaticsm
has been painful failure After all the noise and cono