The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-17
A WEAK INVENTION or THE ABOLITION LEAD
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The Philadelphia Evening Argus disposes of another
of those silly inventions of the abolition news-catercrs
about Washington in the following sensible article
"There a circulation with reference 10 the Ne
braska bill which is exciting attention the present
time points to the alleged discovery that heaw OF 1884
excludes foreigners from the Territories unless they have
passport from the Secretary Of War; which would virtually
be prohibition to that class Of population
make II impossible that cmigrants arriving in this country
from foreign Cline could procure the necessary papers from
the War Department The friends OF the CLAYTON amend
ment in ecstaees this cruch TO their hope Of
dueng the know nothing principle into the Territories of
United States. They that by this foreigners
be excluded and forward step in those proscripye
doctrines which the future platform Of the whg and abo
lition parties il to be based"
But the whole affair treated with contempt in Washing
The Indian law ofs3i on which the rumor
Is founded has the slightest bearing upon the settlement
Of Kansas and Nebraska The law recently passed the
which the whole affairs Of those Territories rest
Any part OF acts inconsistent with that repealed
superseded BY the provisions Of the Nebraska bill all
entitled locate in the Territory without reference
to their places of birth and the Of 1854 contains any
provisions contrary that they repealed by the passage
Of the latter bill The broad Open free Of the
West the place for the exercise of the cfamped
bera policy of the wing party and their allies are the
hardy OF the prares and the
the features Of the monarchca OF the
Old World. They the democratic basis and welcome
to citizenship all those who show by Their conduct that they
really attached to the country. The Nebraska bill opens
the Territory an and cnndes the Tbs yr-
tue, intelligence and patriotism Of the people without dis
tnction of country race cline. This the American
democratic doctrine and hence with the bitter oppo-
stion Of the old ederass who now hidden in the whg
and abolition parties They for the rich and wealthy
ling at all timeseaving the poor and industrious settler
nothing say in the government They clear land
and produce the wealth. but according TO whg and abolition
logic entirely incapable Of choosing tho men who are
frame their laws That duty especially reserved for the
sstocracy Of the land This h the meaning whig oppo.
sition to the Nebraska bi There not an intelligent man
in the country who believes that slavery will ever be cstab.
i,bed in Nebraska. Such thing IL clearly impossible
against the laws Of nature and opposed
all the history Of the past In view Of these facts
ton Of whg and abolition opposition the Nebraska bin
to be sought for at the from which they both
spring-the old federal party.
From that they derive their hatred to govern
mcn Of the people in which all equal and hence they OPP
pose the Nebraska bill Under hat act the choose the
rulers frame the laws, regulate the domestic politics the
Territory and do all other acts which essential
form of government This contrary TO the doctrines OF the
old federal party and therefore all the adherents OF that
ty oudmouthed in opposition the principles Of the
Nebraska bin, and its application to the Territories
II is the old antagonism the principles our govern
that the democracy under Jefferson had to contend
against when the constitution adopted though now
olonked under the Of wbirgery abolitonsm The
main ingredient in the present that the allies offering
the inhabitants Of the Territories hatred To free
institutions and firm belief in the divine right Of the fe IN
and the many 10 obey, This Is tho principle on
which the wings and aboiionists would govern
for Territories Are the people prepared for rob
insult to their rghts9 Assuredy not and therefore the
democracy have boldly and confidently made the issue upon
the Nebraska bill, which recognises the great constitutional
right Of all share in framing the laws which they are
called upon to obey"